Joe Levinson

Experience

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  Office Interiors Plus

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Office Administration/Alternate Installations Employee

  Set up and maintained personnel and job files, expedited orders and general office tasks. Completed numerous organizational tasks around the office. Verified employee gas reimbursements and confirmed matching totals for various office documents. Facilitated furniture installations. Worked in teams on-location for modular office furniture plan construction, modification, relocation, and reduction. Assembled pieces of furniture and other mainstays of cubicle office setup.Ensured quality of work completed by interacting with key contacts in major libraries, courthouses, schools, military bases and other worksites. Mas kaunti

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  Ralphs Grocery Company

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2006

  Courtesy Clerk

  • Functioned as a friendly employee, assisting customers in locating products.• Developed positive rapport with fellow employees, and supervisors.• Placed customer's groceries into paper and plastic grocery bags strategically, in order to keep them safe.• Assisted customers by navigating shopping carts to their cars and unloading groceries. • Continually cleaned and maintained restrooms.• Maintained a professional parking lot appearance by collecting carts frequently.• Cleaned up spills using store methodology.• Assisted customers in rental of carpet cleaning machines. Mas kaunti

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  Ex'pression College

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Participated in a sound engineering program geared towards helping shape the cutting edge of audio design and creation. The Sound Arts program focused on hands-on experience and allowed us access to digital audio equipment and software, as well as training in recording music, audio engineering, audio post-production for film and television, video games, live sound, MIDI production, studio management, and multimedia non-linear editing. • Managed library operations when librarian was off-duty. • Utilized Library of Congress organizational system for materials.• Employed system to check in and out resources including DVDs, books, and magazines.• Proctored the Wonderlic test for incoming students.• Assisted students with additional information regarding library resources.

  • Student

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2009

  • Librarian's Aid

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2009
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  Three Ring Records

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Intern

  Mailed out press kits, CDs, and general information to a variety of publications and organizations (both physical and online.)

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  The Pass Studios

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2009

  Intern/Runner

  Assisted engineers, artists, and employees. Maintained order of studio.

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  Danetracks, Inc.

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Intern/Runner

  Assisted engineers, artists, and employees. Maintained order of studio. Cataloged sound effects. Lead and assisted in foley session recording. Managed front desk duties.

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  Wilshire Insurance Company

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2015

  Received and routed incoming calls, greeted and directed visitors to desired destinations, helped customers with timely, efficient bill pay and service. Prepared monthly calendar, maintained employee-related documents (such as updated calendar, extensions list, vacations, agency information, and birthday/anniversary cards with updated routing list.) Verified and signed the affidavit of cancellations. Folded, stuffed, and routed large volumes of print documents to their respective clients.Created a step-by-step "Manual for Operating Reception" with concise instructions and color photos.Continually assembled and kept large amounts of accident report kits on reserve to be sent to agents and agencies. Assisted other departments with work and heavy lifting tasks.Received, updated, scanned, and routed returned mail and updated Returned Mail Database to ensure documents were routed to their most up-to-date addresses.Worked with Spanish-speaking coworkers to develop protocols for Spanish-speaking callers which allowed them to more easily request loss runs, make payments, file/follow-up on claims, and receive answers to pressing questions.Assisted Accounting/Administration with payments and various tasks and assisted supervisors (lessening stress and workload.) Mas kaunti Stocked kitchens with supplies. Inventoried, kept up with, and distributed available office supplies as per supply requests. Reception desk duties, offsite storage access and inventory. Jack-of-all-trades and special tasks. Worked with customers to provide timely, efficient bill pay and service.Created a step-by-step "Manual for Operating Mail/Supply" with concise instructions and color photos.Created and maintained ongoing list of business contacts in order to maintain friendliness and professionalism while placing business orders and determining best prices for products.Created and implemented banners, decorations, and other decor for events highlighting employee birthdays, anniversaries, retirements, and recurring company events (such as seasonal celebrations and quarterly meetings,) sometimes with little advance notice.Continually kept up with maintenance of workplace machines and assembled furniture as directed. Creation of "Postage Paid?" email template to reduce cost incurred by company for personal outgoing mail.Creation of initiative to reuse received product boxes and office supplies as well as implementation of silent auction for office supplies. Mas kaunti

  • Receptionist (Cross-trained in Accounting)

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

  • Mailroom/Supply Clerk (Cross-trained in Accounting)

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2012
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  The Lancaster Performing Arts Center

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2020

  Stage Assistant I/Audio Engineer

  Perform all duties under the supervision of the Technical Director and Assistant Technical Director. Duties include, but are not limited to: perform as running crew for season and rental theatrical events, assist with: light hangs - focus calls – scenic/soft good hangs - set up of stage sound plots; operate follow spot; counterweight fly system; wardrobe duties; unload and load trucks; maintain and clean all technical theatre areas and equipment. Available to work flexible schedule. Ability to exert physical effort, such as walking, climbing, standing, reaching, pulling, lifting 50 lbs., bending and twisting. Mas kaunti

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  DesertSong Productions

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Live Sound Engineer

  Implemented sound reinforcement (including signal flow, ringing out mics, EQing, and setting audio levels), as well as interacted with clients on a fast-paced, immersive level during monthly Antelope Valley Guitar Society meets and Open Mic Nights.

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  One West Music

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2013

  In-Studio Audio Engineer / Live Sound Audio Engineer

  Interracted one-on-one with clients and personnel to create high quality music videos, live performances, in-studio recordings and mixes.

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  Transguard Insurance Company of America, Inc.

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2015

  Office Services Clerk

  Created tasks for insurance policy changes, answered and routed phone calls, organized the supply room, inventoried and submitted orders for replenishable supplies, assembled and mailed insurance policies, and created & sorted file folders containing insurance policy information. Operated both manual and electric spiral binding machines for insurance policies.

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  Freelance

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

  I recorded and mixed sound on location for a short film AFI Submission entitled "Blackwood" at Lifton Institute For Media Arts & Sciences ("LIMS,"), working with Paulette Lifton, Kim Olsen, Pierre Chemaly, and crew. I worked as a Stagehand and part of the local crew for professional touring bands playing the Antelope Valley Fair in 2016.Bands included Brandy Clark, Trace Adkins, Cam, Hunter Hayes, Iration, and Michael Franti. I worked on-location as Boom Operator for an action movie through Cho Man Ro, Inc. (Written And Directed By Jesse Johnson) called Savage Dog.

  • Location Sound Mixer

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

  • Stagehand/Local Crew

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

  • Boom Operator

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2016
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  Stagehand/Local Crew

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2018

  Freelance

  I worked as a Stagehand and part of the local crew for professional touring bands playing the Antelope Valley Fair in 2018.Bands included Chaka Khan and Sheila E., Jake Rose and Styx, Los Tigres Del Norte, Chase Rice with special guest Devin Dawson, The Fray, Bay Ledges, Walker County, and Justin Moore.

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  Antelope Valley College

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  Sound-Theatre Technician

  Operate under the supervision of the Technical Director.Work as part of a team for load-in and load-out of shows.Operate follow spot.