RYAN ABRAHAM RUIZ, L.AC
Acupuncture at Seminary Ave, Chicago, IL

Clinic Coordinator at Shen Shen Health & Harmony, Owner at Ryan A. Ruiz Photography

Alternative Medicine

Shen Shen Health & Harmony - Chicago, Illinois since Aug 2013 - Clinic Coordinator Ryan A. Ruiz Photography since Jan 2007 - Owner Arizona Integrated Media - Tempe, Arizona Jan 2007 - Aug 2011 - Photographer College Times Jan 2007 - Aug 2011 - Photographer The Arizona Republic - Phoenix, Arizona Area Sep 2006 - Dec 2006 - Photography Intern

Arizona State University 2004 - 2006
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Photojournalism Mesa Community College 1997 - 2000
Associate's degree, Biology, General

Spanish

Robert F. Kennedy National Award for Print College Journalism
Arizona State University, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
As part of a hand-picked team of journalism students at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, I had the great honor of reporting on families that had been divided by border issues between the United States and Mexico. The collaborated work from the project culminated in a book Borderlands: Divided Families, for which the honor was awarded. During the semester-long assignment I rode along with Border Patrol agents, witnessing arrests of illegal immigrants and drug smugglers in the desert landscapes of Arizona, USA; frequently visited a family pursuing American citizenship legally while living and working on both sides of the border in San Luis, Sonora, Mexico and San Luis, Arizona, USA; met document forgers in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico; spent time with youth detained while attempting to illegally cross the border in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, and even tracked down the widowed mother of one of the detained teenagers at her impoverished home in the mountainous jungle region of Veracruz, Mexico nearly 2000 miles from where we first encountered her detained son. The experience opened my eyes to the plight of the vast majority of Mexican immigrants legal and illegal whose struggles are simply to better their lives and the lives of their families through work, and far less for criminal enterprise.

Ryan A. Ruiz Photography www.ryanaruizphoto.com
Sole Proprietor / Owner / Photographer AZ Integrated Media / College Times, Inc. - Tempe, AZ
Photographer / Videographer / Photo Editor Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ
Recognition Arizona Republic - Phoenix, AZ
Photography Intern The State Press, Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ
Assistant Photo Editor The State Press, Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ
Staff Photographer

Arizona State University
B.S. in Journalism and Mass Communication / Spanish Mesa Community College
A.A. in A.G.S., , Biology

High level of interpersonal and written communication Proven customer service performer; easily builds relationships with all personality types Advanced use of both written and spoken Spanish language Proficient with both PC and MAC computer platforms including MAC/MS Internet navigation, and MAC/MS Office programs Proficient with professional Nikon DSLR camera equipment Professional video shooting and creative linear and non-linear editing Proficient with photography and video editing software including Adobe Photoshop, Photo Mechanic, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premier Elements, and SoundSlides Efficient use of FTP uploader program