Resume

Freelance Work Experience

Island Scene magazine – feature writing
Westside Stories – news and feature writing
Forward Thinking Furniture – web design and development

Salaried Work Experience

Director of Web Development, Makaha Studios, Wai‘anae, HI
August 2008-Present

Develop and design websites for W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The Resort Group, PBS Hawai‘i and internal projects using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and ExpressionEngine. Redesigned Makaha Studios’ website and led company’s presence on Facebook and Twitter.

Creative, Apple Inc., Honolulu, HI
April 2008-July 2009

Engage, inspire, and guide customers in building confidence and creativity using Apple hardware and software. Formally trained at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California.

Special Projects, Olomana Marketing, Honolulu, HI
August 2004-August 2007

Took the lead in writing and editing award-winning videos for Maryknoll School and Waikiki Community Center. Supported a team that redesigned award-winning realty Web site, dramatically increasing its business and web traffic. Demonstrated versatile writing skills for press releases, radio ads, websites and videos.

Wrote a 25-minute documentary on the Royal Hawaiian Band.

Writer, Producer, Searider Productions, Wai‘anae, HI
July 2000-June 2004

Presented modern youth perspective for Hawai‘i Medical Service Association’s public service, anti-drug campaign. Oversaw production of 15-minute healthcare careers video. Passed on production knowledge to local youths at the program’s summer digital media camp, and designed instruction materials.

Education

Hawai‘i Pacific University, Honolulu, HI, May 2008, Bachelor of Arts in Advertising
- Overall GPA: 3.74 / 4.0
- President’s Scholarship—four-year, full-tuition waiver
- Dean’s List 2004-2008
- Honor societies: Phi Sigma, Lambda Pi Eta, Alpha Chi

Awards

International Association of Business Communicators, Hawai‘i Chapter ‘Ilima Awards 2008
• Award of Excellence (with Olomana Marketing), Waikiki Community Center: Mike Tongg Video
• Award of Merit (with Olomana Marketing), Maryknoll School: Wally Yonamine Video

View an extensive list of awards received for print and video work.

Technical Skills

- Proficient with Mac OS X and Windows XP

- Proficient with Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Apple Final Cut Pro, HTML, CSS, ExpressionEngine, and WordPress

Leadership Experience

President, Akamai Advertising (American Advertising Federation College Chapter), 2007

Led team and helped plan and produce campaign for the National Student Advertising Competition in San Francisco. Helped revive previously inactive club and drafted budget. Helped organize educational, career-related workshops and tours with Ad 2 Honolulu.