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 mridgell@gmail.comhttp://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.