Quinn Campbell

Since April I have been self employed doing small design jobs, custom leather work, and motorcycle maintenance. From May to August I worked as a bartender at The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium. For two and half months, from September to November, I took a motorcycle trip around the country on a bike I built exploring the world, meeting people and getting life experience.

As a Dream Consultant I was responsible for maintaining facilities equipment, instructing patrons on industrial equipment, and ordering & managing supplies. I also acted as design consultant to clients; helping design, evolve, and fabricate their ideas turning them into reality. While I was a Techshop Dream Consultant I assisted members with in the machine shops (lathe and mill), with welding, powder coating, silicon & urethane mold making & casting. I also assisted with production runs using the CNC & laser cutter. Digitally I assisted clients with computer modeling using SolidWorks, AutoCad and Rhino, as well as rendering using Keyshot, Photoshop and Illustrator. While at Techshop I took it upon my self to stream line material ordering, organization and cataloging, allowing for easier training of new employees and more efficient use of capital. A project I took upon my self was to attempt to sell off extra costly machinery and accessories that had been lying around loosing value, this project would have netted gains in the 10’s of thousands of dollars, if this Techshop had not closed its doors. During my employment at Techshop I was considered a exemplary employee typically working unsupervised and autonomously.

The summer of 2012 I had an internship with Meld USA, a custom concrete design and fabrication company. My tenure at Meld was spent doing fabrication shop work, prepping & casting concrete molds, organizing the shop, and managing supplies. This internship gave me real world experience in managing resources, dealing with clients, and managing time tables for current vs up coming projects.

During my sophomore year I worked at the Appalachian State Universities Wood & Model Shop in the Katherine Harper Hall design building. My job was to assist on and teach students machines, enforced safety procedures, fix and maintain machines as necessary, provide a safe work environment, and maintain facilities. I assisted student on equipment ranging from a Shopbot CNC to Thermoformer/Vacuum Former, basic wood tools (table saw, router, panel saw, planer, joiner, lathe, shaper, etc) to paint and powdercoating, and everything a fully stocked wood, model and finishing shop entails.

I was asked to help an older gentleman organize and clean his house, shop, belongings, boat, and life (he was an unproclaimed hoarder). While employed I helped renovate his house with projects like retiling a kitchen, power washing a porch and walkway, and prep for a garage installation.