Experience
Five Branches University Clinic
Santa Cruz, CA
Assistant Intern
September 2019 – Present
Assistant
September 2018 – August 2019
Graduate student of Chinese Medicine.
Responsibilities:
- Participation in patient interview/intake, pulse-taking and tongue observation, discussion of clinical findings and rationales supporting proposed diagnoses, treatment plans, and acupuncture point prescriptions
- Patient treatment under direct supervision of a licensed practitioner
- Proposal of herbal formulae, lifestyle and dietary advice, and patient education
- Assist in preparation of herbal formulae
- Taking medical history and maintaining patient records
Wellness Institute
Norwalk, CT
Assistant to the Office Manager
March 2018 – July 2018
Intern
January 2017 – February 2018
Assistance with front office and clerical tasks. Observation and general assistance with cutting-edge alternative energy medicine therapies and technologies.
Responsibilities:
- Front desk and reception
- Telephone communications
- Patient processing
- Receiving, stocking, and inventory management
- Marketing and advertising consulting and coordination
- Organizational consulting
- Technology processes consulting
- Bemer physical vascular therapy
- Ondamed® PEMF therapy
CFE Energy Media LLC (dba Connect Flow Enhance)
Fairfield County, CT
COO, CPIO
September 2015 – November 2017
Co-Founder of media production, marketing, and publishing company in the energy, alternative, and complementary medicine niche.
Selected responsibilities:
- General operational oversight
- Business process design
- Strategic planning
- Information technology coordination
- Vendor research and communication
- Marketing design and execution
- Networking
Independent contracting showman
Connecticut & New York
Games Manager
April 2013 – October 2017
Game Operator
October 2006 – April 2013
Volunteer
Every Memorial Day weekend 1997 – 2006
Responsibilities:
- On-site management, business operation logistics, and customer service
- Operation of carnival games (customers of all ages, children and adults)
- Daily setup and maintenance of carnival games
- Stock inventory and restock preparation
- Trailer teardown and road tow-ready preparation
- Turning frowns upside-down
Outer Island Research & Education
New Haven, CT & Branford, CT
Webmaster & Internet Consultant
March 2014 – February 2016
Website Redesign Consultant
October 2013 – March 2014
Website coordination for marine biology research and education non-profit organization.
Featured accomplishment: Outer Island aerial tour video (post-production)
Additional accomplishments:
- Implemented and transitioned internet presence from static HTML website to content management system
- Consolidated extraneous and repetitive content
- Proposed and implemented new streamlined visitor scheduling system
Southern Connecticut State University Werth Center for Coastal and Marine Studies
New Haven, CT
Student Worker, Internet Presence
October 2013 – February 2016
Internet presence updating and maintenance. The WCCMS is dedicated to collaborative and interdisciplinary coastal and marine research and education projects, with a focus on Connecticut's urbanized coast and harbors.
Coffee House Down Under (Freelance)
Connecticut & New York
September 2007 – February 2016
Planning and production of video, web, and print projects for a broad range of clients in addition to offering marketing and creative consulting.
Client pool sample:
- Business etiquette consultant
- Fashion designer
- Independent musician
- Independent film company
- Online clothing retailer
Very Special Thoughts
New Haven, CT
Creative Director,
Co-Director of Innovation
February 2015 – September 2015
Creative Director,
Digital Marketing Director
March 2014 – February 2015
Art Director
August 2013 – March 2014
Graphic Designer
October 2012 – August 2013
Southern Connecticut State University Division of Institutional Advancement
New Haven, CT
Graphic & Web Designer for Annual Giving
May 2015 – August 2015
Annual Giving Creative Team Coordinator
January 2015 – May 2015
Annual Giving Team Design Intern
June 2014 – December 2014
Student Worker
January 2013 – June 2014
Design and marketing, and event planning and management for Southern Connecticut State University's annual giving programs.
Featured accomplishment: Creative direction and production for branding of internal campus Faculty and Staff "HOOT Campaign" annual giving program
Other responsibilities and accomplishments:
- Creative lead for well-received first infographic campaign
- Assisted in planning and implementation of alumni annual giving email campaign
- Contributed to the logistics and oversight of philanthropic events
- DJed and MCed campus philanthropic events
dee•jay•ess•cueb'd
Connecticut & New York
Disc Jockey
Master of Ceremony
March 2007 – July 2015
Mobile party and event DJ and MC, "jukebox DJ" niche.
Southern Connecticut State University Department of Music
New Haven, CT
Student Worker, Internet Presence
January 2014 – December 2014
Student Worker, Electronic Music Studio
September 2011 – December 2013
Student assistant and worker for Southern Connecticut State University's music department.
Responsibilities and accomplishments:
- Helped with wiring and configuring new Stutzman Family Foundation Electronic Music Studio
- Oversaw open studio hours in electronic music studio
- Assistant to instructors during classes in electronic music studio
- Department website updating and maintenance
Education
Doctor and Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine (expected 2023)
Five Branches University
BA
Bachelor of Art (2014)
Music Theory and Composition, Electronic and Recording Studio Theory
Southern Connecticut State University
BS
Bachelor of Science (2014)
Graphic Design
Southern Connecticut State University
Certifications
Small Business Development Academy (2016)
Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce, Norwalk, CT
Organizations
Golden Key International Honour Society
Member (2012 – Present)
Skills
Interpersonal
- Communication
- Leadership
- Listening
- Management
Intrapersonal
- Curiosity
- Motivation
- Philomathic
- Self-awareness
Creative
- Information design
- Innovation
- Organizational design
- Process design
But most importantly
- Biophilia
- Healthy and delicious food
- Patience
- Unintentional rhyming
Languages
- American English (fluent)
- Swiss German (fluent)
- German (proficient)
- Plant-Based & Gluten-Free (mmmmm)
Interests
- Ancient medicine
- The arts
- The beach and ocean
- Chinese Medicine
- Consciousness
- Creative problem solving
- The depths of existence
- Following the Qi
- The human condition
- The human journey
- Human nature
- Innovation
- Meditation
- Natural medicine
- Nature and being outdoors
- Personal growth & development
- Philosophy
- Qigong
- The road less traveled
- Simplicity
- Spirituality
- Stories of the human experience
- Traveling
- Watching the sunset
- Writing
- ...among others