Samantha Hancock

Founded Samantha Hancock Artistry to bring together coaching, choreography, creative consulting, and performance direction under one brand. Work with performers, organizations, and creative teams to develop meaningful artistic experiences while helping studios and artists strengthen educational programming, leadership, and creative practice.

Highlights

• Coach aerial artists and instructors i

Co-created Aerial Finesse as an immersive educational intensive focused on developing both technical mastery and creative practice. Designed to serve aerial artists seeking professional growth through mentorship, collaboration, and artistic exploration.

Highlights

• Design multi-day educational programs combining technical training with creative development.
• Coordinate instructors, scheduli

Support instructor education and curriculum development for one of the industry's leading aerial education organizations. Work with instructors and students across diverse backgrounds to strengthen teaching methodology, technical progression, and artistic development.

Highlights

• Develop educational curriculum and instructor resources.
• Mentor instructors through coaching, professional de

Lead studio operations, educational programming, instructor development, and artistic initiatives for one of the region's leading aerial arts organizations. Partner with executive leadership to shape organizational strategy, oversee day-to-day operations, and develop innovative training and performance programs that strengthen both the studio and its community.

My role combines operational leade

• Performed Operational Qualifications on analytical instrumentation to verify equipment met defined performance requirements.
• Documented qualification results required for customers to use instrument-generated data in their work.
• Supported approximately 70 laboratory locations, managing service priorities, scheduling, documentation, customer communication, and project completion.
• Troublesho

Provided technical leadership within a high-volume clinical laboratory while driving operational improvements, mentoring team members, and implementing process enhancements that improved efficiency, compliance, and equipment reliability.

Highlights

• Led continuous improvement initiatives that increased operational efficiency across multiple departments.
• Saved approximately $750,000 annuall

Supported daily laboratory operations through specimen analysis, equipment maintenance, inventory management, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced clinical environment.

Highlights

• Maintained laboratory equipment and minimized downtime through troubleshooting and preventative maintenance.
• Managed laboratory inventory and procurement processes.
• Collaborated with cross-funct

Issued Jan 2022

Issued Jan 2017

Research Internship
- Senior Biological Research Project for Midway College
- Conducted research on "Dimerization of Mithramycin SK Studied by Fluorescence Spectrometry"
- Drafted proposal and statements of work to be approved by Director.
- Designed and directed experiments using titration and fluorescence spectrometry techniques molecular
techniques.
- Presented monthly status reports to su

Internship at Hallway Feeds 2009
- Aided in the Launch of equine supplement line, Sport Force
- Designed invitation, coordinated the 17th Kentucky Equine Research Conference
- Responsible for data collection for Hallway Feeds and Kentucky Equine Research's Grotrack Program

Issued Jan 2021

Issued Jan 2019

Issued Jan 2018

Issued Jan 2025 · Expires Jan 2027