PLINIO
BARRAZA
OWEN
pab210@nyu.edu
+57 310 557 1272
PLINIOBARRAZA.COM
New media arts professor teaching and advising upper division university students for over fourteen years; inspiring pupils to broaden their conceptual and technical skills. As an artist he has participated in various individual and collaborative new media art projects that reexamine our relationship with technology. Plinio also has comprehensive industry experience directing teams in digital media production and Internet technologies; delivering midsize and large-scale projects for leading national and multinational brands.
EDUCATION
NYU - THE STEINHARDT SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Sep 27, 1999
Master of Arts
Music Performance & Composition for Composers
1998 MA Composition Award
GRINNELL COLLEGE
May 20, 1996
Bachelor of Arts
Studio Art - Sculpture
1996 Annual Student Art Salon - First Prize
TEACHING
UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES
April 2000 - Jul 2013
Bogota - Colombia
Adjunct Professor, Art department - Graduate Upper-level
Multimedia Specialist Diploma
Continuing education program for new media professionals
UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES
Apr 2000 - Jul 2013
Bogota - Colombia
Adjunct professor, Art department - Undergraduate Upper-level
Interactive Media and Arts
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA
Apr 2000 - Nov 2013
Bogota - Colombia
Assistant professor, Film and Television department - Undergraduate Mid-level
New Media Concentration
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE
Jan 2000 - present
New York, London, Sao Paulo, Bogotá, Caracas - World Wide
Developer, Art, Music, New Media, Web
I have worked on many diverse projects relating to art, new media, and digital communications SKILLS: Graphic Design, Branding, Illustration, Animation, Game Development, 3D Generalist, Application Development, Custom New Media Development, Physical computing, Installation, Sound Design, Music Composition and Production.
DLB GROUP
Nov 2012 - Jan 2016
Bogota - Colombia
Director, Digital Marketing Department
I directed several teams of developers, creatives, and community managers in the execution of digital media campaigns. I was also in charge of liaising with clients, interpreting their needs and delivering high quality products in a high stress environment SKILLS: Leadership, Ad Campaign and Budget Management, Social Media Strategies and implementation, IRL digital experiences
ZINCRO
Feb 2001 - Sep 2012
Bogota - Colombia
Founder, CEO
I founded and directed a boutique web production company. I was in charge of managing clients, directing teams and participating in the development of stand-alone and Internet based solutions for multinational brands SKILLS: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Administration, Design, Animation, Programming, Linux Server Administration
Leo Burnett
Jan 2000 - Dec 2000
Bogota - Colombia
Sound engineer
Worked on sound production for television and radio spots
INTERESTS
Art, music, performance, installation, theater, design, animation, new media, illustration, analog and digital electronics; copyleft, open source, hacker and remix culture, cad.
TEACHING
New media arts: physical computing, electronics, circuit bending, interactive and web-based programming, computer vision, digital sound, performance and installation interaction.
LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL SKILLS
14+ years experience leading interdisciplinary teams in the development of digital strategies, applications, and products for top national and multinational brands. Interpreting and communicating clients objectives and delivering professional digital products and services ahead of schedule and surpassing expectations.
INDUSTRY
Digital advertising strategies, social media marketing, digital/interactive service and product development, digital illustration and animation.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS
Physical computing and analog/digital electronics; coding and scripting in many computer languages, formats, and protocols; comprehensive knowledge of the Linux operating system, server technologies, and administration tasks; extensive experience with many commercial and open-source production software for interaction, design, web, video, audio, and 3D generalist.
LANGUAGES
Native English and Spanish
REFERENCES
Available upon request