Education

Self Taught

Learning happens in more places than just the classroom, and I pride myself on what I have been able to learn from working in field, and from teaching myself from books, videos and experience. Here are some examples of skills I've gained outside of the classroom:

• Adobe Creative Suite Software
• Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver and Flash
• Quickbooks
• HTML Coding
• PHP Scripting
• Computer Troubleshooting and Maintenance for Mac OS X and Windows Platforms
• Periphals including Plotter Machines, Digital Printers, Scanners, Digital Cameras and Camcorders, Mac iOS, projectors, digital recording stations, and more.

I will always continue to seek out new opportunities to learn even more, and am willing to be trained to increase my knowledge and skills. I feel I can always learn from other around me and see every moment as a learning opportunity.

Masters of Arts in Teaching

Pacific University 2009 - 3.9 GPA

• Learned how to effectively communicate information and ideas in many ways to a variety of learning types:
• Auditory Learners
• Visual Learners
• Kinesthetic Learners
• Trained for community building, leadership and collaborating in a team setting
• Included diversity training and utilizing differences to accomplish a common goal
• Professional Learner. Knowing how to research information and actively engage a learning process to efficiently learn new ideas and apply them to new situations.
• Instructional skill sets including:
• Classroom Management
• Curriculum Building
• Content Specific Pedagogy

Bachelor of Arts: Studio Arts - Music Minor

Pacific University 2006-2008 - Lane Community College 2004-2006 - Art Institute of Seattle 1998

• Broad general knowledge and developed intellectual capacities. Studies Include:
• Math, Science, Humanities, Reading and Writing
• Philosophy, Political Science, Quantum Physics and more
• Art Specific Studies Including:
• Design
• Drawing
• Painting
• Ceramics
• Photography
• The Philosophy and Theory of Art
• Art History - From Paleolithic to Contemporary
• Art Pedagogy
• Music Studies and Audio Engineering
• Music Theory and Jazz Theory
• Individual Piano Lessons
• Jazz Combos
• Music History - Early Music to Renaissance
• Audio Capture and Signal Processing
• Midi Processing