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Summary

Highly motivated professional with 13 years of entrepreneurial and management experience in the Photography and Social Media Industries. Skillfully creates and maintains professional and loyal relationships with co-workers, partners and clients while managing client relations, creative projects, social media development, deadlines and photoshoots. Comfortable working independently as manager and leader and as collaborative team member. Exercises decisive judgment to meet and exceed organizational goals.

Additionally, has performed as an energetic, compassionate and enthusiastic Teacher with superb leadership and communication skills. Easily cultivates trusting and productive relationships withstudents, parents, teachers and administration. Creates, monitors and sustains disciplined school culture of high academic and behavioral standards.

Skills
  • Customer relations
  • Strategic planning
  • Design coordination
  • Marketing tactics
  • Adobe PhotoShop
  • Strong on-set styling skills
  • Social media
  • Project planning
  • Fluent in English and Spanish, knowledge of French
  • Effectively work with parents
  • Motivating students
  • Course material development
  • Public speaking
  • Elementary education
  • Positive atmosphere promotion
  • Classroom management
  • Student rapport
  • Interactive teaching/learning
  • Creative lesson plan development
  • Effective listening
  • Curriculum development
  • Microsoft
  • Sensitive material handling
  • Strong interpersonal skills
Experience
01/2008 to Current
Owner and PhotographerCompany Name － City, State
  • Collaborated with clients to plan shoots and boost satisfaction with photos.
  • Planned and obtained original shots using innovative thinking, new techniques, unique perspective and compositions.
  • Promoted business on social media platforms to maximize brand identity and generate revenue.
  • Created, maintained and grew presence in Instagram with over 10k followers.
  • Cropped, manipulated and performed professional edits for final images with usage of advanced photography software like Photoshop.
  • Photographed special events, parties and portraits.
  • Explained pricing and package details to customers. Invoiced accordingly.
  • Purchased materials and props for styled photo shoots to enhance products and appearance of subjects.
  • Collaborated successfully with various personalities, work styles, and photography needs (social media, commercial clients, travel, brand content creation, travel content creation, fashion and commercial photography, events, portraiture, family photography).
  • Assisted team members with product styling, prep and post production.
  • Travelled with clients to produce travel and social media content, while strategically planning shoots and concepts.
  • Planned, researched traveled for, developed and published travel and colorful mural guides of different cities (photography, maps, recommendations) for blogging clients.
  • Developed concepts to shoot for clients' needs.
  • Researched locations for photoshoots locally and across the USA for different clients.
  • Collaborated in creating and publishing and colorful mural photography book with all original images shot by me.
  • Was published nationally and internationally on Origin magazine's Volume 38, with a 3 page spread, and one of my photographs being chosen as the front cover for the magazine.
  • Collaborated with United Airline's magazine to inspire one of their covers for their monthly magazine.
  • Collaborated with a number of clients creating content to prom their brands and businesses, such as LIFE WTR, Kettle, Chronicle Books, Campo Viejo Wine, Integrate Agency and clients, interior decorators, sports and social media personalities, etc.
08/2006 to 06/2009
Lead and Spanish Teacher, Summer Camp Director Company Name － City, State
  • Organized activities to promote physical, mental and social development of each child.
  • Maintained secure and disciplined classroom to provide positive learning environment.
  • Selected optimal curricula and planned daily lessons to meet needs of children with various developmental levels.
  • Involved parents in student learning to increase family interaction and student support.
  • Arranged classrooms to facilitate optimal education for student groups.
  • Created various strategies to engage students and deliver enriching educational opportunities.
  • Worked with students one-on-one to boost skills in weak areas and grasp new concepts.
  • Communicated objectives for lessons, units and projects to students and parents.
  • Engaged students and boosted understanding of material using focused instructional strategies and hands-on activities.
  • Researched books and supplemental materials to use with lesson plans.
  • Handled and resolved disciplinary issues according to district protocols.
  • Planned field trips and classroom events to enhance learning through fun activities.
  • Enforced high level of safety and health standards, keeping staff trained and proficient in respective procedures and policies.
  • Monitored safety and all procedures pertaining to complete supervision of campers and staff.
  • Created and implemented engaging activities, field trips and special events to diversify camp life.
  • Created and oversaw implementation of schedules and procedures for summer camp operation.
  • Developed and strengthened parent, student and school representative relationships.
  • Identified optimal curricula to fulfill camp requirements.
  • Instructed several classes, including art, Spanish, math classes.
  • Promoted fun, safe and inclusive environment by monitoring activity of campers to identify and address behavioral issues.
  • Planned, organized, facilitated and promoted diverse recreational programs.
  • Coordinated daily schedule of activities to assigned campers and managed transitions to ensure timely arrival.
  • Created safe and inclusive classroom environment to promote positive learning experience for youth with diverse backgrounds.
  • Developed language acquisition curriculum based in speaking, reading, writing and auditory understanding of Spanish.
  • Developed language resources to support and supplement instructional activities.
  • Integrated technology into classroom settings to engage students and diversify instruction.
  • Developed class learning plans to meet all district and statement requirements for instruction.
  • Collaborated with other subject and grade-level teachers to build complementary educational frameworks for students.
  • Organized materials for daily instruction in compliance with national academic and school standards.
01/2001 to 06/2001
America's InternCompany Name － City, State
  • Worked well in team environment as well as independently.
  • Demonstrated enthusiasm and strong communication skill, remaining open to learning new things every day.
  • Completed assigned duties and consistently produced high volume of work to support daily business needs.
  • Participated in various extracurricular activities to build skills set.
  • Assisted department staff by answering phone calls and responding to emails.
  • Adhered to strict security protocols to protect data confidentiality.
  • Worked alongside senior team members to learn related job tasks and roles.
  • Analyzed and prioritized multiple responsibilities.
  • Identified emerging business opportunities and conducted initial outreach calls to establish contact with potential partners/clients.
  • Participated in weekly staff meetings and team building events.
  • Shadowed staff and learned advanced work such as planning relevant events for the US Chamber of Commerce, and making connections with potential partners across the Americas.
  • Compiled, modeled and reported on data for senior staff.
  • Made outreach phone calls in several languages to potential and current partners.
Education and Training
12/2001
Bachelor of Science: International BusinessTEC De Monterrey － City, State
06/2001
Washington Semester Program : International BusinessAmerican University － City, State
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School Attended

  • TEC De Monterrey
  • American University

Job Titles Held:

  • Owner and Photographer
  • Lead and Spanish Teacher, Summer Camp Director
  • America's Intern

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science : International Business
    Washington Semester Program : International Business

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