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FINE ART | PHOTOGRAPHY | INSTALLATION
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COLLECTORS & CLIENTS
AAFTA
Atlanta Foods Int’l
Brookview Elementary
CBS Productions
Chastain Arts Center
Chattahoochee Nature Center
Chop Art
City of Atlanta, OOCA
Future Seekers Inc.
Fulton County Public Schools
Hammond House Museum
McClendon Performing Arts
NBAF
NETA
NPR WABE
PBS 30 ATL
SCAD (ATL/HK)
SISTAgraphy
Sports Illustrated
Trowers Dream Academy
WAPE PBA
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!CONTACT
www.theRoriTAI.com
tai@theroritai.com
404.903.8994
EXPERIENCE
ReBUILDMe.org Inc. | Atlanta, GA
Non-Profit Operator | 2013-2016
Coordinate art & science educational programs
Curator, consultant, educator & facilitator
Negotiating artists contracts
Operate a networking platform for local artists
Operate Non-profit 501(c)(3)
Provide exposure, representation & commissions for artists
Provide facilitators for programs
!theRoriTAI Fine Art | Atlanta, GA
Artist | 2005-Present
Art curating, consulting, direction and public speaking
Produce abstract & figurative paintings
Produce content for online & print presentations
Produce installations & sculptures
Staging, set design & renovation
Teaching art classes & workshops
Tutoring math, science & SAT prep
!Aramark @ Turner Field | Atlanta, GA
Culinary Administrator & Coordinator | 2002 - 2010 !
Conducted staff training for operations and software applications
Created expense & inventory reports for executive board
Created training manual for WinArcs inventory system
Managed purchasing, receiving, inventory control & logistics
Produced active guides to simplify the online ordering process
Supervised personnel in 4 kitchens, 2 restaurants and a warehouse
Tested and presented products for executive chef selections
!WABE PBS 30 Public Broadcasting Atlanta | Atlanta, GA
Photographer | 2012
Produced & edited images for digital & print publications
Produced images for 8 episodes of Atlanta Sounds Audio Slideshow
!SCAD Connector | Atlanta, GA
Photojournalist | 2011 - 12
Produced content for digital & print publications
Published 28 articles in USA, Hong Kong & Lacoste
!CBS | Atlanta, GA
Photographer/PA | 2007 - 10
CBS TV Pilot PA & managed a crew of 8
PA American Idol Productions seasons 7 – 9
Produced BTS photography for documentation
!Prestige Portraits | Atlanta, GA
Photographer | 2006 - 07
Controlled multi-camera sets on location
Managed sales with a crew of 5
Photographed & edited images for various groups
!BET Hip Hop Awards | Atlanta, GA
Photographer | 2006 !
Photographed pressroom & after party events
Produced images for 1st BET Hip Hop Awards
Produced images for UFW Fashion Show
EDUCATION
SCAD | Atlanta, GA
2013 | MFA Photography | GPA 3.7
!CAU | Atlanta, GA
2005 | BA MMA Comm. | GPA 3.6
!!HONORS & AWARDS
SCAD Dean’s List | 2010 – 13
SCAD Honors Scholarship | 2010 – 13
Art of Timeless Precision Finalist | 2011
CAU Dean’s List | 2002 – 05
Guild Scholarship | 2003 – 05
!!PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Arts: curation, direction & installation
Coord: community programs & projects
Edit: literary & visual arts
Film: developing, processing & scanning
Fluency: Spanish
Mgmt.: logistics, purchasing & receiving
Paint: abstract, seascape & 3D
Photo: docu-journalism, street & studio
Print: darkroom & digital
Stage: interior & set design
Teach: fine arts, math & science
Writing: AP & Chicago style
!!GEAR
Cameras: Canon SLR & DSLR
FujiFilm
Hasselblad
Widelux F7
CPU: Mac OS X
Lighting: Natural, strobe & hot
Printing: Epson
HP
!!SOFTWARE
Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop
Final Cut
Google Docs
iWorks
Mac & PC operating systems
Microsoft Office Suite
OneDrive