I possess over a decade of experience in the fields of education, museums, copywriting, and the antiques trade.
I am also skilled in advanced mathematics, programming, and problem solving.
As a keen, lifelong learner who is always absorbing something new and exciting,
perhaps I can help your organization with my detail-oriented and experienced eye.
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Mathematics Tutor Rankin Smith Center - UGA Athletic Department Summer 2019-Present
• Tutors students remotely and in-person in Statistics, pre-Calculus, the full Calculus sequence,
Mathematical Decision Making, Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, Object-oriented Programming
(Java), Business Optimization and Regression Analysis
• Confidentially maintains detailed digital reports on each tutoring session to chart and guide
student progress and forecast any future problems.
• Operates in full compliance with NCAA protocols while having served over 100 different
student athletes
• Conveys material using a combination of effective verbal communication and visual aids,
including a pen digitizer to draw diagrams and elaborate complex concepts and bridge
knowledge gaps
• Attends monthly meetings as the representative for all mathematics tutors to discuss, create and
implement plans to more effectively serve the Department
• Regularly communicate with the student athletes’ mentors and handlers to effectively
implement plans to optimize their learning outcomes.
• Uses Desmos, Geogebra, and a wide variety of other resources so students may better visualize and grasp difficult concepts.
Senior Copywriter SOVARTS, LLC 2015-Present
• Manages freelance copy projects for museums and other institutions.
• Consults and advises on the sale of art and estates
• Assists in brokering sales at auction, handling intermediate negotiations and
communications (Specializing in continental and Asian porcelain, continental furniture, Old
Master paintings and drawings)
• Founded SOVARTS, LLC to manage the taxes and finances for my website and other
projects
• Designs animations, 3D Models and physical proofs-of-concept in polyresin and other materials for a variety of projects
using Blender and FreeCAD
• Created all associated websites and managed all written and electronic correspondence for
the website, mynamail.com, which sent custom, hand-written messages to anyone,
anywhere in the world (currently mothballed)
• My most recent victory was the discovery and sale for a client of a $150,000 red chalk drawing by Daniele da Volterra at Sotheby’s in January of 2023 : The Madonna of the Zodiac.
Teaching Assistant
Institute for Advanced Study Summer, 2021
• Assisted Rémi Coulon in leading a workshop on Blender for the Park City Mathematics Institute's Graduate Summer School
• Used a nodal workflow to parameterize and animate objects in a 3D environment for a class size of around 20 students
• Introduced students to the fundamentals of Blender, enabling them to light, sculpt,
parameterize, animate, record scenes, and to use python scripts to to implement more
sophisticated techniques
• Exhibited Blender’s 3D Printing and object design applications
English Teacher,
Carrie International Kindergarten (Tianhe, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China) 2012-2013
• Implemented successful teaching formula devised at Bei Lei to larger school near Guangzhou's Central Business District
• Designed and implemented education modules for over 200 children, aged four through six
• Created engaging lessons with a heavy visual component utilizing experience in art history,
research and public speaking
• Managed and instructed Chinese teachers
• Regularly submitted lesson plans and progress reports to help optimize learning outcomes
• Regularly communicated with the Chinese teaching staff to arrange and dispense the best
level of care for students
English Teacher,
Bei Lei International School (Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China) 2011-2012
• Designed and implemented education modules for 140 children, aged four through six
• Created engaging lessons with a heavy visual component utilizing experience in art history, research and public speaking
• Received training in cognitive heuristics and development using ideas from George Polya and Daniel Kahneman
• Regularly submitted lesson plans and progress reports to help optimize learning outcomes
• Regularly communicated with the Chinese teaching staff to arrange and dispense the best
level of care for students
Intern/Assistant Georgia Museum of Art (Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.) 2006-2008
• Assistant and researcher to the director of the museum, William Underwood Eiland from
May, 2007 to August, 2008
• Assisted the Preparator's department with designing exhibitions, moving works of art,
transitioning previous exhibitions, packing works of art for shipment, displaying art works in
galleries from May, 2006 - May, 2007
• Catalogued and redacted the papers for Gerald Brockhurst, and the Carson McCullers-Marielle Bancou papers
• Duties included art handling, gallery design, curation, construction and installation as a preparator.
• Worked and coordinated with multiple museum departments on wide-ranging projects including collections management, curation, institutional research, patron liaisons, events coordination, educational seminars and fundraising
• Regularly met and communicated with officials from other museums, collectors, patrons and other individuals to help dispense my duties during museum openings, fundraisers, and other events.
• Assisted in raising over $50,000 for the museum during this period.
• Gained considerable knowledge and experience in the effective operations of a large accredited museum
B.Sc., Mathematics; University of Georgia, 2018-2021
Upper-division study began with an intensive two-part, two-semester course that married linear algebra, manifolds, topology, and vector calculus to explore differential forms, Markov Chains, Spectral Theory, Electromagnetism, Mechanics, and the Generalized Stokes Theorem. This allowed sufficient rigor to tackle classes in Differential Geometry, Abstract Algebra I/II, Mathematics of Climate Change, Real Analysis, and ODEs. Created and used sophisticated mathematical models to analyze problems in climate change, algal population dynamics, and differential geometry.
M.A., Fine and Decorative Arts; University of Manchester, 2010
This joint program with the Sotheby's Institute of Art taught connoisseurship and valuation of Old Masters, Modern Art, Chinese/Italian Ceramics, and Continental Furniture. Used an object-based, empirical, and analytical approach to
determine the authenticity of art works based on construction, materials, technique, and provenance. This dovetailed with a strict analysis of historical and market trends surrounding objects. The research for the Master's dissertation was conducted at the
National Art Library and the British Library's Rare Books & Manuscripts Department.
Post Graduate Diploma; Sotheby’s Institute of Art, 2010
This P.G.Dip. was earned as a byproduct of the above M.A. program.
B.A., Comparative Literature; B.A., Art History; University of Georgia, 2008
I specialized in art and architecture from the 14th- 17th centuries, focusing on Italian Mannerist and Early Baroque Art and Architecture. This complemented my tenure working for the Georgia Museum of Art, where I gained considerable knowledge about the full scope of operations and management of one of the major museums of the Southeast. My Comparative Literature degree allowed me to specialize in European Renaissance and Baroque continental
Experience
literature to complement my degree in Art History and aid me in effectively researching difficult topics by increasing my access to primary source material.
Applications of Coxeter Groups - Spherical Kaleidoscopes, University of Georgia, Fall 2021
• Funded as part of an NSF grant from Dr. David Gay studying the trisection of 4-Manifolds
• Devised a method to accurately calculate the set of irrational angles necessary to create a pair of functional spherical kaleidoscopes
• Learned CAD and designed and created a pair of spherical kaleidoscopes as proof of concept
• These kaleidoscopes project icosahedral and dodecahedral versions of whatever sits
inside them on their walls to illustrate projective 4-D geometry embedded in 3-space
• Precisely fabricated the kaleidoscopes using a laser cutter and created CAD blueprints for mass
production
• Can be seen here: here.
D., B.G., Papal Death and Succession, The Castrum Doloris and its Representation, London, The University of Manchester/Sotheby's Institute of Art, 2009
• This Master of Arts dissertation earned distinction
• Completed as my Master's dissertation for the University of Manchester under a joint
program with the Sotheby's Institute
• Explores the use of funerary structures and events as propaganda for the Papacy during
the 16th and 17th centuries
Katz, Harry. The American Scene on Paper: Prints and Drawings from the Schoen Collection. Athens, Ga: Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, 2008. Print.
The American Scene on Paper… is an encyclopedic journey through American Fine Arts during the first-half of the 20th Century. The catalogue was assembled in parallel to the exhibition, 'Coming Home: American Paintings, 1930-1950, from the Schoen Collection.'
• Provided research for the other catalogue authors, amounting to over 90 entries
• Authored several of the entries, relating to the appearance of Russian constructivist art in America
• Liaised with authors to help deliver a finished product to the editor
• This publication won many awards, including:
2010, Eric Hoffer Book Award (Academic Press)
2009, Independent Publisher Book Award (Silver, Fine Art)
2009, Southeastern College Art Conference (Outstanding Ex. Cat)
2009, Southeastern Museums Conference (Gold Award, Content)
• Python and Java in a UNIX environment, HTML5 (HTML/CSS), scripting in EMACS, PyCharm and Eclipse IDE.
• Python libraries: PANDAS, NUMPY, MATPLOTLIB, VPYTHON
• GIT and version control / GITHUB , I am reticent about sharing code online and rarely update my GITHUB
• Comfortable across operating systems - Windows, OSX, LINUX
• Sololearn certifications completed for: SQL, Intermediate Python, Python Data Structures, Python for Data Science
• Regular user of FreeCAD, Blender (3D modeling, animation and design), and Inkscape
• I really love typesetting with LaTeX
LANGUAGES
• Italian (3 semesters of University study)
• Russian (2 semesters of University Study)
• Latin (3 years of High School study) with a nominal understanding of Greek
• Limited but practical knowledge of Mandarin and Cantonese from years of living in China
MISCELLANEOUS
• Fully-vaccinated, with three boosters - (Pfizer-BioNTech, 5 inoculations - 3/23/2021 , 4/13/2021, 10/6/2021, 10/3/2022, 10/20/2023)
• Avid swimmer and cyclist when the weather permits
• Proficient carpenter and designer
• Avowed cinema, food, and art geek
