
Owner of Jason Collin Photography
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Owner of Jason Collin Photography
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
Photographer / Proofreader / Editor / Teacher with extensive experience working at all education levels from secondary schools, universities to corporate. Has worked abroad in
Asia for nine years. Major strengths include excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong eye for detail, ability to organize and multi-task. Accustomed to meeting tight deadlines. Get along and work well with others and have outstanding attendance and possess common sense and a good sense of humor. Looking to work in an environment that
promotes growth and opportunity. An animal lover that has adopted a puppy from SPCA.
Street Photography, ESL, OS X, multi-tasking
(Photography industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Jason Collin Photography is my freelance photography business based in Saint Petersburg, Florida. I offer various unique photography packages, including "a day of candids" and "photojournalist party photographs."
(Education Management industry)
September 2003 — February 2009 (5 years 6 months)
My private teaching business that was based in Tokyo, Japan. I taught private and business group English lessons, designed my own teaching materials and provided proofreading and editing support to various other clients.
(Education Management industry)
February 2002 — February 2003 (1 year 1 month)
Responsibilities:
Co-manage the English language section of the college’s Tourism and Travel department.
Teach 15 class hours per week and provide office hours for student questions and study
assistance. Recruit other professors for the 2002 academic year.
Accomplishments:
• Increased students’ English language abilities significantly each semester.
• Showed students how to utilize the Internet to help them complete their course work
and to prepare for exams.
• Created and proctored mid-term and final exams.
M.A. , Religious Studies , 1997 — 2000
Graduated with a 4.0 grade point average.
B.A , Religious Studies , 1992 — 1997
high school diploma , 1988 — 1992
freelance photography, freelance proofreading, freelance editing, tutoring, teaching English, teaching elementary school
WPPI, Tampa Modeling Photography Association, North Pinellas Photography Forum
Published photograph in Metropolis magazine (the number one English language magazine in Tokyo, Japan).