Experience

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  North central college

  Sept 2008 - Jun 2012

  Student

  Study Marketing, Business, Jazz Music (3 Performing Groups)

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  Naperville music

  Sept 2010 - Jun 2012

  Guitar teacher

  Create personal lesson plans for students learning the guitar. Students age range from 8-50. Discuss schedules with parents and students.

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  Lyon and healy

  Aug 2012 - Apr 2013

  Harp regulator

  Ability to work with multiple people and exhibit quick problem solving when building. Requires high efficiency and precision within a fast-paced environment. Extensive knowledge of hand and power tools to apply musicality to harp frames. Use of tap and die for precision set ups. Air brush and touch-up work used on pedal harps.

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  Episerver ab

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Marketing intern

  Worked with marketing director and VP of marketing to create whitepaper layout and content editing. Proof read Power Point slides for trade shows. Helped organize booth layout and trade show paperwork/handouts. Organized email and contact lists for sales team via Excel spreadsheet.

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  River valley cooperative

  Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

  Operations
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  Guitar center

  Jan 2015 - May 2015

  Repair technician

  Worked on customer and store guitars. Directly talked to customers about repairs. Worked with the operations team with guitars that were damaged in shipping. Was ranked in the top 50 nationally, and top 5 regionally within the first three months.

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  Chicago fretworks

  May 2015 - Aug 2017

  Repair technician/luthier

  Work on vintage collectible guitars. Ability to work in a high quality and time oriented atmosphere. Communicate directly with customers, via phone, e-mail, and in person, about repair processes and estimated time of completion. Worked with a team from a North Central College marketing class to procure market research for Fretworks.

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  Pinnacle

  Aug 2017 - now

  Fabricating custom structures and fixtures for tradeshow booths, product launches, and interactive experiences.

  • Project Manager

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Project Coordinator/Purchashing

    Jul 2022 - Oct 2023

  • Lead Builder

    Jan 2020 - Dec 2022

  • Builder

    Aug 2017 - Jan 2020
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  Neat guitars

  Jan 2021 - now

  Owner

  Neat Guitars is a Chicagoland instrument repair and restoration shop with a goal to help musicians play the best they can.