Resume

Education

Brigham Young University

August 2002–Present (will graduate in April 2008)

  • Double B.A. in Middle East Studies/Arabic and Italian
  • Minor in Language and Computers with emphasis in print publishing and layout
  • Current GPA: 3.92

Work Experience

Print Publishing Instructor

December 2007–Present

Brigham Young University — Department of Humanities Technology and Research Support

  • Taught graphic design principles and mechanics of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
  • Created lesson plans and complete course outline
  • Met regularly with students to advise and assist in their work

Computer Proctor and Multimedia Lab Assistant

January 2006–Present

Brigham Young University — Harold B. Lee Library — Information Commons

  • Offered computer support to various library departments and assisted with library research, basic word processing, basic photo editing, and scanning
  • Proctored the Library Multimedia Lab, assisting with video, photo, sound, and text editing equipment and software
  • Created trainings for staff meetings on various multimedia programs
  • Taught free public classes about Adobe InDesign and Adobe Creative Suite CS2

Arabic Language Instructor

August 2006–April 2007

Brigham Young University — National Middle Eastern Language Resource Center

  • Taught first year Arabic 101
  • Met regularly with students to advise, tutor, and evaluate their learning progress
  • Attended 3 day NMELRC National Arabic Teachers’ Conference
  • Previously completed study abroad program to Jordan and Egypt in summer 2006

Research and Office Assistant

August 2002–August 2003

Brigham Young University — Harold B. Lee Library — General Reference

  • Assisted patrons with specific research questions using dozens of research databases
  • Updated reference manual for Reference Desk employees and designed informational pamphlets for library patrons
  • Assisted Department Chair and Assistant in department and library meetings

Skills and Other Achievements

Language Proficiency

  • Arabic: Advanced high rating on the ACTFL scale
  • Italian: Superior/Advanced high rating on the ACTFL scale (approximate)

Academia

  • Presented paper “Inferno XXVIII: Orientalism and Oedipus Meet Dante and Mohammed” at the BYU Symposium Humanitatum, March 2007

Computers

  • Comfortable in both Windows and Mac os environments and with hardware and software support and troubleshooting
  • Excellent working knowledge of web standard XHTML and CSS, and experience building database-driven web applications using PHP/MySQL
  • Proficient in office, multimedia, and creativity software, including Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007, Adobe Creative Suite CS2 & CS3, Quark xPress 7.0, Macromedia/Adobe Dreamweaver, Apple Final Cut Pro, Perl, and Microsoft Visual Basic 2005/2008

Volunteer work

  • Official representative for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Rome, Italy in 2003–2005

References available upon request