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EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012 - present
Teacher / Studio Art and full-time artist
- Currently teaching: Ceramics,
Photography and Drawing
- Currently producing artwork,
with one studio in Maryland and one in
Mystic, CT
- Twenty one years of full-time
teaching experience with grades 9-12
(New York State
Teaching certification, which is also
recognized in 43 other states)
- Ongoing work with students
preparing AP Art portfolios in photography, ceramics,
sculpture and drawing
2006 - 2012 Department Chair /
Studio Art:
Landon School,
Bethesda, MD
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Manage and direct a
team of six studio art teachers in three divisions (Lower,
Middle and Upper School)
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Plan and lead monthly department meetings
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Set and manage
the Visual Arts budget
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Shape and direct the
AP Studio Art program in the Upper School
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Teaching: Ceramics,
Photography, Digital Art and Drawing
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Twenty years of full-time
teaching experience with grades 9-12 (K-12 teaching certification
current)
1991 -
present CEO and
President: ZimmerWorks and
ZimmerClayWorks
1992 - 2006 Teacher
/ Studio Art
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1989-1991
General Manager: Cutter Ceramics Inc., Waltham, MA
Directed
all aspects of operations.
Managed 28
employees in five retail locations, also in four different states
Researched,
purchased and integrated a point-of-sale computer
system into retail operation.
Assisted
customers and sales team with technical support and problem
resolution.
Produced and
directed an annual management retreat (sixteen managers, plus
principle owner/president)
Directed sales
and marketing initiatives with large commercial accounts
Monitored
purchasing, production, and quality control in two primary
locations.
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1988-1989
Manager: Cutter Ceramics Inc., Waltham, MA
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Managed the central retail
location of Cutter Ceramics Inc.
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Directed six
employees in daily operations
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Provided
technical and sales assistance to walk-in and telephone customers
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Consulted
regularly with the principle owner/president of the
company
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1986
Technical
Ceramics Consultant: Cutter Ceramics Inc., Waltham, MA
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Established
a quality-control program in manufacturing
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Revised and
developed clay formulas
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Assisted
customers with technical and procedural questions
AWARDS AND
FELLOWSHIPS
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2012 Award
winner: Best-of-show,
Mystic Art's Festival
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2006
Artist-in-Residence at the
Penland School, Penland, NC
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2006 Sabbatical
leave recipient --
view sabbatical
itinerary and artwork created
2005 Selected as
Department
Chair, Studio Arts Department at Landon School 2003 Founded a new course at
Landon School, Digital Art and
Web Design 1999 Schinnerer Grant Award
recipient --
Landon School, Bethesda,
MD
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1988
Fellowship
Award
recipient --
Cranbrook Academy of Art,
Detroit, MI
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1986
Outstanding Senior Award recipient --
NYSCC Alfred University,
Alfred, NY
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EXHIBITIONS
2013
Mr. Zimmer has recently been invited to exhibit work
at: The Landon Azalea Festival (May, 2013)
The Mystic Arts Festival (Aug. 2013 ) and the
Bethesda Row Arts Festival (October, 2013)
2012
Mystic Art's Festival Show (August, 2012),
award winner: Best of Show 2009
Landow Gallery,
Landon School,
Bethesda, MD. A two man (faculty) show. 2009
Bethesda Row Arts festival, Bethesda, MD.
2006 Bethesda Row Arts festival, Bethesda, MD. 2000
Studio Art Faculty Show,
Landon School, Bethesda, MD.
1991-01
Exhibited work in Washington D.C. via local galleries
and
personal web site.
1989
Recent Works, Moody Street Studio, Waltham, MA.
1988
Envelop, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI.
1987
Earthen,
Michigan Gallery, Detroit, MI.
1987
Clay
Today, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI.
1986
BFA Solo
Exhibition,
Alfred University,
NYSCC at Alfred
University, Alfred, NY
The show received Alfred University's Outstanding Senior Award.
COMPUTER SKILLS
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Extensive digital art
related skills: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Contribute, Flash, ArtRage, Illustrator,
Adobe Premiere and ImageReady.
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Office related
skills:
Word, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and
Access. Also proficient with QuickBooks Pro,
accounting software used to direct and manage
two private companies:
ZimmerWorks
and ZimmerClayWorks.
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Proficient
with both Windows and MAC platforms. Austin currently uses an
iMAC at home
and a Windows PC at work (Windows 8)
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Currently using a Nikon D-100, digital SLR camera,
and an Epson 9900 professional (large-format) printer.
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Professional
experience with advanced web design and
construction.
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Austin actively maintains a teaching
related website at
http://www.zimmerwebworks.com -
all course related handouts and materials are made available to students online. Austin
also provides students with
secured access
(for current students only) to grades and comments.
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PERSONAL
Austin was raised in Fiji and the Kingdom of Tonga
(located in the South Pacific) and has traveled, studied
or lived in: Australia, England, France, Holland and much of the United States. Hobbies include: ceramics,
sailing, scuba diving, Ultimate
Frisbee, kayaking, bicycling, home construction and renovation.
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