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Installation Tech

Knabe Labs / Ministry of Awe

  • ⊕ Wired phones and speakers for art installations at Ministry of Awe
  • ⊕ Organized amplifier racks
  • ⊕ Wired and installed lights for cabinets
  • ⊕ General electrical work and improvised on site repairs

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Tech Assembly and Physical Computing

BRDG Studios / Nike ACG

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AV Installation Tech

Pseudonym Productions

  • ⊕ Installed 100 speakers and soldered cables for a Q-SYS install
  • ⊕ Cat6 wiring 16ft up and server room routing
  • ⊕ IEC cable management on the ceiling
  • ⊕ Installation and troubleshooting for security system
  • ⊕ General electrical work and improvised on site repairs

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Environment Artist

Akupara Games / Airframe Ultra

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Physical Computing + Fabrication

Knabe Labs / Queen Mary Escape Room

  • ⊕ Created and fabricated devices for the Queen Mary Escape Room in L.A.

  • ⊕ Designed an ESP32 circuit using IR sensors, buttons, LEDs, switches, and a small OLED screen

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Soldering & Assembly

BRDG Studios / Nike Air Max

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Music Educator

Music & Arts

  • ⊕ Taught private guitar, bass, and piano lessons
  • ⊕ Led group classes
  • ⊕ Customized curriculum

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React.js Tutor

Hey Tutor

  • ⊕ Ongoing 1-on-1 React.js tutoring with students ranging from college to retired professionals
  • ⊕ Covered hooks, state management, project-based learning, debugging, and code review

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Full Stack Developer

Freelance / BOKA Restaurant Group

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Front End Developer

Freelance / Illustration Division Inc.

  • ⊕ Worked with custom JSON templates, Sass, HTML, and JavaScript to revise and translate an old Rails site to a Squarespace site
  • ⊕ Added custom JavaScript features and CSS tweaks

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Composer

Freelance / Twilio

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Installation Artist

Freelance / Trazacultura

  • ⊕ Created Juvenile Amplifier, an interactive installation that toured Europe after first exhibiting in Spain at Laboral
  • ⊕ Featured in the Playlist Exhibit, which explored music’s role in the adoption and manipulation of obsolete technologies

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Full Stack Developer

Freelance / Trans Beauty Shop

  • ⊕ Built responsive mobile design for the website
  • ⊕ Configured Ruby on Rails for scalability
  • ⊕ Customized Bootstrap styles to ensure readability for older customers

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Scoopista

Little Baby's Ice Cream

  • ⊕ Assisted customers with selecting from a wide variety of ice cream samples

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Computer Repair Technician

Wise Guy Tech

  • ⊕ Repaired Apple, Windows, and Linux machines
  • ⊕ Soldered components and rebuilt equipment

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Canvasser

Equality Pennsylvania

  • ⊕ Conducted door-to-door outreach across Philadelphia neighborhoods
  • ⊕ Collected petition signatures for LGBTQIA campaigns
  • ⊕ Raised awareness and support for LGBTQIA causes

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Full Stack Developer

Self Employed Contractor

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Guitar Teacher

Freelance / Mosaic Music Lessons

  • ⊕ Created a unique multitrack curriculum tailored to each student’s musical preferences
  • ⊕ Maintained a large active student roster

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Cofounder

8static

  • ⊕ Cofounded 8static, a monthly chip music event in Philadelphia
  • ⊕ Ran live sound, booked acts, and managed the organization
  • ⊕ Led the organization’s successful $11,000 Kickstarter fundraiser
  • ⊕ Primary run 2008–2017, with a recent revival of about 3 shows

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National Touring Music Act

Self Employed Musician

  • ⊕ Performed across the country with Cheap Dinosaurs, animal style, nmlstyl, Rerun, various cover bands, and jazz quartets
  • ⊕ Handled concert and event management for national tours

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Music Instructor

Freelance

  • ⊕ Provided private lessons for guitar, bass, and piano to individuals and groups
  • ⊕ Taught at studios including Lou Rose Music, Mosaic Music Lessons, Music & Arts, and The Music Place (Berlin, NJ)
  • ⊕ Specialized in diverse musical styles, music theory, composition, and production

Education

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Rutgers University

BM, Jazz Guitar Performance

1998 - 2002

  • ⊕ studied Jazz Guitar performance at Mason Gross School of the Arts within Rutgers University
  • ⊕ student of Vic Juris

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The Hacktory

Teacher's Assistant — Apprenticeship under Wil Lindsay

2009 - 2010

  • ⊕ Taught Arduino workshops and helped students individually with connections and software
  • ⊕ Assisted Wil Lindsay on electronics and new-media instruction
  • ⊕ Hands-on apprenticeship in physical computing

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Flatiron School

Fullstack Web Development

2017-2018

  • ⊕ received a Women Take Tech Scholarship
  • ⊕ completed intensive bootcamp program

Skills

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