Lena Nechet

Oceanside, CA   Art@LenaNechet.com   323.686.1771 CV

Experience

• Fine art painter, 18 years - oils, gouache, acrylics, watercolor, figurative art;
• Language instructor, 3 years - beginner and business German;
• Interpreter, 2 years - multilingual;
• Translator, 2 years - German-English IT and legal translations;
• Customer Service, 1 year - problem-solving, international accounts;
• Videographer, 5 years - short film, videography, hybrid photography;
• Web Developer, 7 years - OO PHP server programming and design;
• Fashion Design, 3 years - female and male formal attire construction;
• Nonprofit president, 2 years - US educational corporation.

Formal Education

Master's and Bachelor of Science in Economics; AA in Creative and Applied Arts.

• Mira Costa College, 2019-2023 - life figure drawing and painting, design, PTK, 4.0 GPA;
• Orange Coast College, 2015 - history of cinema;
• San Diego City College, 2014-2015 - business law, accounting, filmmaking, English composition, critical thinking;
• IRS VITA, 2014 - advanced tax preparer;
• University Duisburg-Essen, 2004-2005 - web ergonomics, informatics, applied mathematics;
• Institute for International Communications, University of Dusseldorf, 2004 - academic German;
• VHS (Volkshochschule, NRW), 2003-2004 - accounting, advanced German, Spanish;
• Berlitz Deutschland, 2002-2003 - business German;
• Goethe Institute Dusseldorf, 2002 - intermediate German;
• Zaporizhzhya State University, 1991-1997 - Economics, Accounting;
• Collegium 98, 1989-1991 - high school diploma with honors, advanced mathematics;
• Music School 1, 1984-1990 - piano, counterpoint, musical theory, choir.

Skills

Fine art techniques, color theory, visual composition, visualization, videography, media production, documentary film, video editing, logo design, foreign language training, interpreting, translation, intercultural communication, inter-lingual mediation, digital marketing, customer relationship, small business management, non-profit organization, critical thinking, web development, PHP, HTML, CSS style sheets, XML, FTP, Joomla! Framework  CMS, Apache server, .htaccess, search engine optimization (SEO), mind mapping, mnemonics, style consulting, Linux, Windows 2000-10, VMWare, VirtualBox, Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, GIMP, Inkscape, Blender, XMind, Atom, portable software.

Languages: English, German, Ukrainian, Russian.