Mary
Ellen Wood
please e-mail me for contact info
Date of birth:
02/26/1982
Place of Birth: Palo Alto, California
Education
• Graduated from Lahainaluna High School, in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
with cum laude in June 2000
Relevant courses taken at Kapi‘olani Community College, Waikiki, Hawaii
* Intro to Digital
Art 1st Semester
* Intro to Design 2nd Semester
* Desktop Publishing 2nd Semester
* Intro to Drawing 3rd Semester
* Newspaper Production (Photo Editor for Kapi‘o student newspaper, also
did layouts.)
• transferred from Kapi‘olani Community College to De Anza College
in April 2002
Relevant courses taken at De Anza College, Cupertino, California
(chronological order)* Photo I (Introduction)
* Art/Computer Graphics I (54A)
* Photo II (Intermediate)
* Art/Computer Graphics II (54B)
* Digital Photography
* Graphic Design/Communication (55A)
* Web Authoring Software I (Dreamweaver)
* Color Photography I
* Graphic Design/Communication (55B)
* Animation software I (Flash MX)
* Business Practices for the Graphic Designer
* Graphic Design/Communication (55C)
* Typography
* Experimental Photography
* Photo III (Advanced)
Experience
*Concert Photography
March 2004-Present
(not for pay)
-Have been photographing all bay area shows by the Oakland band The
Lovemakers. The band posts all photo sets on their website.
-Also shot one show by San Francisco band Protection.
(band will post all photos when they get official website up soon)
*Planet Pooch Doggie
Daycare
January 2003-Present
-Assistant Supervisor
-Daycare attendant
-have done some photography for Planet Pooch's website.
*Pet Connections
Pet Sitting Service
January 2003-Present
-Pet sitter
-gained experience in meeting with clients and doing independent contract
work
*Hawaiian Waters
Adventure Park
June 2000-December 2001
-Foodservice
*Lahainaluna
High School
September 1999-January 2000
-Classroom Cleaner
*Lahainaluna High
School
September 1998-June 1999
-Agricultural Worker
Strengths
* Skilled in using Adobe Photoshop, versions 4-CS
* Skilled in basic HTML
* Basic knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia Freehand
* Basic knowledge of Adobe InDesign
* Knowledge of Dreamweaver
* Knowledge of Flash
* Experience using both Windows (3.1-XP) and Macintosh (used since childhood
and now own an LCD imac with Mac OS 10.3.6)
* Languages: American Sign Language, some basic Japanese.
Awards Won:
* first place in 3-D division of 1997 Na Mele O Maui student art competition
* drawing shown at student art show at Kapiolani Community College
* First place in design contest for http://www.bechildfree.com designed site's
logo and design for t-shirts and other merchandise.
Future goals
Obtain Associate's Degree in Professional Photography and become a Photographer in the Bay Area, CA. Commercial, fashion, concert, and pet portrait photography are areas I am most interested in. Also planning on continuing some freelance work in graphic design, despite change in major.