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Chicago

While managing team members: Led creative sessions for projects. Managed multiple projects from concept to completion. Generated ideas for pitching and proposal. Acts as Creative Lead‍‍‍ and coordinates clients, producers, film crews, editors, graphic artists, Make-Up Artists, photographers, and sound designers to achieve the finished project. Talent Scout for acting and modeling roles. Location Scout for environments best suited for scenes. As a Prop Master : plan , design, build sets for scenes, sourcing props, training talent on the use of props. Wardrobe coordinator. Firearms Liaison. Model & Artist Development. Transportation Arrangement. Assisted in all aspects of video and film productions. ‍‍‍

Chicago

Effectively and safely operated a variety of firearms while teaching the public. I possess Utah and NRA Instructor Certification. Presented course materials to the public on: Safety, Use of Firearms, Use of Force, and Crisis Simulations. Conducted Security Officer Training & Certification courses required by The State of Illinois. Training of: OC Spray, Collapsible Baton, Handcuffing, and Defen‍‍‍sive ‍‍‍Tactics. Evaluated students performance. Live fire range operations with a class of 5-12 students.

Illinois

Protect life and property. Enforce federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Street patrol, respond to police calls, mediating disputes, detaining arrestees. Conducted criminal investigations and interviews. Served as an undercover decoy in controlled narcotics and prostitution investigations. Wire tap surveillance. Courtroom testimony while producing evidence. Deter crimes with high visibility policing. Cultivated informants. Report writing. Evidence handling.