Dashawn Collier
Shawn Draws LLC
Dayton,OH
13
years of professional experience
Portrait and Caricature Artist creating custom drawings, paintings, and mixed-media pieces for clients, markets, and promotional use. Builds marketing visuals, pricing strategies, and project concepts that support sales and commissioned work. Manages supplies, and keeps client requests aligned with production schedules. Provides entertainment to parties, events and festivals, great communication with guests.
Work History
Packaging Lead + Shipping and Receiving
4 Years 2 Months- Led packaging operations to enhance efficiency and streamline workflows.
- Trained and mentored team members on best practices in packaging techniques.
- Implemented quality control measures to ensure product integrity during packaging processes.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to align packaging strategies with production goals.
- Labeled, recorded, and inspected packaging to prepare for shipment or storage.
- Supported new employees with training in proper stripping, packaging, inventory management, and cleaning.
- Reviewed job orders and determined appropriate materials and equipment needed for successful completion of each project.
- Resolved technical issues with packaging machinery, minimizing downtime and maintaining production schedules.
- Improved packaging efficiency by implementing new processes and training team members on best practices.
- Conducted routine quality checks during production runs to confirm adherence to established specifications, reducing defects in finished products significantly.
- Labeled packages with appropriate shipping information for accurate deliveries.
- Assembled packages according to meet specific customer requirements.
- Reviewed orders by inspecting labeling, packaging, and contents.
- Operate Forklift regularly for moving materials, shipping and receiving product.
- Loaded and unloaded products onto and off delivery trucks to support seamless operations.
- Sorted and weighed products after packaging to assess quality, identify defects and grade resulting items.
- Counted and recorded finished and rejected packaged items.
- Reported malfunctions and errors to supervising staff, addressed concerns and supported other machine operators completing challenging workloads under tight schedules.
Artist
12 Years 7 Months- Designed graphics for websites, logos and promotions for marketing purposes
- Created custom drawings and paintings using fine oils, acrylics and charcoal on high quality canvas
- Collaborated with production on task list creation to meet overall project goals on time
- Developed art and design concepts
- Researched drawings of characters and environmental elements for inspiration
- Made use of materials, such as ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, computer software, paints, and pencils, to complete unique piece for customers
- Advertised and sold mosaics and drawing pieces at local markets and established all piece pricing on customer demand, labor costs and raw material costs
- Developed marketing and sales strategies to maximize business success
- Managed all art and office supply needs for art department
- Mentored junior artists on creative processes
- Created and sold over 40 original drawings/paintings
- Researched industry trends and evaluated competitive products
- Utilized oil paints, acrylics and charcoal to design mixed media, drawings and painting pieces
- Maintained and shared portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities with potential customers
- Contributed to creative process through original ideas and inspiration
- Met with customers and clients to determine project needs and prepared proposals, including creating production schedules, scopes of work and budgets
- Consulted with clients to discuss preferences, styles and ideas for commissions
- Mastered charcoal and graphite tools to produce hyper realistic products
- Managed day-to-day business operations and made strategic decisions
- Resolved client concerns quickly and professionally
- Ordered and maintained adequate supply of materials, supplies and equipment
- Established and maintained productive, professional working relationships
Groundskeeper And Housekeeper
2 Months- Clean outside of building, including parking lots, walkways and stairs, tree line, weeds and ashtrays
- Disposed and replaced full garbage cans in the area
- Used leaf blower to collect and dispose of leaved dirt and garbage
- (Housekeeping) speed-cleaned and sanitize guests rooms in a timely manner
- Replaced dirty laundry
- Ensured a clean office space and lobby area
- Provided assistance to housekeepers in need
Captioning Assistant
2 Months- Utilized stenography machinery, audio and visual devices and specialty equipment to record legal transcripts
- Recounted previously recorded information to provide reference for proposed question or subject matter
- Conducted transcription for legal proceedings, public service events and corporate meetings
- Received training and certification from CSD to represent brand, explain technical functions of mobile devices and guide product selection by customers
- Performed all facets of transcription, including court reporting, closed captioning, real time captioning, Communications Access Real time Reporting (CART) and webcasting
- Provided Captioning for the deaf and hard of hearing
Production Worker
6 Months- Assembled School/Science related products according to changing daily work orders and specific customer needs
- Maintained maximum organization and productivity by properly sorting project components on work tables
- Organized work to meet demanding production goals with outstanding success rate
- Examined incoming materials and compared to documentation for accuracy and quality
- Supported current production needs by moving items between equipment, conveyors and staging areas
- Located and picked merchandise weighing up to hundreds of pounds to fulfill daily customer orders
- Unloaded incoming products and moved boxes to staging areas, sorted items and transported to final storage locations
General Laborer
3 Years 9 Months- Used cleaning solvents and powered equipment to scrape and clean units and parts
- Accurately read blueprints and job specifications to plan completion of each job
- Performed thorough quality checks on products and materials to identify any defects
- Thoroughly cleaned all construction and work sites to avoid hazards
- Assisted team members with tasks that require group effort
- Cleaned job site after each shift
- Carefully cut PVC and steel according to specifications, which in turn reduced wasteful spending
- Operated forklift to load and unload materials and equipment on trucks
- Followed written instructions to construct various types of equipment
- Participated in safety seminars
- Multi-tasked on heavy equipment, including forklift and improved project completion times
- Transported heavy materials using tugs, hand trucks and pallet jacks throughout work zone
Janitorial Worker
4 Months- Maintained daily facility operations
- Cleaned and sanitized classrooms, gyms, bathrooms/locker rooms and office spaces in a school environment
General Laborer
7 Months- Cleaned job site after each shift
- Notified supervisors of defective equipment or material
- Followed written instructions to construct various types of equipment
- Handled supply and equipment inventories and distribution for workers
- Mentored 3 new employees by providing guidance on safety and proper techniques
- Processed aluminum and steel chips using a chip spinner
- Moved material indoors and outdoors using a fork lift into metal hoppers/bins
- Operated a Crane for moving material around the plant
- Performed thorough quality checks on products and materials to identify any defects
- Thoroughly cleaned all construction and work sites to avoid hazards
- Prepared job sites to ensure safety and efficiency
- Operated forklift to load and unload materials and equipment on trucks
- Used cleaning solvents and equipment to scrape and clean units and parts
Assistant Caregiver
4 Months- Gathered dietary information, assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives and support wellness goals
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking
- Wiped down equipment with proper cleaning products after each patient transport to reduce instances of infection
- Transported patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations
Education
High School Diploma
Skills
Illustration
Concept development
Mixed media art
Commission artwork
Logo design
Client consultation
Art instruction
Portfolio presentation
Procreate
Art portfolio curation
Timeline
Packaging Lead + Shipping and Receiving
Outdoor Image
06.2022 - CurrentRead More
Groundskeeper And Housekeeper
Red Roof Inn
11.2018 - 01.2019Read More
Captioning Assistant
CSD
08.2018 - 10.2018Read More
Production Worker
ECA Science Kit Services
01.2018 - 07.2018Read More
General Laborer
Speedshelf Systems Inc
04.2014 - 01.2018Read More
Janitorial Worker
D&G Cleaning
02.2014 - 06.2014Read More
Artist
Shawn Draws LLC
01.2014 - CurrentRead More
General Laborer
CSM Auto Manufacturers
09.2013 - 04.2014Read More
Assistant Caregiver
Dawns Caring Hands
08.2013 - 12.2013Read More
Harrison High School
High School Diploma
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Drawing, Painting, Designing, Survival
Very passionate about being creative, and exploring different mediums for producing artwork, including Caricature artwork for parties and events such as weddings, carnivals and festivals, birthday parties and vending events. I am also fascinated with the outdoors and survival such as camping, hiking, bush craft, shelter building and shows such as Naked and Afraid and Man vs.