CTE Teacher Rancho Buena Vista High School Vista Unified School District, Vista, CA 2003 - 2019

Career Technical Education (CTE) Mentor Teacher 2017 - 2018

Bobier Elementary School - Geo Explorers 2014 - 2015
ASES - After School Enrichment Program Grades 1-4

VUSD Vista Adult Education - Adult & Secondary ROP Teacher 2001 - 2006

2017 California PTA Outstanding Teacher Award

2016 State of California Senate Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Community Spirit

2013 ARTISSIMO! Teachers Choice Award of Excellence in Visual Art Education
San Diego Visual Arts Education Association & San Diego Office of Education

2012 Outstanding Digital Arts Teacher Award
San Diego Visual Arts Education

2010 Outstanding Graphics Instructor
California Graphic Arts Education Association

2006 Distinguished Teacher of the Year
San Diego County and Imperial Valley Chapter of the CA-ROCP

2009 San Diego State University - Bachelor of Science in Vocational Occupations

2009 NCLB Teacher Requirements Certificate of Compliance
CTC Single Academic Subject Area: ART

2007 Clear Certificate of Completion of English Learning Staff Development - ELD/SDAIE

2004 National University - Level II Certificate

2001 University of California San Diego - Level I Certificate

Certificated Credentials - California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Professional Clear Designated Subjects Teaching Credentials in 3 industry sectors :
Arts, Media and Entertainment Credential
Business & Finance Information Credential
Technology & Communications Credential
Full Time Clear 2006 - Present

Professional Clear Designated Subjects Vocational Teaching Credential:
Commercial Art Credential
Office Occupations Credential
Full Time Clear 2002 - 2005

Educational Leadership

RBVHS Leadership Team Department Chairperson for Career Technical Education 2009 – 2018

Rancho Buena Vista High School (RBVHS)-VUSD Personal Learning Committee 2016 – 2018

Administrator ArcGIS Organization for Vista Unified School District & RBVHS 2014 – 2019

Teacher Trainer - ArcGIS Online Co-presenter VUSD Professional Development Day 2016

Curriculum Focus Group Co-Chair & Department Chairperson Academic Lead for WASC 2015 – 2016

Facilitator STEM-STEP partnership between CSU San Marco & RBVHS 2013 – 2015

Teacher Trainer - VUSD Best Practices Conference – Topic: CTE & UC a-g requirements 2014

Teacher Trainer - Model Curriculum Standards - Common Core State Standards - VUSD/CTE 2013

Organizer Career Tech Ed Open house for 300-400 High School students for 6 years 2009 – 2014

Organized RBVHS participation in Career & College Youth Employment Program 2010 – 2015

Organized Internet Safety Trainings for over 600 CTE high school students 2009 – 2011

Facilitated Cyber Safety Peer to Peer student training and Bilingual Parent Education 2009 – 2011

San Diego State University -South Western College 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
GIS Tech Curriculum Development

Developed scope and sequence for Post-secondary and Secondary school CTE Courses

Computer Animation
Focus on 2-D animation – Drawing, key frame animations, sound editing

Web Page Design 1
Focus on page layout for the Internet, Publishing, SEO, optimization

Web Page Design 2
Focus on digital graphics for onscreen display and web marketing

Web Design Internship
Oversaw Paid or unpaid Internship positions or Service Learning experiences

Graphic Design 1 & 2
Focus on Commercial Art, Advertising, Marketing and E-publishing for onscreen display

Digital Art 1 & 2
Focus on painting and drawing in a virtual studio Traditional methods & giclée print production

Curriculum Development
Adapted Materials
for CCCSS and CTE

Author Computer Animation Courses for ROP competencies, outline and pathway for SDCOE

Author SDCOE CTE competencies and outline for Web Publishing and Media Design
360 hour - 2 year Pathway

Co-authored and adopted "Graphic Design Basics" under California Common Core State Standards (CCCSS) Curriculum

Author "Web Publishing & Media Design" CCCSS Curriculum incorporating GIS, Location Services & Spatial Analysis

Author Digital Media Art 2 and Graphic Design 2 CCCSS Curriculum proposal for UC Fine Art Approval 2018

Maintained course materials across various delivery channels including online learning

Ongoing - Adapts curricula to keep pace with emerging technologies

Pursued & Obtained
Professional Certifications Community College Articulations
UC/CSU Accreditations
Enrichment & Exploration Units

For the following courses, I was responsible for pursuing multiple competencies, certifications, U.S. a-g requirements, CA community college articulations and UC/CSU transferable credit

Graphic Design I & II CTE Certificated, CA Community College Articulated, UC-F Approved

Digital Art CTE Certificated, CA Community College Articulated, UC-F Approved

Digital Art & Media Design II CTE Certificated, CA Community College Articulated, UC-F Approved

Computer Animation CTE Certificated, CA Community College Articulated, UC-F Approved

Web Publishing and Media Design-GIS I & II CTE Certificated, CA Community College Articulated, UC-F Approved

Web Design I & Web Design II CTE Certificated Course sequence, Community College Articulated

Painting and Drawing in a Virtual Studio ROP Digital Art Certification

Web Design in a Virtual Studio ROP Web Design & Animation Certification

ASES – Geo Explorers Elementary Grades 1-5 After School GIS Enrichment program

Integration of developing Technologies in these courses included

Geospatial Technology Integration – GIS Cross Curricular & Multi-aged Learning Activities

Pilot a variety of GIS Technologies with a focus on spatial analysis

Fused GIS field studies and other data selection techniques in Project Based Learning exercises

ESRI web maps, Story maps, and web apps created in ArcGIS Online promote personalized learning

Integrate Cartography in Graphic Design courses

Incorporating ESRI Story Maps with original page layout interfaces with a focus on design continuity and storytelling

Award Winning Student Work in Digital Art, Graphics, Animation, and Web Media Design

My students have been privileged to have their art accepted into shows and have been consistently honored as recipients of top awards in graphics, media art, and digital imaging competitions across the county, state, and nation.

Adobe Creative Cloud Proficiency, Advanced Computer Skills, GIS and IT Literacy

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Muse, Animator, Fireworks, Premier

ESRI ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, Collector, Story Maps, Survey 123, ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud beta

Camtasia, WordPress, School-Loop, Haiku, Shopify, Youtube, Squarespace, WIX Web Marketing

Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint Corel DRAW! Corel (Procreate) Painter

HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, ActionScript, Python Platforms: Windows & Macintosh OS

G-Suite of Google Apps: Google Classroom, Drive, Forms, Calendar, Maps, Meet, Sites, Earth and Hipara for G-Suite

Commercial, Education, or Non-profit Organizations (Partial List)

Freelance Web Site Development & Graphic Design- E Book Cover Design 1995 - present

Webmaster Vista Adult Education - ROP/CTE website 2004-2009 2012-2014

Webmaster CLEARWATER SOLUTIONS ® Inc. Website 2006 – 2014

Webmaster Rancho Buena Vista High School website 2003 - 2013