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Alicia Valdes
Character Design | Visual Development

Education

Work Experience

Mar 2020 - Present 

Jan 2015 - Dec 2021 · 7 yrs

Aug 2012 - Jan 2013 · 6 mos

June 2014 -Dec 2014 

Small Business Owner | Freelance Artist

Ally Cat Studio · Self-employed

    • •Designed and created collectable art prints and stickers to sell at local       conventions and markets
      •Created freelance commission artwork for local collectors and businesses
      •Collaborated with business owner of Retro Repair to create a custom keychain   design
      •Displayed and sold work in local art galleries Atelier deSosi, Populoum, and   House of Shadows
      •Sold as a vendor at local conventions and markets such as Tampa Bay Comic   con, Megacon, Metrocon, and Anime St. Pete

Art Teacher

School District of Hillsborough County · Full-time

Tampa, Florida, United States

    • • Initiated a successful art program for two seperate middle schools where art programs previously not established
      • Initiated a successful Art Club program at my middle school
      • Organized field trips to the Tampa Museum of Art and the Sarasota Ringling Museum of Art for my Art Club Students
      • Participated with students in art shows such as the Dali Student Surrealist Art Show, the Art in the Capitol Competiton, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and the Pet Resource Center art contest, for which my students won awards
      • Participated as a presenter at the Hillsborough County Public Schools Professional Day on Aug 3rd, 2021
      • Participated as a presenter at the Florida Art Education Association Conference in Orlando on October 14th and 15th, 2021

    • Skills: Microsoft PowerPoint · Design · Microsoft Office · Drawing · Art · Teaching · Organization Skills · Leadership · Painting · Visual Arts · Art Education

Art Teacher

MacDill AirForce Base

Tampa, Fl

    • •Participated as an art teacher at the MacDill Air Force Base
      Youth Program Facility

English Teacher

Teach and Learn in Korea · Full-time

Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, Korea

    • • Educated youth aged 6-12 in English as a foreign language
      • Developed and adjusted curriculum to accommodate individual needs
      • Interacted positively with elementary-aged students
      • Collaborated with a Korean co-teacher once a week in the classroom
      • Gave individual attention to students seeking additional guidance with coursework• Educated youth aged 6-12 in English as a foreign language • Developed and adjusted curriculum to accommodate individual needs • Interacted positively with elementary-aged students • Collaborated with a Korean co-teacher once a week in the classroom • Gave individual attention to students seeking additional guidance with coursework

    • Skills: Microsoft PowerPoint · Teaching · Teaching English as a Foreign Language · Organization Skills

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