Aaron O'Neill Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Developed a wave/flume model and digitization system using Grasshopper and Python to analyze designed sediment deposition in a New Jersey bay ecosystem for a graduate design seminar• Assisted in design development for a salt marsh preserve that will use sediment placement by the USACE to preserve high-quality high marsh habitat, integrate research, and maintain recreation and ecological stability• Analyzed trends in USGS/NOAA data, including Yearly Higher High Water relative to sea-level rise and precipitation data relative to stream gauges and ATLAS14 incidence reports for floodplain analysis• Assisted in the development of a weighted vulnerability analysis and guided exercises to update part of the core media curriculum

For "TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH: A Grand Tour for the 21st Century" by Richard Weller.Created research dossiers from academic papers, interviews, and archival material on sites, theories, systems, and objects indicative of humanity's inextricable linkages with the planetary landscape and the Anthropocene

• Assisted with presentations, lectures, and books by Frederick Steiner, including image research and formatting, including "Megaregions: America's Future" and presentations to CELA and the IFLA• Developed short videos and social media posts for yearly department lectures and special events

Chicago, Illinois

• Managed all aspects of the project lifecycle, collaborating with matrixed business, corporate, and IT partners to oversee all phases of the project and to ensure all project processes are completed• Developed and maintains project artifacts to document and support business, change management, and operational activities ensuring the project is operating within enterprise standards and risk tolerances• Managed project scope ensuring commitments are achieved within time, cost, and quality parameters• Collaborated with project team and executives when necessary to define issues and risks and ensure they are properly managed, mitigated, and escalated when necessary• Supported program and department management by delivering financial reports, process maps, other ad-hoc data requests and analyses for executives and executive stakeholders• Led the development of a financial and reporting database for tracking business spend and other “retail” activities, such as forecasting, resource allocation, and actual monthly cost review• Delivered the final components of a multi-year initiative, taking over after a series of different project managers and phased implementations

Chicago

• Produced status and financial decks for business directors and executives from multiple books of record • Translated requests from technology partners and business stakeholders into presentations or data sets• Optimized Project Management Office decks and reporting templates to unify branding and team skills• Collaborated with technology and process experts to improve reporting methods, accuracy, and efficiency • Managed business projects in the absence of a project manager, including managing project teams, communicating with stakeholders, creating and maintaining project artifacts, and managing vendors

Chicago, Il

• Employ Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, graphics, and infographics to manipulate and exhibit trends and queries • Execute monthly and weekly reporting for recruiting and sales metrics• Build macros for Excel, Word, and Outlook to streamline reporting and formatting processes• Construct template documents for document formatting and data mining• Translate business needs into actionable queries• Collaborate with multiple departments to provide a wide range of support• Learn and improve existing tools and analyses• Utilize time management skills to balance time-sensitive and segmented rolling projects and other stand-alone projects

• Designed appropriate & emotive environments for theatre• Collaborated with the artistic team to find a unifying vision of the project• Employed creative problem solving skills to solve immediate, projected and unexpected issues in a logical and realistic manner• Implemented macro- and micro-scale thinking to obtain personal goals, company goals, and artistic goals• Organized cloud systems for open file, information and communication sharing• Produced literature, documents and artwork to communicate ideas across broad spectrums• Coordinated with multiple departments to ensure strict deadlines were met• Researched art, history, ideas, and materials to apply to the design• Planned and executed project timelines to coincide with organizational events and deadlines• Managed small crews of experienced and inexperienced persons to match projects and skill level with timelines and availabilityCredits include: The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls - Nicole Wiesner, dir - Trapdoor TheatreA View From the Bridge - Yasen Payenkov, dir - University of Illinois at ChicagoGrand Concourse - Joey Wade, scenic designer - Upstairs Theatre; SteppenwolfThe Color Purple - Rush Trowel, dir - Jewish Community CenterSolstice - Karen Kessler, dir - A Red Orchid TheatreRussian Transport - Joey Wade, scenic designer - Upstairs Theatre; SteppenwolfThe Glass Mendacity - Angela Miller, dir - MeX TheatreThe Amazing Adventures of Doctor Wonderful (And Her Dog!) - Amy Attaway, dir - DeWitt Studio TheatreYou’re and Good Man,Charlie Brown - Desha Crownover, dir - DeWitt Studio TheatreThe New Voices Festival - Amy Attaway, dir - Bingham Theatre, Actors TheatreApprentice 10’s - Michael Legg, dir - Victor Jory Theatre; Actors Theatre

• Created or modified objects–furniture, electronics, home accents, etc.–to fit the vision, period, & style as established by a scenic designer and to the mechanical, story-telling devices of the play or musical• Communicated and collaborated across multiple teams to meet strict deadlines• Often worked independently of a large team toward a single goal• Balanced multiple projects in conjunction with various deadlines to maximize time management andefficiency• Implemented various styles and techniques to execute paint treatments for a play or musical• Interpretted a variety of renderings and elevations created by a scenic designer.• Managed and taught a small crew of both knowledgeable and unknowledgeable persons• Collaborated with other high-level persons to ensure production deadlines were met across departmentsCompanies:Actors Theatre of LouisvilleGoodman TheatreHope Summer Repertory Theatre

Master Of Landscape Architecture - Mla, Landscape Architecture

Master Of Landscape Architecture - Mla, Landscape Architecture

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Theatre Arts, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble, Titan Band, 24 Hour Theatre