Resume
Professional Experience
Art Gallery Attendant
Institute of the Arts and Sciences
September 2022 - Present
University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz CA
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Engaged visitors through effective communication, offering comprehensive insights into the institution, special events, and gallery policies and led engaging tours of the current art exhibitions, adeptly showcasing a deep understanding of the artworks and programmatic themes.
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Implemented and managed exhibition installations, ensuring a seamless presentation and dismantling process.
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Designed and produced captivating promotional materials, including flyers, button designs, and certificates, using Procreate, Photoshop, and Canva, while effectively conveying the institute's offerings and events.
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Collaborated closely with fellow student interns to develop a zine centered around abolition, taking charge of creating the cover art and designing graphics within the publication.
Production Officer
Game Design and Art Collaboration
June 2023 - Present
University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz CA
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Develop and establish an online management system to delegate writing assignments and coverages to writers and monitor project completions.
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Fact-check and verify key names and phrases on spreads to ensure consistency and accuracy, and proofread writing and story caption submissions.
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Design, develop, and review graphics for marketing posters and flyers to increase yearbook sales, effectively increasing yearbook sales from 150 to 700 in the 2019-2020 academic year.
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Coordinate and communicate with Walsworth Printing Company and the CHS Yearbook Committee to address issues with page submissions and deadlines.
Digital Artist
Mista Pat Project
September 2023 - March 2024
Riverside, CA
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Illustrate storyboards, environmental backgrounds, props, and other art assets based on scripts, while utilizing Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Procreate and outlining the visual narrative for episodes such as Evolution, Plant Cell and Fungi, Marie Daly, Atoms, Drought, Magnetism, and Evolution.
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Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the production cycle for each episode, ensuring seamless integration of art assets into the final animations.
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Independently oversee creative projects, ensuring alignment with project objectives and timelines.
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Collaborate effectively with the team, contributing to character design, storyboarding, and background creation for a series of YouTube shows featuring the Mista Pat character.
Career Content Production Intern
Advize
June 2023 - September 2023
Los Angeles, CA
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Conduct recorded informational interviews with professionals from various industries using Zoom.
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Proficiently utilize Calendly and Google/Apple Calendar to ensure seamless interview sessions and efficient scheduling processes.
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Actively network with professionals to gather valuable insights into their career pathways and experiences.
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Collaborate closely with the founders of an education technology startup to document and showcase the experiences of early to mid-career professionals across industries.
Demonstrate exceptional time management skills by effectively managing own schedule and successfully completing self-led projects.
Member
Arts and Oppression Initiative
April 2022 - June 2022
University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz CA
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Participate in Comic contest, which granted access to a nine-person class awarded to graduate and undergraduate students across the UCSC Campus
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Design, format, and draw storyboards and panels using Photoshop and Adobe Indesign for comic about discovering one’s sexuality and gender identity, known as Questioning Queer
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Organize, write, and proofread comic episodes pertaining to the topic, ensuring that dialogue and narration flow and send overall message
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Coordinate and communicate with professor and exhibition staff to effectively display varying comics and garner support for the initiative’s return in the Fall quarter, while advertising one’s own work to an artist-interested audience
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Structure, print, and bind five physical comics, while checking quality of paper and ink
Copy Editor
Cleveland High School (CHS) Student Yearbook Committee
August 2019 - June 2021
Cleveland High School, Reseda CA
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Develop and establish an online management system to delegate writing assignments and coverages to writers and monitor project completions.
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Fact-check and verify key names and phrases on spreads to ensure consistency and accuracy, and proofread writing and story caption submissions.
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Design, develop, and review graphics for marketing posters and flyers to increase yearbook sales, effectively increasing yearbook sales from 150 to 700 in the 2019-2020 academic year.
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Coordinate and communicate with Walsworth Printing Company and the CHS Yearbook Committee to address issues with page submissions and deadlines.
Community Outreach Coordinator
Student Art Spaces LA Chapter
August 2019 - June 2021
Los Angeles, CA
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Planned and co-led a 2-month virtual student art exhibit, successfully recruiting 20 artists and accumulating 553 visitors.
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Held and minuted weekly meetings with Student Art Spaces Board members of Los Angeles to discuss fundraising opportunities and monthly outcomes.
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Promoted virtual art exhibit event to artists, volunteers, and students through mass emailing and social media pages, garnering the attendance of Los Angeles based magazine Artillery Mag.
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Supervised artist panels of 6 artists to hold discussions of art accessibility and producing art during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education
August 2021 - Present
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ
Santa Cruz, CA
Expected Graduation Date: June 2025
Bachelor's Degree: Art and Design Playable Games and Media
Bachelor's Degree: History
Cumulative GPA: 4.0, Dean's List for 9 quarters
Professional skillset
Social Media Management Intermediate in French and
(Instagram, Twitter, Facebook) Vietnamese
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Branding Community Outreach
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Procreate Client-Centered Approaches
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Adobe Illustrator Data Collection
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Adobe InDesign Event Planning
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Graphic Design Adobe Photoshop
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Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign
Adobe After Effects Adobe Substance Paint
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Adobe Premier Pro Blender Beginner
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Project Management Canva