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Douglas Barron

Saint Louis,MO

Summary

Personable creative artist recently relocated back to Saint Louis. Seeking part-time employment in customer service, social impact, sales or teaching in the creative arts and/or mindful work/play. Strong background in retail, customer care and satisfaction in multiple industries ranging from food service, software instruction and as a self-employed artist teaching. Affable, responsible, and willing to take direction. Have worked as a box office associate, managed apartments and even delightful, appreciative and demanding actors. Collaborative team player with multi-cultural sensitivity.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Artist, Creative Thinker and Instructor

Douglas Barron - Artist
11.1989 - Current
  • Hosted and instructed sip and paint parties.
  • Hosted a party designed around building a floral arrangment, with awards for best, funniest, etc.
  • Demonstrated and taught faux finish workshops.
  • Designed custom art & miscellaneous projects for clients and interior designers to ensure satisfaction with the final product.
  • Create original paintings for parties.
  • Showcased in Phoenix Home and Garden Showhouse with a 50' fresco-like mural. October 1991.
  • Taught hands-on workshops at multiple Showhouses.
  • Designed a private party concept constructed around hosting with assisting instruction in various creative arts such as sip & paint, floral arrangements competition, reading a play, writing and reading poetry, miscellaneous creative games via Zoom and social media.

Apartment Manager

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
04.2014 - 07.2018
  • Maintained landscape of apartment complex.
  • Oversaw apartment refreshing for next group of actors arriving.
  • Provided concierge service for visiting actors.
  • Provided transportation to and from actor's appointments.
  • Maintained functionality of plumbing and electrical.
  • Scheduled repairs when needed.

Box Office Associate

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
10.2016 - 02.2018
  • Box office sales.
  • Seat consultation.
  • Promotion of season tickets by accommodating variable schedules and special needs.
  • Friendly mindful telephone communication.
  • Maintaining standards for cash and credit card procedures, and computer implementation.
  • Effective at patron satisfaction.

Office Assistant

The Center for Spiritual Living Saint Louis
05.2012 - 05.2014
  • Scheduled and hosted various events.
  • Collaborated with monthly creation of newsletter and calendar.
  • Provided informative, friendly phone communication, assisting incoming calls.
  • Created class notebooks with graphics.
  • Created display windows for the bookstore.
  • Helped with computer needs, bookkeeping and bookstore miscellany.

Sales Associate

Ahner's Garden and Gifts
02.2010 - 06.2011

• Offered flower and plant consultation.

• Sold product and performed POS skills.

• Attended to care of store plants and flowers.

• Designed and created displays.

• Provided aesthetic consultation for interior design and/or landscaping.

Creative Thought Instructor

ThinkShop 2020 (self Employed)
05.1998 - Current
  • Taught creative thinking and problem solving techniques.
  • Taught collaborative creativity and innovative thinking methodologies.
  • Certified instructor of 6 Thinking Hats®, and Lateral Thinking™, workshops by Dr. Edward DeBono.
  • Wrote and presented two workshops on collaborative creativity. "Inspired Thinking" and "Transform Adversarial Thinking into Parallel Thinking".
  • Teach occasional creative thinking workshops still.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Studio Art And Education

Principia College
Elsah, IL
05.1978

Timeline

Box Office Associate

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
10.2016 - 02.2018

Apartment Manager

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
04.2014 - 07.2018

Office Assistant

The Center for Spiritual Living Saint Louis
05.2012 - 05.2014

Sales Associate

Ahner's Garden and Gifts
02.2010 - 06.2011

Creative Thought Instructor

ThinkShop 2020 (self Employed)
05.1998 - Current

Artist, Creative Thinker and Instructor

Douglas Barron - Artist
11.1989 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - Studio Art And Education

Principia College
Douglas Barron