Winston Hoy
639 South Spring St. Suite #5C, Los Angeles, CA 90014 Tel: 727 543 5633 E-mail: WinstonHoy@Gmail.com
Experience
Web Designer/Developer, Freelance 2008-Present
Acquired work through craigslist ads and personal referral
Communicated with clients to find out what is needed and wanted
Redesigned existing websites for a more modern and stimulating experience
Built websites for clients using Content Management Systems Wordpress and Drupal
Developered interactive and dynamic sites using PHP and Javascript
Set-up domain & server settings
Designed layouts, graphics and logos for clients using Photoshop
Created and implemented basic animations using Flash
Most recent work can be found @ PeanutButterSticks.com
Video Producer/Post-Producer, Freelance 2008-Present
Shot video for live events documentary style (for Eyes Catch Moving Images)
http://blip.tv/file/1010603 (green networking event)
http://blip.tv/file/847586 (theatre group burlesque show)
Assistant Editor for documentary “Arenal” in colloboration with Recycled Movie
Post Production (editing, color correction, titles, motion graphics, web streaming) for
personal projects
http://winston.hoyshouse.com/videosproduced
Worked crew on television shows, commercials, PSA’s and a feature film
Shot on and edited with a variety of formats (DV, AVCHD, HDV)
Edited using both Final Cut Studio 2 as well as Adobe CS3 Production Suites
Founding Co-Director, Brave New Bus, Los Angeles, CA 2007-Present
Co-Writer of organization’s bylaws
Co-Designer of www.bravenewbus.org
Co-Producer and producer of all video production on site
Co-Coordinator for fundraising events “Busfest”
Co-Writer and writer for all site content including mission statement and blogs
Responsible for maintenance and modifications to 38 foot school bus
Converted a 38 foot school bus to run on recycled waste vegetable oil
Accountant for all organization finances
Responsible for acquiring all sponsorships to date.
Responsible for website maintenance and updates as well as innovations
Responsible for the planning and organization of four cross-country trips on the bus
Mad Scientist, Mad Science of Los Angeles, Van Nuys, CA 2007-2008
Led one hour after school programs of science instruction and experimentation.
Created entertaining educational activities for elementary school students.
Responsible for the well being of 20-30 children at a time.
Assistant Computer Programmer, Nationwide Title Clearing 2005-2006
Met and worked with operations employees for bug reports on software.
Made basic alternations to software’s code.
Tested and debugged all software.
Customer Service/ Phone Follow-up, Nationwide Title Clearing 2004-2005
Answered clients’ questions and assisted them in troubleshooting problems.
Followed-up on previous requests to clients and associates via phone calls and e-mails.
Performed internet research to locate County Recorder information.
Responsible for the organization of retrieved documents through digitizing documents.
Data Entry, Nationwide Title Clearing, Inc., Palm Harbor, FL 2003-2004
Entered a large volume of data quickly and accurately.
Skills
Technical
Expert with Macintosh OS
Proficient with Microsoft Windows (2000, XP, Vista)
Proficient web developer (Dreamweaver, FTP, PHP, CSS, HTML)
Generally tech savvy (printers, computers, cameras, etc)
Great with hands (mechanics, handyman, etc)
Creative
Proficient Video editor (Final Cut Studio 2, Adobe Creative Suite 3)
Graphic Design (flyers, business card, etc using Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash)
Proficient Web Designer (CMS, CSS, HTML, JS and PHP)
Proficient Writer (website content, proofreading & editing, script)
Expert Blogger
Office
Proficient with Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, NeoOffice, iWork, etc.
Proficient with Quickbooks
Expert internet research
Expert e-mail and phone
HOBBIES
Playing music (guitar, piano and ukulele)
Playing sports (baseball, basketball, football, tennis, volleyball...)
Photography (Digital, retouching)
On the Web:
INTERESTS
People, human interaction, community, progress, government accountability and transparency, science and technology, music, writing, web design, video production.
Education
I am currently taking a break from school to get a better idea of what I would most like to study in order to make the best of my time in school.
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
40 units towards Physics, BA
REFERENCES
Chase White - Recycled Movie (Brave New Bus affiliate)
chase@recycledmovie.org (323)497-9557
Nils Rosaen, Jr. - Rosedale Products (Brave New Bus Sponsor)
nilsr@rosedaleproducts.com (734)-665-8201
