Clay Huston

Clay Huston

That Island Guy: professional musician

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Adult Education and Literacy Instructor at Southeastern Community College

  • Education

    • Hancock central high

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    • Southeastern Community College

      2008 - 2010
      Associate's Degree Environment, psychology, music 3.99

      Activities and Societies: Honors Society

    • Ashford University

      2011 - 2013
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) / Minor Environmental Studies, Political Science and Government 3.99

      Activities and Societies: Alpha Sigma Lambda

  • Experience

    • Self Employed

      Jan 1987 - now
      That Island Guy: professional musician

      • Book shows, provided musical direction, set up and controlled the PA system• Developed promotion and marketing skills; developed leadership and communication skills• Exercised communication skills with a wide variety of people from differing cultures• Opened for Credence Clearwater Revival, Jason Aldean, and more; traveled to many interesting placesCurrent show: That Island Guy

    • APAC

      Jan 1994 - Jan 2004
      Sales/Equipment Manager

      • Contacted clients to make insurance and credit card sales • Responsible for issuing equipment, testing equipment, and ordering repairs. • Gained 8 years of sales/telemarketing experience • Awarded salesman of the month twice, and salesman of the year once.

    • Musician's Pro Shop

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2022
      Teacher/rentals manager

      • Maintained a large student base for over 12 years• Created a successful learning program that accommodates students at all levels• Taught a variety of students, including, autistic children, troubled teens, and elderly • Gained 12 years experience in sales/customer service• Manage rentals: checking-out and signing-in rentals, customer instruction, testing • Soldering and building a variety of cables for different applications • Adjusting and repairing musical instruments Show less

    • Southeastern Community College - Iowa

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2022

      • Provide student support for Financial Aid/FAFSA process• Remove barriers that impede students from success• Recruit/navigate students through IT, Manufacturing, Advanced Technologies programs• Match graduates to gainful employment opportunities• Design career pathway maps; provide career coaching support to students• Find external resources to provide support to students; e.g.: Workforce and Vocational Rehab• Track student progress through data entry and case notes• Work directly with other organizations to help place students in high demand career fields• Work with AEL to create contextualized bridge classes to build a pipeline for AEL students • Continuously grow through professional development trainings relating to my field Show less

      • PACE Pathway Navigator

        Apr 2015 - Jan 2022
      • Pathway Navigator

        Jan 2014 - Jan 2022
    • Southeastern Community College

      Jul 2020 - now

      audio video guy

      • Adult Education and literacy instructor

        Jul 2022 - now
      • Instructional Technologist

        Jul 2020 - Apr 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • NCRC Gold Level

    • Job and Career Transition Coach

      The Career Planning and Adult Development Network
      May 2015