Résumé

Experience

Bowie State University, MD

Adjunct Faculty, 2011-Present

   Design and implement 2D Design, Drawing, Visual Literacy (Adobe Illustrator) and Illustration curriculum for the Department of Fine Arts, and the Department of Visual Communication & Digital Media Arts. Design curriculum for Continuing Education art and design courses. Advise and mentor the members of the Artists Guild.

Rock Creek Academy, Inc., Washington D.C

Digital Medial & Fine Arts Instructor, 2010 – 11

   Designed curriculum and facilitated coursework for teens and adult with learning differences. Courses included; Drawing, Painting, Digital Media, Graphic Design (Adobe Suite), Digital Photography and Film Studies Club. Served as Individualized Educational Program team member.

Flint Hill School, VA

Long Term Substitute (Fine Arts), 2008 – 10            

   Delivered instruction for drawing, painting, ceramics, graphic design (Adobe Suite), animation (Maya), darkroom and digital photography. Taught English and Science to Lower, Middle, High classes in the absence of regular teachers on a need basis. 

Prince George’s Community College, MD

Adjunct Faculty, 2006-09

   Instructed Drawing courses for adults within the Continuing Education Department. Students would advance from beginner to intermediate in five weeks. Developed curriculum based on Maryland Educational Standards for Excellence Upward Bound (TRiO) Program. Designed lesson that helped students cultivated creative problem solving skills. Demonstrated art-making techniques, facilitated hands-on practice and provided examples of contemporary artists and designers. Designed marketing material and stage design for annual fashion show.

Suitland Center for the Arts High School, MD

Fine Arts Teacher, 2002-05

    Demonstrated techniques and guided students through hands-on practice of still life and portrait drawing, painting, printmaking, graphic design and art history. Designed lessons to benefit students of various learning styles. Initiated and organized outreach activities for groups and individual as a member of the Community Outreach Committee. Assisted students with competitions and college applications. Students succeeded in national competitions and several were awarded full scholarships to top fine art colleges.

Education

         Treehouse, http//treehouse.com/nataliethomas

         Web Development, 2013-current

Professormesser.com

CompTIA A+, 2015-current

         Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

         Bachelor of Fine Arts, Printmaking, 1997—2002

               Brown University, Providence Rhode Island

               Liberal Arts Minor, 1998—2002

               Kokrobitey Institute, Ghana, West Africa

               Performance Poetry, Printmaking, 2001

         Prince George’s Community College, Largo, MD

         Secondary Education, 2003-2005

Technical Skills

·       Adobe Creative Suite:  Photoshop, Illustrator, inDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash

·       HTML5, CSS3

·       JavaScript/jQuery

·       Responsive Design

·       Drawing

·       Painting

·       Printmaking

·       Photography