CV
RESUME
EXPERIENCE
Builders 1st Source | Atlanta, GA
EWP Designer | 2018-Present
Coordinate materials and logistics for job site productions
Design custom home 3D models and create layouts
Facilitate problem solving for field & construction teams
Produce final plan packages for all jobs
ReBUILDMe.org Inc. | Atlanta, GA
Non-Profit Operator | 2013-Present
Coordinate art & science educational programs
Curator, consultant, educator & facilitator
Negotiating artists contracts
Operate a networking platform for local artists
Operate Non-profit 501(c)(3)
Provide exposure, representation & commissions for artists
Provide facilitators for programs
theRoriTAI Fine Art | Atlanta, GA
Artist | 2005-Present
Art curating, consulting, direction and public speaking
Produce abstract & figurative paintings
Produce content for online & print presentations
Produce installations & sculptures
Staging, set design & renovation
Teaching art classes & workshops
Tutoring math, science & SAT prep
WABE PBS 30 Public Broadcasting Atlanta | Atlanta, GA
Photographer | 2012
Produced & edited images for digital & print publications
Produced images for 8 episodes of Atlanta Sounds Audio Slideshow
SCAD Connector | Atlanta, GA
Photojournalist | 2011 - 12
Produced content for digital & print publications
Published 28 articles in USA, Hong Kong & Lacoste
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Aramark @ Turner Field | Atlanta, GA
Culinary Administrator & Coordinator | 2002 - 2010
Conducted staff training for operations and software applications
Created expense & inventory reports for executive board
Created training manual for WinArcs inventory system
Managed purchasing, receiving, inventory control & logistics
Produced active guides to simplify the online ordering process
Supervised personnel in 4 kitchens, 2 restaurants and a warehouse
Tested and presented products for executive chef selections
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CBS | Atlanta, GA
Photographer/PA | 2007 - 10
CBS TV Pilot PA & managed a crew of 8
PA American Idol Productions seasons 7 – 9
Produced BTS photography for documentation
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Prestige Portraits | Atlanta, GA
Photographer | 2006 - 07
Controlled multi-camera sets on location
Managed sales with a crew of 5
Photographed & edited images for various groups
BET Hip Hop Awards | Atlanta, GA
Photographer | 2006
Photographed pressroom & after party events
Produced images for 1st BET Hip Hop Awards
Produced images for UFW Fashion Show
EDUCATION
SCAD | Atlanta, GA
2013 | MFA Photography | GPA 3.7
CAU | Atlanta, GA
2005 | BA MMA Comm. | GPA 3.6
HONORS & AWARDS
SCAD Dean’s List | 2010 – 13
SCAD Honors Scholarship | 2010 – 13
Art of Timeless Precision Finalist | 2011
CAU Dean’s List | 2002 – 05
Guild Scholarship | 2003 – 05
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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Arts: curation, direction & installation
Coord: community programs & projects
Edit: literary & visual arts
Design: EWP Load Development
Film: developing, processing & scanning
Fluency: Spanish
Mgmt.: logistics, purchasing & receiving
Paint: abstract, seascape & 3D
Photo: docu-journalism, street & studio
Print: darkroom & digital
Stage: interior & set design
Teach: fine arts, math & science
Writing: AP & Chicago style
GEAR
Cameras: Canon SLR & DSLR
FujiFilm
Hasselblad
Widelux F7
CPU: Mac OS X
Lighting: Natural, strobe & hot
Printing: Lg & Sm formats: Epson, Ricoh, HP
SOFTWARE
Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop
BC Connect
Final Cut
Google Docs
iWorks
Mac & PC operating systems
Microsoft Office Suite
OneDrive
Sapphire
CURATORIAL
2016
The Colors of My Mind, Atlanta Fulton County Central Library, Atlanta, GA
Artists: African Americans for the Arts Collective (15 exhibiting artists)
2015
5Arts Fest, Little 5 points, Atlanta, GA
Artists: African Americans for the Arts Collective (7 exhibiting artists)
SouthOaks PopUp Art Soiree, SouthOaks @ Cascade, Fairburn, GA
Artists: African Americans for the Arts Collective (12 exhibiting artists)
ARTiculate ATL 2015, Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Artists: theRoriTAI
Better OFF White, JLE Loft, Atlanta, GA
Artists: theRoriTAI
UpsideDownTown Vol. III: MASQ, The W Hotel, Downtown, Atlanta, GA
Artists: EV Strokes, Sylvia GBABY Cohen, Matthew Maher, Regina Searcy & theRoriTAI
Balck & White Photography Exhibition, Atlanta Fulton County Central Library, Atlanta, GA
Artists: Sistagraphy Collective (20+ exhibiting artists)
UpsideDownTown Vol. II: Heartbeat, The W Hotel, Downtown, Atlanta, GA
Artists: John Carroll Nai B.rxx & Zoetic Dance Ensemble
In the Eyes of the Beholder, Atlanta Fulton County Central Library, Atlanta, GA
Artists: African Americans for the Arts Collective (20+ exhibiting artists)
These Walls Talk, HOBI Studio Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Artists: KEEF CROSS & theRoriTAI
2014
Yes MA’AM!!! A Night Celebrating Dynamic Atlanta Women, JLE Loft, Atlanta, GA
Artists: Dianne Quarles, Marcella Muhammad, theRoriTAI, Angela Ferguson, Althea Brown, Valerie Repress, Sylvia GBABY, EV Stokes, Betsey Cheney, FT Reid, N’Dieye Danovall, Shoccara Marcus, Alexandra Marrero, Sandrine Aarons, Shelia Turner & Carol Brady
The Sound Room Exhibit, JLE Loft, Atlanta, GA
Artist: Marcella Muhammad
SouthOaks PopUp Art Soiree, SouthOaks @ Cascade, Fairburn, GA
Artists: African Americans for the Arts Collective (20+ exhibiting artists)
What a Fund to Raise I, JLE Loft, Midtown Atlanta, GA
Artists: KEEF CROSS & Betsey Cheney
A RIOT ACT! Art Revolts Pop Up Show, JLE Loft, Atlanta, GA
Artist: Chris Art Revolts
ART Swim Vol. IV, The W Hotel, Downtown Atlanta, GA
Artists: theRoriTAI, Tracy Murrell
ART Swim Vol. III, The W Hotel, Downtown Atlanta, GA
Artists: Deidra Tyree, theRoriTAI & Betsey Cheney
ARTiculate ATL 2014, Atlanta Decorative Art Center, Atlanta, GA
Artists: KEEF CROSS, Anna Guzman, Tracy Murrell, Dianne Quarles, theRoriTAI & Deidra Tyree
ART Swim Vol. I, The W Hotel, Downtown Atlanta, GA
Artists: Ahmad Barber, Ronnie “ArtBeets” Beets, Jessica Larkin, EV Strokes, & Deidra Tyree
Bloomingdales Figurative Fashion at Lennox Square, See Gallery, Buckhead, GA
Artist: Tracy Murrell
Figuratively Speaking, ArtMatch Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Artist: Tracy Murrell
2013
Acqua Motion, Flax Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Artist: Betsey Cheney
SouthOaks Pop Up Art Soiree, SouthOaks @ Cascade, Atlanta, GA
Artist: theRoriTAI, Linc Bennett, Dianne Quarles, Marcella Muhammad, Thomas Osborne, Tracy Murrell, Art Eubanks, Beverly Foutaine, Delores Surry-Smith & Herman McClenton
ARTiculate ATL 2013, Inventors Loft, Atlanta, GA
Artist: theRoriTAI
PUNCTUM, Granite Room (Big House) Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Artist: theRoriTAI
2012
Insecurities Collection & Installation, Dewberry Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Artist: theRoriTAI
Colored Emotions in Crafted Memories, 524C SCAD, Atlanta, GA
Artist: theRoriTAI
EXHIBITION
*SOLO - solo exhibition
2016
The Colors of My Mind, Atlanta Fulton County Central Library, Atlanta, GA
African Americans for the Arts: A Group Exhibit, The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville, Douglasville, GA
2015
African Americans for the Arts: A Group Exhibit, Hammonds House Musem, Atlanta, GA
Postcard Pinup Exhibition, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Holiday Pottery Show & Sale, Chastain Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
Serenity Steps: RE Exhibit & Auction, Foster (lower level), Atlanta, GA
SouthOaks PopUp Art Soiree, SouthOaks @ Cascade, Fairburn, GA
ARTiculate ATL 2015, Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Better OFF White, JLE Loft, Atlanta, GA SOLO
UpsideDownTown Vol. III: MASQ, The Main Lobby, W Hotel, Atlanta, GA
In the Eyes of the Beholder, Atlanta Fulton County Central Library, Atlanta, GA
These Walls Talk, HOBI Studio Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2014
AAFTA Holiday’s Aglow 2014, The House of GBABY, East Point, GA
AAFTA BAZAAR, Hammonds House, Atlanta, GA
Yes MA’AM!!! A Night Celebrating Dynamic Atlanta Women, JLE Loft, Atlanta, GA
SouthOaks PopUp Art Soiree 2014, SouthOaks @ Cascade, Fairburn, GA
ART Swim Vol. IV, The Wet Bar, W Hotel Downtown, Atlanta, GA
ART Swim Vol. III, The Wet Bar, W Hotel Downtown, Atlanta, GA
NBAF 2014 Gala: Higher & Higher, Intercontinental Buckhead, Atlanta, GA
ARTiculate ATL 2014, Atlanta Decorative Art Center, Atlanta, GA
AAFTA at the Station, Art Station, Stone Mountain, GA
Together The Many Are As One, Atlanta Fulton County Central Library, Atlanta, GA
2013
Atmosphere: a Touch of Whimsy, ArtMatch Gallery, Atlanta, GA
ACP with the BlueShoes Collective, Flax Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Mythical Creatures Halloween Exhibition, Flax Gallery, Atlanta, GA
SouthOaks Pop Up Art Soiree 2013, SouthOaks @ Cascade, Fairburn, GA
NBAF 2013 Gala: A Love Note to Broadway, Intercontinental Buckhead Atlanta, GA
ARTiculate ATL 2013, Inventors Loft, Atlanta, GA FEATURED
ATLANTA, Flax Gallery, Atlanta, GA
PUNCTUM, Granite Room (Big House) Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2012
Open Studio 2012, SCAD Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Clear Distinctions…Characteristics of the Moment, See Gallery, Decatur, GA
Insecurities Collection & Installation, Dewberry Gallery, Atlanta, GA SOLO
The Moxy Boutique, Atlanta, GA
Colored Emotions in Crafted Memories, 524C SCAD Atlanta, Atlanta, GA SOLO
deFINE Art 2012, SCAD Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
2011
Tee’s Favs, Tee’s House Gallery, College Park, GA SOLO
Art of Timeless Precision, Shin Kong Place, Beijing, China
Art of Timeless Precision, Ocean Terminal, TST, Hong Kong
Hip Hop Elements in Fashion, Slice Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2010
deFINE Art 2010, SCAD Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
SCAD Exhibition, Atlantic Station Gallery, Atlanta, GA
AAFTA Heritage & Family Exhibition, Fort Valley State College, Fort Valley, GA
2009
AAFTA Holiday's Aglow 2009, Southwest Fulton Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2007
Transitional Periods in Pain, Tee’s House Gallery, College Park, GA SOLO