Andre M Simms
Government Professional
Freelance Photographer
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- About Andre
Andre M. Simms comes from an international background. As the son of parents from two nations, Brazil and the United States, Andre spent his childhood traveling the world. These experiences shaped how he perceives and appreciates everything around him.
Andre’s work has covered many subjects. Since he started shooting 10 years ago, he has worked with many people; from couples celebrating their wedding and performing artists on stage to political leaders changing the face of our city, Andre has had a wide variety of clients. According to him, the experiences he gains at his day job, working in local government have impacted his photography.
As a result, the core of Andre’s work, focuses on two major areas; political photography and street landscapes. Andre says that he has a deep appreciation for the work that creates the context for street photography. From his perspective, he sees the connection between campaigns and the streets on which the scenes are set.
An ongoing project of his has been to capture street scenes in his home town of Milwaukee, by creating long exposure images. In his portfolio, you will see richly saturated colors and light painting created by people using their city at night. This is Andre's favorite way of sharing how he sees the city.
Andre M. Simms
414.737.3416
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Publications
- Bay View Compass, March, 2012. Article on Milwaukee County Supervisor Marina Dimitrijevic. Uncredited.Third Coast Digest, February 2012. Article on Milwaukee County Supervisor Marina Dimitrijevic.Wisconsin Gazzette, August 2010. Endorsement of Wisconsin State Senator Chris Larson.
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- Administrative Assistant at Milwaukee CountyGovernment Administration | Greater Milwaukee Area, USSummaryGovernment professional with 4 years experience in administrative and legislative work. Highly skilled in areas of technology innovation, analysis and complex problem solving.Specialties: Complex problem solving Research & analysis Independent work Project management Design public documents Spanish (Semi-fluent) Portuguese (Semi-fluent) Hebrew (Basic knowledge) Microsoft Office Suite Photography & digital mediaExperience
- Apr 2012 - PresentAdministrative Assistant / Milwaukee CountyAssist the Chairwoman of the County Board by acting as liaison to a district of 50,000 constituents,training new legislative assistant staff, co-ordinating special projects, and working with departments across the County to provide services for the district. Other duties involve drafting correspondence, designing e-newsletters, tracking and resolving issues between departments and constituents.
- Jan 2010 - PresentPhotographer / Andre Simms PhotographyFreelance photographer since 2010.Shoot many styles of photography including political, wedding, product, concert, landscape and fine art. Enjoys building relationships with many different clients and is active in growing photographic culture. Worked with many different clients, and enjoys building relationships with them in order to best deliver the images that they need.
- Jul 2009 - Apr 2012Legislative Assistant, District 4 / Milwaukee County BoardActing as liaison to a district of 50,000 constituents, coordinating with departments across the County to provide services for the constituency, drafting correspondence, designing e-newsletters, research items for legislation, tracking & resolving issues between departments and constituents. Clerical duties: scheduling appointments, clerking committee meetings, maintaining the constituent database, logging all interactions with the constituency & representing the supervisor at community meetings.
- Jun 2008 - Jun 2009Compensation Intern / Milwaukee CountyManaged several reports regarding compensation issues. These include reporting for labor unions, field management, and administrators in various areas of the County. In addition, I served at the pleasure of the Director of Human Resources, and reported directly to the Compensation Manager and cover other obligations and tasks as assigned. Workflow analysis and coordination; Processed compensation tasks for employees, balanced sick, vacation and holiday times, records maintenance. Studied salaries, position creation, pay-scale determination and performance appraisals. Created forms for data collection, automate calculation processes to increase accuracy and efficiency; clarified and consolidated of office policies and procedures into manuals for cross-training staff . Migrated data from previous HR information system, Genesys to the current system, Ceridian. Developed reports for different departments based on needs. Studied and summarized labor agreements for elements which apply to HR. Critically aware of local county ordinances, civil service rules, union contracts, state statutes.
- Aug 2007 - Feb 2009Audio-Visual Technician / University of WisconsinPrepared speaker and projector combinations for concerts, plays, meetings, public speakers and ceremonies
- Jun 2007 - Aug 2008Paralegal / University Legal ClinicAssisted students with their legal issues at a volunteer legal clinic. Primary duties entailed opening cases, assisting the Attorney, tracking documents, and tracking cases through the legal system.
Education-
2004 - 2009University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeBachelor of Arts in Political Science; Public Administration and American Politics
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2000 - 2004University School of MilwaukeeHigh School Diploma
Activities: Community Service Award, Harvard Model Congress, Cross Country Team, Swim Team, Tennis Team, Track & Field Team, Theatre Stage Crew, Set Building Crew, Stage Manager, Head Carpenter
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Interests:Photography, Reading, Traveling, Technology
