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Mario Avent

Laveen, AZ,Arizona

Summary

Dedicated professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Security/EMT-Basic

Arizona Grand Resort
Phoenix, AZ
06.2020 - Current
  • Maintained levelheadedness and efficiency in high-pressure situations, effectively prioritizing tasks to save lives and provide medical care.
  • Oversaw daily monitoring and patrolled buildings, grounds, and work sites.
  • Gathered information, identified and implemented resolution, planned follow-up and logged and filed an incident report to successfully manage complaints.
  • Reviewed camera and system feeds and alerted proper respondents regarding discrepancies.
  • Determined medical and safety requirements at the emergency scene by assessing the medical status of ill or injured persons.

Storyteller

Self, South Mountain Community College
, Arizona
01.2015 - Current
  • Assessed spectator engagement to adjust energy levels and identify individuals to interact with or recruit for participation in storytelling events.
  • Performed traditional oral stories with precision and enthusiasm.
  • Leveraged skills in gesturing, body movement, and special voices to draw in audience members and build emotional engagement.
  • Implemented special stories to diversify performances.
  • Captured the audience by channeling and exhibiting emotions, resulting in audience laughter, crying, excitement, shock, and fear.
  • Performed humorous and serious interpretations of emotional actions and situations, using body movements and gestures.
  • Perform original or adapted material of various styles of stories for performances.

Storytelling Workshop Facilitator

Arizona State University, South Mountain Community
Phoenix, AZ
01.2017 - Current
  • Facilitated dialogue between participants, family, and program workers to provide the best possible storytelling program and individualized program.
  • Conducted various workshops on oral storytelling through various topics.
  • Planned special storytelling events for program participants based on changing needs, times of the year, and availability.
  • Educated young people about strategies for driving discussions and promoting social changes through oral storytelling
  • Built partnerships with related organizations to develop support and gain greater attention for important issues.

Storytelling Producer and Editor

South Mountain Community College
Phoenix, AZ
01.2015 - 12.2021


  • Orchestrated license agreements for storytelling and footage, talent releases, and distribution contracts.
  • Performed high-quality recording, mixing, mastering, sound design, and production in an educational-based professional studio.
  • Controlled microphones, sound levels, and outputs to produce high-quality tracks for a variety of clients.
  • Used Adobe to mix and edit tracks.
  • Transformed video and audio recordings into digital formats for editing and archiving.

Veteran Services WorkStudy

South Mountain Community College
Phoenix, AZ
11.2015 - 05.2018
  • Creating graphic flyers for military veteran club and services activities
  • Assist military veterans with their college experience
  • Marketing and Coordinating volunteer activities for SMCC Veteran’s Club
  • Conducted in-person and telephone interviews with veterans and advocates to explain educational benefits and related programs.
  • Assisted veterans and dependents in preparing forms and documents to present claims for benefits.
  • Helped with administrative support by managing incoming calls, coordinating files and sorting mail.

Bellman/Security Officer

Brown Palace Hotel
Denver, CO
10.2008 - 01.2012
  • Explained important features of guest rooms to travelers.
  • Transferred luggage, bags and other items from vehicles and main lobby to and from guest rooms with wheeled cart.
  • Maintained lobby in pristine condition and kept trash promptly emptied.
  • Escorted guests to and from rooms and assisted with baggage.
  • Answered alarms, investigated disturbances and contacted law enforcement personnel to escalate crises.
  • Worked independently and collaboratively to resolve urgent issues to protect lives and property.
  • Rendered aid to injured and ill individuals and alerted paramedics for advanced support.
  • Enforced security policies and removed violators and unauthorized individuals from premises to maintain safe environment.

Institute Intern/Teacher's Assistant

SMCC Storytelling
  • Partnered with the teacher to plan and implement lessons following the school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.
  • Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
  • Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses through traditional oral storytelling
  • Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.

Power Generator Technician

United States Army
  • Perform maintenance on tactical utility, precise power-generation sets, internal combustion engines and associated equipment
  • Maintain electricity for a 84 bed Combat Army Support Hospital
  • Teach and Instruct 100+ basic skills on Power generators
  • Bellman/ Security

Education

BA - Arts ( Arts Admin, Digital Studies

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
08.2018 - 05.2020

Animation/VFX

Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
08.2017 - 05.2018

Associate of Arts - Art And General Studies

Maricopa Community Colleges - South Mountain Community College
Phoenix, AZ
01.2015 - 05.2017

Storytelling Certificate - Storytelling

Maricopa Community Colleges - South Mountain Community College
Phoenix, AZ
01.2019 - Current

Skills

Patient Assessments

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Software

Adobe Creative Cloud

Mac/PC

CCTV

Timeline

Security/EMT-Basic

Arizona Grand Resort
06.2020 - Current

Storytelling Certificate - Storytelling

Maricopa Community Colleges - South Mountain Community College
01.2019 - Current

BA - Arts ( Arts Admin, Digital Studies

Arizona State University
08.2018 - 05.2020

Animation/VFX

Academy of Art University
08.2017 - 05.2018

Storytelling Workshop Facilitator

Arizona State University, South Mountain Community
01.2017 - Current

Veteran Services WorkStudy

South Mountain Community College
11.2015 - 05.2018

Storyteller

Self, South Mountain Community College
01.2015 - Current

Storytelling Producer and Editor

South Mountain Community College
01.2015 - 12.2021

Associate of Arts - Art And General Studies

Maricopa Community Colleges - South Mountain Community College
01.2015 - 05.2017

Bellman/Security Officer

Brown Palace Hotel
10.2008 - 01.2012

Institute Intern/Teacher's Assistant

SMCC Storytelling

Power Generator Technician

United States Army
Mario Avent