EDUCATION
University of Denver, Masters on Fine Arts / Electronic Media Art. Graduation 2009
University of Colorado at Boulder, Bachelor of Fine Arts Studio Arts (BASA) with emphasis on video production and film studies; Boulder, CO. 2005- 2007
Regis University, Bachelor program with major on Business Administration; Boulder, CO. 2003-2004
Escuela Activa de Fotografîa (Active School of Photography), Technical degree in Photography with emphasized certificate on Photojournalism. Mexico City, 1996
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico–Escuela de Montañismo, (Mountaineering school) Levels basic, intermediate, and advanced. Mexico City, 1993-1997
Escuela del Socorro Alpino de Mèxico, (Wilderness First Response and Rescue school). Mexico City, 1991-1993

Selected Awards & Grants
Graduate Art Student Scholarship, University of Denver, Scholar year 2007- 2008
Top of the Class scholarship, Partial scholarship offered by the Escuela Activa de Fotografia, 1996
Top of the Class scholarship, Partial scholarship offered by the Escuela Activa de Fotografia, 1995

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Adventure Film Festival, Translation and subtitling of over 20 films for AFF venue in Santiago, Chile. 2009-2011
Instituto Hispano de Medios de Comunicacion, Instructor for Creative Photography class. Denver CO, 2011
Watershed School, Instructor for a video production intensive course for 11th grade students. Boulder CO, Spring 2010
Serac Adventure Films, Video editor, videographer (DP), sound, assist on office duties, participated on the Serac Adventure Film School on adventure trips. Boulder CO, Winter – Summer 2010
Terraviva Productions, Production of Video and Photography, film transcripts, translations to and from Spanish, English and Italian, subtitling, and DVD authoring
Clients include: The Women’s College of DU, Adventure Film Festival, Ovo Films, Bogdanova Dance, and the Denver Art Museum (Performance event “Farouche”). Denver CO, 2005 – Present
NIKE, Product Tester for running and trail-running shoes, since 2005-present

The Outdoor Cinema Network, Audiovisual technician. Summer 2009 – Present

The Women’s College of the University of Denver, Photographer/Digital Media Assistant for the marketing department. July 2009 – November 2009

Adventure Film Festival (former BAFF), Translation and subtitling of the films: Longways, by Jonathan Copp(†), Sliding Liberia, by Britton Caillouette and Nicholai Lidow, Respect, by WINK Inc.; Sharkwater, by Rob Stewart; and Sharp End, by Sender Films, and many more. DVD authoring, 2009 – 2010, Boulder, CO
University of Denver, Equipment Manager, Art & Art History Department, September 2008 – May 2009
OVO Films, Production Assistant / Camera, Staff member since January 2007 (currently collaborating) Denver, CO
Boulder Adventure Film Festival (BAFF) 2008, Audiovisual technician, November 2008, Boulder, CO
Digital Media Communications, Video Editor, January 2008 – September 2008, Denver, CO
Life Touch Photography, Photographer for the Sports Section, August 2007 - January 2008; Denver, CO
Norlin Library, Digital Initiatives, Digital Projects Assistant, University Libraries, University of Colorado at Boulder, May 2006 - August 2007
Adventure Expediciones, Mountain guide (Mexico and Nepal), and experiential teamwork leader / ropes course instructor, Mexico City, June 2000 - Oct 2001
Il Vagamondo, Sales representative at a Mountaineering and Ski gear store “Il Vagamondo”, Bellinzona, Ticino Switzerland, September 1998 - Feb 1999
VISOR (Photo-library), Operations Manager and Sales representative, Mexico City, April 1997- May 1998
Pumas al Monte Everest, Official photographer for the first Mexican Expedition to Mt. Everest on a preparatory expedition to Cordillera Blanca; Peru-Mexico, July- August 1996
Biblioteca Internacional de Fotografia (International Library of Photography), Archives assistance/Photojournalist, Mexico City, April 1996- April 1997
Freelance Photographer, Mexico, Switzerland, USA, 1996 - 2008

 

EXHIBITIONS  (*Solo exhibitions)
*Decoding Secrets from White Giants, A one-channel video installation commenting about the common ground between glaciers and electronic art. This piece was the culmination of my MFA degree from the University of Denver.  Object and Thought Gallery, Denver, CO (2009)
The Mural Conservation Project, Collaboration with the Theatre Department at DU. Multimedia art exhibition. University of Denver, CO (2009)
Foto.Synthesis Social Justice Film Festival, One of These Days, a 30-seconds film about the desertification of the planet as a consequence of unsustainable lifestyle practiced by humans. University of Arizona, AZ (2009)
New Media Salon: To Amuse & To Refine, Object + Thought Gallery, Denver, CO. (2009)
*MELT, an exhibition about climate change in relation to Capitalism, Gallery 023, University of Denver, Denver, CO (2008)
Juried Student / Alumni Exhibition [from the Stop Any Time series], Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, CO. (2008)
*Please Madam, (Silver over gelatin) Special Collections at the Norlin Library, University of Colorado at Boulder, acquired original print from my private collection. Boulder, CO. (2007)
*Stop Any Time, Shinning Star Café, Nederland, CO. (2007)
Open Wall, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO. (2007)
Painting in Motion, Sibell Wolle Fine Arts building, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder CO. (2007)
*Mountain Lights (Slide show), Neptune Mountaineering, Boulder CO. (2005)
*Mountain Lights, Alice’s Restaurant, Gold Lake Ventures, Ward CO. (2004-2006)
Tibetan Garden, Permanent garden integrating traditional cultural symbols to create medicinal plant beds for the sustainability of Tibetan Medicine at risk of extinction in Solu Khumbu, Nepal (Everest area). (2002)
*Mi Gran Tour, El Taller Gallery, Mexico City. (2000)
Collective Exhibition, Escuela Activa de Fotografia, Mexico City. (1996)

 

Community Service
Stedman’s Family Art Night, Lecturer at Stedman Elementary School. An introduction to Photography. Denver, CO. (2009)
Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF), Audio/Video Tech, Boulder, CO. (2009)
Independent English Teacher, for a small group of Tibetan and Sherpa people; Namche Bazaar, Solu Khumbu, Nepal, 2002
Sacred Lands Initiative / Herbal Himalayan Center, Namche Bazaar, Solu Khumbu, Nepal, 2002:  Conceptual Designer of a high altitude medicinal garden for rare and endangered medicinal plants of the Himalaya
Hawaiian Traditional “Taro” Cultivation Project, Oahu, June 2001 -  Aug 2001, Cultivation and harvesting of Taro –a Hawaiian plant
University of Yeovil, England: Environmental project. Cleaning Day of the Wilderness, 1998
University of Bern, Switzerland: Graduate student assistant for a field lab on a soil erosion research project, 1998
Socorro Alpino de Mexico (Alpine rescue team), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) 1991 - 1993

 

INTERNSHIPS
Boulder Adventure Film Festival, Marketing & Jury, Boulder, CO (2007)
Sender Films/ Reel Rock Tour, Film Internship, marketing, post-production, Boulder, CO (2006)
Ovo Films, Production of corporate videos, Denver,CO (2007)

 

PUBLISHED & SELECTED ARTICLES
Mixed Media –The Newsletter for the School of Art and Art History at DU, Winter 2007, “DU ART! Scholarship Recipient”, Featured Interview.
Aventura Vertical, Num.17, Sep. 2000, Editorial Aventura Vertical, Mexico City
Generacion, Num.6, Year VIII, March - April, 1996, Editorial “Ediciones Era”, Mexico City
Gaceta UNAM, Num. 3042, Sep.1996, “En el Deporte”, by Sergio Carrillo. Article about our expedition to the Peruvian Andes in preparation to Mount Everest

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

Final Cut Pro
Avid Liquid
Premier Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Flash
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Dream Weaver
Acid
Sound Forge
Audacity

LANGUAGES
Spanish (native language)
English (fluent: written and spoken)
Italian (fluent: spoken)