Hello, World!

My name is Santiago Ruiz and welcome to my little slice of the internet. I’m a dedicated and passionate Career & Technical Education professional with over eighteen years of experience in New York City public and charter high schools. I am a strong believer in experiential learning. My love for experiential learning comes from the over twenty-two years of experience I have accrued in the IT and Multimedia industries. I have seen firsthand how quality experiences help shape and, in some cases, help save lives. For over 10 years, I have leveraged my entrepreneurial resources in order to provide, and personally finance, fully immersive industry projects for recent high school graduates.  You can see some of those projects in the portfolio section below.

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Titles
Assistant Principal -
New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities
President / CEO -
Transistor Theory Media Group Inc.
Education
M.S. Dual Educational Leadership (SBL/SDL)
M.S. School Counseling
B.S. Career & Technical Teacher Education

Languages

English
Spanish

EXPERIENCE

Eduacation
Combined
Industry

CERTIFICATIONS

Portfolio

El Patio Magazine

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El Patio Magazine

ENTREPRENEUR / TTMGNY /

Project Type
Magazine / Internship
Role
Editor In Chief / Mentor
Company
Transistor Theory Media Group Inc.
Year
2015
Status
Inactive

The first Latino print magazine with Augmented Reality or as we called it, Amplified Reality. El Patio Magazine was a collaboration between Transistor Media Group Inc., Jean Soto Photography and visual artist Andres Alvarez. The print magazine was complimented by the online web version as well as a mobile app.  In the summer of 2015, EPM served as summer internship for recent high school graduates.  Students produced interviews and wrote articles for the both the print and online platforms.

 

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R&R

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R&R

ENTREPRENEUR /

Project type
Recording & Entertainment Label
Company
Ruiz & Ruiz Records Inc.
Role
Co-Founder / President / Vice President
Year
2000 - 2006
Status
Inactive

Responsible fo the international hit “Ese Fui Yo,” Ruiz & Ruiz Records was the first NYC based independent recording label to focus on Reggaeton and Spanish RAP.

R&R was founded by the event DJ duo Kelvin “Papote” Ruiz and Santiago “02” Ruiz. In 1997, while still in high in high school, the pair began to DJ under the R&R Entertainment banner. After a brief hiatus, the two joined forces in 1999 and began recording their first Reggaeton album, “R&R – Rated R.” By 2000, R&R had officially incorporated and became the first NYC based  independent Reggaeton label.

R&R’s repertoire included  , Enox, Marlee, Rob, Ness, Jacob, Papote (Vocalist, Co-Executive Producer, Musical Producer), 02 (Co-Executive Producer, Musical Producer).

Prior to ceasing operations, the label served as constants and enjoyed amazing collaborations with other artists and major labels, some of which include: SGZ Entertainment ( SONY Music), Bachata group Xtreme, 2 Strong Entertainment (Univision Music), Bachata artist Toby Love, MOSA (UBO Music), Reggaeton artist Divino, Grammy winning producer Echo, DJ Wassie, radio host Shino Aguakate, recording artist Notch, to name a few.

After securing distribution with Universal Music Latino (Guitian Bros.) for “R&R All Stars,” R&R began working on “Ese Fui Yo” for Jose “Gocho” Torres’ “MVP2.” Written by Kelvin “Papote” Ruiz, Ernesto “Ness” Velazquez and Santiago “02” Ruiz, “Ese Fui Yo” was rejected by Gocho. The production team which included Pedro “SP” Polanco and Joseph “Jkey” Diaz, team later reworked the song for Romeo’s (formerly of  2in a Room & Fulanito) 3rd Degree Label (UBO). Unfortunately an agreement was never reached and the song wouldn’t be released officially until the acquisition of R&R Records by Transistor Theory Media Group (TTMGNY).

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LONGWOOD PREP

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LONGWOOD PREP

EDUCATOR /

Project Type
Career & Technical Education Curriculum
Role
Consultant
School
Longwood Prep Academy
Year
2020

Co-designed and consulted for the NYSED approved D-Comm CTE program.

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CROTONA I.H.S.

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CROTONA I.H.S.

EDUCATOR /

Project type
Career & Technical Education Curriculum
Role
Co-Creator / Lead teacher
School
Crotona International High School
Year
2012 - 2017

Co-created and taught the NYSED approved Recording & Entertainment Technology CTE program.

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TTMGNY

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TTMGNY

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Through the years TTMG has reinvented itself and adapted in response to industry needs. Throughout all of these changes one thing has remained constant, a commitment to developing, guiding and nurturing young talent. 

Established in 2012, TTMG has continually provided a platform for recent high school graduates to hone their skills and pursue their dreams in the multimedia and entertainment industry. Since 2013 TTMG has provided internships as well as independent contractor opportunities for inner city youths. Graduates have contributed to producing vlogs, editing magazines, shooting interviews, recording music and creating music videos.

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SCHOOLHOUSE STUDIO

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SCHOOLHOUSE STUDIO

EDUCATOR /

Project Type
After-School
Role
Creator / Teacher / Coach
School
Samuel Gompers Career & Technical Education High School
Year
2010 - 2011
Status
Inactive

Schoolhouse Studio was an after-school program at Samual Gompers Career & Technical Education High School. The program was the precursor to the later, New York State approved Recording & Entertainment Technology curriculum.

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