Lindsay Minnich

406.249.8328

lindsaybminnich@gmail.com

www.lbminnich.com

Special Skills

• Passion to obtain and maintain complete customer satisfaction
• Professional yet personable mannerisms
• Easily fall into leadership positions
• Keen attention to detail
• Infallible, unwavering work ethic
• Work exceedingly well in stressful positions
• Motivated to transform work environment to its highest potential
• Deal superbly well with criticism and am always eager to know how to improve my services
• Transaction experience
• Solutions oriented, quick problem-solving abilities
• Mac/PC literate: Adobe Photoshop, Spreadsheet, Word/Works documents, etc
• Social networking proficient

Work Experience

 Spring 2012 - Present                -        Receptionist/Social media at Tonic Salon

                                                (Bozeman, MT)

                                                      - Answering phones, greeting clients, clerical work,                                                  increasing salon’s social media presence

Fall 2011 - Winter 2012                -        Assistant Manager at Hilton            

                                                               Homewood Suites (Bozeman, MT)

                                                   -Employee management

                                                - Quality inspection

                                                -Guest care services

Winter 2010 - June 2011                -         Preschool Art Teacher at Red Hook Playgroup

                                                (Brooklyn, NY)

                                                -Classroom management of 7-15 children

                                                -Lesson planning, classroom preparation,

                                                education and implementation of artistic vision

2010 - 2011                     -                           Art Instructor at The Art Shack

                                                (Brooklyn, NY)

                                                -Conceptualization of projects, classroom

                                                management, art principles and history instruction

                                                for 4-8 year old children

Spring 2010 - Fall 2010                  -                    State Park Caretaker

(Whitefish Lake State Park)

                                                Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks                                                                        -General maintenance and care of the park

                                                including landscaping, construction of stairs/

                                                tent pads

                                                -Fee handling and customer service

Fall 2009 - Spring 2010                   -                Nanny/Assistant for Clarissa Block of DKNY

                                                (Brooklyn, NY)

                                                - Pick-up and drop-off of two children,

                                                management of household, errand assistance

2009- 2010                                      -                Artist Assistant for McKendree Key

                                                (Brooklyn, NY)

                                                - Assisting with construction of sculptures & works,    

                                                production of video projects, errand assistance

Art Professional Experience

• 2012 Colgate web commercial with director Brendan Beachman

• Set Dressing, Wardrobe

• 2011 “Pledge” short film with director Danny Donahue

• Production Design Director, Props, Wardrobe and Styling

• 2011 Collaborative work with photographer Austin Trayser and Matthew Riley
• 2011 Collaborative work with photographer Ian Markus

• Art Direction, Styling, Props, Set

• 2011 Collaborative work with photographer Kristina Walters

• Art Direction, Styling, Set

• 2011 Assistant Costume Designer for director Allie Avital Tsypin in “Hyperfable” at the HERE theatre (146 6th Avenue NY, NY)

• show dates April 11-13, 2011
• creation of sculptural costumes including the bird costume worn by Aphrodite, the shoulder birds worn by the children’s choir, the wired garter costumes worn by the two women, large white bows, dancers belts

• 2010-2011 Red Hook Playgroup in Brooklyn, NY

• Preschool art teacher

• 2010 (October) Production Assistant for “Days of Awakening,” directed by J. Rodrigo Lopez-Portillo

• installations for scene, creation of props, styling for extras

• 2010 (October 2-11) “Reform School,” a project by REDU

• assisting the organizers, clerical work, networking, flyering, gallery work during the events

• 2010  Private art instruction for children at “The Art Shack” in Brooklyn, NY
• 2010 Artist Assistant for Mckendree Key
• 2010 Student Teaching for Jason Rondinelli of the Montauk School in Brooklyn, NY

• 2008  Board member of Kalispell art initiative for children

• Fund-raising shows featuring my artwork
• Networking

• 2004-2007 Co-owner of Churd Longboards

• Created custom longboard skateboards from start to finish (plywood to shaped, painted board)

Shows/Exhibitions/Awards

• 2010 “Collusion” group art show in Easton, PA
• 2010 “What is Sustainability?”  Pratt Institute Schaeffer Gallery in Brooklyn, NY
• 2010 “Oil & Water”  solo exhibition at The Cottage Inn of Kalispell, MT
• 2010 Submission Salon Show at the Greenpoint Gallery in Brooklyn, NY
• 2000  Flathead County Fair of Kalispell, MT,   Blue-ribbon recipient
• 2008 Featured Artist in Florence International Theatre Project show in Florence, Italy
• 2008 Fundraising show for Kalispell Art Initiative in Kalispell, MT
• 2007 “International Baccalaureate Art Show “in Kalispell, MT
• 2005 Student art show at Chancellor High School of Fredericksburg, VA
• 2003 Art featured in Montana magazine
• 2001  Flathead County Fair of Kalispell, MT,  Blue-ribbon recipient
• 2001  Featured student artist at Women’s Gallery of Kalispell, MT
• 2001  Featured in The Daily Interlake of Kalispell, MT  for drawing