Drew Robertson

About Drew Robertson

You may be wondering: What career combines art, technology, and comedy?Mine!While it’s not my “official” career, I’ve been doing standup since 2013.(People even tell me I’m good at it - and not just my wife either!) To produce shows across the area, I started “No Poetry Comedy.”My “official” career blends technology, training, and being an artist and designer with a passion for creating a range of engaging art forms that are both relatable and eye-catching. Roles have included:Apple Specialist & TrainerMakerspace Technical SupervisorArt HandlerComedian | Comedy ProducerFine Artist | Creative Artist | Performance Artist | Artist ArtistTECHNOLOGIES & OTHER SPECIALTIES Digital Fabrication & 3D Design: Cura, Fusion 360, PrusaSlicer, Slic3r, Tinkercad Digital Design & Graphics: Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro) Business & Productivity: Google Docs, Microsoft Bookings, Forms, and Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) Social Media & Marketing: Adobe Spark, Canva, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok3D PrintingAdditive ManufacturingArt HandlingCoachingCommunicationCurriculum DevelopmentCustomer ServiceGraphic DesignManagementMentoringProblem SolvingSalesStaff DevelopmentSupervisionTeachingTeam LeadershipTechnical SupportTrainingVideo Visual Arts HIGHLIGHTSManaging UNC’s largest makerspace, including overseeing up to 50 student staff, operations, facilities, and $250K of equipment, such as 40+ 3D printers.Mentoring and coaching student-workers in spearheading Accessibility In Making, a group bringing the disabled community together with makers to modify and improve mobility and accessibility. Initiating Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, helping students understand language, behavior, and biases.Creating in-person and online workshops on techniques in 3D design and other software; and syllabi for training users on digital and traditional fabrication tools. Reducing failures, downtime, service calls, wasted resources, and costs 50%(thousands of dollars each year) by ensuring equipment ran smoothly.Helping lead pandemic-triggered pivot, producing 41K face shields for UNC Hospitals during COVID.Authoring marketing and branding materials, e.g, posters, videos, handbills, and social media posts, crafting unique styles for each of the shows to attract audiencesFounding art handling firm serving collectors, galleries, museums, hotels, such as: City of Raleigh, NC Museum of Art, Ackland Museum at UNC, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke, and CAM Raleigh.

Experience

1. Apple Support Team Manager

   Apple

   Oct 2023 — Present · Raleigh, NC, US

   Support Team Manager.

Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

  2014 — 2016

• North Carolina State University

  Bachelor of Art and Design

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Visual Arts
• Video
• Graphic Design
• Music
• Social Networking
• Video Production
• Poster Design
• Laser Cutting
• Photography
• Art
• Typography
• Art Exhibitions
• Public Speaking
• Adobe Illustrator
• Sound
• Museums
• Fundraising
• Logo Design
• Technology Integration
• University Teaching
• Art History
• Indesign
• Teaching
• Graphics
• Layout
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Fine Art
• Painting
• Social Media
• Curating
• Posters
• 3d Printing
• Mac
• Communication
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Premiere Pro
• Adobe Photoshop
• Os X
• Museum Collections
• Illustrator