Work Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Otis College of Art and Design - Los Angeles, CA
January 2022 to May 2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant for three semesters for the Visiting Artist Lecture Series for the Otis College
of Art and Design. Duties were to record the lectures which were conducted via Zoom and/or in person.
Afterwards would post lectures to the shared drive for the school and transfer the lecture onto a physical
DVD copy to be placed within the library/archive.
Communications Specialist/Content Creator - Volunteer
Red Cross - Las Vegas, NV
February 2020 to Present
Creating content for social media and other various platforms where the Red Cross has a presence.
Support communications team in their response to various disasters that occur in the area.
Photographer
Freelance Photography - Las Vegas, NV
June 2011 to Present
Photographer who specializes in Event/Photojournalism, Portraits, Food, Product, and Weddings.
Proficient in lighting and can handle strobes or speed lites on location or in the studio. Proficient in post
processing editing programs such as Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One, and most of the Adobe Creative
Suite. I have the ability to handle all shooting situations whether it is indoor, outdoor, the studio, day
time, or night time.
Videographer
Freelance Filmmaker/Videographer - Las Vegas, NV
June 2009 to Present
Filmmaker who specializes in directing short films, music videos, documentaries, weddings, interviews,
and commercials. Proficient in all aspects of the filmmaking process from pre-productions, directing,
cinematography, and editing.
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Art As Ceremony
Otis College of Art and Design - Los Angeles, CA
August 2022 to December 2022
Graduate Teaching Assistant for Art as Ceremony for the Fall Semester of 2022. Assisting the professor
in conducting class with responsibilities including taking attendance, answering questions around
assignments, and help leading class discussions, presentations, and critiques.
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Music Video as Art
Otis College of Art and Design - Los Angeles, CA
August 2022 to December 2022
Graduate Teaching Assistant for Music Video as Art for the Fall Semester of 2022. Assisting the
professor in conducting class with responsibilities including taking attendance, answering questions
around assignments, and help leading class discussions, presentations, and critiques.
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Sonifying the Community
Otis College of Art and Design - Los Angeles, CA
January 2022 to May 2022
Graduate Teaching Assistant for Sonifying The Community for the Spring Semester of 2022. Assisting
the professor in conducting class with responsibilities including taking attendance, answering questions
around assignments, and help leading class discussions, presentations, and critiques.
Volunteer Coordinator
Age On
October 2019 to August 2021
Duties include coordinating volunteers with corresponding assignments, following up with volunteers
after shift, helping with background checks, following up with community partners regarding volunteers,
meeting volunteers at their first shifts, answering volunteer emails, posting volunteer descriptions on
recruitment sites, helping with training, attending quarterly board meetings, social media, and helping
with staff recruitment at community events.
Producer/Camera Operator
Just Renting (Reality Television Show)
April 2019 to August 2020
Responsible for the daily operations and production of the reality television show as well as operating
the camera for the show. Responsible for building crew and equipment to cover under all circumstances.
Instructed individuals and crew during production. Production covered the housing market in Flint, MI and
a group of investors who seek to fix up properties to rent out to citizens in the area while also showing
its audience the highs and lows that come with the industry.
Direct Support Professional (DSP)
Aacres NV, LLC - Las Vegas, NV
December 2018 to June 2019
Assisting and supporting individuals with developmental disabilities in areas such as basic living skills,
adapting to the community environment, establishing supportive relationships within the community,
personal care, home management, meal planning, shopping, and health maintenance.
Para-Transit Driver/Trainer
Transdev - Las Vegas, NV
August 2014 to November 2018
Transporting clients with disabilities to and from their destinations while maintaining a professional,
compassionate manner. Training new, upcoming drivers about the nuances of performing the job while
maintaining a positive attitude.
Para-Transit Driver/Trainer
First Transit - Las Vegas, NVJanuary 2011 to August 2014
Transporting clients with disabilities to and from their destinations while maintaining a professional,
compassionate manner. Training new, upcoming drivers about the nuances of performing the job while
maintaining a positive attitude.
Veterans Service Assistant
United States Veterans Initiative - Las Vegas, NV
August 2009 to December 2010
The program helped transition homeless veterans back into self sufficiency and help to provide them with
skills needed to reintegrate back into society. My position was to help maintain the program in helping
veterans stay on the right path by driving them to appointments, making sure they stayed true to the
rules of the program, and conducting weekly drug tests.
Outreach Coordinator
AmeriCorps - Las Vegas, NV
October 2007 to August 2009
The mission of the Las Vegas chapter was to combat homelessness and specifically homeless veterans.
I was in charge of the outreach programs which entailed of feeding the homeless during a Saturday
Outreach Program made up of volunteers down at the Las Vegas Rescue Mission. I also ran the food pantry
which distributes hundreds of groceries to needy families on a weekly basis and picked up homeless
individuals on Sunday morning for showers, a bible study that eventually finished off with a chance to
attend service.
Education
M.F.A. in Fine Arts/Social Practice
Otis College of Art and Design - Los Angeles, CA
August 2021 to May 2023
BFA in Fine Arts - Photography
Arizona State University-Tempe - Tempe, AZ
2018 to 2021
AA in Commercial Photography
College of Southern Nevada - Las Vegas, NV
2015 to 2018
BA in Film Studies
UNLV - Las Vegas, NV
2008 to 2012
Skills
• Video Production (8 years)
• Photography (8 years)
• Photoshop and Lightroom (Adobe Creative Suite) (4 years)
• Microsoft Office (10+ years)
• Typing (80 wpm) (10+ years)
• Social Media (5 years)
• Adobe Premiere
• Video editing
• Filming
• Capture One
• Content creation
• Journalism
Awards
Spring Flicks 2008
Film exhibited in Spring Flicks Film Festival at UNLV
48 Hour Film Festival Las Vegas 2007
Audience Award for the 48 Hour Film Festival for Las Vegas
48 Hour Film Festival UNLV 2008
Received several awards including Best Film for UNLV's 48 Hour Film Festival
Backspace Artist Exhibition
Photo exhibition at The Backspace Art Space Las Vegas, NV 2017
Foto Fest Exhibition 2017
Foto Fest photography exhibition 2017 at the College Of Southern Nevada
Foto Fest Exhibition 2018
Foto Fest photography exhibition 2018 at the College of Southern Nevada
Millennium Scholarship
August 2008
College scholarship awarded for in state residents of Nevada to attend college in state. The award was
for four years of schooling.
Otis College of Art and Design Institutional Scholarship
August 2021
Otis Institutional Scholarship awarded for the 2021/2022 school year and 2022/2023 school year by the
Otis College of Art and Design.
Otis College of Art and Design Diversity Scholarship
August 2021
Diversity scholarship awarded for the 2021/2022 school year and 2022/2023 school year by the Otis
College of Art and Design.
Shows/Residencies
The First Turn 2022
Mid Residency Show in January of 2022 at the Otis College of Art and Design
Open Doors 2022
Open studios in May of 2022 at the MFA studios at Otis College of Art and Design.
The End of Empire 2023
Thesis Show April of 2023 at the Otis College of Art and Design.