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Richmond, Va, Us

Richmond, Va, Us

Richmond, Virginia, United States

- Maintaining a warm and welcoming store that customers can rely on for high quality ice cream presented with a positive attitude and sincere appreciation for the customer.- Leading team members through each shift by allocating labor to different aspects of store upkeep in addition to course correcting as labor adjustments and store traffic changes.- Collaborating with the store’s Shopkeeper to ensure that tasks are taken care of well ahead of time to facilitate a workspace that is both productive and free of unnecessary stressors.

Richmond, Virginia, United States

- Introducing students of all ages and experience levels to the capabilities of Adobe software such as Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, and Premiere.- Developing lesson plans that are personalized to each student’s learning style and comfortability with the programs.- Collaborating with students to understand their goals from the tutoring sessions and the sort of instruction that they respond best to.

Richmond, Virginia, United States

- Guiding a class of young teens through a weekly class schedule of artistic exercises designed by myself and a teaching partner to help them express themselves in a healthy creative environment.- Listening to what the students may or may not be responding to and adjusting and improvising different course lessons.- Cultivating a community of young artists in a safe working space that supports different ideas and fosters an attitude of healthy discussion that students can take beyond the classroom setting.

Richmond, Virginia, United States

- Responsible for managing and producing different printing orders for different companies ranging from vinyl stickers and designs to banners. - Trained in quality control assurance across each job in order to offer the customer the ideal product according to their specifications and Speedpro standards.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States (Remote)

Awarded Major SEAD Grant through Virginia Tech's ICAT.- Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team on an SEAD Grant funded research project from Virginia Tech to explore the intersection between physical art and the digital world.- Responsible for creating a physical polymer clay sculpture to interact with through ViewFinder headsets and tablets.- Problem solved different roadblocks at the crossroads of how to balance the technological interactivity with the basic functions of the piece as a physical work.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Awarded Student SEAD Grant through Virginia Tech's ICAT.- Created a music-centered short film across multiple departments of Virginia Tech’s Schools of Visual and Performing Arts.- Oversaw creative development under the director, helping them to translate their vision to a visual medium to support their musical vision.- Managed a team of artists to work efficiently under time and financial restrictions to maximize the artistic integrity of what could be produced under given constraints.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Creative Technologies

Activities and Societies: SPAP Sketch Comedy, WUVT FM Radio at Virginia Tech, SOVA Advancement Council, Various ICAT research projects.

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