Vita

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX,  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance (1994)
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (since 1999)

DANCE TRAINING SUMMARY

Modern Technique
University of Texas, Austin
Heywood “Woody” McGriff, Yacov Sharir, Andrea Beckham, Llory Wilson
University of North Texas, Denton
Shelly Cushman, Sandy Combest, Mary Lynn Babcock
Studio classes
Kate Warren, Kathy Dunn Hamrick, Michele Miller, K.T. Neihoff
Workshops and Master Classes
Doug Varone, Mel Wong, Ralph Lemon, David Dorfman, Bill T. Jones, Rena Gluck, Nina Watt,
Kelly Holt, Judith Jamison

Ballet Technique
University of Texas, Austin
Lynne Grossman, Sondra Lomax

Composition
University of Texas, Austin
Heywood “Woody” McGriff, Yacov Sharir, Llory Wilson

Improvisation
Workshops and Master Classes
Cynthia Novack, Richard Bull, Ray Chung, Nina Martin

Movement Analysis
University of North Texas, Denton
Mary Lynn Babcock

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Freelance Modern Dance Instructor, Self-employed, Nacogdoches, TX (9/2006 – Present), adult community class

Guest Artist, Stephen F. Austin State University Dance Department, Nacogdoches, TX (10/3/2008-10/4/2008) college dance majors

Part-time Modern Dance Instructor, Contemporary Dance Techniques, Tyler, TX (3/2004 – 9/2008) ages 9 and older

Guest Artist, American College Dance Festival hosted in Nacogdoches, TX (2/27/2008) regional university students and faculty

Guest Artist, Stephen F. Austin State University Dance Department, Nacogdoches, TX (11/2006) improvisation college students

Part-time Dance Instructor, Ballet Arts Magnolia, Seattle, WA (3/1997 – 3/1998) ages 4 to 7, ballet, modern, jazz

TECHNOLOGY WORK EXPERIENCE

Owner and Project Manager, websmith, Henderson, TX (9/2008 – Present)

• Manage full range of web design projects
• Provide technology solutions for design, development and art services including HTML development, graphic design and photo editing using Adobe Creative Suite 3, Adobe Flash, Adobe Flash video

Network and Web Administrator, Chapel Hill Independent School District, Tyler, TX (3/2006 – 6/2009)

• Research web solutions, design district and campus websites
• Incorporate flash video media using Adobe products, online forms, shared calendars and secured web pages for each teacher to increase use of online communication between school district teachers, parents and community members
• Provide technology solutions such as podcasting, using Sony Vegas and Garage Band
• Configure, upgrade and maintain 18 Windows 2003 production servers

Network Manager, Henderson Independent School District, Henderson, TX (6/2003 – 3/2006)

• Upgraded Windows 2000 Active Directory Domain to Windows 2003 Active Directory Domain
• Upgraded MS Exchange 2000 to MS Exchange 2003
• Provided technical support for 300 faculty and staff, and 1,500 students

Network Administrator, Van Independent School District, Van, TX (7/2001 – 6/2003)

• Reduced cost to the district by changing mixed network of Windows NT and 2000, Novell and Unix servers to pure Windows 2000 Active Directory Domain
• Provided technical support for 250 faculty and staff, and 1,500 students

Network Administrator, Seattle University, Information Technology Department, Seattle, WA (10/1999 – 7/2001)

• Configured, upgraded and maintained 24 Windows 2000 production servers, including 7 File and Print Servers, 8 Web Servers, 3 DHCP/DNS/WINS Servers, 2 SQL 7.0 Servers, and 4 Exchange 5.5 & 2000 Servers providing services to 2,000 faculty and staff and 14,000 students and university affiliates
• Designed and performed the successful migration of a Windows NT 4.0 Domain to a Windows 2000 Domain

Administrative/Technical Support Coordinator, Seattle University, Computer Science/Software Engineering Department, Seattle, WA (5/1997 – 10/1999)

• Configured and supported ten individual NT domains for graduate and undergraduate project teams sponsored by outside corporations such as Boeing, Visio, and Microsoft.  Technical liaison between students and corporate sponsors
• Designed, configured, and maintained 24-hour PC and Mac labs specific to the needs of computer science majors

VIDEO DANCE PROJECTS

The Nature of Us, duet, duration 6’6”, premiering at Lamp-lite Theatre, Nacogdoches, TX (4/2009)
Collaboration with Tom Truss (dancer) and Jeromy Barber (director of photographer and editor)

The Jacket, duet, duration: 10’, No-Name Film Festival, Tyler, TX (4/2006)
Collaboration with Steve Self (photography and editor)

Mirrored Heart, solo, duration: 3’ (12/1996)
Project for solo exploration – responsible for performance, camera work and editing

MULTI-MEDIA PROJECTS

Don’t Hold Your Breath, trio, duration 9’10”, premiering at Lamp-lite Theatre, Nacogdoches, TX (4/ 2009)
Adobe Photoshop and Flash used for animation and projections.

See Ya in the Funny Papers, solo, duration: 9’15”, premiering at Lamp-lite Theatre, Nacogdoches, TX (4/2009)
Collaboration with writer Robert Perks and composer Kevin Kerby.  Adobe Photoshop and Flash used for animation.

DANCE AND THEATRE COMPANY MEMBERSHIP:

Motor Dance, Artistic Director - Henderson, TX & Northampton, MA & Seattle, WA (1997 – Present)
Tom Truss Dance Company, Dancer – Seattle, WA (1996 – 1997)
Tongue and Groove Theatre Company, Performer – Austin, TX (1995)
Dance Repertory Theater, Dancer/Rehearsal Assistant – Austin, TX (1991 – 1994)

CHOREOGRAPHY

Remaining Lifelines, modern, septet, duration 7’, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX (2008)

Notes on Life, modern, quartet, duration: 12’, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX (2008)

It’s Only Fitting, trio duration: 6’15”, The Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX (2007)

Passing, solo, duration: 5’, The Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX (2007)

The Meeting, duet duration: 6’, The Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX (2007)

Action Jackson, septet, duration: 9’, The Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX (2006)

Beehive, The Musical, duration: 90’, Starry Night Summer Festival, Robert E. Lee Theatre, Tyler, TX (2006)

Casting, quartet, duration: 8’23”, Caldwell Auditorium, Tyler, TX (2005)

Triptych in White, solo, duration: 3’10”, Islewilde Festival, Vashon Island, WA (1998)

Lullabye, quintet, duration: 2’, Ballet Arts Magnolia, Seattle, WA (1998)

A Little Ditty, collaboration with Krisen Day, duet, duration: 5’10”, Islewilde Festival, Vashon Island, WA (1997)

58 Years Between, duet, duration: 6’5”, B. Iden Payne Theater at the University of Texas, Austin, TX (1994)

Dead of Winter, solo, duration: 5’11”, University of Texas, Austin, TX (1993)

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Brazos Contemporary Dance Festival – “Love the Detour” by Kate Warren, Stagecenter Theatre, Bryan, TX (7/2008)

Heritage – “Love the Detour” by Kate Warren and “HHOn Distant Shores” by Juanita Finkenberg, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX and Balance, Tyler, TX (4/2008)

Brazos Contemporary Dance Festival – “The Meeting” by Rashana Smith, Stagecenter Theatre, Bryan, TX (7/2007)

Crossroads – “Passing”, “Casting,” and “The Meeting” by Rashana Smith, The Art Center @ the Old Opera House, Nacogdoches, TX (3/2007)

Downtown DanceScene – “Casting” by Rashana Smith, “Carpe Lucem” by Krisen Day and “Of Women” by Lindsey Smith, Caldwell Auditorium, Tyler, TX (11/2005)

Big Range Austin Dance Festival - collaborative group of improvisationists, Salvage Vanguard, Austin, TX (6/2008)

Window Dances – facilitated by Krisen Day, downtown Northampton, MA (7/2005)

Islewilde Festival – “Triptych in White” by Rashana Smith, Vashon Island, WA (8/1998)

The Thinnest Woman with the Fewest Wrinkles Wins, Dixie Funlee Shulman, On The Boards, Seattle, WA (1997 & 1998)

The Girls of St. Madeleine’s by A.C. Peterson, Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA (5/1997)

Islewilde Festival – “A Little Ditty” by Krisen Day and Rashana Smith, Vashon Island, WA (8/1997)

Bumbershoot – “Field” by Tom Truss, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA (8/1997)

Tom Truss Dance Company Concert by Tom Truss, Cornish Theatre, Seattle, WA (5/1997)

The Billy Club Puppets, Ricardo Garcia Lorca play directed by David Yeakle, Ski Shores, Austin, TX (11/1995)

On Common Ground, A Company of Moving People – “Sleepless” by Kathy Dunn Hamrick, “Quintessence” by Michelle Owens Pierce, Synergy Studio, Austin, TX (6/1995)

Spectators at an Event by Susan Marshall, Bass Concert Hall, University of Texas, Austin, TX (2/1995)

Rockin’ Christmas Party, musical revue – directed by Dave Steakley, Paramount Theatre, Austin, TX (12/1993-12/1995)

National College Dance Festival – “Suits” by Megan Lyle, Kennedy Center, Washington D.C. (5/1994)

Austin Festival of Dance – “Titanic” by Llory Wilson, Paramount Theater, Austin, TX (5/1994)

Austin Festival of Dance – “Dig” by Heywood “Woody” McGriff, Paramount Theater, Austin, TX (5/1993)

HONORS & SCHOLARSHIPS

University of Texas at Austin – Artistic Achievement Scholarship (1993)
Glenwood Springs Dance Festival – Festival Scholarship (1994)