Personal Information:

Place and date of birth: San José, 03/11/1980

ID: 1-11084-0877

Address: Via della Pila, 4 Viterbo VT Italy

Cell Phone: (0039) 3881982302

E-mail: karlenzzz@hotmail.com

Marital Status: single

Education:

2009: Università La Sapienza Roma, Italia

2007: Licentiate degree in Art and Visual Communication with emphasis in Graphic Design, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica

2004: Bachelor’s degree in Art and Visual Communication with emphasis in Graphic Design, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica

2001: Certification in Art and Visual Communication, Universidad Nacional, Heredia

1998: High School diploma, Colegio María Auxiliadora, Heredia

Professional

Experience:

2009: Infodent International: Art Director

2008: Grupo Cerca, Editorial Design Mercados & Tendencias Magazine.

2006-2007: Freelance, Professional services in Graphic Design. Faquisa S.A., Internet Pronto, Promolatinos S.A.

2005–2007: Amnet, Televisión

Main responsibilities: advertising design, corporate design, editorial design, photography, and support for audiovisual production. Development of advertising campaigns.

Languages:

English (Oral and written)

Italian (Course level Propaedeutic, Beginner, Intermediate 1 y 2, Asociación Cultural Dante Alighieri, San José, Costa Rica; Course levels B2, C1, C2, Asociación Cultural Dante Alighieri, Florence, Italy & Università per Stranieri di Perugia, level C1, Perugia, Italia)

Software:

Knowledge of operating system Windows and Mac OS X

Knowledge of design software: Macromedia Director, Flash, Dreamweaver.

Knowledge of design software: Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop.

Knowledge of design software: Quark

Knowledge of Software: Microsoft Office Word, Power Point.

Courses, seminars and workshops:

2008: Italian Course Università per stranieri di Perugia, Perugia, Italia

2006-2007: Italian Courses Sociedad Dante Alighieri, Firenze, Italia

2005: Training: customer service, Cámara de Industrias

2004: Corporate Communication and New Technologies, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica; Universidad de Murcia, Spain

2003: Color Photography workshop

2002: Black and white photography workshop

2001: Serigraphy, Arte Screen

1999: Introductory Course in teaching English to young students, Instituto Británico.

Other Experiences:

1999- 2005: Private English lessons 

1999: English teacher for children. School House, Heredia