Worked under the direction of the Audio Animatronics Area Manager in the professional internship program; Dressed and undressed audio animatronics in multiple attractions within the park requiring a high level of attention to detail in order to maintain the character consistency and presentation; Sourced all of the fabric and for the Sally character in the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay within the Haunted Mansion within the existing audio fabric stock resulting significant savings compared using an outside vendor; Constructed the pattern for Sally character in the Nightmare Before Christmas using multiple patterning approaches. Designed the pattern without being deconstructed and with the ability to be removed from the animontric. This method provided savings from having to send it out to an outside vendor; Used excel to categorize and take inventory of in house audio fabric (which was over 2000 different entries and ended up being over 100 pages of spreadsheet); Counted and updated workroom stock including fabric, velcro, elastic, notions, zippers, thread, etc.; Used excel to categorize and inventory of over 2,000 separate entries in-house audio fabric the fabric, location, figure name, figure number, fabric specifics resulting in over 100 pages of documentation; Updated labels for the workroom using Illustrator and Photoshop; Re-organized, categorized, and updated swatch books for various projects; Updated documentation used photoshop to touch up images for documentation of the animatronics for consistency for various attractions, primarily It’s A Small World; Prepared PowerPoint final presentation to summarize the duties and responsibilities to be presented to fellow interns and Disney Costume Executives at Disneyland and Disney World; Participated in the professional intern program which included exclusive tours of various rides and shows of the park

"Hookman" Student Production, Theater DepartmentCompleted appropriate research to support costume designerPulled from stock the necessary costume and costume accessory elements for the productionAssisted in the fitting of the the actors and the costumes for each character Completed and organized necessary documents for the show including piece sheets and dressing lists Made minor modifications to the costumes, as neededHelped to oversee and train the dressersPerformed other sewing and organizing duties as assigned by the costume designer

Assisted head costume designer in all aspects of costume shop and provided assistance wherever needed in costume shopDesigned and built head piece for King Julian for “Madagascar”Assembled pieces of costumes for multiple parts, lemurs and zebra for “Madagascar” including designed tails for Lemur costume to solve specific performance requirementsConstructed doublet and pants for stock costume Cut and organized patterns for the costume shop as neededSewed various costumes as neededBuilt headdresses for costume in “Senior Follies”Effectively communicated with the head costume designer on status of performance and costume buildCreative use of available materials and supplies for large cast and limited budget

Provided leadership and direction for 20-30 number of campers over 5 -10 resident campAssisted in the direction, supervision and organization of campers in their living unit, during activities, and throughout the camp to provide an outstanding camper experience.Assumed responsibility for a unit of campers and guide their experience through a democratic planning process.Assisted in planning, leading, executing and teaching of activities within the framework of individual and group interests and abilities.Responsible for all safety precautions and ensure compliance with all council health and safety rules and procedures.

Owned and operated Esty Shop of original designs for slap bracelets in the form of various swordsDesigned the templates for the raw material including fabricCustom built each order according to customer specificationsProcessed all orders, invoices, and payments and handled shipping of product to customers