Laura
VanderPloeg
541-344-1690
Education
1998 – 2002 UC Berkeley Extension Graphic Design
Certification Program.
1990 – 1994 University of
Experience
Technology Coordinator at
The Montana Technology Corps seeks to “bridge the digital divide” in
Projects include:
·
Evening Adult
Education courses:
designed, advertised and instructed Basic
Computing & Internet, Microsoft Office, Basic Web Design, Photoshop and
Photo Editing classes;
·
Assisted
Kindergarten through 8th grade teachers with
use of computer lab, including international e-mail pen pals, Webquests and
technology lesson plans for all ages, developing the school website and
publishing the school yearbook;
·
Designed and instructed Technology Development Classes for Teachers at
·
After-school
Computer Club for 3rd – 5th grades;
·
Opened the computer lab to the public one night per
week;
·
Recruited
and developed a volunteer base of community members, willing
to assist with Adult Education, Open Lab Nights and Computer Club.
·
Designed and published school web site: www.clintoncougars.com
Communications Assistant, Women’s
WORD is a nonprofit organization committed to the empowerment of women
through education, direct services, community outreach, the changing of public
policy, and the development of affordable housing. Assistant to Project
Director, responsible for maintenance and content of www.montanapirc.org,
www.wordinc.org, and
weekly email newsletter, MPIRC Online, distributed to over 400 parents,
teachers and administrators across
Freelance Graphic Artist,
Clients
include:
Production
Assistant, Avalon Travel Publishing 2/2001 – 8/2002
Assisted Production
Department with text layout in Quark and Pagemaker format; graphic sourcing and
management; book jacket design in Quark and Photoshop; proofreading and
corrections. Also responsible for Print and Reprint schedules, including
drafting spec sheets, obtaining and organizing quotes from printers, and
maintaining book shipping schedules. Developed database in Filemaker Pro to
more accurately track production, printing and shipping schedules.
Immigration and International Recruiting Coordinator,
MARCHfirst 3/1998 – 2/2001
Responsible for all immigration
for foreign-national employees: H1B, H4, TN, B2, L1 visas, and greencards.
Processed over 200 visas, and 75 greencards. Project Manager for International
Relocation project: designed and coordinated international
relocation/assimilation program.
Implemented national training program for recruiters and human resource
personnel in over 20 Whittman-Hart branches.
Executive Assistant, Pacific Stock
Exchange, 9/1996 – 3/1998
Executive Assistant to the
departments of General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
Technical
Skills
Expert
in all Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio,
Publisher, Outlook); Quark and Adobe Photoshop; proficient in ImageReady,
Illustrator, Pagemaker, Microsoft FrontPage, ATM, and Filemaker Pro. Experience with HTML, Dreamweaver, Anarchie,
WS-FTP, Macromedia Freehand, Flash, and other web-publishing applications. Some
familiarity with Microsoft Windows Networking Administration; excellent
technical trouble-shooting skills.
Comfortable
on both PC and Mac platforms.
References
Available
upon request