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    +Education+
    The Art Institutes International Minnesota 12/19/2014
    Minneapolis, MN

    Bachelor of Fine Art Degree in Photography
    • President’s Honor Roll
    • Magna cum Laude

    Skills
    • Lighting Studio set-up
    • Lights: Profoto, Canon Speedlites,
    • Profoto softboxes and related equipment
    • Canon Cameras
    • Epson Pigment Printers
    • Adobe Creative Suite
    • Photoshop
    • Lightroom
    • Indesign
    • Illustrator
    • Bridge
    • Background in Creative Writing
    • Microsoft Office

    Work Experience
    Right at Home, Inc 10/1/2013 – Present
    Bloomington and Minneapolis, MN

    Caregiver
    • Perform light housekeeping tasks:
    kitchen, bathroom, vacuuming, dusting
    • Run errands: shopping, transportation to appointments
    • Visit with clients and provide companionship

    Relative Experience
    The Art Institutes International Minnesota 12/13/2013 – 6/1/2014
    Minneapolis, MN

    Darkroom/Gallery Assistant
    • Changed chemistry in the darkroom
    • Cleaned the darkroom and inventory chemicals
    • Assisted in hanging gallery exhibitions
    • Calibrated classroom monitors with Xrite ColorMunkis

    Park Avenue Church Women’s Ministries 5/29/2012 – Present
    Minneapolis, MN

    Photographer
    • Photograph Events: Women’s Retreat, We Care About You Coffee
    • Edit images in post for the monthly women’s newsletter: Spice

    Jen Steffen Photography 6/1/2013 – Present
    Minneapolis, MN

    Freelance Photographer
    • Photograph Children and Families
    • Edit imges in post for color, white balance, and mood
    • Photograph Events: MN Fringe Festival, P. F. Chang’s, weddings

    Icebox Gallery and Framing 7/18/2014 – 10/4/2014
    Minneapolis, MN

    Intern
    • Answered incoming calls: customer questions, vendor information
    • Organized the inventory of frame samples and listed them
    for pricing
    • Researched moulding for inventory and ordering
    • Cut mats using the Matpro Ultra

    Personal Accomplishments
    • 1st Runner Up Student Juried Exhibition, The Art Institutes
    International MN, Minneapolis 2014
    • Scholarship winner, The Art Institutes International MN
    poetry contest 2013
    • The Other Side, a novel by Jen Steffen, available on
    Amazon.com 2007
    • Several short stories published in various anthologies
    • 7 novels written, 2 novels in progress