Renata Lara
131 Lundy Drive, 
San Benito, TX 78586		
Phone: (956) 399-0087
E-mail: rlara@panam.edu

OBJECTIVE:
     To further develop skills in order to be able to structurally work 
     in group environments where I can put my programming and art 
     knowledge into practice.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
University of Texas-Pan American			
   *Expected Graduation: December 1999		   
   *Major: Computer Science; GPA: 3.600
   *Minor: Art; GPA: 4.000
   *Cumulative GPA: 3.660/4.000			
San Benito High School
   *Graduated May 1995

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND SOFTWARE:
Network Platforms
    *Novell NetWare 3.x, Windows NT
Operating Systems
   *Windows 3.1, 95 & 98, Windows NT, UNIX
Programming Languages
   *C++, Java, Turbo Pascal, Assembly, HTML
Design Software
   *Adobe Photoshop 5.0, Adobe Illustrator 7.0, Paintshop Pro 5.0, 
     Corel 4.0, 
Learning
   *Macromedia Freehand 8.0, Flash

WORK EXPERIENCE:
WebPage designer - September 1996-Present
   *Currently developing WebPage for the Department of 
     Physics and Geology at UTPA
   *Designed WebPage for mortgage company: American Mortgage
   *Designed WebPage for imports-exports company: Lariex Ltd Co
Logo/Graphic designer - October 1998-Present
   *Designed logo for the Folkloric Dance Company of UTPA
   *Designed CD cover for singer - Peter Einarsson, Iceland
Management Assistant
   *Responsible for computer systems and installation and 
     usage of accounting software; also served as computer 
     technician for hardware upgrade and maintenance: Lareix Ltd Co.

SKILLS: Bilingual-English/Spanish

HONORS/AWARDS:
Jones Academic Scholarship (1997-1998)
Jesse/Mary Jones Scholarship (1997-1998)
Wal-Mart Scholarship - Computer Science (1998-1999)
Dean1s List (Fall 1996; Spring 1997-1998)

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:
Political Campaign Volunteer - October 1996
   *Made phone calls and encouraged constituents to vote early
San Benito Public Library - summer 1994 and 1995
   *Helped organize preparations for summer reading program 
     and shelved books
San Benito Literacy Center - 1995
   *Tutored adults in the subjects of English and Mathematics

ACTIVITIES AND HOBBIES:
   Vice President of the Association for Computing Machinery; 
   WebPage design; charcoal and color pencil drawing; 
   computer graphic design; Soccer player; Anime fan.

REFERENCES: Available upon request.