Naike Swai
Oakland
Summary
Multi-disciplinary musician, artist, community and events organizer, experienced in on-stage audio and on-set film productions. Experience with grip, electrical, lighting and audio installation for film and live sound. Proficient in use of multimedia recording systems and digital sound and film applications. Sensitive to multi-cultural spaces with strong communication and interpersonal skills. Communicative and works well in high impact environments that require multi-tasking.
US Green Card Holder
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager of Adult Education
Women's Audio Mission
02.2023 - Current
- Created and monitored annual education plan, budget and revenue projections for adult education department
- Managed, coordinated and taught WAM's Audio Academy, which teaches participants the basics of audio engineering for live sound and studio recording
- Recruited and secured skilled career professionals as contracted guest instructors and workshop hosts for our audio based education programs
- Designed, implemented and managed monthly in person audio- based workshops in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and Nashville, which included developing course and curriculum outlines
- Supported WAM's Internship Program by teaching Internship classes and coordinating career development opportunities for interns
- Coordinated with Marketing Department to create marketing strategies for our programs
- Met and exceeded yearly education enrollment and revenue goals for 2024
- Utilized Salesforce to log and develop reporting systems to ensure compliance with important outcomes/evaluations for program grants and program development goals
- Oversaw and managed all audio and video technical support for in-person and virtual education programs
- Built and maintained relationships with local and national educational partners, organizations, and stakeholders to help promote WAM’s programs
- Oversaw WAM’s Avid Learning Partnership implementation by managing Pro Tools Certification programs and pioneered our Dolby Atmos Certification program
Production Work
Contract Work
01.2007 - Current
- Production assistant for UwU DJ Collective Events in Portland, OR.
- Production assistant for SOUNDBATH at Headwaters Theater, Portland, OR | Nov 28th, 2022
- Worked Grip & Electric for production of Film "Mother of Color" premiering Nov 4th, 2022.
- Collaborated with writers, educators and health specialists to edit 7 original online education modules for Acupuncturists Without Borders, totaling more than 60+ hrs of instruction on trauma informed care for health practitioners and organizations. 2021
- Storyboarded and edited several short documentaries about Acupuncturist Without Borders' disaster relief clinics in Puerto Rico, Palestine and along the Mexican Border. 2021
- Production assistance on album "Medicine Resonance" by Hawaii Healing Sounds School. 2019
Videographer, Editor & Tech Support
Acupuncturists Without Borders
12.2013 - 04.2021
- Collaborated with writers, educators and health specialists to edit 7 original online education modules totaling more than 60+ hrs of instruction on trauma informed care for health practitioners and organizations.
- Storyboarded and edited several short documentaries about AWB's disaster relief clinics in Puerto Rico, Palestine and along the Mexican Border.
- Fund-raised and established a trauma and stress relief clinic at Standing Rock. 2016
- Acted as media liaison with local news channels and documented AWB relief efforts in Puna, Hawaii during 2013 volcanic eruption. Storyboarded and edited footage into short documentary, which was used as AWB's promotional video for global funders and online streaming. Received music licensing rights from Hawaiian Musicians for documentary soundtrack. 2014
Education & Community Organizing
Contract Work
01.2013 - Current
- Instructor and consulting astrologer for Weaving Earth. Located in California, Weaving Earth offers nature-based education for ecological, social, and personal systems change.
- Workshop facilitator for Atabey Medicine since 2019. Atabey Medicine provides educational resources that support folks to reclaim their ancestral traditions around plant medicine and healing and centers voices of Queer, Trans, NGC Black and Indigenous communities.
- Facilitator and instructor for Wild Diversity's Outdoor Resilience Retreat for 2 consecutive years. Wild Diversity is a nonprofit organization that aims to help create a personal connection to the outdoors for Black, Indigenous, all People of Color (BIPOC) & the LGBTQ2S+ communities, through outdoor adventures and education.
- Performing artist and sound healer for Wild Diversity's annual BIPOC outdoor wellness retreat.
- Workshop instructor with Young Gifted & Black whose mission is to create art spaces of joy, healing and liberation for the Black and Brown community of Portland OR.
- Led monthly BIPOC community gatherings as faculty at Portland School of Astrology. 2020-2022
Communications and Media Specialist
World Medicine Institute
09.2013 - 03.2017
- Produced and filmed educational videos & documentary materials for the schools Master and PhD programs.
- Supported technical operations for all PhD in-person and live online courses.
- Assisted instructors with classroom needs.
- Recorded PhD classes for student access via web-based academic record keeping system Populi.
- Organized and archived institute's digital library.
- Instructor for Classical Chinese Medicine for students in the Master's program.
Education
Master of Science - Traditional Oriental Medicine MSTOM
World Medicine Institute
Honolulu, HI2013
B.A. - Cultural Anthropology, Film and Video
Duke University
Durham, NC2007
Skills
- ProTools Certified Operator
- Proficient in digital technologies such as Logic, Ableton Live, Serato & Rekordbox, Final Cut Pro and other digital audio & video software
- Grip & Lighting for Film and Theater
- Live sound staging
- DJ
- Basic graphic design
- Google Apps, Trello, Salesforce, Slack, Vimeo, YouTube, Zoom Conferencing
Certification
English (fluent) | German (fluent) | Swahili (fluent) | Spanish (basic) | French (basic)
Recent Performances
- 2024 Resident DJ for Bay Area based queer, BIPOC party Soulovely
- Sponsored Artist at Burningman 2024 with BIPOC Beats Collective
- Performing Artist and DJ at Ever Afters Campout Festival (CA). 2024
- Performing Artist for Wild Diversity's annual BIPOC outdoor wellness retreat. 2022 - 2024
- Performing Artist at Pickathon Festival (OR). 2024
- Guest DJ @ Lower Grand Radio with 7000's "Garden's of Alchemy"
- DJ & Radio Host for Portland Trans DJ Collective UwU on xray.fm | 2022
- Portland Art Museum | April 14th 2021
- Reed College’s Restival organized by SEED (Students for Education, Equity and Direct Service) | November 6th, 2020
- Performing Artist Portland Center Stage | June 28th 2020
- Performing Artist Portland Rose Garden in collaboration with Joop Joop Creative Agency | Oct 18th 2020
Accomplishments
- Awarded REGIONAL ARTS AND CULTURE COUNCIL GRANT 2024 for the production of an album that summarizes a three year journey of hosting community sound-healing events
- Awarded PROSPER PORTLAND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANT 2020
- Accepted to PORTLAND INCUBATOR EXPERIMENT Class of 2020 for tech start-up Cosmic Life App
Timeline
Manager of Adult Education
Women's Audio Mission
02.2023 - Current
Videographer, Editor & Tech Support
Acupuncturists Without Borders
12.2013 - 04.2021
Communications and Media Specialist
World Medicine Institute
09.2013 - 03.2017
Education & Community Organizing
Contract Work
01.2013 - Current
Production Work
Contract Work
01.2007 - Current
Master of Science - Traditional Oriental Medicine MSTOM
World Medicine Institute
B.A. - Cultural Anthropology, Film and Video
Duke University
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