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Professional Summary

 
Operated and owned business...
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Personable, Articulate, Customer-service focused, Responsible, Detail Oriented...
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30 years as an accomplished Bass Player playing in numerous bands, while also touring, recording, teaching, composing, and arranging...
 
Endorsed artist for Exotic Guitars, Electra Guitars and Epifani Amplifiers and Speaker Cabinets and have been a Representative and Clinician at The NAMM Show since 1991.
BANDS AND WORK EXPERIENCE
01/2016 to Current
BASS PLAYER THREE BLIND MICE CURRENT ACT PLAYING THROUGHOUT SOUTHLAND
01/2013 to 01/2014
BASS PLAYER THE RICK BERTHOD BAND
PLAYED SOUTHLAND CLUBS AND CONCERTS...
PERFORMED IN LAS VEGAS...
2014 MIDWEST TOUR
08/2012 to 07/2014
BASS PLAYER AND MUSIC DIRECTOR SOUTH BAY COUNTRY PLAYED SOUTHLAND CLUBS, CONCERTS, AND CORPORATE EVENTS
01/2010 to 07/2012
BASS PLAYER/FOUNDER OF BAND RICK HOLLANDER TRIO
FORMED MY OWN ORIGINAL BAND...
PLAYED SOUTHLAND CLUBS AND CONCERTS...
WROTE, ARRANGED, AND RECORDED ALBUM OF MY OWN ORIGINAL SONGS AND SHOWCASED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH LAND...
01/2002 to 01/2010
BASS & GUITAR INSTRUCTOR SOUTH BAY SCHOOL OF MUSIC (FITCHETT GUITAR SCHOOL) － REDONDO BEACH, CA BASS AND GUITAR INSTRUCTOR FOR ALL AGES
01/2000 to 01/2002
BASS PLAYER JOE HOUSTON BLUES BAND
PLAYED SOUTHLAND CLUBS AND CONCERTS...
TOURING THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST
01/1999 to 08/1999
BASS PLAYER JAMES HARMAN BAND
PLAYED SOUTHLAND CLUBS AND CONCERTS...
1999 SUMMER U.S. TOUR SUPPORTING THE RECORD "TAKING CHANCES"
01/1991 to 01/1996
BASS PLAYER THE CULT OF THE WRONG NOTE
RECORDED AND RELEASED ALBUM:  "CULT OF THE WRONG NOTE"...
PLAYED SOUTH LAND CLUBS AND CONCERTS....
RADIO AIR PLAY
01/1990 to 01/1992
CO-0WNER PUNCTUALITY PLUS/MOTORCYCLE MESSENGER SERVICE － REDONDO BEACH, CA
AS CO-OWNER, PERFORMED DUTIES AS DISPATCHER AND OPERATIONS MANAGER..
SPOKE AT NUMEROUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MIXERS TO PROMOTE BUSINESS
01/1989 to 01/1991
BASS PLAYER JIMMY RICHARDSON BAND
PLAYED SOUTHLAND CLUBS AND CONCERTS... 
PLAYED 1989 MONTERREY POP FESTIVAL FOR 40,000 PEOPLE (GATE)...
05/1983 to 05/1985
CO-OWNER OF BUSINESS WITH MY WIFE FIRST CLASS SECONDS (RE-SALE CONSIGNMENT CLOTHING STORE) － HERMOSA BEACH, CA
LOGGED IN AND MAINTAINED ALL INCOMING AND OUTGOING INVENTORY...
MAINTAINED OPERATIONS RECORDS...
SALES
01/1981 to 01/1983
BASS PLAYER THE MEANS
PLAYED SOUTHLAND CLUBS AND CONCERTS...
SIGNED ACT (SPURIOUS RECORDS), 7 SONG ELP...
RADIO AIR PLAY
Education
1976
High School Diploma TORRANCE HIGH SCHOOL － TORRANCE, CA
1978
EL CAMINO COLLEGE － TORRANCE, CA STUDIES
REFERENCES
  • MARK FITCHETT
Owner, South Bay School of Music/Fitchett Guitar School
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ASSOCIATION: Have known and performed with Mark for more than 20 years...
Teacher at in his music school for 8 years
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  •  MIKE GRADY
SOUTH BAY COUNTRY BAND
 
ASSOCIATION: Bass Player and Music Director for South Bay Country Band 2012-2014
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PHONE:
 
 
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  • MIKE KOBYASHI

ASSOCIATION: Guitar player in The Rick Hollander Trio and long-time personal friend

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  • CHRIS FOWLER

ASSOCIATION:  Long-time personal friend...Also, assisted in clinics at the NAMM Show

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Professional Summary
Professional Guitar Teacher who has world touring experience and specializing in tailored learning paths for beginner through advanced level students of all ages and musical backgrounds. Providing private lessons, experimental instruction and ensemble classes to professional actors as well as improving students' improvisational skills, and overall performance skills as applied to contemporary musical styles. Specializes in  Rock, Alternative, Pop, Jazz, Blues, Rap, R&B and Funk.
Skills
  • Supervision, Evaluation & Development
  • Scheduling & Student Advising
  • Administrative Assistance
  • Budget Management
  • Concert Management
  • Managing Classroom for Diverse Populations
  • Effective Time Management
  • Curriculum Management
  • Expertise in Guitar Theory & Performance
  • Ability to Motivate Others
  • Excellent Communication Skills
  • Patience & Enthusiasm 
  • Professional Performance Experience 
  • Age-appropriate Lesson Planning
Work History
Private Guitar Teacher, 05/2013 to Current
Berkely College of Music – Culver City, CA
  • Teaching individual students, ages 5 to adult.
  • Acquiring appropriate teaching materials and resources and teaching music theory, sight reading, improvisation and technique. Styles include: Rock, Alternative, Pop, Jazz, Blues, Rap, R&B and Funk.
  • Assessing students' abilities, providing feedback and writing reports and arranging recitals and concerts for pupils' families and friends.
  • Planning and preparing lessons in relation to students' needs and developing guitar lesson marketing materials.
  • Making contact with students' parents to explain the lessons and the progress of each student.
  • Creating interest in the guitar lessons and and maintaining guitar lessons schedule.
  • Manage business, carry out administrative duties, networking and promoting services to the public via posters and online resources.
  • Motivating students and encouraging progress to maintain a network of contacts to ensure work continuity.
  • Keeping financial, administrative and business records as while advertising or publicising the business.
In house Guitar Instructor , 12/2006 to 05/2013
Jersey Boys 1st National Tour – US & Canada
  • Performing in high paced show including playing 7 different guitars, singing background vocals, switching sound settings and patches while watching a conductor on the monitor and moving from off stage to on stage multiple times.
  • Demonstrating an understanding of music concepts and being able to communicate those concepts effectively to actors and musicians. 
  • Advanced understanding of guitar music theory and technique and effective time management and organizational skills to keep actors on task in an in-house lesson.
  • Create an encouraging and focused lesson atmosphere and assessing actors progression.
  • Striking a fine blend of theory and practical techniques and methods of guitar playing relevant to the tour show.
  • Ensuring that in-house training sessions are conducted in a friendly manner while maintaining discipline.
  • Understand needs, short and long term goals of different actors/musicians and altering methods of teaching accordingly.
  • Teaching correct method of holding the instrument and plucking the cords to create the right music for the show. 
  • Supervising and assessing the performance of actors and musicians. 
Private Guitar Teacher, 08/1996 to 08/2006
Self-Employed – New York City, NY
  • Teaching individual students, ages 5 to adult; music theory, sight reading, improvisation and technique. Styles include: Rock, Alternative, Pop, Jazz, Blues, Rap, and R&B.
  • Explaining the structure of guitar and providing basic information about the instrument.
  • Chalking out customized lessons and plans for various students and documenting curriculum
  • Instructing students about basics of guitar playing and inviting veterans to deliver some extra lessons and thereby making students witness their matchless expertise.
  • Conducting special summer camp guitar coaching sessions.
  • Supervising and assessing the performance of students and informing their parents as and when necessary.
  • Organizing guitar playing competitions to boost up confidence of students and thus encouraging them for better performance.
Guitar Teacher, 08/1993 to 03/1996
Newbury Music Center – Newbury, MA
  • Teaching private guitar lessons to children and adults including; sight reading, technique and improvisation, scales, and music theory.
  • Help students to prepare for music examinations, auditions and live performances.
  • keeping parents up to date on their children's progress.
Guitar Teacher, 08/1993 to 03/1996
Newbury Music Center – Newbury, MA
  • Teaching private guitar lessons to children and adults including; scales, sight reading and music theory sight reading and improvisation.
  • Helping students to prepare for music examinations, auditions and live performances.
  • Keeping parents up to date on their children's progress.
  • Arranging lesson schedules, collecting fees and entering students for examinations.
  • Developing of materials and repertoire for students at different stages of their musical development.
  • Negotiating time and accommodation slots for school music lessons and work alongside classroom teachers on music activities. 
  • Working with groups of musicians such as choirs, ceilidh and jazz bands, wind or string ensembles and drumming groups
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Major in Jazz Composition, 1994
Berklee College of Music - Boston, MA
Studied jazz orchestration, arranging and writing for small and large ensembles using advanced melodic, harmonic and rhythmic structures. Additional study of classical counterpoint, harmony and conducting.
Accomplishments
  • Jersey Boys 1st National Tour - Guitar 1. Playing over 2000 performances. (2006 – 2013)
  • Movin' Out -  Lead Guitar in the Twyla Tharp/Billy Joel, Broadway show playing over 200 shows (Gtr 1 & 2) with Billy Joel's band.  (2004 – 2006)
  • Hairspray -  Guitar 2, 3 shows a week subbing for Peter Calo (Carly Simon) and playing with Guitar 1, Jon Harrington ( Steely Dan). (2004 – 2006)
  • Performing guitarist for multiple Rock and Jazz bands & Clubs; Mercury Lounge, Luna Lounge, The Elbow Room, The Bitter End, The Sidewalk, Arlene Grocery, The Living Room, Tribeca Rock Club, Sine, Southpaw, North Six, The Pyramid, The Lion's Den, CBGB, CB's Gallery, The Knitting Factory, Kavehaz, The 55 Bar, TT the Bears, The Middle East, The Paradise, The Cutting Room and Pianos. (1996 – 2006)

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Professional Summary
  • Nine years learning the ins-and-outs of physician recruiting working as Director of Training, Director of Sourcing, Creative Content Writer, Physician Recruiter, and Business Development.  I've appreciated the fact that I've been able to learn, see, and understand the industry from several angles.
  • High-energy, sincerely friendly and affable, intellectual, well-spoken yet still relatable, committed, creative bent, and I love a good team.
  • Triple-Master-level education in Classical Guitar, Composition, Jazz Performance/Pedagogy; 10 years of steady, successful, full-time private teaching.
Work History
Maxim Physician Resources Physician Recruiter | Dallas, TX; telecommute in Denver, CO | June 2006 - Current

August 2014 to Present – Physician Recruiter

Recruit physicians via telephone and email for national healthcare clients, including major academic and government facilities.

 

Sep 2011 to August 2014 – Senior Creative Writer/Credentialing

Proofed and created content for all advertising.  Wrote cover letters for every physician submitted to a client, each taking between 2-4 hours.  Conducted investigative background checks.


June 2009 to Sep 2011 – Director of Sourcing

Lead a team of 6-10 administrative assistants responsible for not only standard admin duties, but also for maintaining an ever-changing database of physicians. 

 

July 2007 to June 2009 – Asst. Director/Director of Training

Interviewed/hired new recruiters, and conducted a 90-day training period for multiple groups of recruiters at different stages of training.  Very interactive, and this was still 'on-the-job' training.

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June 2006 to July 2007 – Physician Recruiter, as above

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2006 Toughest Placement of the Year
Palen Music Center Guitar, Rock Band Instructor | Columbia, MO | October 2004 - August 2006

Working at Palen was fantastic, and the relationship between the teachers and the staff was really conducive to teaching.  I considered most genuinely good friends, and taught several in advanced technique and theory.  In addition to the logistics of record-keeping and revenue-generating, I make a point to know my students and their families.  If they like and trust me, they buy into me as a teacher AND as a person.
Fall River Music/Rice Music Guitar Instructor (self-employed)/Sales Associate | Colorado Springs, CO | December 1996 - October 2004 Jean and Larry Rice gave me a chance to start teaching after my normal sales shift ended, and that quickly grew into a full-time position.  In the eight years I taught with Rice/FRM, I was able to build and maintain the second-largest student roster in Colorado Springs.  I attribute my initial success in teaching to some natural talent, an inviting personality, a great gig with an equally great local store, and all I learned and used while earning my BA.  With experience came the increased ability to relate to students in a way that engages, and a larger student base via referrals and word-of-mouth.  Many of my students became friends; I've eaten in their homes and played at their weddings.  They also became better musicians, because, while some never learned to read music, they loved playing.
Education
Master of Music Classical Guitar University of Missouri Columbia, MO | 2013 In addition to learning, articulating, and interpreting pieces from the Renaissance to the present, my instructor Anthony Glise and I delved into the instrument's history, and how best to express the style of each musical period.  I know I learned even more from Anthony simply because we related so well, something I'll make it a point to do with students.  I was part of the graduate guitar duo, as well as a founding member of MU's flagship, avant garde New Music Ensemble.
Master of Music Composition University of Missouri Columbia, MO | 2013 Under Drs. Tom McKenney and Stefan Freund, I was given not only the mechanics of composing for ensembles ranging from duo to orchestra, but also the guidance and creative freedom to discover a unique musical voice.   Both were equally ready to encourage sticking to my musical decisions, or to show me that a piece wasn't up to par.  Drs. McKenney and Freund taught me much about how to both give and receive the truth in a way that encourages interaction as opposed to the spewing of facts.
Master of Music Jazz Performance/Pedagogy University of Missouri Columbia, MO | 2013 As a student of the fantastic Dr. Arthur White, I remembered what it was like to discover new music; many classical musicians learned how to appreciate music through a different perspective, from him.  He treated each big band and small combo as a professional opportunity to learn.  Dr. White enthusiastically demanded excellence, and he wouldn't hesitate to hold individuals accountable.
Bachelor of Arts Classical Guitar Colorado State University - Pueblo Pueblo, CO | 1996
Accomplishments
  • performed in solo guitar and group performances to audiences of thousands
  • maintained one of the largest guitar student rosters among guitar teachers in a town of 500k
  • completed three Masters of Music while working 32 hours/week, and performing duties up to 20 hours/week as Teacher Assistant (TA).  Duties lasted a year, in order: Freshman Theory, Composition Outreach, and Sophomore Theory
  • 2010 winner of the Sinquefield Composition Competition.  Award included $1,500 scholarship and commission work for the University of Missouri Symphony Orchestra.  Composed 'Erebus, Fantasia for Guitar and Orchestra.'  Performed piece live with MU Orchestra, recorded professionally in studio same year
  • 2011 Finalist, Missouri Composers Orchestra Project
  • 2013 ten-day concert tour of Ireland playing bluegrass with the Columbia College Jane Froman Singers
  • performed challenging avant-garde music with the first version of MU's flagship New Music Ensemble.


Recordings:

2011 - Tunnel Vision (a collection of new music) - MU Concert Jazz Band with Bobby Watson, saxophone, and Mike Metheny, flugelhorn - Features original composition for big band, Race to the Clouds

2013 - Home: The Columbia, Missouri Sessions, No.1 – MU Concert Jazz Band with Byron Stripling, trumpet, and Bob Sheppard, saxophone - Features original composition for big band, Orange County

 

* References, Masterclasses, Notable Performances, Premieres Available Upon Request*

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Professional Profile
Friendly, knowledgeable concierge with experience in world-class customer service.  Brand loyalty building through interpersonal skills.  Recognized for memory, attention to detail, and creativity.
Qualifications
  • Gentle, friendly demeanor
  • Multilingual approach
  • Strong POS/Computer Skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Quick cash-handling
  • Research-oriented
  • Hard-worker
  • Calm under pressure
Relevant Professional Experience
Box Office/Band Retail
December 2017 Rams Head Tavern － Annapolis, MD
Receptions, ticket sales, band retail. Reservation management through OpenTable. Balancing in-person, over-phone, and online customer service exchanges. Counting, pricing, and collaborating with band management. Cash-handling and money management.  POS through Ticketmaster Backstage and Micros, clerical work through Excel and Word.
Barista
March 2018 Starbucks － Annapolis, MD
Register, bar, and BOH. Adherence to SOP. Emphasis on multi-tasking, teamwork, and flexibility. Skills in relationship-building and brand loyalty. Multilingual communications. Personal enrichment in relation to company, customers, and coworkers.
Piano and Guitar Instructor
January 2018 to April 2018 Garrett Park Guitars － Annapolis, MD Personalized lessons for all ages.  Created weekly lesson plans.  Collaborated with lesson coordinator to grow studio and develop new curriculum, including a group piano class.
Spa Concierge
November 2016 to July 2017 The Spa at The Omni Grove Park Inn － Asheville, NC
Supported guests using world-class customer service.  Provided tours of spa facilities and suggested best practices. Prepared and closed guest areas, maintained cleanliness, and performed prep work behind the scenes.
Education
Bachelor of Arts : Music, 2013 Furman University － Greenville, SC, United States Francis Lully Gaston Music Scholarship, Achiever Scholarship
High School Diploma : 2009 St. Paul's School － Brooklandville, MD, United States I.B. Diploma Program

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