1. I am a:
● Photographer,
●Metal/wood/leat
her maker
●sculptor, potter,
welder. A maker.
Community
Boating
Boston, MA
Fiberglasser/
/Metal
worker/
Wood/
Sail mender
● Fabricator at
Boston's largest
and country's
oldest public
sailing operation
●Maintained
aesthetic and
structural repairs
for fleet of 120
small sailboats on
a team of 4
● Increased
productivity 30%,
decrease labor
40% and decrease
materials cost 25%
Vespa
Riverside, CA
Jr. Marketing
Manager
●Coordinated print
and billboard ads,
product
positioning, cross
market
promotions and
street teams for
scooter dealership
●Learned to
implement
guerrilla
marketing tactics
●Catapulted sales
20% in 3 months
●Rose to #1 sales
office the US
●Elected Vespa
Club President,
renamed club and
redesigned logo
●
California State
University
Long Beach, CA
Industrial
Design Student
●Studied ideation,
design analysis,
rendering,
prototyping, product
development, user
interfaces,
ergonomics &
production processes
●Lobbied deans for
increased funding for
department upgrades
●Pursued only the
hardest professors,
those who taught at
Art Center, Pasadena
●Excelled at team
leader projects and
fabrication ideation
Sarah Miller
Boatworks
Long Beach, CA
Small Business
Owner
●Held full
management
authority for the
general maintenance
and aesthetic
upgrades for a fleet of
forty $50-$100K yachts
●Developed a top-tier
client list including
America's Cup
winners, TransPac
sailors and world
renowned yacht
designers
●Known for my
“seamless” fiberglass
fabrication
techniques, my “looks
sprayed” paint
brushing style and
general badassness.
High Tower
Corporation
Newport Beach, CA
Architectural
Model Builder/
Project Manager
●Joined five people
responsible for the design
and ground-up
construction of a $3M
church on a 15,000sqft lot
in Virginia
●Constructed
architectural models;
made the 3D CADD
model; designed radio
station; planned parking
lot, traffic flow portico
and added portico and
sanctuary balcony
● Made major
contributions to final
Calvary Chapel design; 13
identical churches
ordered after success of
initial build out
●First mate
aboard a 41'
privately
owned sailing
vessel through
6 countries
from Mexico to
the Panama
Canal
KTB General
Contracting
Long Beach, CA
Assistant GC/
Interior
Decorator
●Learned ground up
construction of houses,
warehouses, building
construction, framing,
build outs, plumbing,
electrical, tiling,
roofing, flooring,
masonry, kitchen
cabinetry, finish work,
bright work, glass,
drywall,
●Complete home
remodeling, tools and
techniques including
some blueprint work
●Working knowledge of
all associated tools and
processes
Professional
Session Vocalist
●Guest singer on
15 different artists'
studio albums
●National air play
including
international
performances
Art Director for
$10,000 Movie
●Co-wrote, casted
directed and sold
movie for $80,000
●Art director for 2
music videos
-Vespa Club Co-
founder
●VespaUSA
Representative
in Paris, Vespa
Club Head
Organizer
●Stage
manager of
opera & a
local jazz
vocalist
●Assistant Store
manager at
Starbucks;
opened two
stores, trained
more new
partners than
anyone in New
England in 2008
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Sales and Office
Manager
●Delegated daily
operations for a
duel-location $2M
promotional
product company
Soiree Wine
and Home
Napa, CA
Marketing
Coordinator/
Display
Designer
●Maintained East
Coast marketing
efforts for new
wine product
launch and sales
●Helped a 4-
person operation
sell 100,000
units in first 3
years
●Designed the
plug-in wine
aerator display
model for Bed
Bath and Beyond
●Secured largest
PO to date,
300,00 order
from Brookstone
Accountant's
Assistant
●Prepared
individual tax
filings for high
profile clients
(earnings in
excess of $2M
yearly)
●Member of a
10+ piece funk,
swing rock
band with 2
albums
●Guest vocalist
on 4 more
albums
Dansco
Attleboro, MA
Clothing
Designer/
Fabricator
●One of 3 fashion
designers at a
$10M, 80-person,
design and
production house
●Fully responsible
for designing 150
costumes in
Dansco's annual
500- costume
catalog from
conception to final
layout
●Saved company
$30,000 cash in
first 2 months,
$100,000 in first 12
months through
sourcing and labor
Sarah L Miller
34 Heath St Somerville, MA sarahlouisamiller@gmail.com 562.388.3049
A hands-on, multitasking professional fabricator whose vision, strategy and perseverance declare success.
A Continuous Improvement Change Agent.