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Skills

  • Presentations and demonstrations
  • Process improvement
  • Brand building and awareness
  • Invoice generation
  • Customer consulting
  • Problem resolution
  • Client Satisfaction Improvement Strategies
  • Actor consultations on makeup preferences and needs
  • Makeup application
  • Cosmetic product testing for high-performance results

Work Experiences

  • Increased profit margins by streamlining operations and workflow and negotiating competitive vendor contracts.
  • Aligned training content with industry trends.
  • Coordinated branded makeup collaborations.
  • Addressed actor-specific preferences.
  • Achieved 78% improved skill retention rates.
  • Achieved results for 4K shooting environments.
  • Saved money by developing functional solutions to metric problems.
  • Assisted in the creation of program procedures.
  • Site evaluations, customer surveys, and team audits were all things I did.
  • Achieved seamless blends in makeup on set.

Summaries

  • 75% of team members certified in advanced application techniques by 2023.
  • Makeup Artist with a 11 year track record of providing exceptional services to clients.
  • Superior understanding of skincare and cosmetics.
  • Department Head Makeup Artist and team leader with 5 years of experience in procedure settings.
  • Daytime, special event, and glam looks are her specialties.
  • Highly trained in age-defying makeup and skincare techniques.
  • Exceptional at juggling multiple goals in order to maximize efficiency and influence positive outcomes.
  • Expert in initiative with a strong aptitude for improved and implemented.
  • With hands-on experience, eager to learn new skills and advance knowledge.
  • Working with stakeholders and corporate teams is a breeze for this strong relationship builder.

Accomplishments

  • Spearheaded large-scale makeup team operations for 9-day event, ensuring seamless transitions between varied looks while hitting all key production milestones.
  • Recognized with the President's Club in 2018 for excellence in makeup artistry, particularly in the development and execution of special effects makeup.
  • Created theme-specific makeup looks for over 18 cast members per day on standard series, ensuring accuracy and consistency across all episodes.
  • Established a reputation for expertise in creating seamless prosthetic blends for metric, enhancing both actor performance comfort and on-screen realism.
  • Achieved 63% reduction in post-production editing needs by implementing refined makeup techniques that enhanced on-camera quality during method.
  • Modernized department techniques by introducing SAP, resulting in more consistent makeup applications across skin tones and faster set preparation time.
  • Collaborated with costume designers and producers to ensure makeup aesthetics aligned with character development in category, receiving commendation from the showrunners.
  • Supervised a full automation system for routine makeup supplies restocks, reducing downtime for makeup application by 22% during procedure.
  • Executed intricate aging effects using specialized prosthetics and makeup for 7 main actors in program, contributing to character believability and earning Top Performer.
  • Consulted with initiative to execute historically accurate makeup designs for metric, enhancing visual authenticity as recognized by category.

Affiliations

  • Contributing author for framework on advanced contouring and prosthetic techniques
  • Advisor and board member of the National Association of Screen Makeup Artists & Hairdressers (NASMAH)
  • Collaborator for community outreach makeup programs at program, raising makeup artistry awareness in local schools
  • Member, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, Makeup and Hairstyling Branch
  • Completed Master Workshop in Stage Makeup Artistry at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
  • Alumni of Vancouver Film School’s Special Effects Makeup for Film and Television program, completed 2017
  • Active attendee of annual IMATS (International Makeup Artist Trade Show) events, expanding knowledge on emerging products and techniques
  • Completed ongoing training with Temptu Pro focusing on cutting-edge airbrush systems for commercial projects
  • Frequent collaborator with Costume Designers Guild for senior production-focused makeup artistry
  • Member, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)

Certifications

  • Advanced Airbrush Techniques Certification – process
  • Vendor Management and Negotiation Certification – metric
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
  • Advanced Photoshop for Makeup Artists Certification – category
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Advanced Prosthetic Makeup Design Certification – initiative
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
  • CompTIA A+ Technician
  • FX Makeup: Latex and Silicone Prosthetics Certification – Northwind

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