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FELIX OLIVIERI                                                                             P.O. Box 212 ¬ Rifton, NY 12471

                                                                                                                                                      845-750-2774 ¬ olivieriart@yahoo.com

EDUCATION

           

UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Katherine Gibbs School, New York, NY

Associate in Applied Science (Visual Communication), February 2003, Concentration GPA: 4.0/4.0, Overall GPA: 3.8/4.0

            Student Mentor, 1999-2000

            Included in WhoÕs Who Among Students In American Junior Colleges

for creating and running a student mentoring program (www.whoswhoamongstudents.com)

 

F. H. LaGUARDIA SCHOOL OF MUSIC & ART, & PERFORMING ARTS, New York, NY

High School Diploma (Art Major), January 1995

Awarded fellowship to study sculpture at the Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 1994

 

SKILLS

 

Computers: knowledge of both Mac and Windows based computers and skilled in the following programs: Quark Express, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Cinema 4D, iLife applications, PowerPoint and other MS Office applications.

 

Visual Art & Design: painting, illustration, sculpture, basic printing, photography, graphic design, logo design, package design, prototype development, creative webpage design, computer animation.

 

Language: fluent in Spanish  

 

TEACHING

           

Media Teacher                                                                                          Oct. 2006 – present

OPEN CENTER FOR AUTISM, Hurley, NY

Design and teach after school computer media programs for students with autism spectrum disorders.  Programs cover the basic elements of visual design on the computer along with specialized skills such as web design and computer animation.

 

Visual Communication Teacher                                                                 Feb. 2001 – Mar. 2003

UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Katherine Gibbs School, New York, NY

Courses taught included Introduction to Drawing I, Introduction to Painting, Topography I, Introduction to Photoshop I, Introduction to Illustrator I, and developed a new course on package design and construction. Other duties included weekend tutoring for college students and student mentoring.

 

Teacher Assistant                                                                                      Apr. 2000 – Mar. 2003

UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Katherine Gibbs School, New York, NY

Duties included tutoring students in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Quark Express, assisting teachers with lesson planning and grading, substitute teaching, and helping to schedule, advise, and train new Teacher Assistants.

 

VISUAL ARTS & GRAPHIC DESIGN

 

 

Gala                                                                                                           Jun. 2006 – present

Gala is a re-creation of Shindig with the same mission of showcasing upcoming visual and musical artists.  I am the sole founder and creator of Gala and am responsible for all creative decisions, curation of the shows, artist recruitment, and website design. (www.galanyc.org)

 

Shindig                                                                                                      Dec. 2004 – Apr. 2005

Shindig was a collaboration or artists and bands for the sole purpose of showcasing upcoming artists, both visual and musical in monthly shows.  I was one of the founding four artists.  Shindig was bought out by a record label company and the original artists left the show.

 

Screenvisionª                                                                                           Nov. 2002 – Oct. 2003

Screenvision provides cinema advertising and marketing solutions to its advertising clients through on-screen sight, sound and motion, still image advertising, and in-theatre promotional opportunities.  I worked for them as a freelance designer to develop package design mock-ups and presentations for potential advertising clients, such as McDonalds, Disney Kids, etc. During my time of employment with Screenvision I played a key role in developing their graphic design department.

 

COMPUTER IT SUPPORT       

 

Open Center for Autism                                                                            Sep. 2006 – present

Consult on what equipment to purchase, set-up and maintain computers and related equipment.

 

High Meadow School                                                                                  Aug. 2006 – present

Consult on what equipment to purchase, set-up and maintain computers and related equipment.  Set up wired and wireless networks.  Train teachers on how to use the computers.