Employment

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Inrix | ParkMe

| 2019–present
Field Data Collector /
Contractor
parkme.com
Remote contractor that uses the ParkMe mobile GIS application to conduct field data collection locally on Toronto’s street parking occupancy.
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Deluxe | Stereo D.

| 2017
Production Coordinator, prev. Production Assistant /
Employee
stereodllc.com

Feature Film Credits
IMDb

Oversaw the stereoscopic 3D conversion of over eight feature film projects, including Thor, Blade Runner, and Spiderman, coordinating with artists, stereographers, producers, and other stakeholders internationally.

Writing

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Trend Hunter

| 2019–present
Contributing Writer /
Content Writer
trendhunter.com/aschefter
Contributing writer for new digital technology, with a focus on audio and geospatial.

Consulting

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Peacock Screen Printing & Embroidery

| 2020–2021
WordPress Web Design/
Technical Consultant
peacockembroidery.ca
Created a new WordPress website, that includes: a current and optimized catalog for the busnisses products,  mobile responsive design, working Google Maps integration, updated SEO, Google Analytic integration and tracking.

Designed all site icons, redesigned company branding, and edited/optimized images for web.

Migrated email server over to O365 mail client, setup new hosting account, and facilitated domain transfer as well as necessary DNS record changes to smoothly transition clients prior systems.

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Aziz Designs

| 2018–2021
Digital Content Management /
Technical Consultant
azizdesigns.com
Organized 30 years of product samples into photo database for archive, website and social media.

Required reorganizing furniture photo database, compiling/removing duplicates, mass photo manipulation using Adobe Lightroom CC to make colour corrections, resizing & orientation, and image repair (ie. spot healing/cloning, noise reduction).

Created File Naming Convention (FNC) for unique furniture classification – appending metadata using Adobe Bridge CC to include applicable business information.

Updated Squarespace Website, including: Images, Display of file names, Website Copy, Categories, Gallery Layout, and Social Connections.

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Physio IT

| 2019–2020
WordPress Web Design /
Technical Consultant
physioit.com

Overhauled Physio IT’s WordPress, hosting and domain back-end for improved speeds, SEO, and workflow.

Branding for the website and WordPress dashboard reconfigured for a modern aesthetic and responsive design user interface for mobile devices.

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OK Kombucha

| 2020
Custom VBA Macro Development/
Technical Consultant
okkombucha.ca
Developed a custom VBA macro to help save time for the team at OK Kombucha, time spent daily by manually adjusting data. The macro helps to convert and merge exported .CSV data from the inventory management software to match, and consolidate, the records needed by the delivery management software.
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The Greater Goods

| 2019
Database + Analytic Dashboard /
Technical Consultant
thegreatergoods.ca
Redesigned and restructured The Greater Good’s client databases. Created branded metric dashboards using Google Data Studio.

Freelance

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Liva Foods

| 2020
Graphic Design/
Freelance
livafoods.com
Designed shipping label for product export.
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DTB Inc.

| 2019
Graphic Design /
Freelance
Currently, Out of Business
Created promotional print material for local event, and also redesigned web content for DTB’s e-commerce site.
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Patty Johnson Design

| 2016–2017
Trade-Show Spokesperson /
Freelance
pattyjohnson.ca
Introduced and presented Patty Johnson’s design work to visitors at The Jacob K. Jarvits Convention Centre in New York City, New York and the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Helped facilitate connections with industry representatives.

ICFF2017
IDS2016

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Veba Inc.

| 2016
Data Entry /
Freelance
Currently, Out of Business
Created contact database for marketing department – data from Canada411 contact information.
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Concrete Vertigo Productions

| 2016
Audio Engineer /
Freelance
concretevertigo.com
Theatre Performance | July-Aug
Mix & Mastered full soundtrack for a 2-hour-long theatre production at the Randolph Theatre. Collaborated with artists and songwriters for the sound design of the soundtrack and stage music.
When: Aug 18th – 27th, 2016
Where: Randolph Theatre, Toronto, ON, CA
Ruby Red Burlesque is a contemporized retelling of “The Wizard of Oz,” used to explore themes of self-love, and acceptance, while triumphing body diversity, ethnicity, and sex and gender.
Reviews: skynmagazine.com | mooneyontheatre.com

Pillowtalk Performance | May
Mix and mastered the songs performed.
When: May 21st, 2016
Where: Toronto Mod Club
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Volunteer

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Evergreen Toronto

Various /
Volunteer
evergreen.ca
Site Maintenance | May-Sept 2020
Supported Evergreen staff with Evergreen Brick Works site work, clean-up, and gardening.

Future Cities Summit | Nov 2019
Event support for their Toronto summit at the Evergreen Brickworks.

Uncover Your Creeks (multiple sessions) | Oct 2015
Citizen science program, taking place at 3 locations throughout the city; Evergreen Brickworks (Toronto), Fleetwood Park (Mississauga), and Dellwood Park (Mississauga). Relocated native plant species, planted trees, and collected/tested stream water.

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Nature Conservancy of Canada

Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Field Work /
Volunteer
natureconservancy.ca
Minesing Wetlands Natural Area | Oct 2019
Travelling by canoe on the narrow and winding Mad River, we located loose logs – climbed into the river (wearing chest waders and life jackets) – and secured them to the stream banks to create valuable aquatic habitat and prevent future jams.

We paddled approximately 4-6 km downstream to the worksite, and 4-6 km upstream back to the launch location (8-12 km round trip).

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Design Exchange

Various /
Volunteer
dx.org
RBC CA Emerging Designer Comp. Award Ceremony | July 2019
Event Registration & Attendant

DX Intersection: Forward x OVO | Nov 2018
Registration

DX x hithanksbye Studio, Toronto for Everyone Installation | Feb 2017
Installation Assistant

2nd Annual DX Design Auction | June 2016
Auction Floor Assistant