CRYSTAL WADDELL-GARDINER crw.jhr@gmail.

com
P. +1- 416-902-7272
Toronto, ON Canada
www.crystalwaddell.com

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EDUCATION

2009-Present Designer and Coordinator – Nyalebbe Community Development Alliance. Role: Design and 2009-Present Master of Architecture. University of Toronto. Pending Completion 2013.
coordination for the construction of a vocational training college for a village in the 2006-2008 Bachelor of Communications and Culture with a Minor in Architecture.
Democratic Republic of Congo. University of Calgary.
2001-2002 Working towards Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Interdisciplinary Studies
2008-2009 Architect’s Assistant – B+H Architects, Toronto, Ontario. Role: Assisting with creative input, and Minor in Photography. Concordia University. Montreal, Quebec.
construction of sectional models, and digital drawings. 1996-1997, Working towards Bachelor of Fine Arts. Major in Intermedia Studies.
1999-2000 University of Regina.
2007 Art Director – Corner Gas (CTV), Commercial, Regina. Saskatchewan. Role: design of the
overall look of the sets and facilitation of departments to carry out design ideas.

2004-2007 Art Department Coordinator - Corner Gas (Prairie Pants Productions Inc.), Television Series,
Regina, Saskatchewan. Role: coordination of five departments (Graphics, Paint, Constrution, AWARDS + SCHOLARSHIPS
Set Decoration, and Properties), budget management for each of these departments, facilitating
legal clearances, graphic design, and creative photography. 2009 Hattie Aileen Scholarship – University of Toronto – John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture
2009 Admissions Fellowship - University of Toronto – John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture
2005 Set Decorator – Velvet Devil (Velvet Devil Productions Inc.), Feature Film, Regina, Saskatchewan. 2007 Outstanding Team Achievement in a Television Series-Comedy – DGC Awards. Corner Gas
Role: Creative decoration of 52 period sets and management of a crew of Buyers and Dressers. 2006 Transfer Scholarship – University of Calgary. Calgary, Alberta.
2002 Best Photography Portfolio - Concordia University. Montreal, Quebec.
2004-2005 Costume Coordinator – Just Friends (Just Friends Productions Inc.) Feature Film, Regina, 2001 Scholarship for High G.P.A. - University of Regina. Regina, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan. Duties included coordinating the department of meetings and fittings, scheduling 1996 Regina Federated Arts Guild Scholarship - Luther College. Regina, Saskatchewan.
shipping arrivals and departures, costume change breakdowns for each actor, and budget manage
ment for the department.

2004 On Set Costumer – Renegadepress.com (Renegade Press Productions II Inc.)

Television Series, Regina, Saskatchewan. Role: outfitting the extras cast while also maintaining COMPUTER SKILLS
their continuity for the scenes.
AutoCAD, Rhino, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power
2004 Construction Buyer/Administrator – Tideland. (Capri Tideland Productions Inc.) Point, Micros and Squirrel restaurant systems.
Feature Film, Regina, Saskatchewan. Role: purchasing and delivering construction supplies as well
as keeping track of the labour and material budget.

2004 Art Department Coordinator – Cradle Will Fall (Timecode Pictures Inc.)
Movie of the Week, Regina, Saskatchewan. (same role description as Corner Gas above)
VOLUNTEER
2003-2004 Art Department Coordinator – I’ll Be Seeing You (Timecode Pictures Inc.)
Movie of the Week, Regina, Saskatchewan. (same role description as Corner Gas above)
2003 Art Department Coordinator Trainee – Try To Remember (Timecode Pictures Inc.)
Movie of the Week, Regina, Saskatchewan. (same role description as Corner Gas above)
2003 English (ESL) Teacher and Project Coordinator – Banana Island, Seoul, Korea.
Role: Organize and teach a children’s Director’s Camp using theatre and production techniques.
1998 to 2007 Freelance Photographer and Graphic Designer – Role: photography and design of posters,
t-shirts, and promotional items for businesses, musicians and events.
2009-Present Medecins Sans Frontiers – Toronto – meeting minutes for Board of Directors
2008-2009 Architecture for Humanity – Ontario Ambassador for 2009 Open Architecture Challenge
2008 Journalists for Human Rights – Vice President of Graduate Affairs, Calgary
2007 Project Outrage - Project started by John Brown in action against “fast housing”, CaLgary
2006-2007 Community Soccer - helping to integrate Burmese refugees into a new culture while
learning to speak the English language, Regina
1996-2007 Caregiver - to mentally and physically challenged children and adults, Regina
2001 Fund-raiser for Kidsport – to help keep kids active and equipped with sports gear, Regina
1998 Food Not Bombs – cooking food and distributing it to underprivileged families, Regina

2002 and 2004 Collections Assistant - Saskatchewan Arts Board, Regina, Saskatchewan
Role: photography of the art collection for their online archives, coordinated public projects, and PROGRAMS + CERTIFICATES
performed preparatory work.
2004 Film Set Protocol and Set Safety Courses – S.I.A.S.T. Regina, Saskatchewan
1995 to 2003 Photograph Restoration and Retouching Artist -- I have worked freelance, but I have also 2003 Future Skills Comprehensive Course for Film and Video – S.I.A.S.T. Regina, Sask.
worked for a various companies including Epic Art Enhancement and Artec Photographic Desig in 1998 Future Skills Comprehensive Course: Photography 171 and 175 (retouching and digital imaging
Regina, Saskatchewan and Montreal, Quebec. Role: retouching by hand and digital restoration of systems) – S.I.A.S.T. Regina, Saskatchewan.
photographs. 2001 French as a Second Language – Levels 1,2, and 3, intensive learning program. Montreal, Quebec