Profile

As an artist and team advocate, I am looking for a position will employ my fabrication

skillset and allow me to work in a creative and collaborative environment.

Professional Experience

2014 - 2017        Artist in Residence Curator, TechShop San Jose & San Francisco, CA

• Co-founded the Artist in Residence program at TechShop.

• Oversaw 25 artists and coordinate opening exhibitions and artist-taught workshops.

• Developed an ongoing schedule of gallery exhibits and produced print media.

• Implemented timely and on time scheduling of dates and budgets for individual exhibits.

• Aided in budgeting and artist time management, gallery set up, and exhibit installation.

2013 - 2016        Outreach Marketing Coordinator, TechShop San Jose & San Francisco, CA

• Co-founded the Outreach Marketing department in San Jose and San Francisco.

• Recruited, coached and managed over 20 event contractors at both shop locations.

• Developed and implemented company promotions in print and digital media.

• Updated customer reports through data entry for new and continuing members.

• Arranged and organized 150+ venues in local communities, art festivals, and maker faires.

• Negotiated in-kind trades for booth spaces through cross promotions and public demos.

• Formulated spreadsheets for staff management, marketing budgets, and event timelines.

• Represented TechShop at more than 150 events and on two local TV networks.

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2012 - 2015        Board of Directors, Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, Ben Lomond, CA

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• Voluntary Chair Position - participated in monthly meeting minutes, and as gallery docent.

• Voted and made decisions on programs, spending, money managing, and future events.

• Drafted social media and public calendar updates for event and class promotions.

• Coordinated three artists for Open Studios Venue for October 2013.

• Fundraised and promoted for annual “Cerama-rama” ceramics symposium.

Education

2017        Master of Fine Art, Sculpture — San Francisco Art Institute, California

2014        CNC Milling Machine, Laser Cutting, WoodShop — TechShop San Jose, CA

2014        Associate of Science, Graphic Design — Mission College, California

2009        Bachelor of Fine Art, Painting — University of California, Santa Cruz

Teaching Experience

2017-2018 Garden Multi-Arts and Ecology Teacher, A Living Library San Francisco

• Taught 3-5 classes daily in the outdoor garden over 200 students weekly

• Planting projects, ecosystem structures, food production

• Art projects, Recycle and Upcycle mentality, garden stewardship, and life cycles

2017 WoodShop Instructor, TechShop San Francisco, CA

• 15 Adult Education students for safety and basic use training

• Machines include: Band Saw, Table Saw, Belt Sander, Drill Press and Mitre Saw

• Each student created a wooden shelf to take home

2017 CNC ShopBot Instructor, TechShop San Francisco, CA

• Adult education on technical computer numeric control machining for Wood and Foam

• Taught basics of digital design using Adobe Illustrator and VCarve CAD/CAM

• Three years experience in machine operation feeds and speed calculation and education

2016-2017 Graduate Teaching Assistant, San Francisco Art Institute, CA

• 15 Fine Arts Graduate Students

• Led workshops on the fabrication of wood projects, concrete pours, wire rigging, priming surfaces

• Initiated and facilitated conceptual/functional critique on individual projects.

2016 Workshop Instructor, TechShop San Francisco, CA

• 60 Middle School Science Teens

• Led a day-long workshop on Basic Soldering for the Bay Area Science Teens

• Each student learned the safety tactics in soldering and the full circuit method in LED wiring.

2015-2016 Workshop Instructor, TechShop San Jose, CA

• Middle/ High School Students - two separate workshops.

• Taught basics of digital design using Adobe Illustrator, for 2D design

• Transitioned digital sketches into physical projects on the Laser Cutter.

2010 Garden Mural Project Lead, RCDP Volunteer Program, Chitwan, Nepal

• 21 Students ages 7-12, two-week project.

• Taught the importance of hygiene in the homeschool and work environments

• Initiated the collaborative mural about garden systems and hygiene onsite orphanage in Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal.

2009 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, University of California Santa Cruz, CA

• 25 Intro to Painting Students

• Working under Hanna Hannah, instructed and formulated conversations

• Exposed students to oil painting techniques, concepts, and in-depth critiques.