Brylan W. Leviston
**** * **** **** • Atlanta, Georgia 30341 • 770-***-**** • *********@*****.***
Professional Summary
Dedicated individual with a strong work ethic and commitment to excellence. Able to skillfully manage independent work while promoting teamwork and overall organizational success.
Skills
•Project Management
•Highly Motivated
•Organized & Detailed
•Clear Communicator of Complex Ideas
•Advanced Excel Spreadsheet Functions
•Strong Interpersonal Skills
•Sales Analysis
•Goal-Oriented
Experience
E.S.Y. International – Atlanta, Georgia August 2014 – Present
Freelance Graphic Designer / Creative Director
•Managed client proposals from typesetting through to design, print, and production as well as a liaison with clients to determine requirements and budgets
• Developed concepts, graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and timescales
• Prepared rough drafts of materials based on agreed brief and reviewed final layouts and suggested improvements if required
Top Flr (No Longer in Business) – Atlanta, Georgia October 2014 – November 2015
Sous Chef
•Responsible for planning and directing food preparation in a kitchen, including menu preparation, food orders, and price and cost analysis
• Ensured that food that leaves the kitchen is of the highest quality while maintaining a safe and hygienic kitchen environment
• Created visually unique and appealing dishes including the Best Veggie Burger of 2015 via Atlanta Eater
B.E.S.T. Academy at Ben Carson – Atlanta, Georgia July 2012 – July 2014
Visual Arts Academic Instructor
• Developed and implemented interesting and interactive learning mediums to increase student understanding of course materials.
•Applied progressive teaching principles to a class average of 29 students, improving standardized tests scores by 17% in six-month period
• Enforced child-based hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning
Remark Media (formerly HSW International) – Atlanta, Georgia August 2010 – January 2012
Content Data Analyst
• Compiled statistical information for special reports
• Created a more effective filing system to accelerate information processing, which allowed approximately 200 more entries per day
• Tracked, analyzed and interpreted trends in online Q&A data
Morehouse College Technology Lab – Atlanta, Georgia October 2007 – June 2009
Team Coordinator / Project Manager
•Presided over the development of software storyboards for the B&G ISO Internal Audit Automation Project, an aeronautical repair facility in Wyoming
•Designed the flow format, while dynamically communicating ISO 9001 needs and functionality with the software writers
Metropark USA (No longer in Business) – Atlanta, Georgia April 2007 – March 2010
Lead Style Consultant / Assistant Manager
• Managed sales transactions with a revenue stream of $2 million while also being a Top 20 Salesman 2 years consecutively
• Managed a sales staff of 25 members annually, while also developing employees via training, delegation of tasks and support
• Increased revenue by 17% in 2009 and received numerous accolades for clientele service, highest sales company and brand wide
Education
University of Southern California – Los Angeles, California December 2011
Masters of Arts Degree in Education
New York University – New York, New York September 2011
Post Graduate Study Abroad in Global Perspectives in Higher Education: Brazil
Morehouse College – Atlanta, Georgia May 2009
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration
Certifications & Accomplishments
•Certification for Teaching Students with Emotional Disturbances – University of Southern California, Los Angeles
•Certification for Teaching Social Studies Middles Grades, Art Education I & II – GA PSC Association, Atlanta, GA
•ISO 9001 Internal Auditors Training – Southern Polytechnic, Marietta, GA
•Coding and User Interface Classes - Code Academy
•Published works; The Voices of the Unheard: The Battle for Equal Education in Brazil ISBN: 978**********
• Certificate Coursework in Understanding Einstein: The Special Theory of Relativity - Stanford University