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Portrait of Taissia Lomako

Honor Society® member

Taissia Lomako

corporal, usmc at United States Marine Corps

  • film and video - directing, screenwriting
  • Class of 2024
  • Brooklyn, New York

Member since December 2022

About

I am currently a graduate student at Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema in Brooklyn, NYC.

Civilian Skills:

• Software:
MS Axapta, Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Oracle SmartView, Oracle Hyperion, SharePoint

• Bilingual:
Fluent in English and Russian

• Financial
Mergers and Acquisitions; Risk Management; Financial Analysis; Business Valuations; Financial Modeling; Sales; sourcing of goods ordered by clients; logistical support for the sales; client relations management; client account management; inventory physical count; problem-solving; organizing, reviewing, and analyzing financial data

Military Skills:
• Can shoot an M16 at 200, 300, and 500 yards at Expert level
• Can operate: Tram, MMV, Grader, D6k, 5k
• Have secret clearance

Education

  • Brooklyn College

    film and video - directing, screenwriting

    2020 – 2024

  • University of Houston

    finance

    2007 – 2011

Honors and awards

  • President's Volunteer Service Award (GOLD)

    This award honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the nation and inspires those around them to take action, too. Signed by President Trump.

Goals and interests

Career goal

My goal is to become a working film director. In pursuit of that path, I will also work as a production assistant and/or screenwriter.

Outside the classroom

Screenwriting, providing script coverage, fiction writing, gym, roller blading, travelling, watching and critiquing films, going to museums, watching Broadway shows, acting classes.

Experience

  • corporal, usmc

    United States Marine Corps

    Apr 2016 – Apr 2020

Volunteering

  • Acquired over 1,000 volunteer hours by making layettes for active-duty parents as well as assisting with coupon sorting for military families.

    Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

    Mar 2018 – Apr 2020

  • Over 500 hours of Volunteering spanning from Okinawa, Japan to Yuma, AZ.

    USO

    May 2017 – May 2020

  • Volunteer for events and also give tours about historical objects contained in the museum.

    National United States Armed Forces Museum

    Jul 2013 – Apr 2016

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent
  • Russian Fluent