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Orlando, Florida, United States

Singapore: Contract support to Universal Studios Singapore managing ride installation, testing and commissioning. Coordinate and advise installation strategies and techniques with crews of different cultures and languages.

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Managed design of diverse ride and show components for 10 themed attractions. Worked with project team and contractors to guide design to meet program, creative intent, budget, and schedule.• Coordinated facility inputs, translated creative intent into engineering design scope, and integrated vendor schedules into overall project schedule.

North Orlando

• Initialized key business elements to bring Hello Garage to the north Orlando region.• Purchased all required materials and equipment and maintained accurate inventory.• Conducted on-site sales appointments and assembled proposals reflecting customer desires.• Hired and managed team of three employees spanning sales and installation.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Coordinate the exchange of information between the architects, general facility contractor, and show/ride vendors in order to facilitate and install show/ride equipment and related equipment. Review and redline changes to architectural drawings. Review contract language and redline as necessary. Give creative input as needed for architectural design, show, and character development.

Da Nang City, Vietnam; Orlando, Fl

Oversight for multilevel, multi-attraction, themed entertainment complex including coordination of creative design. Worked with international vendors to develop proposals for rides and show elements utilizing detailed data sheets for creative intent. Develop facility input spreadsheets and coordinated with Vietnamese contractors to implement information into facility construction drawings. Assisted in special effects design for multiple projects, including generating technical submittal documents for design review.

Orlando, Florida Area; Sentosa, Singapore

Trained a new contractor in Universal standards and specifications. Worked with this contractor to develop a carbon fiber seat module to be used in conjunction with a robotic arm. Worked closely with contractor concerning ASTM standards as related to theme park industry safety and fabrication standards. Managed ride vehicle testing and installation of ride track for attraction based in Singapore. Managed contracts for special effects and show action equipment on multiple attractions to include design, fabrication, factory testing, installation, and commissioning of equipment.

Orlando, Fl

Managed contract with Disney for Fantasyland upgrades. Oversight of schedule, budget, procurement, fabrication, delivery, installation with creative reviews by client, contract closeout.

 Managed scope development, schedule, budget, design, fabrication, testing, installation, creativereviews, and commissioning of multiple ride and show scopes across several projects. Onboarded new contractor to develop a carbon fiber seat module to be used in conjunction with arobotic arm. Worked closely with contractor to ensure adherence to national, industry, and park specificdesign and safety standards.

• Managed projects for Technical Services to include designs for ride restraints, guest comfort air flow system, and show effects. Ordered required manufactured parts and hardware, assembled mock-up and prototype units and organized demonstrations for creative buy-off and managed installation and or retrofit of all components.

Managed contract for a live stunt show to include show action equipment design, all deliverables, mockups, schedules, installation, testing and commissioning

Manage the progress of contract execution during the design and development stage along with writing RFPs.

Managed full scale mockup to develop attraction equipment and show timing in Los Angeles, California. Managed striking mockup and delivery to site in Orlando, FL, oversaw installation, testing, schedule, show programming, commissioning, and contract closeout with client.

Managed installation and commissioning of flame systems and show action equipment for the Jaws attraction in Osaka, Japan. Designed and installed water effects for MIB attraction at Universal Orlando before relocating to Japan.

Managed scope development, schedule, budget, design, fabrication, testing, installation, creative reviews, and commissioning of show scopes for Poseidon's Fury. Scope included flame systems, water effects and a large show action piece of equipment called the Room Drop.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Developed ablative installation process for rocket motors in field environment. Wrote technical installation documents and trained rocket motor service technicians in the field.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Dynamics and statics testing including test setup and data collection.

Orlando, Fl And Baltimore, Md

Ran laboratory that repaired and built new cryogenic coolers for night vision systems. Was also the prototype assembly technician for preproduction night vision systems. Responsibilities included assembly, modification of ill fitting parts, update manufacturing and assembly drawings, write assembly procedures, work with line assemblers for training purposes.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Operated laboratory that repaired and built new cryogenic coolers for night vision systems. Was also the assembly technician for prototype night vision systems.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Worked in remote area testing radomes and steering vanes in a simulated reentry environments. Also supported the Dynamics and Statics Testing Lab.