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Theodoro Gomez Jr. Multimedia Illustration, Graphic and Web Design & Development
210.638.1815 | www.itdraws.com

Education

Collins COllege

Associate of Arts Degree

Visual Communication/
Multimedia, 1998

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Visual Communication/
Multimedia, 2000

Cover Letter

Being a multimedia artist, designer & developer there's always an interest in engaging industry-current knowledge, personaly & professionally. Honesty and creativey along with genuine interpersonal communcation is a priority and a benefit, because it means being comfortable representing my team, department and institution impressively.

Having a proven history of professionally meshing well and encouraging growth, you can count on me. I have a practical know-how and am adaptable, and enjoy the essential functions of creative and workflow processes, independently or collaboratively.

If you like awards, I've earned 6 from Texas Community Newspaper Association, for my print and composition. I carry the same effort into every project.

Employment History

Job history counts. It conveys proficiency and reliability. I consider myself best defined by a consistent work ethic & focus on overall results. After reviewing my resume and creative & technical work experience, you will find my creative & technical skills are versatile in application & focus.

While my job history conveys reliability and proficiency, I consider myself best defined by a consistent work ethic & focus on overall results. After reviewing my resume, creative and technical work examples, you will find my creative and technical skills are versatile in application & focus. Without pretense or conceit, my combined skill-set have always proved a valuable additions in a variety of environments.

Web Specialist

Broadway National Bank

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July 2015 - Current
1177 N.E. Loop 410
San Antonio, Tx 78209
Ref: Scott Hopkins, Human Resources

I have steadily grown in my role as part of Broadway Bank's Marketing Communications department, proactively contributing to cross-departmental endeavors. From working on internal and external page/landing page creation & maintenance, scheduling e-communications and site migrations/CMS updates, I moved on to business process automation and technical integrations of e-communications CRM solutions, analytics reporting, and CMS APIs into third party vendor sites & applications.

Maintaining brand consistency across the board, I've also worked with network engineers to identify and address the most secure solution to ensure uninterrupted customer communications, development sites access, and helped with troubleshooting software integration misconfigurations between vendors and internal server configurations.

Some highlights include:

  • 2019 Fiesta Medal Design
  • 30-Second video for Univision Mortgage Segment
  • Integration of Chat Support
  • Migration of entire static web content to chosen CMS
  • SEO Rich Text Schema Markup Implementation providing search engines optimized/relevant search results
  • Developed global form solution facilitating direct customer to department/banker communication
  • Developed an out-of-scope solution for financial center media screens to read & display up-to-date rate information throughout financial center networks
  • Designed/developed various Lead & Revenue Generating landing pages factoring an analytic solutions determining efficacy of digital channel advertising
  • Structured/maintained best practices for google analytics via Google Tag Manager
  • Problem Solved Google locations to distinguish hours of operation from drive thru hours for each Financial Center location
  • Filmed/Produced Interactive and Static Video Content for both internal and external campaign
  • Implemented Metadata maintaining universal information for social media posting
  • Through attrition making broadway.bank webpages 508 compliant

Keywords: 508 Accessibility, Dot Net Nuke, Liquid Content, DNN API, Sharepoint, Sharepoint Designer, Email Automation, Video Production, Responsive Web Design, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Jquery, XML, Graphic Design, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, ClickRSVP, Click Dimension, Adobe Software Products

Lead Multimedia Developer

Instructus Media

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Nov 2013 - May 2015
2638 Kerrybrook Ct
San Antonio, TX 78230
Ref: Matt Johnston
(210) 288-4372

At Instructus Media, a primary contractor for the Department of Veteran Affairs, I was part of a training team that developed various 508-compliant e-learning courseware, games, and interactive educational content for the VA staff using proprietary course management software.

In this position, I frequently integrated my skills as an illustrator and graphic artist to facilitate a steady workflow and use my technical knowledge of web design/coding, flash development, and audio & video production.

In this position, I often find myself troubleshooting, training, and actively collaborating with coworkers in the use and implementation of multimedia assets.

Some highlights include:

  • Becoming very familiar with 508/ADA compliance
  • Interactive character animation
  • Ground-up video production
  • Wireframing & project architecture
  • Closed captioned country video for music singer Kyle Park for CMT. (Long Distance relationship) - (Fit for the King)

Keywords: 508 Accessibility, Interactive Learning, 608 & 708 Broadcast Closed Captioning, Premiere, Descriptive Audio, Flash AS3, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, Theme Templates, Adobe Software Products.

Web, Marketing, and Graphics Specialist/Wrap Department Manager

Star Branding

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Jan 2012 - 2013
4009 Naco Perrin
San Antonio Texas, 78217
Ref: Kathy Rowe - 210.590.2662

My primary function of maintaining and developing the Big Star Branding e-commerce web site and its content often led to additional responsibilities of managing supply, scheduling, and purchasing of material for the production and installation of large-format vinyl graphics and banners; creating bi-weekly subscriber e-marketing messages; design of large-scale convention displays and promotional product designs for T-shirts, pens, caps, car wraps, etc.; and producing company's internal business documentation (i.e., cards, stationery letterhead materials, dynamic business forms, etc.).

Some highlights include:

  • Management and production of WRAP (large format printing) department
  • Refinement of e-commerce solution customer experience

Keywords: Email Marketing, JSP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Embroidery Digitizing, Large Format Printing, Roland Printers, Seal Laminator, Car Wraps, Advertising Design, Seperations, Adobe Software Products, Eblox, iContact.

Production Manager

Beacon Technologies formally, American Laser Systems

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March 2003 - 2019

In my capacity as the longstanding and primary desktop publishing consultant, I eventually became the hub for productivity. I collaborated with various systems data houses, IRA lawyers and consultants to coordinate/manage, design, and apply compliance updates to depository/lending electronic and IRA print documents for financial institutions across the U.S.

My additional duties are to manage and coordinate the production of promotional materials including website, e‐mail, and direct mail marketing for electronic and print media products.

Keywords: Jetforms, Adobe Fallible Forms, Lending & Depository Sytems, Good ol Mail Merge, Brochures, Adobe Software Products.

Graphic Design
Specialist

Educational Testing Service

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Feb 2005 - Dec 2011
10999 W IH-10 #400,
San Antonio, TX 78230
210-453-3300

Full-time, creating secure original artwork, both digital and traditional, for secondary education (K-12) standardized testing booklets. As a tenured artist/designer I often trained coworkers and developed or streamlined workflow procedures.

Thorough and organized, I can tell you how many pieces of original art I have created for the past 3 years down to the day and hour!

Take a look. There's alot, so give it time to load.

Keywords: Adobe Software Products, Standardized Testing Materials, Medical Illustration, Science Diagrams, Charts and Tables, Freehand Illustration, Vector Maps, Action Scripts.

Ad Designer, Magazine Layout & Pagination

PrimeTime
Newspapers

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May 2000 - Feb 2005
17400 Judson Road
San Antonio, TX 78247
210-453-3300

In five years, my duties grew along with my technical and creative skills as I went from creating the simplest of ad designs to designing and paginating our weekly community publications: the North and N.E. San Antonio Times, The Recorder East/West, the monthly S.A. Kids Magazine, and the bi-monthly tourism publication Qué Pasa magazine.

As an essential function, I often coordinated with all departments (Advertising, Editorial, in-house Printing Press) to meet all ad production, newspaper publication, and printing deadlines.

NOTE: The company was bought out and dissolved by Hearst Corp in 2007

Keywords: Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark EXpress, Ad Builder, SA Kids Magazine, Que Pasa Magazine, North San Antonio Times, North East & West Recorder, Southside Reporter

Ad Builder

San Antonio Express-News

Oct 2000 - Dec 2000

Produced ads daily for citywide newspaper using QuarkXPress, Freehand, and custom-designed ad tracking software.

Keywords: Photoshop, Quark Express

Illustrator, Designer, Colorist

M.A.D.D/Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Penciled, inked, colored, lettered, and paginated a 24-page Mother's Against Drunk Driving (M.A.A.D.) public awareness comic book, Star Force, on the perils of under-age drinking and drinking irresponsibly.

Keywords: Illustraton, Coloring, Lettering, Story-telling, Community Outreach

Illustrator & Graphic Designer

D. W. Green Company

Produced computer-generated artwork and character designs for grocery store magazines nationwide.

Keywords: Adobe Photoshop, Quark Express, Wacom Intuos

Student Aide & Personal Tutor

Collins College

Assisted teachers by tutoring students during and outside class. Taught various computer applications.