Leobardo Óscar Alcántara Ocaña



Personal info


Personal Info
Born July 6th, 1972 / México City (CDMX, former D.F.).
Citizenship Mexican

Contact Information
e-mail
Hobbies

Hobbies

Cinema

Dogs

Lexicography

Music

Nephologist (Clouds watcher)

Photography


Academic Degrees
1996 B.A. in Communication Sciences - ITESO University, Guadalajara México.
2012 M.A. in Communication of Science & Culture - ITESO University, Guadalajara México.



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Employment History
2003-2020 Web Designer & Web Content Manager. “Dr. Jorge Villalobos Padilla” Library. ITESO University.
98-2003 University's Web Portal Content Manager. ITESO University.
99-2001 & 2010 Reference librarian. Audiovisual sources specialist. “Dr. Jorge Villalobos Padilla” Library. ITESO University.
2007-2008 Reference librarian. "Cultural Centre Library". Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), México.

Type of Work Projects from 1998 to 2024

Main tasks & activities related to:
Research
  • Solving problem oriented
  • Web State of the Art
  • New products
  • Web Tendencies
Documentation
  • Project development
  • Processes & Tasks
  • Users Feedback
GUI & UX Design
  • Prototyping
  • Site navigation
  • Usability
Web Content Administration
  • Web portal:
  • - Text & Data
  • - Graphic information
  • - Animations
Theming & GUI Customatization
  • Ex Libris ILS
  • DSpace
  • Drupal
  • Vufind
Information Architecture
  • Information structure
  • Navigation & Interactivity
  • Usability



Skills & Competences [ʌ TOP]

Technical
- Web design: HTML & CSS.
- Web Standards & Accessibility.
- GUI customization (theming) of Repositories,
Catalogs & Integrated Library Systems: Aleph, DSpace, Vufind.
- Web content administration with Drupal & WordPress.
- Documentation of projects and procedures.
- I Work with Windows, MacOS, or Linux (Debian / Ubuntu).
Communication
- Translate user needs into system features or customize system functionalities to accomplish user needs.
- Facilitate effective and meaningful communication, by mediating the request-and-answer process among developers, staff, and final users of Online Information Systems.
- Improve User Experience (UX) through Usability testing.



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Certificates
2015 Certificate in Geomatics and Regional Planning - University of Guadalajara / CONABIO
2012 Certificate in Linux Administration - ITESO University
2007 Certificate in Design and Production of Multimedia & Interactive Systems - ITESO University




GUI Design

ITESO University Library’s Web portal




University Historic Photograph Collection

Web page Front image taken from Adobe Behance Portfolio
University Historic Photograph Collection

Open Access Initiative, OAI.

Web page Front image taken from Adobe Behance Portfolio
University Historic Photograph Collection

Open Access Initiative, OAI.




Branding & GUI Customization [ʌ TOP]

Academic Repositories

Academic Repository Front Page
ITESO University Academic Repository

DSpace 3.0 XMLUI Manakin

Academic Repository Front Page
Universities Entrusted to the Society of Jesus In Latin America

DSpace 3.0 XMLUI Manakin




Design & Customization [ʌ TOP]

Online Public Access Catalog's Discovery Search

OPAC's Discovery Search Interface. Browse section.
Browse section

Vufind Discovery Search




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