Children's Book Illustrator whom provides services to authors going into the self-published field. I conceptualize ideas, create visuals based off of the author's manuscript, and then create final artwork using traditional media: graphite, colored pencil, marker, watercolor, and then scan pieces in for digital edit in Adobe Photoshop.Caricature Artist whom provides fun, memorable keepsakes for individuals, couples, families, friends, groups, company staff, etc. for various occasions and holidays; drawn in traditional media: black, archival marker, colored pencil, Prismacolor Art Stix, and sometimes watercolor (depending on the commission type).Services also includes drawing at live events (although COVID-19 pandemic has put a halt to this) :children's birthday parties , wedding receptions, graduations, anniversary parties, bar / bat mitzvahs, company picnics, local fairs, local festivals, and any other event you could think of! To add a little more flair to your event, I like to dress in costume to enhance the phone.For example, I worked a Disney Tangled themed 5 year old birthday party, and dressed as Rapunzel.And at Christmas time, I dress up as Grenchessa Bah Humbug Grump (my own (female) version of the Grinch).

Draw people in a fun/funny way.Create memorable keepsakes for an individual, couple, group, or family to take home.Entertain: Create a fun environment for people to enjoy while getting their caricatures drawn at a live event either at zoo or a private setting.Wedding ReceptionsAnniversariesBat / Bar MitzvahsBirthday PartiesGraduation PartiesRetirement PartiesWork to improve speed and drawing skills with each new piece of artwork especially when drawing live: 5 - 7 minutes PER face.Experiment with different drawing techniques and artistic tools:Black, Archival MarkersGraphitePrismacolor Art Stix

Work on commission drawing caricatures live at retail stand at Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. Provide quality customer service and assist patrons by providing directions or answering questions while working the retail stand.Draw people in a fun/funny way.Create memorable keepsakes for an individual, couple, group, or family to take home.Entertain: Create a fun environment for people to enjoy while getting their caricatures drawn at a live event either at zoo or a private setting:Wedding ReceptionsAnniversariesBat / Bar MitzvahsBirthday PartiesGraduation PartiesRetirement PartiesWork to improve speed and drawing skills with each new piece of artwork especially when drawing live: 5 - 7 minutes PER face.Experiment with different drawing techniques and artistic tools:Black, Archival MarkersGraphitePrismacolor Art Stix

Provide exceptional customer service to keep patrons happy and to create repeat customers.Work as a team to ensure customers receive their beverage and food orders in a timely manner.Unofficial trainer of new servers on night shift; I am usually responsible for training a new hire when the certified trainer(s) aren’t available/ scheduled to do so.Multi-tasking:Provide great service to customers in my sectionObserve other servers’ sections to make sure all patrons have been taken care of by running any food in the expo window and refilling all patrons’ drinks as quickly as possible.Fix small problems for patrons to reduce workload on shift managerRun the cash register Run the drive-thru (answering speaker, bagging orders and passing orders through the window to patrons)Answer the phone and take to-go orders to assist the cashiers Clean and sanitize dining area and server line, abiding by DHEC procedures and stricter COVID-19/Coronavirus protocol.

Greet, seat, and take patrons’ beverage and food orders promptly.Provide friendly dining experience to patrons by displaying excellent customer service skills for both telephone orders and dine-in orders. Clean and sanitize the environment to provide safe, sanitary dining.

Organize and sort files according to their respective contracting projects both manually in file folders and digitally.Digitized handwritten work notes from consultant contractors in Microsoft Word; typing 70+ wpm / 300 cpmUpdate Meeting Minutes summaries and other reports based on construction consultant’s notes.

Monitor student usage of lab and check inventory.

Editorial Cartoonist I drew one illustration per week that usually dealt with student life on campus;mainly focusing on life in the residence halls

I filed documents, managed the AAMS bulletin board with Black History facts for each month. I also designed brochures and flyers that were distributed around