Raquel R. Sánchez
rrsanchez@hotmail.com

Focus

Web and Graphic Design
Production
Online Marketing
Project Coordination
Creative Development

Education

Miami Dade Community College Arts-Broadcasting, 1991

Computer Skills

Hardware, Operating systems, & Programming languages:  Any and all IBM Compatible PCs, Macintosh, EPOC 32 (PSION Palmtops), Light Unix, Windows NT Workstation, Windows NT Server, HTML, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11, Macintosh OS, Javascript, Light Visual Basic 5, Cascading Style Sheets, DHTML, CGI, Perl

Software: Adobe Photoshop, Quark Express, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator/Communicator,Paintshop Pro, Microsoft Publisher, Xara 3D, WS FTP, CuteFTP, Filemaker Pro, CC Mail, Laplink, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Frontpage, Act!, Claris Works, Net Objects Fusion, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Homesite, Symantec Visual Page, Equilibrium Debabelizer, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Bbedit, Symantec Café

Experience

Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation October 1999-Present
Desktop Publisher/Production Assistant
Responsible for all desktop publishing assignments in Powerpoint, Word, Quark Xpress (business cards, Powerpoint presentations, letterhead) and programming and web design of all incoming sites, as well as inventory of stationery/paper and printing supplies.

Websites built and/or maintained by Raquel while at Rainbow:

Cablevision Advertising Sales
Seasons Wishes
New York Interconnect

Alphabet City Design April 1996-Present
Principal
Freelance website and graphic designer. Featured on http://www.blackplanet.com/ in April 2000.

Working URLS (in which Raquel coded or aided in design as freelancer):

Alphabet City Design
Wepa! (personal page)
Mixtape Sessions
Akasha Entertainment
Gotta Have House (logo design)
Deephouse Page (tshirt design)

Theglobe.com July 1998-July 1999
Project Coordinator
Responsible for ordering hardware and software for company, which was comprised of seven locations at the time. Duties also included allocating hardware for new hires, inventory of all hardware, maintaining software licensing, ordering of all technical supplies, and maintenance.

PC Consultants of New York, LLC March 1998-June 1998
Creative Director
Responsible for creation of client and company websites, graphics, flyers, brochures, and business cards. Company folded.

Jupiter Communications August 1997-January 1998
Research Assistant, Data Research Group
Position responsibilities included researching advertising on the Web and entering research data using Excel worksheet. Position required detailed eye. Results were published in Jupiter Communications' monthly report, Ad Spend.

The Net Café May 1997-April 1998
Director of Administration/Manager
Worked with the Marketing Director and Entertainment Director as well as the administrative staff in designing flyers, websites, and marketing campaigns, WWW research, mailing list management, planning events, and booking acts. Supervised six employees, assisted users logging onto networked computers, troubleshooting, configuration, and software & hardware installations of ten computers. Instructed classes of two to three individuals in Windows 95 and the Internet.

Payback Promotions November 1991-April 1996
Independent Record Promoter/Principal
At the time, Payback Promotions was Miami’s oldest and biggest record promotion company. Marketed records for recording companies to all available local outlets (video shows, retail, radio, et cetera) and to the Internet. Clients included Warner Brothers, Tommy Boy Records, Elektra, Atlantic, Priority Records, Flavor Unit Records, H.O.L.A. Records, and many others. Managed ten employees.

References provided by request.