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NAOMI TURE
naomiture@gmail.com, www.globalnarratives.org

EDUCATION
2001 - 2004

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
Masters in Integrated Electronic Arts, May 2004
Thesis Project: Painting Worlds: A Multimedia Journey through Children's
Imaginations and World Views

1996 - 2001 Brown University (Providence, RI)
Received Bachelor’s Degree in Education Studies
Thesis Project: Designing Effective Educational Technology to Prepare Children for
Minor Surgical Procedures at the Hasbro Children's Hospital
1999 - 2000 Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI)
Courses: Introduction to Computer Animation and Photography for Illustrators

EMPLOYMENT
2005- Present

Senior Producer, KMVT Community Television (Mountain View, CA)
Produce, Direct & Edit non-profit documentaries and promotional videos; Teach Intro to Documentary Production Class; Develop station strategies, marketing and PR; Tech support for studio TV Shows, Cover Community events.

2005 Adjunct Lecturer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
Taught college lecture class in Media Studio: Imaging and Interactivity; prepared syllabus and lecture materials in digital arts theory and practice.
2004 - 2005 Art/Technology Consultant at Ark Community Charter School (Troy, NY)
Collaborated with K-5 teachers in integrating art and technology in the curriculum; use stop motion animation, video and graphic design to learn about such topics as biomes.
2003 Intern at the Exploratorium (San Francisco, CA)
Participated in Accidental Science: Music projects and created prototype for online interactive to engage users in a musical composition called Step Re-Mix.

AWARDS & HONORS
2008 Winner

National Hometown Video Award for Educational Category
First place for short documentary “What's Inside Me” on arts education

2007 Winner National Hometown Video Award for Documentary Public Awareness
First place for short documentary “If We Don’t Care Now” on volunteering
2001 Digital Flaherty Grants-in-Aid Scholarship Recipient (RPI, Troy, NY)
Attended the Digital Flaherty Seminar that addressed the use of digital technologies
1998 - 1999 Rotary International Scholarship Recipient (Osaka, Japan)
Received a full scholarship as Rotary Student Ambassador to Osaka, Japan


GROUPS & AFFILIATIONS
International Documentary Association, Global Lives Project Board Member, Alliance for Community Television, Bay Area Media Makers, Athletic Endurance (San Francisco Marathon Training), Young Innovative Professional Entrepreneurs’ Advisory Committee Member, San Francisco Taiko Dojo, Mountain View Celebration of Leaders Committee member, Brown Area Schools Committee volunteer.

DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION & DIGITAL ART SKILLS
Proficiency in: Video Production (Concept, Storyboard, Coordination, Directing, Interviewing, Lighting), Post-production (Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition), Graphic Design (Photoshop), DVD-Authoring (DVD Studio Pro & Encore DVD), CD-ROM authoring, Internet Research Knowledge in: Web design (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, GoLive, Flash, XHTML), 3D modeling and animation (3D Softimage, interactive installation (Director, EZIO and Basic Stamp), sound design (Protools, Peak).