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Résumé

Portland, Oregon

Skills

Artist with experience in fine woodworking, scenic carpentry, metalsmithing, and digital fabrication.

Education

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Craft | May 2016 | Oregon College of Art and Craft | GPA: 3.6/4.0

Bachelor of Arts in General Studies| July 2015 | Ball State University | Graduated Cum Laude | GPA: 3.7/4.0

Honors Scholar | Awarded Honors Distinction Scholarship and Academic Honors in Writing Finalist
Minors: Spanish, Mathematics, Psychology, Technical Theatre

Skills & Abilities

Woodworking

Skilled in the use of hand and power tools necessary for creating intricate and detailed joinery, hand carving, and fabricated and turned objects.

Woodworker/Fabricator | Fieldwork Design and Architecture | Oct. 2017 – Dec. 2017

Worked with a team of artists and architects to construct furniture from blueprints for the movie, Missing Link.

Constructed tables, cabinetry, bar tops, cutting boards and small projects for craft fairs.
Completed projects include Nossa Café in SE Portland and Centennial Dispensary in Eugene, OR.

Fabrication Assistant | Incidental Design | Sep. 2017 – Dec. 2017

Built shelving units for Danner Boots Co., plant stands, and miscellaneous artistic merchandise

Jr. Carpenter | Laika LLC Art Department | Mar. 2017 – Jul. 2017

Collaborated with artists from multiple disciplines to construct scenery from blueprints for
Built stock and custom platforms, as well as specialty items needed to complete sets for final stages
Constructed, assembled and handled scenery on 150 stages across filming floor

Metalsmithing

Skilled in forming, constructing, fabricating, soldering, and creating a variety of surface treatments of non-ferrous metals, including small-scale welding techniques with steel.
Studied puppet fabrication in class taught by Laika armatureist
Sculptural work featured on the Oregon College of Art and Craft annual metals department recruitment postcard in 2016

Studio Assistant to Metalsmith Christine Clark | May 2016 – Aug 2017, Jan 2018 - present

Fabricated and assembled hundreds of small parts from blueprints and verbal directions
Tasks include forming and welding small steel wire objects, building jigs to improve accuracy, weaving wire, and collaborating to build multiple forms for a gallery installation

Digital Fabrication

Skilled in the use of Laser Cutters, Vinyl Plotter, CNC milling and 3D printing technologies.
Proficient understanding of AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, Adobe Illustrator, MeshMixer, and TinkerCAD software.
Quality Assurant | Laika Rapid Prototype Department | Sep 2016 - Mar 2017.
Duties included fine processing techniques, clean up, and detailed finishing work on small 3D printed parts.
Improved studio productivity and safety via woodshop projects and through collaboration with department Trainer.
Art Adventures Digital Tools Instructor | Oregon College of Art and Craft | Jul-Aug 2016.
Co-Instructed two sessions of a week-long Art Adventures Summer Camp teaching 3D printing, laser cutting, and vinyl plotting digital tools to middle school students.
Responsible for creating lesson plans and assignments, supervising nine middle school-aged children during class while teaching CAD software and safe use of digital tools.

Leadership, Teaching, and Training

Managed a team of four employees at Twist Frozen Yogurt | Sep. 2016 – Dec. 2016.
Elected President of the Ball State University fencing club for four semesters; member for eight semesters.
Served as Academic Peer Mentor instructing students in college success strategies during an eight-week, undergraduate honors class.
Selected by Ball State University to serve as an ambassador to and campus tour guide for prospective students

| Jan. 2013 – Jul. 2015

Additional Work Experience

Hardware and Tools Sales Associate | Orchard Supply Hardware | Nov. 2015 – Sep. 2016

Office Assistant | Oregon College of Art and Craft Business Office| Aug. 2015 – May 2016

Student Assistant | Ball State University Library Information and Technology Services | May 2013 – Jul. 2015

Teacher Assistant | Gingerbread Nursery School | Jul. 2013 – Aug. 2013

Taught at Gingerbread Preschool, interacting with 20 young children aged 4-6, their parents, caretakers and other teachers