Career Portfolio Christopher E. Billups
2. Game Design
The key that will unsecure the lock upon the golden encrusted door
of the mind, unleashing the magnificent wonders of our imagination
in an effort to grant them the ability to penetrate the
restrictions of realities barriers giving us the opportunity to
create, to wonder, and to dream.
3. I. Letter of Introduction
II. Career-Pursuit Information Resume, Letters of
Recommendation
III. Samples of Work
IV. Personal Interests & Achievements Transcript and additional
information
V. List of Accomplishments
VI. Letters of thanks and appreciation
Contents
4. Hi, my name is Christopher Ivan Billups Jr. Im 20 years of age
and I have a strong passion for anything involving art. I was born
in Birmingham Alabama and live there the majority of my life. Since
my younger days I have dealt with hardship, trials, and
tribulations. Due to the divorce of my parents, my grandmother
became my legal guardian when I was seven years old. I have five
brothers and one sister, we were all split up and given to
different members of our family. In Alabama I attended baker
elementary, Bush Middle School, and Jackson Olin high to receive my
education. In the beginning of my education, I struggled in school.
It was hard for me to understand and comprehend a lot of the
material given. Family members criticized me and fill my mind with
false predictions about my future at an early age. Just after
turning eleven, I trained myself to set my mind on impossible goals
and to never quit even if the odds were stacked against me. It
wasnt until then that my grades dramatically improved and I started
to excel in school. Besides being smart, I unleashed my hidden
talent of art in exhibitions and used it to gain awards/prizes of
honor and recognition. Life as I stated in the first assignment of
this course, I quote, life hasdealtmeits share of mixed
experiences. With that said I will never let anyone or any obstacle
keep me from becoming all I can be. I am honored to be in my
current position and I will never fail.
I. Letter of Introduction
5. II. Career-Pursuit Information
Resume
I will post a resume here in the future.
Letters of Recommendation
My letters of recommendations will be here.
6.
Pardon me reader, I offer my left hand for a pairing. Lets for a
moment journey back into a past era and really come face to face
with the Ancient Art of Listening. Epictetus a Greek Stoic
philosopher once said "We have two ears and one mouth so that we
can listen twice as much as we speak". Or maybe the famous quote
from Charles C. Finn will better enlighten you, "I tell you
everything that is really nothing, and nothing of what is
everything, and do not be fooled by what I am saying. Please listen
carefully and try to hear what I am not saying".
Listening goes beyond the ear as being an integral part of the
peripheral vestibular system. Listening is a critical skill and
when in combination with the entire body the skill can grant an
advance level of wisdom once mastered. In our textbook Cornerstone,
chapter 6 describes the Chinese definition of listening and how the
culture applies the skill on a daily bases. Becoming an Effective
or Appreciative listener can be accomplished simply by developing
active auditory skills and disposing poor listening behaviors. A
few things to keep in mind while attempting to reconstruct your
listening skills are: alertness, devoting your undivided attention,
and full-concentration. Like Ms. Nichole Garver stated in her
assignment, Proper listening skills are indeed crucial within any
business. Some major companies even use listening to increase their
sales. Its been told that the majority of sales persons spend about
75% of the time listening and about 35% of the time offering
opinions and solutions (great marketing skill).
A large amount of our modern day parents are starting to realize
the potentiality and importance of having solid listening skills.
Some even go far as to admit their small children into Therapeutic
listening programs in an attempt to inject the ability into the
childs developmental stages. Installing this skill at a young age
can help them perform better in school and prepare them for the
workforce. The point is, listening is very important and needs to
be applied if youre planning to excel in life. So with that said,
Improve yourself by becoming a professional listener.
III. Sample of Written
7. IV. Personal Interests & Skills
Personal Interests
8. Reading Books 9. Making Crafts 10. Traveling and Exploring
New Places 11. Drawing and SketchingSkills
12. Types well 13. Concept artist 14. Storyline Writing 15. Speed drawer(for ideas)