Work History (so far)

My university work is on the Temple page.

My LinkedIn profile is here.

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  • Teaching Assistant | Instructional Assistant | Junior Instructor | Technical Instructor | Tier II Technical Instructor

    • Delivered cohort instruction, mentorship, and evaluation of 250+ adults in CompTIA A+, Network+ Google IT, AWS CCP content

    • Explained and clarify complex topics to adults with diverse experiences and educational backgrounds in Zoom / Google Meet/ Cisco WebEx

    • 94% average certification rate across 200+ learners in AWS re/Start cohorts I trained

    • Identified learner needs, provided support, established learner success plans in meetings with managers and career coaches

    • Provided insight into tech careers, commensurate with learners’ newly acquired technical skills and prior experiences

    • Updated Salesforce, Google Sheets and Canvas with student grades, certification, scores, and any progress notes

    • Achieved AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate, CompTIA Security+, Google UX Design and more certs after class

    • Outside of class I wrote a book and earned more certifications

  • New York, NY, 10/2019 – 03/2020

    https://theplayersnyc.org

    Front Door Manager

    • Exhibited positive, courteous and professional attitude to members and their guests as the “face of the club”

    • Oversaw private social club’s daily calendar of events, provide troubleshooting for club technology

    • Identified and resolved issues, enforced club rules and policies, shared interesting club history stories

  • 501(c)(3) Non-Profit

    https://www.accidentaltalmudist.org

    Los Angeles, CA

    Executive Assistant, Social Media

    07/2018 – 01/2019

    • Edited videos in Adobe Premiere, which received 7M views and 100K shares on Facebook

    • Interfaced regularly with high-profile actors such as Stephen Tobolowsky for video shoots and podcast recordings.

    • Support weekly Facebook live-stream video production for 1.1 million page followers.

    • Edit photos for website, draft posts and stories, create slideshow videos totaling 6m+ views.

  • Post-Production Assistant, Santa Monica, CA, 05/2018 – 06/2018

    • Completed final transcription on Netflix documentary series Larry Charles’ Dangerous World of Comedy

    • Polished graphics and voiceover in collaboration with producers and editors for February 2019 Premiere

  • Los Angeles, CA

    Assistant Editor, 2018-2019

    • Organization: import, sort and label sound, audio, video and graphics in Adobe Premiere and After Effects.

    • Create string outs and search for footage as necessary for multiple projects simultaneously for Producers or Editors. Quality check (QC) exports before delivery.

    • Time Management: Stay in touch via phone, email or text with Post Supervisor, Producers and/or Clients to

    • Maintain detail-oriented, smooth technical workflows to meet deadlines

    • Assist production team on set for upcoming Del Close Documentary, For Madmen Only.

    • Update company manual with policies and procedures for production and post-production.

    • Support Producers in creating and distributing schedules, call sheets, and production contracts.

  • https://www.youtube.com/@amalik.35/videos

    Temple University: Philadelphia, PA (2014 - 2018)

    Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Arts, Post Production Concentration

    • Minor in Digital Media Technologies (C++, Java, HTML5, Bootstrap, AR and 360º VR projects)

    • 3.72 GPA, Cum Laude; Presidential Scholar; Honors Program; Los Angeles Study Away Program

    • Outside of School: Diamond Marching Band Cymbals, Tenor in A Cappella Group, President’s Scholar Honors Program, Internships, short films

    2016 - 2017 Internship

    INVINCIBLE PICTURES, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA Production/Post-Production Assistant

    • Creative Management: Guide 7 teams of 5-6 Teva Pharmaceutical executives in writing and acting in and producing short films as a team building / icebreaker activity.

    • Independently edit green screen footage into 2-minute videos within 12 hours using Adobe Premiere and share final video with the executive teams via email.

    2015-2016 Internship

    WHOMAG MULTIMEDIA, LLC CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY

    • Post-Production: Sync, edit and subtitle 7 60 minute multi-camera podcasts in Adobe Premiere.

    • Operate camera during interviews with rappers, models, DJs and music producers, edit with lower thirds and titles for website. Set thumbnails for 1000+ videos available on WHOMAGTV, an independent streaming video website.

  • New Brunswick, NJ​

    Summer 2015  

    Teaching Assistant​ to Professor Neal M. Bennett

    • Assist in teaching sixteen HS students to write, produce and edit short films.

    • Monitored high school student sets, mediated student conflicts

    • Post production instruction in NLE Avid Media Composer 8.

  • • Staying focused under pressure

    • Handling confidential information, in class or at work.

    • Greet creators or guests of diverse backgrounds before they sit down to record interviews or Zoom class

    • Polyglot: Fluent in English, Above average Spanish and Hindi

    • Simply explaining complex topics

    • Typing speed: 80+ wpm.

Pictures of Akash and Certifications below!

Certifications YTD

Akash is very proactive and observant. He wants to learn as much as possible and goes above and beyond to complete his tasks.
— Rob Schwartz, CEO of WHO?MAG Multimedia, LLC