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Recreational Therapist
The Grimes Center at Yale New Haven Hospital
May 2011 - Present (13 years 6 months)
Designs signage about advances in healthcare that are displayed on the units and also design signage for ten special events every month.
Creates the calendar of events every month that gets printed for each resident.
Engages in 1:1 visits with residents and writes progress reports on the condition of the residents that I am assigned to.
Assists with group activities such as concerts and social events.
Assists the Director of the Recreation Department with various administrative tasks.
Run a Visual Arts Workshop weekly working with the residents with varying degrees of medical conditions from aphasia, dementia, and those who are hard of hearing,
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Designer
Self-Employed Graphic Artist
Apr 2006 - Present (18 years 7 months)
Designed a logo for NEA.BPD, an organization that focuses on mental health.
Designed the newsletter for Gateway Community College’s program, Step Forward.
Self-published a children’s book for ages 7-10 that I wrote and illustrated on the subject of death.
Designed PowerPoint presentations, a presentation folder, CD labels and motion graphics for a Yale University sponsored healthcare program.
Designed props and characters for an interstitial that aired on Noggin, a preschool TV Network.
Designed newsletter, marketing materials, and PowerPoint presentations for a New Haven-based $1.4 million nonprofit agency called Christian Community Action that serves and addresses the needs of homeless families in New Haven.
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Receptionist
Lee Partyka Isuzu/Chevrolet
Sep 2009 - Feb 2012 (2 years 5 months)
Answered calls on a multi-line system to respond to public inquiries in a courteous manner within the scope of my knowledge and authority
For further assistance on calls I utilized the software program, Autobase
Handled cash, credit card, and check transactions with accuracy and care inputting amounts into the software, ADP W.e.b. suite
Assisted all salesmen with paperwork: copying, faxing, typing orders, and taking messages
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Designer
Little Airplane Productions, Inc.
2003 - 2006 (3 years)
Designed research art, characters, backgrounds, and props implementing photos into collage format.
Worked in the Art Department making models from materials such as wood, clay, and fabric for the award-winning preschool show, “Wonderpets.”