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Lafayette, La, Us

Lafayette, Louisiana Area

Design and develop Angular dashboard for LEaRN, streaming live data from air sensors all over Lafayette.Manage two intern teams to deliver production ready apps to Lafayette non profits.

Drupal Developer. Google Analytics. Node JS Front End Developer. Client facing.

Austin, Texas Area

• Hanging sculpture from 100 ft ceiling for display (first time attempted in the studio's history)• Audio/Video troubleshooting, hiding cables, fixing dry wall levels.• Drywall installation, building stud walls.

• Project Lead for Opera: oversaw window unit builds, guided two builders in safety measures and stable structures with a tolerance maintained at less than 1/38” past correct measurement.• First person to ever be simultaneously a student receiving credit and a hired employee in the program.• Awarded Rookie of the Year 2013.• TIG Welding

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Reestablished Magnolia Theater functionality: transformed the scene shop into working order, introduced a costume/prop shop, started a production center to increase sales and promotions during the 2013-2014 season.• Programmed Strand Lighting Systems light board for orientations: enabled future events to run seamlessly in my absence, fixed programming error where lobby lights were not functioning.• Created Guide to Magnolia Theater: included inventory, state, and quality of fixtures, itemized what units were lacking.• Worked on-call to manage sound, lights, and media for all events and ensured the successful promotion of Baton Rouge Community College’s services to the visiting community.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Reestablished Magnolia Theater functionality: transformed the scene shop into working order, introduced a costume/prop shop, started a production center to increase sales and promotions during the 2013-2014 season.• Programmed Strand Lighting Systems light board for orientations: enabled future events to run seamlessly in my absence, fixed programming error where lobby lights were not functioning.• Created Guide to Magnolia Theater: included inventory, state, and quality of fixtures, itemized what units were lacking.• Worked on-call to manage sound, lights, and media for all events and ensured the successful promotion of Baton Rouge Community College’s services to the visiting community.

Austin, Texas Area

• Managed upkeep of 32 wireless microphones.• Maintained sound quality during show coordinating with actors backstage.• Foresaw any potential sound problems and prevented them or quickly solved them.

Austin, Texas Area

• Controlled flow of students during advising hours.• Answered questions about degree plans, student transfers, and other academia.• Made copies, sorted papers, and acted as the go-getter for the advisor.

Jester City Market

• Delegated tasks and managed schedules of cashiers: satisfied onslaught of college students at the 12am closing time, ensured the release of employees on time.• Introduced onsite training initiative, empowered all employees to “own” the store as their personal responsibility. My job became service to the employees, and they became the problem solvers (learned from Covey’s Seven Habits).

• Successfully satisfied customers threatening lawsuits over disagreements with park regulations, ended with an absolute win-win for the city and the satisfied patrons.• Managed lifeguards and patrons during a nosebleed and a simultaneous in-water seizure with no issue.• Successfully required an offensive patron to leave the park without incident after he verbally harassed a 16 year old, female lifeguard. The issue was handled in such a manner that he shook hands and agreed to all terms with a positive attitude.

Austin, Texas Area

• Occasionally assisted in training new employees.• Maintained the aesthetic appeal of the store while managing a register.• Cataloged temperature and inventory transfers.• Assisted customers in all transactions with a positive attitude and smile.

La Porte, Texas

• Resolved conflicts amongst disorderly patrons.• Stayed alert and vigilant while overseeing up to 600 at-risk patrons.• Clarified patrons on regulations and kept fellow lifeguards educated.• Trained and certified in CPR, AED, and a life-rescue skillset.• Maintained premises to be clean and conductive.

Pasadena, Texas

• Allocated stock in aggressive shifts from 4 pm to 1 am.• Worked beyond expectations by volunteering to unload the stock truck.• Assisted fellow coworkers when they tired in the intense environment.

Master'S Degree, Computer Science

Data Science including Bioinformatics, Database Systems and Administration, Information Visualization, Pattern Recognition, Information.

Bachelor'S Degree, Theatre

Education record