MY RESUME
SKILL SET
PHOTOGRAPHY
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Indoor and outdoor lighting
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Photoshop
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DSLR cameras
WRITING
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Hard news writing
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Canadian Press style
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Feature writing
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Structural and line editing
VIDEOGRAPHY
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Adobe Premiere Pro
DESIGN SKILLS
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Adobe In Design
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Canva
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Piktochart
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Wix
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
3+ years as a youth mentor
Experience teaching life skills to ASD adults
Motivational and approachable teacher
Passionate about helping peers to maximize their potential
RESEARCHER
Fearlessly seeks knowledge from experienced sources
Capable of using a variety of tools to dig up information
Wayback Machine, Rocket Reach, various social media sites​
Asks thoughtful questions​
EDUCATION
Sept. 2014 - May 2018
BACHELOR OF ARTS, ENGLISH WITH HONORS, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
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Pursued an independent research project under the supervision of an accredited English Literature Professor​
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Frequently presented course content before peer groups with support of visual aids
Sept. 2020 - May 2022
ONTARIO COLLEGE DIPLOMA, JOURNALISM, SHERIDAN COLLEGE.
My projects were routinely used as class examples in my video editing class.
Received introduction to skills of photography, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe In-Design
WORK HISTORY
Aug. 2022 - April 2024
MULTIMEDIA REPORTER, NIAGARA NOW
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Reported daily news
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Covered municipal politics and Indigenous affairs
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Shot my own photography
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Pitched stories
Jan. 2022 - June 2022
PODCAST EDITOR, SHERIDAN COLLEGE
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Cut audio clips together for student-run podcast, 2 Designers and a Podcast
Sept. 2021 - May 2022
PROGRAM TUTOR, SHERIDAN COLLEGE
Responsible for teaching positive study skills to peers and first-year students
June 2019 - Aug. 2019
CAMP ADVISOR, CLUB KODIAK
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Worked closely with Autistic Spectrum adults to develop life skills and build confidence.
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Broke through hesitancy of nervous guests and built confidence with scaffolding techniques.
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My use of empathic listening made multiple guests comfortable enough to confide in me on deeply personal issues.
May 2017 - May 2019
LINE COOK, STATE AND MAIN, GUELPH ONTARIO
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Trained multiple staff members to work the grill and flat-top
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I was trusted to independently run a station that routinely required two people
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I closed the restaurant without a kitchen supervisor multiple-nights a week
Sept. 2017 - 2022
MENTOR BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS (VOLUNTEER)
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Maintained relationship with client, even in the midst of a global pandemic.
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Witnessed improved class engagement in my client after advising him on how to be successful in school