Zach Dafoe
Zach Dafoe
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Videography Creative writing Media Social sciences

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Communication 1 Content creation 1 Short films 1 Student placements 1 Test equipment 1 Troubleshooting (problem solving) 1 Workflow management 1

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Work experience

Trainer; Writer
Heights Residential
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
March 2019 - August 2022

Wearer of many hats! At Heights I began as a general/rope access technician but gradually moved towards a role focused on training, safety, and documentation. This year, I produced compliance documents, policies, procedures, and a technical manual.

Lead Trainer; Commercial Liason
Men in Kilts
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
December 2014 - August 2018

As my first foray into the home maintenance industry, MIK introduced me to public speaking, face-to-face sales, and village concept marketing strategies. If nothing else, this franchise stands head and shoulders above in the strength of its branding and company culture. I also wore many hats here: leading and executing sales/marketing KPIs; training new technicians and attending/building workshops during team meetings; marketing, quoting, selling, and running large commercial jobs with condo boards, property managers, housing co-ops, etc; following up with clients, large and small; engaging a modest social media following.

Education

other, Communications -- Journalism Major and Film Minor
Grant MacEwan University
January 2021 - Current

Personal projects

Spoonful Portfolio
October 2022 - October 2090

Portfolio and resting place for Blog-style articles, short pieces, and etc.

Brimskr
September 2022 - December 2022

Short documentary about post-modern warrior culture. Currently in a rough-cut state.

Fence Shuffle Posse (Screenplay)
January 2022 - January 2024

Screenplay adaptation of one of my other fiction pieces.
Themes: found family, dystopia, environmental disaster, diasporic culture, language, power and powerlessness, institutionalization, fatherhood, trauma, drugs and alcohol, purpose.

Macromonacular: Impressions of the Flow State
March 2021 - April 2021

Jigsaw video project for school; video presentation on different perspectives of the idea of "Flow" and the "flow state." This was my concept, and I played the role of director, contributor, and compositor. Very exciting to see what people came up with.

John's Well
March 2021 - March 2021

Short student film as part of one of my courses. Could've used a better actor.
Themes: alcoholism, isolation, pandemic, mental health

The Nothing Broadcast
July 2020 - November 2020

Experimental stream-of-consciousness podcast meant to familiarize me with audio production in some rudimentary way.

Sisyphus
February 2019 - January 2024

Short story.
Themes: existentialism, mortality, afterlife, self and selfhood, work and toil, relationships.

affected.txt
November 2018 - August 2022

Short story.
Themes: vampirism, plague, infection, noir, urbanization, poverty and wealth, gang violence and organized crime, detective work, self and selfhood, sin and sexuality.

Ongoing Short-form Writing
September 2006 - October 2099

An ongoing collection of poetry, monologues, and short thoughts.