Alexander Tucker

Experience

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  Bevill State Community College

  Aug 2016 - Sept 2018

  Tutor

  Assisted students in writing essays and ensuring a professional writing style. I frequently gave lessons on grammar, editing, and attention to detail. I also provided assistance to professors; printing out lessons plans and watching over classrooms.

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  Westwood Appliances, Inc

  Apr 2018 - Oct 2018

  Cashier

  Worked as a cashier and directed calls to the correct place.

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  Collegiate Admission and Retention Solutions

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Student Information Specialist

  A call-center position in which I called prospective students who requested information on a university and connected them with an advisor for that school. I then was a verification specialist, working to help schools receive accreditation through verifying an alumni's career path.

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  Open Door Studios

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2020

  Artist and Consultant

  Assisted in a variety of art related freelance jobs. Also decorated and helped create pieces for a haunted house. Spray-painting large murals, creating sculptures of creatures and scenes, etc.

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  Golden Temple Health Foods

  Jun 2020 - Jul 2023

  Manager and Wholesale Buyer

  I worked at Golden Temple Health Foods as a sales associate for 1 year, a manager for 2 years, and a wholesale buyer for a year and a half. My duties were mainly customer service and management of the store. As a sales associate I often helped customers find the right product, worked the cash register, and extensively cleaned the store by sweeping, mopping, etc. As a manager I helped train and manage day-to-day functions for my employees. I closed and opened the store as well as counted down registers. I also dealt with the realistic confrontations that businesses might come across, keeping an unbiased and level head when dealing with challenges. As a wholesale buyer I kept inventory for a variety of products, placed orders with wholesale companies ,priced those items, and then stocked those items. All three of these positions were held at the same time as I was given the opportunity for them. Show less

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  SLOSS FURNACES NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK

  Aug 2020 - Sept 2021

  Furnace and Finishing Assistant

  Worked as an assistant to the furnace. With protective equipment and working as a team, we would pour iron into resin-sand molds in order to create sculptures. I acted as dead-end, ladle, slag scraping, and preparer to the furnace. I would also help in setting up for events, as well as finishing and preparing sculptures for sale.

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  University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Aug 2020 - Apr 2022

  Work Study Student

  As a work study, I assisted in a variety of duties such as delivery, clerical work, and the extensive cleaning of all studios in the art department. I also would help in galleries installing artwork, cleaning the gallery, and overseeing attendees to the space.

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  Magic City Art Connection

  Sept 2021 - Apr 2023

  Assistant and Festival Team

  This is a seasonal position. I assisted in setting up the the Magic City Art Connection festival and the Moss Rock Arts Festival. In these, I assisted the management team in putting together festival materials as well as setting up, taking down, and cleaning the festival site. I also taught workshops for elementary students to create sculptures and did minor tasks like putting up flyers around town and creating festival documents.

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  University of South Alabama

  Aug 2023 - now

  Graduate Assistant

  Here I assist in the management and smooth operations of the Sculpture studio at USA. I also assist sculpture classes by providing demonstrations and my experience / skills in the creation of art. I help develop the critical thinking and confidence of undergraduate students in their professional development. I also assist with clerical work in the offices at the university.