Elson Trinidad

Telephone: (213) 353-8647
E-mail: elson@westworld.com

Education

Bachelor of Arts degree, Print Journalism
University of Southern California
August 1996
Print Journalism major

Employment Experience

Temporary Worker: October - December 1998
Adecco Employment
3345 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 103
Los Angeles, CA 90010 Performed various secretarial and clerical tasks for Union Bank of California and Bank of America.
 

Online Writer/Editor: October 1997 - May 1998
UltimateTV
15821 Ventura Blvd. Suite 410
Encino, CA 91436

Wrote, managed and maintained the TV Business News, Nielsen Ratings, Classic TV and Prime-Time Show Guide sections of the website (www.ultimatetv.com), assisted in celebrity webchats.
  Website/Database Maintenance: July - August 1997
Precision Entertainment
10353 W. Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232 Maintained and updated website databases for company's web commerce clients.

HTML Programmer (Temporary): February - March 1997
411 Transaction Technologies
1200 West Pico Blvd. Suite 201
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Edited, reformatted and beta-tested company web page's database technology for Spring Internet World '97 convention.

HTML Programmer/Web Designer: September - December 1996
Westworld Communications, Inc.
9400 Lurline Ave., Ste. A-2
Chatsworth, CA 91311

Designed, programmed and maintained Internet World Wide Web pages for business clients; Won employee competition to design company web page; Scanned, manipulated and designed computer graphics.


Communications Coordinator: March 1995 - August 1996
Filipino-American Service Group, Inc.
135 N. Park View St.
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Composed news releases, informational materials and speeches for agency; Organized a voter-registration drive for the Filipino community in Los Angeles county; Designed company's web site; Conducted tours of agency for media and visitors;
Operated agency van to transport clients, food and donated goods. 
  Electronic News Editor Intern: June - September 1995
Los Angeles Times - TimesLink division
Times Mirror Square, 5th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90053 Converted news copy from Times' computer system into TimesLink/Prodigy system format; Wrote content for and expanded the service's Transportation section; Updated and maintained the Government News, Entertainment and Sports sections. 
  User Room Operator: March 1994 - January 1995
University Computing Services - University of Southern California
University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90089 Supervised student computer user labs; Maintained computer terminals and facilities.
  Customer Service Ad Representative: June 1992 - August, 1993
Recycler Classifieds
2898 Rowena Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90026 Entered customers' classified advertisement requests into computer system; Sold customer-paid classified ads for commission.

Journalism Experience

Los Angeles Times
Freelance contributor: Published August 1995

Daily Trojan, University of Southern California
Diversions (feature) Columnist: January, 1994 - April, 1995
Staff Writer: October, 1992 - May, 1993

University Times, California State University, Los Angeles
Staff Writer: January, 1990 - December, 1991

Blue Tide, John Marshall High School
Staff Writer, Art Editor, Editorial Page Editor,
Editor-In-Chief: September, 1987 - June, 1989

The Lion's Roar, Thomas Starr King Junior High School
Artist, Staff Writer: September, 1985 - June, 1986

Affiliation/Volunteer Service

East Hollywood Community Association
President/Founder
May 1996 - Present

Blessed Sacrament Church, Hollywood, CA
Bass Guitarist, Church Band
July, 1995 - Present

Troy Philippines Club, University of Southern California
Public Relations Officer, Vice President:
March, 1992 - May, 1995

Joselyn Geaga Yap for State Assembly (46th District-CA)
Campaign Volunteer
Spring, 1991

Bob Gay for City Council (9th District-Los Angeles)
Campaign Volunteer
Spring, 1991

Los Angeles City Youth Advisory Council
Executive Board Member, General Secretary:
November, 1989 - December, 1991

Center For Participation in Democracy
(Voter Registration Drive)
September, 1988 - October, 1988

Honors/Awards

Samuel Monk Newman Award (for achievement in Journalism)
John Marshall High School, June, 1989

Third Place Trophy - News Writing
Los Angeles Journalism Teachers Association/
Los Angeles Press Club Write-Off Tournament
December, 1988

Skills

Solid knowledge of Windows 98, 95, 3.1 and Macintosh systems; Freelance computer system consulting and repair experience, Seasoned in all aspects of the Internet (with online experience since 1991), including the World Wide Web and HTML programming; Skilled in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect and Adobe Photoshop.

Interests/Hobbies

Accomplished singer, songwriter and musician (piano, synthesizer, MIDI programmer, bass guitar, guitar, saxophone) with recording and live performance experience. Personal interest in Los Angeles area history, environment, urban planning and mass transportation issues; Avid traveler, model railroader and cyclist.

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