Resume/CV

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PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE: 

To do what I love to do.  And to do it so well I can teach it.  And to lead.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

Thanks to the U.S. Army, college, and real world experience, I am confident in my ability to resolve conflict, motivate others, and lead with results, all while working in diverse settings with extraordinarily diverse groups of people. 

• Member of Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE): Membership Number 285300, expires March 2015

EDUCATION:

• Georgia State University: Atlanta, GA, January 2007 to May 2011 (3.65 GPA)

·             Major: B.F.A. in Art Education; Basic Skills I, II, III GACE PASSED & Art Ed. I,II GACE PASSED
              Certified in Art Education, grades K-12
          

• Oxford Seminars: Decatur, GA, September 2011

               Graduated "Top of the Class"
               Certified to: Teach English to Speakers of Other Languages, Teach English as a Second Language, & Teach English                  as a Foreign Language

WORK EXPERIENCE:

·         S-2 Intelligence Analyst for 864th Engineer Battalion: Ft. Lewis, WA. 2000-2003

·         Assistant Warehouse Manager for Sunrise Clean Care: Lilburn, GA. 2004-2007

·         Utility Assistant at Barrow Industries: Suwanee, GA. 2007-2009

·         Student-Teacher: Chattahoochie Elementary, Duluth, GA Aug. 24-Oct. 8, 2010 under Mrs. Joanna Fleishel
          and Chamblee Charter High School, Chamblee, GA Oct. 11-Dec. 3, 2010 under Mrs. Lisa Guyton

·         Assistant Prop Builder: Aurora Theatre, Lawrenceville, GA Jan. 6-10, 2013

·         Manager at Asheville Pizza Company: Asheville, NC. July 2012-Present


ACTIVITIES/SKILLS: 

Ability to effectively communicate with people of various cultures, ethnic backgrounds, and belief systems.  Highly motivated and open-minded.  Can draw naturalistically with realistic undertones but focus more on illustration and pop/abstract painting.

PUBLICATIONS:
2009 FORM: Artistic Independence, published by Williams England Design, Atlanta, GA
2011 Underground, Issues 1 & 2, Vol. 1, Georgia State University's Undergraduate Literary Journal, Atlanta, GA
2011 FORM: Artistic Independence, published by Williams England Design, Atlanta, GA

EXHIBITIONS:
2010 Georgia State University's Art Student Union Spring Exhibition, The Granite Room, Atlanta, GA
2010 "Art for Impact: A Silent Art Auction Benefiting Positive Impact" The Granite Room, Atlanta, GA
2011 "Slant Aesthetics" Jennifer Schwartz Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2011 40th Annual Inman Park Festival, Atlanta, GA
2011 Georgia State University's Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design’s Spring B.F.A. Show, Atlanta, GA
2011 "I Love Atlanta" WonderRoot Community Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2011 "Bomb the Moon" The Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA

HONORS:
2011 Finalist, Georgia State University's 5th Annual Undergraduate Student Research Conference

MURAL WORK:
2010 "Tree" Private Home, Atlanta, GA
2013 "Woodland Fantasy" Private Home, Rowlett, TX
2013 "Cast of Characters" Lobby, Asheville Pizza Company, Asheville, NC

VOLUNTEER WORK:

          Volunteer for Positive Impact, a non-profit mental health agency serving those who are affected by HIV-AIDS in                               downtown Atlanta, GA, 2010

·         Co-captain of Once Upon a Cure, a Gwinnett County Relay for Life team, 2010

·         Volunteer for GSU Art Student Union at 40th Annual Inman Park Festival, 2011

·         Volunteer Art Teacher for Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM): Steadfast House, 2012

REFERENCES:

·         Joanna Fleishel, Art Educator at Chattahoochie Elementary, Duluth, GA [email protected]

·         Lisa Guyton, Art Educator at Chamblee Charter High, Chamblee, GA 

          [email protected]

·         Kevin Hsieh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Art Education, Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design,          
          Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA [email protected]