• Helped develop more than 15 theatrical productions from design stage to audience-ready product, as an actor, assistant director, and assistant producer.• Participated in the formulation and expansion of company’s digital brand by scripting, filming, and editing numerous cinematic trailers and promotional videos.• Helped ensure fluid communications and operations by liaising with venues and fellow collaborators.• Supported the efficacy of dramatic story-telling through dramaturgical analysis and implementation. • Chief video designer of Color TVs en Tijuana, a full-length play where actors interacted with seven TVs on stage. Softwares I’ve used: Final Cut Pro, KDenLive, IMovie

• Helped inaugurate NCO’s operatic film venture by conceiving an original narrative for use as an opera serial on Youtube.• Scripted two 7-minute librettos in collaboration with a musical composer. • Ensured narrative continuity by monitoring conceptual development of project throughout recording and filming.• Drew attention to NCO’s varied talents by storyboarding and directing two artistic films based on recorded compositions.

• Expanded newspaper’s coverage of environmental, education, and local business development news.• Helped deliver timely and salient news coverage to a readership of 30,000, and fostered wider communication among local businesses and residents.• Helped optimize newspaper’s response to breaking news through prioritization and deadline management. • Contributed to optimal function of newsroom by drafting press releases, and helping with pagination and layout.

• Directed, produced , and acted in a weekend of Harold Pinter’s short plays at a cultural theatre in New Orleans, LA (2018).• Directed, produced, and acted in a 3-hour cabaret event at a performance venue in Greenwich Venue, NYC (2009)• Brought artistic collaboration to fruition through effective events coordination and detailed liaison between artists and venue.• Facilitated opportunity for local artists to participate in community-affirming creative exploration.

- One could say my entire adult life has been a continuous acquisition of skills in artistic expression and communications.- I am well-versed in creative as well as formal writing, project research, copywriting and editing, layout and visual design, video editing and design, and other skills associated with media, publishing and writing.- In the past, I have undertaken many projects which have required strict deadlines, and have met them with finesse.- I have years of experience interacting with diverse clientele and staff. Please see my attached cover letter and writing samples. I also invite you to peruse my regular blog, Purgative Text: http://purgativetext.blogspot.com/.

- Extensive academic background.- Specialty in Russian / Slavic literature. - Proficient knowledge of World Literature and History of Literature, Philosophy and History of Philosophy, Art History, Critical Theory.- Working knowledge of French, Spanish, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Pre-Calc, Psychology, American & World History, Health Studies, Earth / Space Science, and many other subjects that fall under the Humanities.- Numerous past experiences as a tutor (formally, informally, and independently) or educational mobilizer.- A patient and accommodating demeanor and mode of interaction.- A personal devotion to expanding my knowledge and perspective of the world around me.

• Modeled 1-hour long lessons for primary age students, based on Mind Lab’s curriculum of social pedagogy through game-play.• Administered weekly lessons to four different schools throughout the fall and spring semesters.• Expanded Mind Lab’s presence and facilitated communication between company, parents, and school administrators, by serving as chief representative and liaison in the North Palm Beach jurisdiction.Associated skills: Innovative pedagogy, preparation of teaching materials, administering programmatic syllabus, monitoring of student progress, administration of rewards and incentives.

My duties with Saverance Publishing Services consisted of copy editing novel manuscripts for Africa World Press, an independent press that specializes in a wide range of African texts. I corrected for grammatical and spelling mistakes, suggested cuts and syntax adjustments, and generally made sure that each text flowed easily from beginning to end.