• MFA, FINE ARTS IN VISUAL ARTS – CONTEMPORARY ART THEORY AND PRACTICE
Vermont College of Fine Arts □ Graduation/Final Art Exhibition January 2013
Studied Contemporary Visual Arts and Native American Studies

• MA, MASTERS IN A DUAL EMPHASIS IN FINE ART AND ART HISTORY
University of Wisconsin-Superior □ 2006
Studied with Jim Grittner for Ceramic/Sculpture; additional studies with Dr. Bill Morgan and Pope Wright for Art History

• BA, BACHELORS IN FINE ARTS IN CERAMICS/ART HISTORY
San Francisco State University □ 2000
Studied under Joe Hawley and David Kuroka for Ceramics; additional studies with Dr. Richard Mann and Dr. Whitney Chadwick for Art History

• San Francisco Conservatory Musicians □ 1996-2000
Over seven years’ experience of independent study in Baroque, Classical, and Brazilian Guitar with Lawrence Paul, Joe Galambosz, and Tom Leisek.

3D VISUAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR, Seminole High School □ Seminole, FL
August 2020 – present
• 3D Art and Design instructor for 9-12 grade students for Beginning to ,pre-College art courses.
• Instructor for simultaneous online and on-ground 3D art instruction for techniques in 3D art sculpture and ceramics.
• Create weekly art lessons for art projects in multimedia mediums and online video tutorials.
• Critiquing and grading of art projects for feedback and techniques of 3D design.

ONLINE ART HISTORY INSTRUCTOR, Rocky Mountain College of Fine Arts □ Lakewood, CO January 2015 – present
• Over five years’ experience in online instructor for Art History courses from Ancient to 21st-century contemporary art.
• Created online lectures and maintained weekly readings for students in art theory, design and art history theory.
• Expended and utilized RMCAD rubrics, graded paper for students with extensive feedback on art research, and counseled students in the aesthetics of the art process.
• Observed and communicated proper netiquette in online modal with students on art history subjects through college LMS system.

CERAMIC ART INSTRUCTOR, Lafayette Park Arts & Crafts □ Tallahassee, FL
October 2019 – February 2020 (Temporary closure due to Covid19)
• Coordinate art studio in preparation of art classes and maintain studio supplies.
• Assist in daily instructional demonstrations for students in techniques in ceramics, glazes calculations, and hand building.
• Create new art pieces for upcoming art shows to promote Lafayette Art Center.
• Follow studio policies, firing schedules, safety and proper clean up procedures for classes.

ASSISTANT ART COORDINATOR, Florida State University, Oglesby Art Gallery/Art Center
Tallahassee, FL January 2017 – September 2019
• Responsible for advertising current studio classes at the Art Center, promotion of new art exhibitions supervision of employees, and communicating with contemporary artists in the area.
• Creation of art exhibition posters, advertisement cards and brochures through Adobe Creative Suite in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• Director of the Oglesby Art Gallery in organizing art exhibition for solo and group shows.
• Experience in maintaining wall construction, lighting and opening/closing receptions for art shows.
• Assisted in installing progressive art installations in film, sound and art installation through a different variety of material.
• Instructor and coordinator for student projects, Ceramic, Drawing, Painting Classes and maintaining the Oglesby Art Center.
• Assistant Manager of Frame Shop, ordering for custom frames, matting, mounting of artwork.

GEEK SQUAD, IT CONSULTANT, Geek Squad/Best Buy □ Davenport, IA
September 2015 – January 2017
• Assist client with questions on Mac and PC design programs, operating systems, and internet applications.
• Troubleshooting Mac and PC products with fixing issues with OS issues/errors messages.
• Fixing of Mac and PC with operating system software programs to cleanup laptops, desktops and tablets of Malware, Adware, and Viruses.
• Organization of repair/service department with the scheduling of clients, checking products for functionality, and ordering/shipping of Mac and PC to locations for repairs.
• Repaired desktop and laptops with software applications and hardware installation.

VOLUNTEER GALLERY ASSISTANT, Phoenix Art Gallery □ Moline, IL
August 2012 – June 2014
• Curator and designer for art exhibitions, gallery advertisements, promotions, and the critiquing of art.
• Created art installations for past art exhibitions, handing lighting and maintenance on art installations and contemporary art pieces.
• Organized art meetings, visitor lectures with the director in the monthly Independent Scholars.
• Designed and maintained opening receptions for art shows and handled the moving of art pieces.
• Produced written articles on art research in Post Native American art to 21st-century contemporary art.

ASSOCIATE ART INSTRUCTOR, Carl Sandburg Community College □ Galesburg, IL August 2007 – October 2009 & August 2013 – May 2014
• Expertly created art lectures in Art Appreciation (Introduction to Art) and Art History from pre-historic to 21st-century contemporary art theory courses.
• Created art studios course exercises in 2D/3D design in Drawing, Painting, and Multimedia.
• Executed useful classification, coordination, as well as scanning of more than 1000 art slides for student excess and art education.
• Skillfully organized daily class lectures by utilizing the latest online technology in creating websites, software editing, videos and sources from art museums and contemporary fine arts galleries presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.

INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST/DESIGNER AND ART INSTRUCTOR, Ashford University □ Clinton, IA October 2009 – June 2013
• Executed online courses for monitoring and to accomplish educational quality for the Department of Education, updated rubric policies on on-campus and online courses, and checked for consistency in communication with students in online instruction.
• Developed and utilized the latest educational programs such as CampusVue, LMS, Adobe Creative Suite, Captivate 7 and Blackboard for the monitoring and design of online courses.
• Provided skillful assistance to instructors and students through effective IT technical and PC/Mac communication troubleshooting.
• Professionally functioned as an educational consultant concerning Graduate and Undergraduate course instruction in an online modal.
• Dedicated further experience as an on-campus fine arts instructor for the university instructor in Ceramics, Sculpture, Art Education, and Art History courses.

VOLUNTEER ART GALLERY ASSISTANT, Quad City Arts □ Rock Island, IL August 2007 – January 2008
• Gained experience in art curation as a volunteer for QC airport art gallery and downtown Rock Island Quad city gallery.
• Responsible for setting up and maintaining lighting, wall construction and creating didactics for the art pieces and handling artwork for art exhibitions.
• Experience in the handling and transporting of artwork from the artists’ location/residence to local art galleries and Quad City Arts locations.

PRINT PRODUCTION AND DESIGN, Sheldon Print and Design □ Duluth, MN January 2005 – June 2006
• Supported customers with creating print designs through small to large industrial print processes through numerous files and in CAD/BIM formats for architectural firms.
• Responsible for printing and checking for quality for large architectural plans and printing blueprints for Duluth city projects.
• Assisted professional designers and local businesses on advertisement design projects for local companies, private and international companies.
• Used essential and the latest design software for print and architectural design programs in CAD/BIM Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, and Illustrator.

FINE ARTS RESEARCH ASSISTANT/ORCHESTRAL COORDINATOR, University of Wisconsin Superior □ Superior, WI
May 2005 – June 2006
• Rendered significant service to the Fine Arts Department by conducting comprehensive research on Latin American Art History and Literature, along with extensive kiln temperature fluctuation studies leading to mastery in Japanese pottery and Raku wood firing.
• Provided effective assistance in teaching student beginners in sculpture and ceramic techniques, including hand building, well-throwing, plaster cast, and mold making.
• Proactively participated with the University Orchestra in performing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for guitar, percussion, and additional studies on Latin culture, literature, and music.

LECTURER/ART INSTRUCTOR, DeYoung Educational Art Center/Palace of Fine Arts □ San Francisco, CA
May 2000 – January 2002
• Fulfilled a range of tasks for the Director of Education Eileen Lew Morris, such as working on installations, lighting, and educational programs.
• Accomplished art research and assisted in creating syllabuses for courses in art lectures, as well as instruction in sculpture/ceramic.
• Prepared lessons and taught drawing, sculpture, and painting classes for adults and children alike.
• Efficiently delivered instructions on several ceramics/sculpture techniques and Latin Art History.
• Functioned as an art consultant on Pre-Hispanic/Modern Latin Art and Native American contemporary art theory and practice in art exhibitions.
• Dedicated serves in assisting in art critiques for art students and professional artists for weekly art lectures and art exercises in 2D/3D design.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT/GUEST LECTURER, San Francisco State University □ San Francisco, CA
January 1998 – May 2000
• Conducted lectures for Spanish Art projects on the final dissertation in Art History with Dr. Richard Mann.
• Adeptly assisted in teaching, as well as conducted research and training through Dr. Richard Mann and David Kuraoka.
• Rendered active support in teaching undergraduate students in college art history classes and in producing art slide.
• Worked closely with Mark Johnson (San Francisco State Art Gallery) on professional lighting and setting up of two major exhibitions.

• 15 years of experience in Art and Museum education, 5 years of graphic design experience and online education development.

Art Education, Museum and Curator.

Art Education, Museum and Curator.

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