Objective

 

To use my photography background and transferable skills to deliver creative visual solutions satisfying both common and the most unique customer needs.

 

Skills

 

• Excellent self-organization, time management, and individual research skills. This is proved by achieving awards for a high GPA in a college, receiving a 95/100 grade for a final BA project, helping other students to gain a better understanding of course material, and delivering visual products to customers on time within a predetermined scope.

• Excellent communication skills were developed due to being a peer tutor that required strong advising, coaching, and clarification abilities as well as expressing empathy to those students who struggled to receive sufficient grades and pass courses.

• Advanced problem-solving skills in critical situations. Negotiating with unsatisfied clients, misunderstanding consequences resolution, and finding a consensus were the most challenging tasks to overcome in the photography industry.

• Strong critical thinking, fast learning abilities, and an ability to use past experience in resolving issues. This has helped me to learn the basics of photography on my own, study English at an advanced level in 9 months, and switch academic programs without serious difficulties.

• Experienced working in groups and comfortable taking on a leadership / project manager role, particularly, in research projects. Most group projects that were made under my management have received an “A” grade.

• Verbal and written fluency in English and Russian.

• Deep understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of photography from both scientific and artistic perspectives including lighting, composition, colour, and exposition management.

• Very experienced (9+ years) in working with clients, identification of their critical needs, and delivering the desired results.

• Very knowledgeable in marketing trends, market entry strategies, Social Media networks, content creation (presentations, illustrations, posters, brochures, diagrams), and website maintenance.

• Experienced in using professional photography and video equipment: DSLR cameras (Canon), lenses, studio/mobile lighting, sound recording equipment, and industry-specific editing monitors (10-bit).

• Proficient in working with visual design, postproduction, photo, and video editing software: Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere) and Sony Vegas.

• Knowledgeable in programming languages, website creation process, and specific standards: C, C++, Visual Basic, Pascal, HTML, and CSS.

• Advanced knowledge of technological processes and very comprehensive computer skills: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Visio) and AutoCAD.

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Experience

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Commercial Photography                                                   Nov 2010 – now

Vadim Zhang Photography

• ·More than 9 years in the event, portrait, wedding, landscape, and other forms of commercial photography have taught me how to professionally communicate with individual customers or businesses, creatively solve specific tasks, meet various requirements, and follow the contract details.

 

Peer Tutoring                                                       Jan 2017 – Jan 2018

Fanshawe College

• Tutoring of Electronic Embedded Systems and Electronic Circuit Design courses.

• Helping other students to understand course material required strong problem analysis and communication skills to consult on overcoming difficulties with passing a course.

 

Pre-degree Practice (Internship)                                              Jan 2015 – Feb 2015

KAZSEP Institute LLP, Almaty

• Professional communication abilities within a group of engineers and problem-solving skills were developed helping colleagues to review and edit feasibility studies and projects in the electrical power generation industry.

 

Field Experience Practice (Internship)                                            Jun 2014 –­­ Jul 2014

KAZSEP Institute LLP, Almaty

• Practical experience with CAD software and MS Office products were acquired that were crucial in the creation of my academic work.

 

Corporate Event Photography                                                                          Jun 2012 –­­ Aug 2015

Green Salvation Ecological Society, Almaty 

• About 3 years of capturing public meetings of ecological societies and government representatives regarding ecological problems in the region of Almaty, Kazakhstan has shown me the importance of photography as a tool to depict a situation in a most accurate way. Also, using a camera to display the real situation about the deforestation, air quality, and polluting industry issues in the region has increased the awareness of the society and incentivized them to be involved in sociopolitical activities.

 

Education

 

International Business Management – Graduate Certificate                                                                  May 2017 – Jan 2018

Fanshawe College

• President’s Honour Roll Award Recipient: GPA 4.05/4.2

• The program has shown how to analyze possible markets, target audience, and create practically feasible market entry plans; it has also helped me to significantly improve my group work, communication, and writing skills.

 

Electronics & Embedded Systems Development – Graduate Certificate                                                         Sep 2016 – Apr 2017

Fanshawe College

• President’s Honour Roll Award Recipient: GPA 4.03/4.2

• The program has taught me how to create practical electronic prototypes that are included in a previously designed power distribution system and made me familiar with the industry standards in Canada. My project management, problem-solving, and communication skills have critically improved.

 

Electrical Power Engineering (RES) – Bachelor’s Degree                                                                         Sep 2011 – Jun 2015

Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications

• GPA 3.47/4

• The program has encouraged individual research and self-learning skills that helped me to consolidate all information about the electrical power engineering industry into one realistic final project that has achieved the highest grade.

 

Assistant Programming – Certificate                                                                     Sep 2006 – May 2011

Almaty College of Economics and Law

• The courses taken as a part of a high school program helped me to know the fundamentals of programming, technical support, and computer skills.

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Extra-curricular Activities

 

• Recipient of the Proficiency II Level Certificate of a 39-week English Course (ILAC, Vancouver, BC).

• A member of the Ecological Communities "Green Salvation" and "Protect Kok-Zhailau”.

• Enthusiast in mountain biking, hiking, and swimming.