Charlie Garcia
Oakland,CA
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Handyman/Manual Labor/Groundskeeper
Uncle
Scoharie County, NY
06.2024 - 08.2025
- Pulled weeds, trimmed bushes, cleaned up walkways and plant overgrowth
- Trail maintenance
- Tore down and rebuilt studio in basement
- Cleared trees, chopped and transported firewood
- Rebuilt stone walls
Volunteer/Construction Worker
Africa School for the Arts
Mbale, Uganda
01.2023 - 07.2023
- Organized bake sales, reached out to potential donors to contribute to fundraising efforts
- Learned Ugandan interlocking brick techniques, mixed concrete, transported bricks, wood planks, and rocks
- Built two classrooms
- Learned how to use power saws, drills, and sanders
- Helped calculate measurements for wood cuts
- Taught what I learned to newer members of the build site, navigating language barrier
Guitarist
Self Employed
Oakland, CA
- Performed at local senior centers
- Played gigs at local businesses/house parties
- Organized and performed a guitar recital to fundraised for the "Africa School for the Arts" project
Education
High School Diploma -
The College Preparatory School
Oakland, CA06-2025
Admitted To Vassar College Class of 2030
Affiliations
- Played on high school soccer team for all 4 years (won league, went to NCS semifinals in 2023)
- Performed in masterclasses for GFA winner Marc Teicholz and Grammy-winner David Russell
- Organized student-led concerts for high school
Accomplishments
- Musical Production Award (2022, 2025)
- Finalist in the 2021 Altamira competition
- Received 2025 Superior Award and 2024 Exceptional Award from Bay Area Creative Foundation
- Premiered Sergio Assad's "Tres Cenas Brasilerias II"
Timeline
Handyman/Manual Labor/Groundskeeper
Uncle
06.2024 - 08.2025
Volunteer/Construction Worker
Africa School for the Arts
01.2023 - 07.2023
Guitarist
Self Employed
High School Diploma -
The College Preparatory School
Admitted To Vassar College Class of 2030