martes, enero 15, 2008

Maltrato a animales

Sinceremante nunca he estado a favor de perder el tiempo para luchar contra el maltrato a los animales mientras existe el maltrato de personas y demas cosas que considero mas importantes, sin embargo, no dejo de estar de acuerdo con que la siguiente practica es completamente erronea e inmoral.

Vean por sus propios ojos el proceso inicial por el cual su abrigo o cualquier vestimenta de piel pasa.


Pledge to go fur-free at PETA.org

martes, enero 01, 2008

Feliz 2008

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Jorge Luis Arévalo, Jr.
jorge.arevalo@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVE
To be an agent of change for a marketing department, developing and implementing new product ideas with the goal of increasing market value for the company.

EDUCATION
2009-2009 Graduate Certificate in Project Management. Saint Xavier University. Chicago, IL, USA. (GPA 4.00 / 4.00)
2006-2007 Master in Business and Administration. Marketing Concentration. Southern Illinois University. Carbondale, IL, USA. (GPA 3.75 / 4.00)
1999-2005 Information Systems Engineer. University of El Salvador. (GPA 8.26 / 10.00)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008-Current Data Manager and Assessment Coordinator. School of Education. Saint Xavier University. Chicago, IL, USA.


2006-2007 Graduate Assistant for the implementation of an assessment system for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) for the College of Education and Human Services (COEHS) at Southern Illinois University. Among the functions performed were data mining and database reporting tasks required for the project and faculty in several course related benchmarks, faculty and student instruction on the usage of a web based portfolio management tool (www.livetext.com), creating and maintaining the project website (http://www.ci.siu.edu/livetext), among other IT related tasks.

2006-2007 Research Assistant for a research conducted by Dr. Peter J. Fadde in the department of Curriculum and Instruction at the College of Education and Human Services at Southern Illinois University. Responsibilities included the development of software application that met specifications and requirements according to the research. This was programmed in an object oriented programming language as Microsoft Visual Basic with Microsoft Access Database Connectivity. The main research consisted of a perceptual decision making application that through an interactive video training method tested the enhancement of cognitive recognition in a rapid response performance skills. The method comprises in identifying a cognitive component of performance skill requiring a rapid response in a limited time, developing video occlusion techniques to measure cognitive expertise of an individual in recognizing and selecting an accurate response, and applying the video occlusion techniques for the purpose of mediated training to enhance an individual's skills in recognizing and selecting an accurate response in the performance skill.

2006-2006 Data Clerk for International Students and Scholars Office at Southern Illinois University. Tasks included the input of potential international student candidates into a database system, which would facilitate the follow up of the enrollment applications of these students. Contributions were also made to the development their website and connectivity with other institutions through filemaker databases.

2004-2005 Server Administrator & Software Engineer. NEKOTEC Technologies. The main responsibilities were to develop Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Short Message Service (SMS) Applications. The applications developed were capable of interacting with customers and guiding them through a dynamic menu upon their telephone, voice or SMS input. Installation and configuration of telecom and database servers in an E-carrier telecommunication standard (E1). Most projects included analyzing and negotiating business to technical requirements. IT related tasks also included the development of telecom applications and web based frontend reporting portals performed with PHP programming and MySQL databases. Our predominant clients were Telecom operators from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala. We also performed Political Automated Campaigns, Collect Call Systems, Spam Calls Filtering Systems, and Advertisement through automated calling, all of these in connection with several Call Centers.

2003-2003 Software Architect for the Ministry of Education in El Salvador. The main task was to developed a Financial, Academic & Human Resources Software that would contribute to the Adult Education Unit. (University Social Service).

2002-present Webhoster / Web design for: “Alliformatic.com”, “Ashtan Contractors, Inc.”, “Unicare Health Services. Newbury Park, CA”, “Christian Church Juda. El Salvador”, “Medishop. El Salvador”, “Ingenieria Util Contractors. El Salvador”, “Mortuary San Jose. El Salvador”, “Christian Church Fraternidad Cristiana. El Salvador”, “Valencia Respiratory Services. Newhall, CA”

EXTRACURRICULAR STUDIES
2010-2011 Applied Classical Guitar Lessons. Music Department. Saint Xavier University. Chicago, IL
2010-2010 Photography I. Art Department. Saint Xavier University. Chicago, IL
2004-2005 NK90 IVR Server Programming; Configuration. Nekotec Telecom. México City, Mexico.
2004-2004 Visual Basic.NET & SQL SERVER Programming. University of El Salvador.
2004-2004 GNU/Linux Server Advanced Configuration. University of El Salvador.
2004-2004 PHP/ MySQL Web Programming. University of El Salvador.
2004-2004 Python programming under GNU/Linux. Electrical Engineering School, University of El Salvador.
2003-2003 GNU/Linux Operating System. University of El Salvador.
2002-2002 Computer Hardware Diagnostic & Repair. University of El Salvador.
2002-2002 Computer Networking Installations. University of El Salvador.
2001-2001 CAD Design and Programming in AutoCAD. University of El Salvador
2000-2000 Visual Fox Pro Programming. ITCA-FEPADE. El Salvador
2000-2000 Web Design. ITCA-FEPADE. Santa Ana, El Salvador

GIVEN CONFERENCES
2005 Thesis “Wireless Network Design of the Campus of the University of El Salvador, West Faculty”. University of El Salvador. Santa Ana, El Salvador.

2003
Installation & Configuration of “Peanut Linux”, Operating System based on UMSDOS file system. First GNU/Linux Festival. University of El Salvador.

AFFILIATIONS
  • Founding Member of the Linux User Group of El Salvador (www.linux.org.sv) and Debian User Group of El Salvador (www.debian.org.sv)
  • Beta Gamma Sigma Academic Honor Society

HONORS
  • Nomination for Most Outstanding International MBA Student of the Year. Southern Illinois University (2008)
  • Academic Honors and Full Scholarship in the degree of Engineer in Computer Science at the University of El Salvador, El Salvador. (GPA 8.26 / 10)

LANGUAGES
  • Fully Fluent Proficient English
  • Native Spanish