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Florida, United States

Florida, United States

• Managed a team of health coaches utilizing training and management techniques to encourage employee growth, engagement, and team communication.
• Identified areas of opportunity for employee success through in-depth reviews, documentation, and regular meetings.
• Made key decisions that impacted protocols and procedures for the new program baseline.
• Developed QM metrics for the department.; served as a liaison between higher leadership and employees to improve product and user experience.
• Strategically identified clients' needs from diverse demographics to create and execute valuable content that elicits engagement.
• Interviewed, trained, and mentored new employees and internal promotions.

Greater Chicago Area

• Developed curriculum with detailed teaching examples and presentations for digital art and animation classes.
• Collaborated with leadership to improve remote digital art class experience.
• Researched relevant working artists and new techniques for unique class experience.
• Provided a safe and fun learning environment for students and parents both online and in-person.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Strengthened online auction listings by meticulously cataloging vintage, collectible, and antique items slated for online auction using SEO-optimized descriptors to enhance online visibility and engagement.
• Collaborated with product photographers to ensure high-quality visuals. Provided support in warehouse picking, packaging and shipping processes.
• Conducted comprehensive assessments of item value, age, provenance, and condition; collaborated with product photographers to ensure the creation of high-quality images while supporting packaging and shipping logistics.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Interpreted storyboards to create polished animation in a variety of styles.
• Improved final visuals based on weekly communications with project lead and lead designer.
• Collaborated with design team to create high-quality visuals for music videos and animated shorts.
• Delivered lip-sync, morphing animation, in-betweens, roughs, abstract and FX animation, and environment elements.
• Instructed junior animators and provided edits for a cleaner end product.
• Facilitated in-person and online animation workshops with final film screened at the Ottawa International AnimationFestival award ceremony.

Greater Boston Area

• Spearheaded store operations, acting as the go-to manager on duty whenever necessary; demonstrated expertise inmerchandising, pricing, and stocking various items, including clothing, furniture, collectibles, and media.
• Played a pivotal role in optimizing online sales by efficiently listing and shipping media products while ensuring seamless inventory management.

Greater Boston Area

• Fostered an inspiring classroom environment in Animation, Stop-Motion, Character Design, Drawing from Observation, Fashion Design, and Comic Books classes.
• Played a pivotal role in developing new art programs through curriculum development.

Greater Boston Area

• Assisted professors with Animation and Optical and Digital Effects college level courses.
• Improved student participation, portfolio, tech fluency, and artistic confidence through individual guidance both in and outside classroom hours.
• Increased understanding in tech fluency and creative expression in students by aiding with technology troubleshooting and providing technology and technique demos presented in class.
• Optimized lab management through updating software and hardware.

Greater Boston Area

• Crafted 2D characters and background elements for commercial work.
• Created timed animatics from storyboards.
• Designed digital illustrations for professional baseball team E-books.
• Provided preliminary sketches and character designs for animated shorts.

Bachelor'S Degree

Project Management Bachelor'S Certificate, Project Management

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics And Special Effects