Amanda Farquharson

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Goals

To work in a creative and supportive environment that strengthens my skills and stretches my limitations. To be a professional, helpful, and efficient support for my employers while shining as a true member of the team.

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Work Experience

  • Theatrical Millinery Instructor — George Brown College
    • Winter/Spring 2009 to Present
  • Interstitial Programmer — Astral Media Television Networks
    • Responsible for programming interstitials for play on the Disney Playhouse Television Channel.
    • Winter/Spring 2009 to Present
  • Seamstress — Seamless Costumes/Mirvish Productions
    • Winter 2009
  • Receptionist/Administrative Assistant — Canadian Cancer Society
    • May 2008 to December 2008
  • Apprentice Milliner — Stratford Shakespeare Festival
    • January to May, 2007 & 2008
  • Administrative Assistant — Hudsons Bay Company
    • May 2007 to Dec 2007
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Education

  • York University — Bachelor of Fine Arts
    • Faculty of Fine Arts
    • Graduated Summa Cum Laude
    • Studio focus in Photography, Digital Media, and Installation.
    • Academic focus in Medieval and Contemporary Art History, Architectural History, and English
    • Sept 2001 to April 2006
  • George Brown College — Millinery I
    • Continuing Education
    • Jan 2006 to April 2006
  • Ryerson University — Web Development
    • Faculty of Continuing Education
    • HTML & Cascading Stylesheets
    • Winter/Spring 2009
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Volunteer Experience

  • Canadian Cancer Society
    • Outreach, Office Volunteer, Fundraising
    • Fall 2007 to Present
  • Clarkson Secondary School Preschool
    • In-class monitoring, Extra Hands, Food prep
    • 2001
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Skills

  • Computer/Programs
    • Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, etc)
    • Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc)
    • AccPac
    • Broadview
    • Variety of in-house database management systems
    • HTML/XHTML, DHTML, Javascript, CSS
    • Joomla!, Wordpress, Cpanel, etc.
  • Office Administration
    • Organized, efficient & timely
    • Multi-line telephone switchboard operation
    • Light/General Accounting Practices
    • Filing systems and Data Management
    • Accurate and quick data entry
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