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Santa Barbara, California, United States

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Created a method to produce 360º images of Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s (SBMA) collection for public exhibition touchscreens
• Photographed award winning artworks and collections including a Pulitzer Prize winning author's and more
• Photographed artworks for the SBMA and New Orleans Auction Gallery for web, marketing, and internal databases
• Optimized SEO and leveraged Google Analytics in personal portfolio to shape layout and increase engagement
• Organized over 10,000 images using tags and metadata for faster and easier attribute-based searching and sorting
• Specialize in fine art and object documentation, I provide creative photographic solutions to a variety of clients including museums, art and antique auction houses, architects, restaurants, gallerists, and more

• Software Engineer (Work Study), Medplum - Foo Medical Provider- A sales demo for medical providers using Medplum’s open source and headless electronic health record (EHR) developer platform
• Added and configured the testing environment using Jest, React Testing Library, and TypeScript
• Created unit tests for sign-in page, patient page, patient list page, forms list page, and various components
• Discovered and reported a bug when running GraphQL query on the Medplum MockClient
• Created temporary solution to work around MockClient bug by mocking the GraphQL query
• Repaired broken tests following breaking major version change from 1.0 to 2.0

Greater New Orleans Area

• Increased speed of catalog production by 25%, resulting in annual revenue growth of $200k
• Trained and supervised an assistant photographer, resulting in reducing turnaround time by 30% and increased engagement
• Collaborated across departments under tight deadlines to coordinate photography schedule and deliver 1,000+ images for sales every six to eight weeks
• Photographed and edited 1,500 items every six to eight weeks for auction catalogs
• Managed a diverse support team of two to three people during catalog deadlines

Greater New Orleans Area

• Hired in dual capacity as graphic designer and photographer
• Created graphics, brochures, and catalogs for marketing and our website to assist our sales operations with 13,000 items a year
• Photographed and edited 1,500 items for auctions every six to eight weeks
• Coordinated with Vice President and stakeholders for QC and aesthetic consistency
• Supervised support crew of five to six operations staff who assisted throughout the photography schedule
• Produced a multimedia slideshow of items for presentation during auctions

Greater Chicago Area

• Assisted in installation of preview exhibitions prior to auctions, specifically fine art.
• Redesigned and oversaw the construction of mobile Fine Art storage area for use in catalog photography and exhibition installation.
• Oversaw administrative aspects of department, including paperwork for release of property.
• Participated in domestic/international phone bids during live auctions.
• Photographed majority of non-highlight pieces awaiting auction, assisting lead photographer.
• Photographer for print, online catalogs, and marketing materials.

• Logged, digitized, and inventoried all footage for incoming projects.
• Worked closely with producers and editors to optimize post production time line.
• Responsible for creating and overseeing completion of duties for seasonal interns.
• Coordinated rental of production equipment.
• Stay current on emerging production gear for possible purchase.

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Assistant, Fine Art Consignments. Organized and installed all art for exhibition, kept inventory of art, and prepared property to be photographed for catalogs
• Operations. Set up floor for exhibitions. Received incoming/outgoing property. Assisted catalog photographer during deadline weeks. Promoted to Assistant to the Fine Art Consignor

Bachelor Of Arts, Visual Arts; Film, Photography, New Media

Studied Visual Arts, focusing on Film, Photography, and New Media, with an emphasis on non-linear video editing. Visual Arts school.

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