Jamil Whelan
Summary
Dedicated Photographer exhibiting true love for craft, art and science of photography process. Seasoned professional at using camera lenses, controls and composition to capture stunning results. Consistently enhancing creative insight through projects and professional workshops.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Photographer
Blue Jay ink.
05.2012 - Current
- Promote products and services to new and returning clientele
- Capture and edit desired images while providing a comfortable and enjoyable environment to work with new and existing clientele
- Continue to add to existing clientele
- Create and put into effect new advertising promotions.
- Volunteer Photography and other arts Teacher at local homeschool Co-op
- Developed strong relationships with clients through clear communication and professionalism.
Peoria/Mclean County Float Teller
Busey Bank
05.2008 - 03.2010
- Assisted customers daily with basic teller transactions while ensuring customer satisfaction and service quality
- Promoted Busey Banks products and services to all Busey customers as well as recruited new customers
- Traveled to assist the teller departments at multiple Busey locations in both Peoria and Mclean counties
- Scanned work for image branch capture
- Assisted with filing and creating a new filing system for the Sheridan Branch Mortgage department.
- Maintained secure cash handling procedures, ensuring proper vault and drawer balancing.
- Reduced waiting times for clients by efficiently managing multiple teller stations.
- Monitored and reported suspicious activity in line with bank security policies.
- Maintained in-depth knowledge of bank products and services to provide appropriate recommendations to customers.
Lawn Care Specialist
Chase Management Company
04.2000 - 10.2009
- Provide ongoing lawn care services to both individual residents and apartment complexes
- Determine needs and frequency of care for each individual lot
- Assessed hours needed and assigned appropriate number of individuals to complete lawn responsibilities
- Created a spread sheet in order to accurately and efficiently record billable hours per lot and per each individual assistant
- Provided Chase Management Company with the number of billable hours per individual lot
- Upon receipt of payment from Chase Management Company completed payroll for seasonal assistance.
- Maintained and serviced lawn care equipment to enhance longevity.
- Optimized water usage through the installation of effective irrigation systems.
Vehicle Photographer and Online Sales Associate
Obrien Automotive
01.2008 - 06.2009
- Managed all photography including taking, editing, and uploading pictures of all new and pre-owned vehicles
- Used most recent vehicle list to appropriately update dealership website with accurate vehicle information
- Worked directly with Sales team to advertise and sell vehicles on multiple internet sales venues including Auto trader and EBay as well as many Social media outlets.
- Leveraged camera gear and equipment to express creative vision.
- Edited, toned, captioned, and uploaded photographs for publication.
- Photographed high-quality images for various print and digital projects.
Kids Connections Counselor
East Peoria Fondulac Park District Building
08.2007 - 05.2008
- Assisted school aged children transition from school to the aftercare program
- Organize and provide a healthy after school snack for all students present
- Provided an appropriate atmosphere in order to facilitate a learning environment
- Provide tutoring and assistance with homework assignments
- Organized and initiated age appropriate activities for those students who did not have homework.
Warehouse and Sales Associate
Blain's Farm and Fleet
06.2006 - 06.2007
- Unloaded merchandise from shipment trucks and organized merchandise in the warehouse
- Transferred merchandise items from the warehouse to the main sales floor
- Assisted customers in determining which product would best meet their current and prospective needs
- Demonstrated friendliness and high customer service values while assisting customers to their cars with their purchase
- Demonstrated knowledge and use of the Farm and Fleet in house computer system to assist in ordering needed materials for customers
- Reason for leaving was a conflict with classes.
Education
East Peoria Community High School
Public Relations -
Illinois Central College
05.2012
Skills
- Public Speaking
- Management
- Time Management
- Team Building
- Team Leading
- Customer service
- Sales
- Photography
- Photography Editing
- Microsoft Office
- Lawn Care
- Public Relations
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Lightroom
- Tutoring
- Adobe Premiere
- Event Planning
- Social Media Management
- Project Management
- Social Media Marketing
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Photo products
- Bookkeeping
- Lighting mastery
- Model Direction
- Color theory knowledge
- Contract Preparation
- Creative Lighting
- Workflow Management
- Camera Setup
- Photo editing
- Image manipulation
- Creative artistic vision
- Social Media
- Client Relations
- Digital enhancements
- Reference Photography
- Payment Processing
- Social Media Promotion
- Post-processing proficiency
- Composition Techniques
- Commercial Photography
- Inventory Management
- Strong exposure techniques
- Attention to Detail
- Business Development
- Color Correction
- Photo Processing
- Critical Thinking
- Phone and Email Etiquette
- Client Scheduling
- Exposure Techniques
- Sales and Marketing
- Decision-Making
- Project Budgeting
- Budgeting and finance
- Food photography
- Retouching and color correction
- Relationship Development
- Visual storytelling
- Digital Photography
- Strong compositional skills
- Photo Shoots
- Sales expertise
- Image Archiving
- Superb attention to detail
- News photography
- Fashion photography
- Customer Service
- Team Training
- Night photography
- Location Scouting
- Image Editing Expertise
- Equipment Preparation
- Client Communication
- Creative Thinking
- Advanced Camera Skills
- Marketing and Branding
- Digital Image Creation
- Workload Management
- Equipment Maintenance
- Photography Equipment Maintenance
- Image Editing
- Creative vision
- Collaborative Attitude
- Equipment Setup
- Multitasking Abilities
- Organizational Skills
- Team Management
- Multitasking
- Troubleshooting
- Task Prioritization
Additional Information - References
Timothy Schlesinger, (309) 657-1475
Timeline
Photographer
Blue Jay ink.
05.2012 - Current
Peoria/Mclean County Float Teller
Busey Bank
05.2008 - 03.2010
Vehicle Photographer and Online Sales Associate
Obrien Automotive
01.2008 - 06.2009
Kids Connections Counselor
East Peoria Fondulac Park District Building
08.2007 - 05.2008
Warehouse and Sales Associate
Blain's Farm and Fleet
06.2006 - 06.2007
Lawn Care Specialist
Chase Management Company
04.2000 - 10.2009
East Peoria Community High School
Public Relations -
Illinois Central College
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