Geo Alderson

Education:

Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, December 2010.

Skills:

Customer service.  Design, photography, painting, drawing, sculpting, and crafting skills.  Comfortable using computers, word processing software, Powerpoint, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.  Proficient with use of cash registers, scales, slicers, fryers, and other kitchen appliances.

Accomplishments:

Displayed artwork at over twenty gallery showings in DeKalb, Chicago, and beyond, including at the Nineteen Hundred and One Gallery, the Chicago Horror Film Festival, the LISA Show, and the North Suburban Conference Art Show.  Sold over a hundred pieces and donated additional artworks to charities.  Had artwork published in the 2009 Albion Review.

Work History:

Deli / Artisan Cheese Clerk, Hy-Vee, Sycamore, IL, April 2011 - Current.  Responsibilities: Customer service, slicing, wrapping, cheese knowledge and sales.

Deli / Bakery / Produce Clerk, Inbodens Meats, DeKalb, IL, June 2009 - August 2010.  Responsibilities: Customer service, slicing, weighing, frying, stocking, cleaning, decorating.

Deli Clerk, Jewel, Elburn and Gurnee, IL, June 2006 - November 2008.  Responsibilities: Customer service, slicing, weighing, frying, food preparation.

Cashier, Honey Baked Ham, Gurnee, IL, 2004 - 2006.  Responsibilities: Customer service, cashier, meat wrapping, food preparation, inventory.

Cashier, Wishes Etc., Gurnee, IL, Summer 2004.  Responsibilities: Customer service, cashier, cleaning, food preparation.