Z writes & published supernatural horror & thriller novels.

Z co-hosts the Z and Keith Watched A Movie podcast where Z and their partner Keith watch a movie from the 80s/90s each week and discuss it - how time has impacted the film, the memories attached, or sometimes a first viewing experience. Z creates all online media for the podcast, including trailers for episodes, episode descriptions, logos, and more!

As a freelance artist I work in many mediums - writing, photography, video, etc. Making art is my passion and I am always working towards my next project and how to make it happen.

Being a Barista requires multitasking skills to interact with customers while preparing food, a variety of drinks, working the POS system and cash register, while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail. Maintaining a clean work environment, stocking food and supplies as needed, assisting customers with questions, collaborating with coworkers and working independently with ease, are all integral parts of Barista work.

The role of Card Services Specialist Team Lead required extensive knowledge of issues regarding ATM's and debit card malfunctions. In the Card Services team I was expected to work independently as well as with others while being able to delegate as needed. My role encompassed answering phones in a phone queue, responding to emails in a timely fashion, providing internal support, creating training materials to be used interdepartmentally, completing daily tasks as needed, along with providing support to my team as the Lead working exclusively with Microsoft Office programs. At my time with Busey I went through three separate bank wide conversions.

As the Aroma Cafe night manager I was responsible for closing down the cafe each night. This included readying the café for the morning shift to ensure that the general manager had everything they needed in order to open smoothly; stocking, cleaning, counting down drawers and readying nightly deposits. During this time I also managed the social media presence of the café and was responsible for creating content that promoted the café on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

As a commercial teller I was responsible for large deposits by commercial customers within the bank. I offered support for my team and was cross trained to fill in for anyone in my department. Day to day tasks included balancing cash drawer with a 98% success rate as well as lifting coin up to 50 lbs.

When I first started my position at the Art Theater I was working solely concessions, but I soon took on enough responsibilities that the role of Assistant Manager was created specifically for me. I learned projection before (and after) the theater switched to DCP, and was in charge of keeping the theater stocked and up to health code, making deposits, and building relationships with distributors. My role as Assistant Manager required care and attention to detail as well as nurturing and growing relationships with associates and moviegoers.