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JESUS ROSS

2345 South Howell Avenue, Apartment 209
Milwaukee, WI 53207-1645
thejesusali@gmail.com
www.jesusali.com
414-690-0974

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EDUCATION

MFA, MA - 2007
InterMedia
University of WI - Milwaukee

BFA - 2002
Graphic Design
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design


AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Video Production & Editing, Graphic Design & Digital Media, Workflow & Facilities Design


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Milwaukee Art Museum, Summer 2011
Assistant Audio-Visual Technician
• Worked independently and cooperatively to facilitate the setup, deployment and utilization of AV resources for museum Event Clients and presenting Guest Speakers and Lecturers.
• Worked to continually update and optimize existing workflows and equipment resources to facilitate an upgrade to facility-wide digital distribution of high-definition video and digital audio.
• Regularly utilized audio mixers, matrix video switchers, cable RF distribution, Crestron and serial device control systems.

The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, 2007 - 2010
Digital Media Facilities Manager for the Time Based Media Department
• Worked directly with area instructors and administration to facilitate all procedural, technical, hardware and software aspects of the TBM courses at MIAD.
• Managed and improved the Equipment Checkout Program and facility, stopping loss and ensuring the care of over $125k worth of video and audio production equipment.
• Extensively developed the school's technical facilities:
- Researched and project managed the purchase, installation and outfitting of a dual use, professional quality high-definition video studio featuring blue and green screen chroma-key corner coves and a wrap-a-round black velour curtain track.
- Refined the implementation of QuickTime Streaming Server to reliably stream high-definition 'reels' of student video and animation work to televisions around campus.
- Researched, project managed and successfully implemented previously abandoned Apple Xsan project, providing students with 24 terabytes of 4Gb/s shared storage.

C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions, 2002 to 2005
Formerly MacPros and the Retso Group.
Graphic design staffing service; placements in Advertising and Production fields.
• Managed, scheduled and produced long-term Design and Production projects across Mac and Windows platforms.
• Produced work in Print, Web and on screen PDF formats.
• High-end Photoshop color correction and compositing.

Strive Media Inc., GUMBO Magazine, 2003
Art Director, Worked with Editor-in-Chief Amy Muehlbauer to:
• plan, manage and produce layout and design of 48-page full color teen magazine.
• realize ideas and concepts of staff of teen writers & artists.

Walkers Point Center for the Arts, Fall 2002 to Winter 2004
Freelance Art Director
Worked with Executive Director Linda Corbin-Pardee to:
• redesign and create identity for quarterly newsletter.
• coordinate printing with concerns to cost, ease of printing.
• improve quality and professional appearance of WPCA.

Community Printing, Inc., Summers from 1999 to 2002
Print Designer and Digital Pre-press Assistant
Worked with Department Supervisor Jeff Thorn to:
• create, pre-flight and repair Mac files for output to a Lotem direct-to-plate machine and processor.
• construct imposed color proofs from an Epson 10,000.

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, 1999 to 2002
Campus-wide Gallery Print Director
Worked directly with Gallery Director Mark Lawson to produce all print collateral for MIAD galleries:
• full-color mailers for all gallery openings.
• full-color advertisements in national art annuals.
• digital photographic retouching of archived gallery photos.

Milwaukee Magazine, Internship Fall Semester 1999
Intern to the Art Director Sharon Nelson.
• Participated in discussions & influenced decisions which directly effected magazine layout and content revisions.
• Scanned 'for placement only' film transparencies and negatives as well as final art images for print in magazine.

Kinko's The Copy Center, 1995 to 1998
Computer Services Assistant
Managed both the full- and self-service computer areas.
• created, corrected and revised customer orders and corporate account materials, set job pricing and scheduling.
• Declined promotion to CS Manager to focus on college.


TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Includes, but is not limited to, the implementation of QuickTime Streaming Server (QTSS), Apple XSan, Final Cut Studio and Apple ProRes 422 high-definition digital video workflows in the service of Offline and Online non-linear digital video editing and high-definition Chroma-Key compositing. Experienced with AJA IoHD video converter, extensive experience and interest in studio and lab planning; workstation design.


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2011, Spring - Associate Lecturer, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Peck School of the Arts
Art 118 Studio Lab
Developed & Instructed a 15-week 'Intro to Digital Media' curriculum for Foundation Art Majors, introducing them to Adobe CS5, Flickr.com, high-resolution scanning & inkjet printing.

2004 - 2005 - Graduate Project Assistant, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Art Survey 102 - Art & American Culture
Assisted Instructor Rail Deal in a 300-student lecture hall course.

2005, Summer - Instructor, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Adobe CS - An Advanced Introduction to Integrating the Adobe Creative Suite
Designed and delivered an ambitious and rigorous Summer Semester syllabus to a diverse class comprised of both Graphic Design Majors and non-art-major newcomers. Class was comprised of undergraduate and graduate, design and architecture majors, and focused on the integration of the entire Adobe CS suite to create self-promotional and professional quality printed materials.

2004, Spring - Instructor, The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Adobe InDesign CS; Developed 10-week curriculum for class of adult professionals with no previous InDesign experience.

2003 - Instructor, Milwaukee Graphic Arts Institute
Desktop Publishing; Developed Macintosh based Graphic Design and Print Production curriculum for class of 15 students assembled from local area alternative high schools.

2003 - Teacher Assistant, Alverno College
PCM 170 - Graphic Design; Assisted Professor Pat Walsh, Introduced and discussed Graphic Design theory to a class of 20 students in the Professional Communications BA program. Provided personal instruction Q&A's and Demos in Quark, Photoshop and Illustrator techniques.