Austin Averett

Experience

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  Tastebud at Portland Farmer's Market

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2015

  Server

  • Booth set-up, take-down, and food preparation in quick and efficient manner at multiple local farmers market locations• Serves artisan pizza, bagel sandwiches, pita sandwiches, and salads with cheery customer service and a quick pace• Private catering service with wood fire oven and local products

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  Intensive English Learners Program

  Feb 2013 - Dec 2013

  Conversation Partner, IELP

  • Volunteer position with the Portland State IELP center • Facilitated opportunities to practice English conversation skills• Experience working with Arabic speakers, Spanish speakers, and Japanese speakers in particular

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  Portland State University

  Apr 2013 - Jun 2014

  Registered Notetaker

  I took daily, comprehensive notes in class and uploaded them to the PSU Disability Resource Center.

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  Joni Kabana Photography

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2014

  Administrative Assistant

  Working with Joni, I developed an appreciation for how creative outlets are powerful tools to spark changes– personally, locally, and globally. I helped to plan, organize, and host print sales and educational events about her work in Ethiopia, Morocco, and elsewhere. I managed social media, client invoicing, and sales spreadsheets. I designed an effective and organized filing system for donated prints and coordinated their transportation to and from event spaces. The Prints for Prints project and Joni Kabana photography are near and dear to my heart, and are foundational and inspirational work experiences that have developed my understanding of how I want to establish my own career. • Volunteer coordination & local community outreach• Outreach to local, domestic, and international photographers• Stateside support for Ethiopian P4P team • Website maintenance, blog posts and online presence Show less

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  Ruby Jewel Ice Cream

  Jul 2014 - Oct 2015

  Shift Lead; Assistant Pastry Chef & Server

  I led a quick and cheerful food service crew on evening shifts, serving unique and high quality ice cream in busy downtown Portland, Hawthorne neighborhood, and Mississippi neighborhood. I coordinated customer service, troubleshot challenges, trained new employees, and managed money and ordering.

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  Portland State University

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  Faculty Research Assistant

  Research assistant role within Portland State's Political Science department:• Edit and grade student papers and quizzes for lower division Political Science courses with emphasis on Middle Eastern region• Review and edit scholarly manuscripts for Political Science faculty before publication

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  LUSH FRESH HANDMADE COSMETICS North America

  May 2015 - Feb 2016

  Sales Ambassador

  Fostering self-care practices and ethical product consumption through unique, good-smelling, and innovative skin, hair, and body care products.• Selling handmade, natural cosmetics• Meeting shop goals for customer experience, product & ingredient knowledge, & sales • Invested in company ethical platform: animal, human, & environmental rights

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  Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP

  Feb 2016 - Jan 2019

  Administrative Assistant

  Providing assistance to the litigation department and a team of legal assistants and paralegals.• Project support for litigation department, supporting team of 20+ attorneys and staff• Client and legal document intake, processing, organization, archival• Billable time entry, invoice revisions, credit card reconciliation• Training of new administrative hires• Reception coverage; greeting clients, calendaring, and telephone coverage• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook

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  Conflict Resolution Resource Center (Portland State University)

  Mar 2018 - Dec 2018

  CRRC Trainer & Communications Coordinator

  Collaboratively ran a student resource center to offer support systems and trainings regarding healthy conflict skills, trauma & resilience, and service provider models to resist burn-out to the PSU Community and beyond.• Develop and facilitate training curriculums - Healthy conflict/community skills, resilience, trauma and nervous system, burn-out• Coordinate partnerships with PSU Student Life organizations• Support clients with interpersonal conflict coaching• Content marketing for PSU CRRC to the community Show less

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  Northwest Justice Forum

  Jul 2018 - Jun 2019

  Intern

  Internship supporting the organization and program outreach of the Northwest Justice Forum, a regional restorative justice conference bringing together learners and practitioners of restorative justice across the Pacific Northwest. • Outreach to local donors, sponsorship & fundraising• Drafting of organization’s equity statement and revision process• General communications with speakers and community partners• Social media design and platform maintenance• Event planning: vendor communications, auction item support, event set up and take down• Google Drive, Asana, Instagram Show less

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  Real Good Food

  Apr 2020 - Feb 2021

  Shift Lead; Order Fulfillment & Customer Service

  Hired on to support early-COVID-19 pandemic pivot to curbside pickup and online retail. Stuck around to sing the gospel of olive oil and run point on customer support.• Daily order fulfillment, customer communications and support• Inventory coordination, stock shelves, manage ordering and restock• Support production side, assist product and website design• Temporary Product Manager and data entry support

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  SphereMD

  Feb 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Medical Case Manager

    May 2021 - Jul 2022

  • COVID-19 Case Manager

    Feb 2021 - May 2021
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  Northwest Surrogacy Center

  Aug 2022 - now

  Case Manager