Jarin Penn's Resume

Jarin D. Penn

11515 Bennington Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774

Phone: 301-787-7928                              Email: jarinpenn@hotmail.com

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EDUCATION

Full Sail University                                                                                  Winter Park

Associate’s Degree – Recording Arts                                            March '08- Feb '10

Bachelor’s Degree – Music Business

                        GPA (Recording Arts): 3.72

                        GPA (Music Business): 3.74

            - Awarded “Advanced Achiever” in the Music Business Bachelor’s Program

Prince George’s Community College (PGCC)                                     Largo, MD

Associate’s Degree – Business Administration                             Sept '06 – Jan '08

            GPA: 3.29

EMPLOYMENT SKILLS

- Great team player, both as a follower and leader

- Focuses on the finished product without relying on excuses

- Fast-learning, disciplined worker that is not easily distracted

- Brings creativity to real situations for multiple approaches that will get the job done

- Goal Oriented                                        - Excellent Presenter

- Organizational Skills                             - Experienced in Photoshop and Final Cut     

- Great at developing new ideas            - Highly motivated to be the best I can be

- Excellent at multi-tasking                      - Microsoft Office Proficient

WORK EXPERIENCE

Kazoku Martial Arts

Coordinator/Martial Arts Instructor         Capitol Heights, MD    Jan '03 – Feb '08

- Worked with a wide range of age groups (4 – 50 years of age)     

- Taught martial arts to anywhere from five to thirteen students at a time

- Taught respect and teamwork to the youth martial arts class and after-school program

- Worked with potential and current members to resolve customer service related issues

Prince George’s Community College                     Largo, MD       Jan '06 – Jan '08

Public Relations/President of Student Program Board          

- Worked my way up to the Presidency position in eighteen months

- Developed, organized, coordinated, and hosted multiple events at PGCC

- Booked artists and acts for numerous events at Prince George’s Community College

- Worked with a board of peers to promote coordinate events by specific deadlines

Graphic Designer                                   Upper Marlboro, MD       June '08 – Present

Independent                                                                                        

- Developed logos, flyers, business cards and promotional tools using Photoshop

- Designed and launched the websites “haelo-g1.com” and “kazokumartialarts.com”

- Current Designer for The Sanctuary at Kingdom’s Square’s Magazine “Kingdom Living”

- Current Designer and Web Developer for Kazoku Martial Arts

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Radio One

104.1 Volunteer                                                   Lanham, MD         March '11 – current

- Worked with the VP of Marketing to coordinate promotional events   

- Led teams of volunteers to ensure event success while minimizing public relations issues

- Contacted potential clients/marketing partners for a variety of events

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

* For a sample of my design work, please visit Haelo Designs.