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KATE SAMMONS
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Professional experience:
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Intern for Director of Information Systems at XXXX (December 2017 to April 2017, 25-40 hrs/week)
IT Systems Support
System Environment: Windows 2012 R2 Active Directory VLAN Hyper V hosts, VDI clients with Windows OS 7-10, Canon, Dell, HP, Cisco hardware
Skills
* Active Directory configuration
* Windows 7-10 installations
* Oracle VirtualBox
* Addressing and Subnetting IPv4 and Ipv6 networks
* Configuring and security of Cisco routers and switches
Tasks
Assisting the director in daily tasks and communications including the following but not limited to:
* Hardware and software installation, repairs, upgrades and updates on various office desktop and mobile devices.
* Providing help desk assistance and troubleshooting for staff when technology is not functioning properly.
* Equipment and documentation for onboarding of employees/ interns.
* Printer and network maintenance.
* Vendor and software implementation research.
* Last Pass Enterprise implementation planning, testing and strategy.
* Network traffic and security analysis
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Sole Proprietor- Fine Art Studio (2007-2017)
Administration
Value
* Increased value of art sales from $600-$35,000 for individual pieces in ten years.
* Grew business from $0- $80,000 in direct website sales in two years.
Skills
* Advanced Photoshop retouching and compositing
* Traditional painting and drawing in oil and watercolor
* Digital product and model photography -lighting, setup and creation
* Website design and development- WordPress, Genesis, Woo Commerce, Dreamweaver, CPanel
* Monitor color calibration and color printing profile management
* Social media campaign marketing- Mail Chimp, Facebook, Instagram
Tasks
*Gallery Fine Art Production
* Contributed regular public appearances and volunteer work in a variety of leading positions including live demo painting, exhibition jurying, portfolio critiques and speaker and presenter.
* Fine art frame selection and art installation.
* Packaging and shipping of fine art objects.
* Coordination, scheduling and correspondence.
* Inventory and supply management including research, budgeting, purchasing and book keeping.
* Studio maintenance including hardware/ software maintenance, tool and materials prep, supplying and cleaning.
* Writing marketing copy for popular mainstream fine art magazines like American Art Collector, Southwest art, International Artists magazine.
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Instructor of Painting and Drawing- (2010-2011)
* Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art
* 16926 Saticoy St, Van Nuys, CA 9140
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Education:
2017-2018 Pasadena City College- Certificate program in Systems Administration (currently enrolled). Preparation for Comptia A+, CCNA and MCSA. Expected graduation Dec 2018, Current 4.0 GPA
BFA in painting, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, Bronze Tablet
Major in studio arts with elective courses in Animation and multimedia using
-Maya
-After Effects
-Illustrator
-Photoshop
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Memberships: ACM
Interests: 5G, IOT, ARKit and Unity development, VR Simulation applications and speech integration, AI