Mary Flodin
Santa Cruz,CA
Summary
Highly skilled freelance writer/retired teacher with strong editing, computer, people, creative, and organizational skills ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Artist
Self-employeed
06.2010 - Current
- Consulted with clients to discuss commission ideas and style preferences to create mutually agreeable project parameters.
- Contributed to creative process through original ideas and inspiration.
- Handled all client communications to build professional and long-lasting business relationships and bring in continuous work.
- Maintained and shared portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities with potential customers.
- Determined accurate price quotes to bring in steady business and maximize revenues.
- Utilized oil paints, acrylics and charcoal to design mixed media, drawings, and painting pieces.
- Improved market position and target client awareness by developing impactful advertisements.
- Implemented artistic vision to give art purpose and meaning.
- Exercised and demonstrated use and mastery of elements of design to meet goals.
- Participated in creative brainstorming sessions to develop new ideas or improve existing ones.
- Built and maintained working relationships with galleries and other art venues.
published author
various publishers
San Francisco, CA
06.1980 - Current
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
- Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
Online Teacher
California Virtual Academy
08.2013 - 06.2014
- Navigated technical difficulties in organizing virtual classrooms, adapting lessons where necessary and supporting students in accessing lessons successfully.
- Developed lesson plans to engage students online, holding class accountable and generating greater comprehension and learning.
- Adhered to standards established by institutional leadership, supporting unit objectives while infusing creativity into lessons.
- Graded assignments and attributed letter grades to students for performance on assignments of varying complexity and difficulty.
- Supported student conflict resolution through individual mentoring and coaching.
- Coached students in individual completion of personal projects, connecting with subject matter experts and creating favorable and enriching memories while building skills.
- Improved students' analytical skills by introducing state-of-the-art computer program technologies.
K-12 Public Classroom Teacher
Pajaro Valley, Campbell, Morgan HIll Districts
08.1985 - 06.2010
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Participated in parent teacher conference to discuss developments of students and increase support.
- Advised and counseled students to help them develop skills and knowledge required to succeed.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning, and activity organization.
- Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
- Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
- Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
- Fostered student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities.
- Met with students, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
- Designed detailed learning plans for struggling students based on test, homework and assignment records.
- Increased educational expertise and knowledge by participating in instructor-oriented workshops.
- Scheduled conferences with parents to discuss students' progress and classroom behavior.
- Created lessons and online testing materials to facilitate remote learning.
- Boosted cultural awareness by incorporating children's literature from world cultures.
- Improved students' analytical skills by introducing state-of-the-art computer program technologies.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Used software to upload student grades and absence data into district computer systems.
Web Design Intern: IISME Summer Fellow
Intel
06.2006 - 08.2006
- Used content creation tools and digital media to design web sites.
- Collaborated with project managers and development team to brainstorm new ideas.
- Adapted quickly to constantly changing, deadline-driven environment.
- Prioritized and problem-solved several tasks concurrently with minimum supervision.
- Took detailed notes during team meetings and disseminated to staff members.
- Collaborated with in-house web designers to create sleek and innovative UI design.
- Studied user requirements to gain strong understanding of project initiatives and deadlines.
- Attended development programs to gain competencies and boost skills set.
Education Data Analyst Intern
NASA Ames Research Center
08.2002 - 06.2003
- Identified, analyzed, and interpreted trends or patterns in complex data sets by finding correlations and visualizing with charts.
- Completed data cleaning and data validation of existing spreadsheets to promote robust data management platform, resulting in accurate data analysis and entry.
- Performed routine tasks under direct supervision and within established procedures and guidelines.
- Monitored and controlled data upload, checking for successful data import and quality.
- Analyzed user concerns, requirements and requests for system features and uses.
- Attended workshops and seminars to remain current on computer applications.
- Shadowed interdepartmental personnel to better understand methods for handling daily tasks and job duties.
- Developed customized reports, summarizing and presenting data in visually appealing format.
Web Developer/Technology Coordinator
Santa Cruz County Office Of Education
09.1992 - 06.2001
- Coded websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Provided front-end website development using WordPress and other editing software.
- Planned website development, converting mockups into usable web presence.
- Multi-tasked across multiple functions and roles to meet deadlines and organizational expectations.
- Oversaw technical issues and troubleshooting requests to resolve user problems.
- Adhered to SEO best practices while designing sites.
- Discussed site and app requirements with clients to produce actionable development plans.
- Applied emerging technologies to update and maintain site applicability.
- Developed technical solutions required to accommodate specific user-facing assets
- Developed user-friendly web forms with validation and error handling.
- Conceived and built optimized landing pages in HTML and CSS for integration and cross-browser compatibility.
- Developed user-oriented visuals and features using front-end languages to increase site traffic.
- Collected, defined and translated user requirements into project designs and implementation plans.
- Delivered user support to clients to train, educate and answer questions.
Education
Master of Arts - Instructional Technology
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA06.2003
Master of Arts - Education
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA06.1985
Bachelor of Arts - Art
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA06.1978
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
University of California
Irvine, CA06.1970
Skills
- Digital Illustration
- Drawing Techniques
- Motion Graphics
- Print Design
- HTML and CSS Knowledge
- Color Theory
- Critical Thinking
- Social Media Marketing
- Content Creation
- Branding and Identity
- Attention to Detail
- Client Communication
Timeline
Online Teacher
California Virtual Academy
08.2013 - 06.2014
Freelance Artist
Self-employeed
06.2010 - Current
Web Design Intern: IISME Summer Fellow
Intel
06.2006 - 08.2006
Education Data Analyst Intern
NASA Ames Research Center
08.2002 - 06.2003
Web Developer/Technology Coordinator
Santa Cruz County Office Of Education
09.1992 - 06.2001
K-12 Public Classroom Teacher
Pajaro Valley, Campbell, Morgan HIll Districts
08.1985 - 06.2010
published author
various publishers
06.1980 - Current
Master of Arts - Instructional Technology
San Jose State University
Master of Arts - Education
University of California
Bachelor of Arts - Art
University of California
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
University of California
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