Here I have published a summarized version of my resume/curriculum vitae. / Aquí podrás encontrar una version resumida de mi curriculum vitae.
If you are interested in a more complete version, you can / Si estás interesad@ en una versión más completa, puedes:
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Academic Status
- April 2011 – present: Monbusho sponsored PhD student of the Graduate School of Art at Kyoto Seika University in Kyoto, Japan. Research and specialization in Art & Media.
- 2009 -2011: Monbusho sponsored Master’s Course of the Graduate School of Art at Kyoto Seika University in Kyoto, Japan. Research and specialization in Story Manga ( ストーリ漫画).
- 2007 – 2009: Monbusho sponsored Research Student at Kyoto Seika University in Kyoto, Japan. Research and specialization in Story Manga ( ストーリ漫画).
- Previous Training: Bachelor’s of Fine Art [B.F.A] in Illustration at Ringling School of Art and Design – Sarasota, Florida, United States. Class of 2003.
Courses/Conferences/Symposiums
- September 2011: The Third International Scholarly Conference: “Manga in Society – Beyond Economism” Symposium at Bucheon University / Korean Manwha Museum – Bucheon, Korea.
- February 2011: “Women’s Manga Beyond Japan: Contemporary Comics as Cultural Crossroads in Asia” Symposium at the Falculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore – Singapore. Parcipitation: Workshop Panel Leader.
- September 2010: “Intercultural Crossovers, Transcultural Flows: Manga/Comics” Symposium at Cultural Institute of Japan in the University of Cologne – Cologne, Germany.
- December 2009: Kyoto Seika University International Manga Research Center’s First International Conference “Comics Worlds and the World of Comics: Scholarship on a Global Scale” – Kyoto, Japan.
- June 2009: Nihon Manga Gakkai (in Japanese) 10th meeting Conference – Tokyo, Japan.
- 2006 (summer): Web Design and Development Specialization at Centro de Diseño Digital – Caracas, Venezuela.
- 2004-2006: Japanese Language Study at Asociación Japonesa de Caracas (of the Embassy of Japan in Venezuela) – Caracas, Venezuela.
Shows
- 2010 (October): 19th SOSABEOL International Art Expo Flame show 2010 – Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
- 2010 (January): Graduate School of Art, 1st Year Master’s Students annual show – Kyoto Seika University. Kyoto, Japan.
- 2003 (Spring): “1st Rising Stars of Manga” Contest – TokyoPop. Los Angeles, California.
- 2002 (Fall): “InformNation” AntiWar Exhibition, Group Show – Ringling School of Art and Design. Sarasota, Florida.
Clients
- 2006: Laboratorios Fisa, C.A(Consumer Goods) – Caracas, Venezuela.
- - Outsourcing in storyboards, character and product design.
- 2005-2007: Nolck Comunicaciones- Caracas, Venezuela.
- Outsourcing Illustrator in storyboards and character designs.
- 2005: Nativos Editores- Caracas, Venezuela.
- Graphic Designer.
Tools
- OS: Mac OSX
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Corel Painter 9.0, Manga Studio Debut 4, Adobe Flash CS3, FireFTP, Quicktime Pro.
- Media: Acrylics, Pen, Ink, Pencils, Charcoal, Markers, Watercolors…just about anything.
- Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent), Japanese (N3 JLPT level).
