Matthew Burns Email & Phone Number

Staten Island, Ny

Brooklyn, Ny

I teach courses in locksmithing and perform administrative tasks, including filing student information, drawing up/editing school paperwork, and maintaining an organized office environment. I also serve as the on-site technical support and as a business analyst, helping to streamline our workflow. I helped develop a new program, Advanced Locksmithing, which will become available Q3 2018.

Staten Island, Ny

I duplicated keys, repaired broken or malfunctioning locks, bypassed broken locks, installed doorknobs and handle sets, changed safe combinations, master keyed cylinders, all while adhering to a strict code of ethics, keeping the public safe.

Responsible for managing a small team of salespeople to engage Target's guests and actively promote sales with key monthly rubrics in mind, which include bulk sales, insurance percentage, and penetration rate over Target's sales.

I gave one-on-one weekly guitar, piano, and bass lessons to students of all ages for the past six years. Regardless of the students former training or natural affinity, my aim was to make sure that each student had an understanding of why music sounds the way it does to us, and how to manipulate sounds in order to create music. My method was to make short term and long term objectives for each individual student, and to monitor their progress as they practiced each week. The objectives I made for each student reflected the students' own goals for playing their instrument.

I began in the backroom, stocking shelves and maintaining inventory. For my consistent work ethic and positive attitude, I was recommended to assist other teams as they needed help. I was trained as a cashier, I assisted the Instocks, Price Accuracy, Signing, Market, and Sales Floor teams, learned Receiving, was trained in bicycle assembly, and finally moved to the Electronics Team. I strived to maintain versatility and flexibility while seeing that I completed tasks effectively and that I had positive encounters with other people, be they co-workers or our guests.

Greater New York City Area

I was hired to perform music for different plays put on by this theater group on a variety of instruments including guitar, bass guitar, acoustic bass, banjo, keyboard, and percussion. I've played eleven shows with them (Bye Bye Birdie, Ragtime, A Chorus Line, Aida, Children of Eden, Songs for a New World, Once on This Island, Les Miserables, Cabaret, Rent, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street). I provided my own supplies and attended rehearsals with the band and cast. I have learned to play in various music styles to suit the needs of the play.

Greater New York City Area

My primary job was as the Assistant Director for a childrens' theater group called Kids On Stage, funded by Parks & Rec. I also ran a theater workshop for one of the after-school programs, which culminated in a play I wrote for the kids about conflict resolution. I was also required to perform various tasks at events across the city including the movement of chairs and tables, cleaning up outdoor areas, and acting as a DJ for a public holiday party.