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.