farmer/ food service and prep
RAEGAN AVA BIRD | Tucson, AZ |------------ | ------------ | ------------
Education- Bachelor of Fine Arts- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago 2017 Emphasis in Photography with concentrations in critical theory and environmental studies - Merit Scholarship recipient
Work Experience -
Independent Contractor- Self Employed (8/19-present) Farmer A.L.P, Photography services- documentation, dust-spotting and scanning, home restoration, yard work, baking assist, etc
Chocolatier and swing Barista- Kakawa Chocolate House (11/18-8/19)
One of three employees to work pre-production for the shop’s grand opening | Worked under and alongside executive pastry chef Delphin Gomes to create handcrafted fine chocolates and desserts | designed holiday displays and aided in the development of new products | managed inventory and organized delivery of all grocery items | Maintained front of the house during gaps in management and ran the counter during holiday rushes or busy periods
Farm/ Kitchen worker- Maitland Mountain Farms (8/01/18- 8/1/19)
Worked as a team member in our industrial kitchen creating over 20 varieties of fermented and pickled goods | Took part in weeding, crop rotation, general ground maintenance and prep for events | Harvested vegetables | Designed specialty items such as flower arrangements and onion braids | Packaged product for the farmer’s market | Delivered orders of bulk product to local restaurants
Harvest and Packaging Supervisor- Five College Farms (11/17-07/18)
Managed a harvest crew through picking and packing USDA organic vegetables in a 2 acre greenhouse facility | In charge of quality control and preparing invoices for buyers | Plant maintenance and small scale facilities construction such as fixing irrigation
Farm Crew Worker/ Assistant washroom manager -Queen’s Greens Organic Farm (08/17 -11/17)
Spent 60+ hour weeks harvesting, washing and packaging wholesale organic vegetables on 30 acre farm | Various construction and upkeep jobs such as crop rotation, laying reemay and building caterpillar tunnels | Organized palette orders for pickup for local and national clients such as Whole Foods and Park Slope Food COOP
Studio Assistant to Laura Letinsky (2016-2017)
Assembled packages for gallery exhibitions | Organized image archives |created website with various customized features such as full pdf’s of published works | Scanned work to be published in her most recent book, TIME’S ASSIGNATION, THE POLAROIDS
Photography Facilities Worker- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2014-2017)
Managed reservations and checkouts of printers, darkroom and digital lab equipment | Provided assistance and troubleshooting for patrons and maintained cleanliness and organization of the facilities
RAEGAN AVA BIRD | Tucson, AZ |------------ | ------------ | ------------
Education- Bachelor of Fine Arts- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago 2017 Emphasis in Photography with concentrations in critical theory and environmental studies - Merit Scholarship recipient
Work Experience -
Independent Contractor- Self Employed (8/19-present) Farmer A.L.P, Photography services- documentation, dust-spotting and scanning, home restoration, yard work, baking assist, etc
Chocolatier and swing Barista- Kakawa Chocolate House (11/18-8/19)
One of three employees to work pre-production for the shop’s grand opening | Worked under and alongside executive pastry chef Delphin Gomes to create handcrafted fine chocolates and desserts | designed holiday displays and aided in the development of new products | managed inventory and organized delivery of all grocery items | Maintained front of the house during gaps in management and ran the counter during holiday rushes or busy periods
Farm/ Kitchen worker- Maitland Mountain Farms (8/01/18- 8/1/19)
Worked as a team member in our industrial kitchen creating over 20 varieties of fermented and pickled goods | Took part in weeding, crop rotation, general ground maintenance and prep for events | Harvested vegetables | Designed specialty items such as flower arrangements and onion braids | Packaged product for the farmer’s market | Delivered orders of bulk product to local restaurants
Harvest and Packaging Supervisor- Five College Farms (11/17-07/18)
Managed a harvest crew through picking and packing USDA organic vegetables in a 2 acre greenhouse facility | In charge of quality control and preparing invoices for buyers | Plant maintenance and small scale facilities construction such as fixing irrigation
Farm Crew Worker/ Assistant washroom manager -Queen’s Greens Organic Farm (08/17 -11/17)
Spent 60+ hour weeks harvesting, washing and packaging wholesale organic vegetables on 30 acre farm | Various construction and upkeep jobs such as crop rotation, laying reemay and building caterpillar tunnels | Organized palette orders for pickup for local and national clients such as Whole Foods and Park Slope Food COOP
Studio Assistant to Laura Letinsky (2016-2017)
Assembled packages for gallery exhibitions | Organized image archives |created website with various customized features such as full pdf’s of published works | Scanned work to be published in her most recent book, TIME’S ASSIGNATION, THE POLAROIDS
Photography Facilities Worker- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2014-2017)
Managed reservations and checkouts of printers, darkroom and digital lab equipment | Provided assistance and troubleshooting for patrons and maintained cleanliness and organization of the facilities