L. AUSTIN ZIMMER

Contact information: 

     Office: (301) 365-8286 (home/office/cell)
     Toll-free (866) 589-5794 (home/office/cell)
     Personal fax: (202) 478-2880 (available 24/7)
     Primary e-mail: Austin@ZimmerWorks.com
     Professional website: http://www.ZimmerWorks.com
     Personal art work: http://www.ZimmerClayWorks.com
     Teaching site: http://www.ZimmerWebWorks.com
 
     Mailing address: 6101 Wilson Lane, Bethesda, MD 20817
    

 EDUCATION

2002

    Web Developer Certification: WestLake Internet Training
1988     MFA Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI  
1986     BFA Alfred University, NYSCC at Alfred University, Alfred, NY  
1986     NY State Teaching Certification K-12, Alfred, NY

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 2006 - present   Department Chair / Studio Art:  Landon School, Bethesda, MD

  • Manage and direct a team of six studio art teachers in three divisions (Lower, Middle and Upper School)

  • Plan and lead monthly department meetings

  • Set and manage Visual Arts budget

  • Shape and direct the Upper School AP Studio Art program

  • Currently teaching: Photography, Ceramics and Digital Art and Web Design

  • Sixteen years of full-time teaching experience

  1991 - present  CEO and President of ZimmerWorks, Bethesda, MD. 
               ZimmerWorks offers custom e-commerce and web hosting solutions.

  • Design and market a variety of web services: custom e-commerce, web hosting and web design

  • Direct all aspects of operations: sales and marketing, customer support, accounts receivable/payable, etc.

  • Manage one part-time employee and additional personnel/contractors as needed

            1992 - 2006  Teacher / Studio Art

1989-1991  General Manager: Cutter Ceramics, Waltham, MA     

  • Directed all aspects of operations.

  • Managed 28 employees in five retail locations.

  • Researched, purchased and integrated a point-of-sale computer system.

  • 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 to large commercial clients.  

  • Monitored purchasing, production, and quality control in two primary locations.

1988-1989   Manager: Cutter Ceramics, Waltham, MA  

  • Managed the central retail location for Cutter Ceramics

  • Directed six employees in daily operations

  • Provided technical and sales assistance to walk-in and telephone customers

  • Consulted regularly with the principle owner/president of the company

1987  Lecturer: Brookline Center for Adult Education, Brookline, MA  

  • Instructor of ceramics

  • Presented slides and lectures related to ceramics

1986  Technical Ceramics Consultant: Cutter Ceramics, Waltham, MA  

  • Established quality-control program

  • Revised and developed clay formulas

  • Assisted customers with technical and procedural questions

1985  Co-director: Blueberry Cove Camp, Tenants Harbor, ME  

  • Co-managed a summer program that included 60 children and 18 staff

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

2006      Artist-in-Residence at the Penland School, Penland, NC
2006      Sabbatical leave recipient for 2006 -- view sabbatical itinerary and artwork created
2005      Selected to serve as Department Chair, Studio Arts Department at Landon School
2003      Selected to teach a new course at Landon School, Digital Art and Web Design
1999      Schinnerer Grant Award: Landon School, Bethesda, MD
1988      Fellowship Award: Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit, MI
1986      Outstanding Senior Award: NYSCC Alfred University, Alfred, NY
 
EXHIBITIONS
 
2006       Bethesda Row Arts festival, Bethesda, MD.
2000       Studio Art Faculty Show, Landon School, Bethesda, MD.
1991-01 Exhibiting work in Washington D.C galleries and via personal web site.
1989       Recent Works, Moody Street Studio, Waltham, MA.
1988       MFA Show, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI.
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

  • Digital art related skills: PhotoShop, DreamWeaver, Flash, Contribute, Painter, Illustrator, Premiere and Image Ready.

  • Office related skills: Word, FrontPage, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Access.  Austin also uses QuickBooks Pro and FileMaker Pro on a daily basis to run a small private business (ZimmerWorks).

  • Proficient on both MAC and Windows platforms.

  • Currently uses a Nikon D-100 (6 mega pixel) digital SLR camera.

  • Austin also uses a Nikon LS4000 slide and negative scanner regularly.

  • Professional experience with advanced web design and construction.

  • Teaching related site: http://www.zimmerwebworks.com -- all course material is made available to students online.

PERSONAL  
Austin was raised in Fiji and the Kingdom of Tonga and has traveled, studied or lived in: Australia, England, France, Holland, the South Pacific and much of the United States.  Hobbies include: ultimate Frisbee, sailing, bicycling, scuba diving, and wind-surfing.  Austin is currently constructing a ceramics studio in Mystic, CT and renovating the property for year-round use.  View the ongoing project at http://www.ZimmerCottage.com.