T. Cameron Airth Resume
T. Cameron Airth
21 Dartmouth Place
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: ------------ • Email: ------------
SUMMARY
Highly motivated individual with administrative and creative experience. Focus on administrative support, customer service, and project coordination. Excellent project and time management skills. Accustomed to handling multiple projects in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments. Over ten years of customer experience, with additional supervisory and management roles. Excels in positive communication with the public and administration.
Administrative / Coordination skills:
Schedule Coordination / Digital Filing & Storage / Image Request Processing /
Customer Service / Project Management / Photography Teaching /
Experience in Educational & Editorial Settings / Mailing & Invoice Processing
Creative skills and experience:
Analogue & Electronic Image Manipulation & Editing / Photographic Lab Skills /
Photography Expertise / Assisting Students with Photographic Coursework Development
EMPLOYMENT
STARBUCKS COFFEE, BOSTON, MA
Barista 10/11 – 9/19
Assists with daily activities in running a highly popular coffee shop on a busy street, and serving a high customer volume. Focused on delivering excellent customer service and ensuring each customer receives a highly satisfying experience. Advanced knowledge of coffee preparation.
THE SKILL BUREAU, BOSTON, MA
Document Processing & Mailing Assistant 07/10 – 07/11
Temporary staffing assignment primarily at Liaison International from July 2010 through February 2011, assisting with document processing. Duties included opening and distributing mail, scanning documents, copying files, coordinating printing schedules with various departments, communicating with office staff, preparing materials for shipping, and other duties as needed.
NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Studio Photography Assistant / Teaching Assistant 10/04 – 1/09
Assistant to Corey Davis, former photography professor and current professional photographer, with shoots for personal and exhibit work. Involved heavily with Professor Davis’s course development and structure, as well as assisted students enrolled in the course. Participated in weekly student work critiques, slide shows, grading, coordinating field trips. Responsible for darkroom upkeep and cleanliness; kept photographic materials well-stocked, organized, and available to students.
NEWTONVILLE CAMERA, NEWTONVILLE, MA
Photo Lab Technician / Sales Associate 08/07 - 11/07
Daily duties included processing film and printing photographs for customer orders on fast-paced schedules, using a Fuji Frontier machine for C-prints. Responsible for properly mixing chemicals and ensuring a high-quality product for customers. Additional duties included working the cashier, answering customer calls, and in-house questions. Assisted with sales and service of photographic equipment. Kept up-to-date with knowledge of latest cameras, lenses, and other equipment.
JP OFFICE SERVICES, BOSTON, MA
Bulk Mailing Associate 07/06 – 05/07
Readied individual mailing pieces for bulk mailing processes. Prepared database lists for sorting and addressing of mai to current U.S. Postal Service standards. Sorted, printed, and packaged bulk mailings, and completed appropriate paperwork. Utilized various mailing equipment including a tabbing machine, envelope printer, strapping, folding, and duplicating machines, punch binder, hole drill press, paper cutter, and associated computer programs. Assisted supervisor and other departments as needed.
MOTO PHOTO, BROOKLINE, MA
Photo Laboratory Technician 08/05 – 01/06
Daily duties included processing color/black and white film, and printing photographs for customer orders on fast-paced schedules. Utilized equipment including a Fuji Frontier machine for C-prints, a Mini-lab for black and white film, and E processing for chemical mixing.
HOUGHTON-MIFFLIN, BOSTON, MA
Intern 01/05 - 05/05
Editorial & Marketing Assistant 10/02 – 05/05
Assisted with large promotional mailings, advertising events, and coordinating with office staff in the Children’s Book Division. Handled interoffice assignments as needed, assisted mail for authors, responsible for in-house library organization and maintenance. Performed clerical archiving and digitization. Assisted with other duties as needed.
MUSEUM REPRODUCTIONS, BOSTON, MA
Shipping Manager, Office Assistant 06/00 - 01/02
Responsibilities included processing of orders for shipping, main receptionist duties, data entry, invoice processing, bank deposit completion, and maintenance of shipping and office supplies. Additional duties included reviewing and solving client billing disputes. Assisted the Inventory Manager with extensive filing and completion of large mailings. Filled in for other departments and positions as needed.
DELANY, SIEGEL & ZORN, BOSTON, MA
Production Assistant 08/99 – 02/00
Responsible for receiving reports of investigation, counseling, and final agency decisions for a government contracted arbitration firm. Edited and proofread case documents, reformatted investigators reports to comply with accepted government data format. Sanitized sensitive material in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974. Copied and prepared cases for shipment, filing, data entry, receptionist and other office duties as needed.
EDUCATION / SKILLS
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN – Boston, MA
Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, Photography & Design (2009)
NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY – BOSTON, MA
Certificate of Completion in Professional Photography (2004)
Knowledge of Macintosh and PC platforms
Windows XP, Outlook, Word, Excel, FileMaker Pro, Photoshop, Acrobat, easily trained on current platforms.
Experienced in studio lighting techniques and teaching, digital imaging, and other software.
References available upon request.
T. Cameron Airth
21 Dartmouth Place
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: ------------ • Email: ------------
SUMMARY
Highly motivated individual with administrative and creative experience. Focus on administrative support, customer service, and project coordination. Excellent project and time management skills. Accustomed to handling multiple projects in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments. Over ten years of customer experience, with additional supervisory and management roles. Excels in positive communication with the public and administration.
Administrative / Coordination skills:
Schedule Coordination / Digital Filing & Storage / Image Request Processing /
Customer Service / Project Management / Photography Teaching /
Experience in Educational & Editorial Settings / Mailing & Invoice Processing
Creative skills and experience:
Analogue & Electronic Image Manipulation & Editing / Photographic Lab Skills /
Photography Expertise / Assisting Students with Photographic Coursework Development
EMPLOYMENT
STARBUCKS COFFEE, BOSTON, MA
Barista 10/11 – 9/19
Assists with daily activities in running a highly popular coffee shop on a busy street, and serving a high customer volume. Focused on delivering excellent customer service and ensuring each customer receives a highly satisfying experience. Advanced knowledge of coffee preparation.
THE SKILL BUREAU, BOSTON, MA
Document Processing & Mailing Assistant 07/10 – 07/11
Temporary staffing assignment primarily at Liaison International from July 2010 through February 2011, assisting with document processing. Duties included opening and distributing mail, scanning documents, copying files, coordinating printing schedules with various departments, communicating with office staff, preparing materials for shipping, and other duties as needed.
NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Studio Photography Assistant / Teaching Assistant 10/04 – 1/09
Assistant to Corey Davis, former photography professor and current professional photographer, with shoots for personal and exhibit work. Involved heavily with Professor Davis’s course development and structure, as well as assisted students enrolled in the course. Participated in weekly student work critiques, slide shows, grading, coordinating field trips. Responsible for darkroom upkeep and cleanliness; kept photographic materials well-stocked, organized, and available to students.
NEWTONVILLE CAMERA, NEWTONVILLE, MA
Photo Lab Technician / Sales Associate 08/07 - 11/07
Daily duties included processing film and printing photographs for customer orders on fast-paced schedules, using a Fuji Frontier machine for C-prints. Responsible for properly mixing chemicals and ensuring a high-quality product for customers. Additional duties included working the cashier, answering customer calls, and in-house questions. Assisted with sales and service of photographic equipment. Kept up-to-date with knowledge of latest cameras, lenses, and other equipment.
JP OFFICE SERVICES, BOSTON, MA
Bulk Mailing Associate 07/06 – 05/07
Readied individual mailing pieces for bulk mailing processes. Prepared database lists for sorting and addressing of mai to current U.S. Postal Service standards. Sorted, printed, and packaged bulk mailings, and completed appropriate paperwork. Utilized various mailing equipment including a tabbing machine, envelope printer, strapping, folding, and duplicating machines, punch binder, hole drill press, paper cutter, and associated computer programs. Assisted supervisor and other departments as needed.
MOTO PHOTO, BROOKLINE, MA
Photo Laboratory Technician 08/05 – 01/06
Daily duties included processing color/black and white film, and printing photographs for customer orders on fast-paced schedules. Utilized equipment including a Fuji Frontier machine for C-prints, a Mini-lab for black and white film, and E processing for chemical mixing.
HOUGHTON-MIFFLIN, BOSTON, MA
Intern 01/05 - 05/05
Editorial & Marketing Assistant 10/02 – 05/05
Assisted with large promotional mailings, advertising events, and coordinating with office staff in the Children’s Book Division. Handled interoffice assignments as needed, assisted mail for authors, responsible for in-house library organization and maintenance. Performed clerical archiving and digitization. Assisted with other duties as needed.
MUSEUM REPRODUCTIONS, BOSTON, MA
Shipping Manager, Office Assistant 06/00 - 01/02
Responsibilities included processing of orders for shipping, main receptionist duties, data entry, invoice processing, bank deposit completion, and maintenance of shipping and office supplies. Additional duties included reviewing and solving client billing disputes. Assisted the Inventory Manager with extensive filing and completion of large mailings. Filled in for other departments and positions as needed.
DELANY, SIEGEL & ZORN, BOSTON, MA
Production Assistant 08/99 – 02/00
Responsible for receiving reports of investigation, counseling, and final agency decisions for a government contracted arbitration firm. Edited and proofread case documents, reformatted investigators reports to comply with accepted government data format. Sanitized sensitive material in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974. Copied and prepared cases for shipment, filing, data entry, receptionist and other office duties as needed.
EDUCATION / SKILLS
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN – Boston, MA
Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, Photography & Design (2009)
NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY – BOSTON, MA
Certificate of Completion in Professional Photography (2004)
Knowledge of Macintosh and PC platforms
Windows XP, Outlook, Word, Excel, FileMaker Pro, Photoshop, Acrobat, easily trained on current platforms.
Experienced in studio lighting techniques and teaching, digital imaging, and other software.
References available upon request.