Marvin Ridgell
Marvin RidgellEducation
Nordenfjorde Verden Univerisetet Thy & Mors Ø, DenmarkMFAMaster of Fine Arts (photography, film making, video production, history &
Danish)Assembled Altair kit computer
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Den Præstegarn Fjerritslev, Denmark
BFABachelor of Fine Arts (photography, video production, film making, History of Art)Completed studies in Denmark, at Den Præstegarn, with a short course in Danish
at Folkeuniversitetet København
Professional experience Calumet Township Trustee Gary, IN
Help Desk / Computer TechnicianHardware/Software trouble shootingHardware/Software installation & configurationTraining staff in the proper use of MS Word, Excel, Access & PublisherDatabase design, programming & administrationRecommended Asterix VoIP in 2007, VoIP outsourced to AT&T in 2008Implemented housekeeping procedure for PC’s (defrag, trashcan empties, hard
drive cleanup’s, etc.) JW Holding Group & Associates
Portage, INDesigned, programmed, deployed & used inventory database w/ParadoxInstalled hardware/software/peripherals Set up vendor/supply chain & requisition (purchase order) systemSourcing equipment & supplies for government procurement projects Linked census data to GIS maps using MapInfo City of Gary
Gary, INAssistant to Director Planning & Economic Development Assisted with CDBG preparationAssisted Mayor Thomas V. Barnes & Department Director Enyi Nwabarra prepare
city budgetDesigned, programmed & deployed census block group database w/Paradox for
Federally funded projects
NW Indiana Regional Planning Commission
Portage, INSystems AdministratorInstalled, managed & maintained Novell 3.0 & 3.1 and Microsoft DOS,
Windows & ServerDatabase design, programming, maintenance & administrationHardware/software installation, configuration & tweaking College of Marketing & Design Dublin,
IrelandLecturer Video Production, Video Graphics, AnimationHistory of Graphic DesignPhotography (35mm & Large Format)
Jamaica School of Art Kingston, Jamaica WI
Lecturer Graphic DesignLithographySilk Screening (Serigraphy) Photography
2510 N. 12th StreetMilwaukee, WI 53206-2506Phone 414-562-9317Cell Phone 920-217-1718E-mail [email protected]://marvinssite.yolasite.com/
Streaming conversions from Flash to Video
Some Applications I Own
& UseAdobe
Acrobat Pro 9 Dreamweaver Fireworks
Alcohol 120%Borland
C++ Borland/WordPerfect Paradox
Google Google Chrome Google Earth Pro 4.2 Google SketchUp 7 Picasa 3
MacroMedia Coldfusion MX (Does not work with Vista
64bit) Dreamweaver MX Fireworks MX Flash MX
Microsoft Access Excel Expression FrontPage PowerPoint Project Publisher Virtual Earth Visio Visual Studio 2008 Word
Sun Java Javascript NetBeans IDE 6.7.1
MapInfo Professional 9.5OmniPage Professional 17
Video Clips & Streaming Video Displays
Here we see a scene from the play RENT – a modern version of the Giacomo Puccini opera La Bohème
Hope to hear from you soon.