Expressive Arts facilitator at ArtReach
Houston, Texas Area
- Current
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- Expressive Arts facilitator at ArtReach
- Owner at L F Creative
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- Artist and Instructor at Lorena's Contemporary Art in Singapore South-East Asia
- Industrial Engineer at TEXLOC, LTD Manufacturers of fluorocarbon, FEP, PFA, PTFE Tubing
- Production Planner/Scheduler at KVAERNER NATIONAL, Division of Kvaerner Singapore Pte Ltd
- Education
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- European Graduate School EGS, Switzerland
- Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center
- California State University-Dominguez Hills
- Texas A&M University
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Lorena Fernandez’s Summary
Focused on providing groups with Expressive Arts workshops to facilitate the release of their potential, to improve general well being, creative thinking and team performance.
As Expressive Arts facilitator I offer creative and art-related activities for the benefit of individuals, organizations and society.
It is also my goal to increase awareness about the healing power of creativity in all areas of human endeavor.
Lorena Fernandez’s Specialties:
Providing Expressive Arts workshops for corporate clients.
Providing Expressive Arts workshops for support groups.
Writing and lecturing about Expressive Arts, Creativity and the Human Factor.
Lorena Fernandez’s Experience
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Expressive Arts facilitator
ArtReach
(Non-Profit; Fine Art industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
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Owner
L F Creative
(Fine Art industry)
December 2002 — Present (6 years 8 months)
Expressive Arts Facilitator for corporate clients.
Expressive Arts Facilitator at Center Point Holistic Center - Creativity as Spiritual Practice
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Artist and Instructor
Lorena's Contemporary Art in Singapore South-East Asia
(Arts and Crafts industry)
1997 — 2001 (4 years)
Artistic work:
-Creating works of art in my studio.
Marketing and Sales:
-Creating and maintaining bilingual (Spanish-English) Web Site designed to promote and give easy access to art works.
-Writing and distributing press releases to newspapers and magazines.
-Updating and expanding guests and collectors lists.
Event Planning:
-Planning exhibits in conjunction with other cultural events, such as wine tastings and meetings of the American Women's Association, Spanish Speaking Women's Association, the Circulo Latino, etc.
-Securing Exhibition spaces in hotels and private clubs, such as the Hyatt Hotel, Melia Hotel, the American Club in Singapore, etc. -
Industrial Engineer
TEXLOC, LTD Manufacturers of fluorocarbon, FEP, PFA, PTFE Tubing
(Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year)
Technical Installations:
-Setting up computer controlled electronic monitoring system. This was used to monitor critical dimensions of wall thickness and inside and outside diameters of tubing.
Quality Assurance:
-Traveling nationally to verify quality of laser and ultrasound measuring devices to be purchased by the company.
Buyer:
-Buying laser and ultrasound measuring devices used on the factory floor.
Technical Writer:
-Researched, compiled, illustrated, and wrote Production Procedures manual for all factory processes. -
Production Planner/Scheduler
KVAERNER NATIONAL, Division of Kvaerner Singapore Pte Ltd
(Oil & Energy industry)
1995 — 1996 (1 year)
Planner/Scheduler:
-Heavily involved in the day to day planning for shop operations.
-Insuring the timely completion and delivery of oil well heads for international clients.
Industrial Time Study:
-Evaluating shop performances and efficiencies using time study methods.
-Creation of Time Study Database using Microsoft Access.
Lorena Fernandez’s Education
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European Graduate School EGS, Switzerland
Ph.D. , Expressive Arts & Communication , 2008 — 2010 (expected)
Attempting to find connections among the Expressive Arts practices, engineering and philosophy.
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Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center
Certificate , Expressive Arts for Healing and Social Change , 2005 — 2007
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California State University-Dominguez Hills
Masters of Arts , Humanities , 1997 — 2001
Thesis: "Sociological Content of the Paintings of the Mexican Painter Frida Kahlo"
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Texas A&M University
Bachelor Science , Industrial Engineering , 1990 — 1994
Academic Achievement Award, fall 1993 - European Tour for Engineering Student sponsored by Texas A&M and Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Germany, 1991
Additional Information
Lorena Fernandez’s Websites:
Lorena Fernandez’s Interests:
expressive arts, philosophy, human factor engineering
Lorena Fernandez’s Groups:
Toastmasters International
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3 I's to Share - Inspiration, Ideas and Innovation
Lorena Fernandez’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- expertise requests
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