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New York, United States

New York, United States

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

As an innovative freelance AI visual artist, I blend the latest technologies like Stable Diffusion, AnimateDiff, and Motion LoRAs to create dynamic visuals for music and entertainment. Specializing in prompt engineering, I transform auditory experiences into visual spectacles, from music videos to live performance visuals.Collaborating with artists and developers, I'm at the forefront of Visual AI, pushing the boundaries of AI-generated art. My work with artists like Robot Koch showcases how AI animations can amplify musical narratives, creating immersive experiences.Highlights: AI Animation: Leading in AnimateDiff and Motion LoRAs, creating animations that bring music stories to life, notably for Robot Koch featured in HBO's "Westworld". Visual Design: Crafting album art and visuals that resonate with the music's essence, leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies for innovation. Event Art: Generating distinctive flyer art with AI, enhancing marketing campaigns and event atmospheres. Performance Visuals: Producing dynamic visuals for live performances, enhancing audience experiences with AI. Music Videos: Directing music videos that merge AI-generated imagery with storytelling, engaging audiences worldwide.My portfolio is a testament to my dedication to innovating at the visual storytelling frontier, enhancing projects with AI art that captivates and resonates.

United States

As a Home Inspector, I specialize in performing thorough examinations of residential properties to ensure they meet all current standards and regulations. My primary objective is to provide prospective homeowners and real estate professionals with clear, concise reports detailing the condition of the property, helping them make informed decisions. With a keen eye for detail, I meticulously assess structural components, electrical systems, plumbing, and HVAC systems, among others, to identify any deficiencies or potential safety hazards. My extensive knowledge of building codes, construction practices, and latest industry trends ensures that I provide accurate, reliable inspections every time.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

As a Co-Founder and Manager of Base Reality, a dynamic media collective in Minneapolis, I collaborated closely with my partner to orchestrate live events. These events were aimed at providing a vibrant platform for various local artists to showcase their music to live audiences. My multifaceted role involved a wide range of responsibilities that were crucial for the success and visibility of our events.Event Management: Led the organization and execution of live events, ensuring an engaging and professional setting for both artists and audiences.Live Streaming & Recording: Pioneered a live stream series, showcasing music "from the void of all possible realities into your reality," blending entertainment with a unique narrative. Managed the technical and logistical aspects of live streaming and recording, delivering a seamless online and offline viewer experience.Promotions: Crafted and executed promotional campaigns to build anticipation and boost attendance for events, leveraging various digital platforms and local partnerships.Artist Liaison: Established and nurtured strong relationships with participating artists, providing the necessary support for captivating performances.Show Host Management: Coordinated with the show host to ensure a cohesive and entertaining narrative throughout the live stream series.Online Engagement: Supervised online engagement during live streams, fostering vibrant interaction between the audience and the host.This endeavor significantly honed my skills in event management, digital promotion, and community engagement, enriching my understanding of the symbiotic relationship between technology, music, and live entertainment.

Rice Lake, Wisconsin

During my tenure as a Sales Representative at Sherwin-Williams, I specialized in initiating and managing relationships with a diverse clientele, serving as the primary point of contact between the customers and the company. I was responsible for expanding a paint sales territory spanning multiple market segments. My role entailed securing new wholesale accounts while nurturing existing customer relationships, employing professional selling tools for pre-call planning, and documenting sales activities. I developed and executed a territory market strategy, conducted product demonstrations, and performed competitive product comparisons to drive sales and profits. Through close collaboration with store teams and alignment with marketing programs, I consistently achieved and surpassed business goals.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

As a dedicated Store Manager at Sherwin-Williams, I had the privilege of overseeing the daily operations of the store, ensuring a smooth and effective workflow. My responsibilities spanned across various facets including scheduling, customer service, marketing, merchandising, inventory management, and financial reporting. I took a proactive approach in developing business strategies to meet our sales goals and enhance profitability in a competitive marketplace. By cultivating strong relationships with both retail and commercial customers, alongside mentoring and motivating the store employees, I aimed to provide an exceptional shopping experience while growing the company's market share. My role also extended to partnering with Sales Representatives for outside sales calls to further bolster our market presence. In 2015 I increased sales 20% and grew profitability 49% awarding me Sherwin-Williams Masters Recognition.

West St. Paul

As an Assistant Store Manager at Sherwin-Williams, I played a key role in supporting the Store Manager in organizing, planning, and implementing strategies to ensure the smooth operation of the store. My responsibilities encompassed various facets of store operations including customer service, marketing, merchandising, inventory management, and financial oversight. I was instrumental in supervising and training store staff, alongside fostering positive relationships with both wholesale and retail customers. My proactive approach in assisting with outside sales calls and addressing customer and employee concerns contributed to the store’s sales growth and enhanced market share.•Store Administration: Adept in handling store administration tasks, ensuring compliance with company policies, procedures, and safety standards.•Team Leadership: Played a significant role in supervising and mentoring store staff to foster a collaborative and productive work environment.•Ensuring the satisfaction of both wholesale and do-it-yourself customers and building positive long term relationships with them. Building customer loyalty by providing outstanding service, following through on commitments and establishing rapport with customers.•Building positive working relationships with employees. Training, coaching and managing store employees.• Communicate effectively with customers, employees and other business partners.•Make decisions regarding pricing, credit and other customer issues•Handling store merchandising, stock rotation and replenishment, and housekeeping functions.•Sales growth by generating business leads and assisting the manager in developing a successful business plan.•Analyze market conditions: competition, trends, issues and opportunities•Embracing new products and technology and sharing them with employees and customers.

Minneapolis

Maintained inventory placement, store tidiness and efficiency, sales expertise, product recommendations, guidance on how to complete projects in the home, guidance on how to complete projects in industrial applications, receiving and fulfilling orders, computer maintenance, opening and closing the store, and staff leadership/training.

Blaine

Secured devices and networks. Troubleshooting hardware and software problems. Helping employees with any problems they had, even with some guidance and training on programs they were using.

Ramsey

House Framing, Painting, and Siding Installation.

Media And Communications, Intermedia/Communications, 3.5

Communications, Document Design, Marketing, History and future development of technologies, Small Business and NPO's, and Experimental.

Associate Of Arts (Aa), Associate In Applied Arts, 3.8

General Education along with electives that were particularly interesting to me. Intro to C++ Programming, Intro to HTML, PHP.

High School, Diploma, 3.7

Activities and Societies: Music, Web Dev (HTML and Flash), C++ Dev, Microsoft Office, and photography.