• Coordinates and directs the daily operations for a visitor facility.• Ensures the visitor center is maintained in accordance with established standards.• Troubleshoots and resolves any problems associated with the visitor facility, personnel, equipment, or sales.• Provides input to the budget planning by assisting with the overall estimation of materials, personnel, and supplies needed for work accomplishment.• Make recommendations to the supervisor and managers regarding interpretive services, pass and permit operations and procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the visitor center operations.• Responsible for inventory and control of various merchandise that is located in the visitor center. • • • • • Assists with fee collections and reservation management.• Provides visitors with detailed information in the areas of various permits and pass requirements, trip planning, local area information, ecological and wilderness information.• Assures that all staff assigned to the visitor service center are trained and fully comply with the provisions of health and safety regulations. Prepares staff schedules, coordinates schedules for Forest Service and/or non-Forest Service employees working in the Visitor Center and ensures the performance of daily routines.• Supervise seasonal and full-time employees. Also works closely with other district recreation and visitor services employees and interns to ensure cohesiveness of information sharing and working as a team to get district recreation program goals accomplished.

Develop, plan, and apply silvicultural methods pertaining to timber stand improvement (TSI), reforestation, site preparation, stand reconnaissance and stand boundary layout. Direct a TSI crew leader and crew in performance of routine forestry activities. These include collection of stand exam data, assisting in contract preparation and assessment of stand conditions and treatment needs, coordinating the day-to-day progression of treatment unit layout and timber marking.Conducts on-site surveillance of contractor or agency crews engaged in projects and other contractingactivities. Ensures all provisions are enforced and proper measures are taken to protect or enhance values in accordance with contract objectives. Document observations and prepare and submit inspection reports as a Contract Officer Representative (COR) Level II.Incorporate data from field activities into FACTS database and produce reports to make decisions on TSI.

On a 4-month detail to United States Forest Service, Region 5 in Fire & Aviation Management as a program specialist.- Completed the build, graphics and switchover of a 470+ page internal website into an internal Sharepoint site- Creation of a Firefighter Memorial- Designed and illustrated multiple Challenge Coin designs- Create multiple t-shirt graphics- Custom social media graphics for fire and incident alerts to be used at the national Washington Office level

Co Publisher of Women Veterans Magazine in conjunction with Women Veterans Alliance. This magazine is a state-by-state published annual starting with the state of California. As co publisher, develop media kit, determine advertising rates, create collateral, design and layout magazine as well as ads.

• Co-founder and publisher of AVOW Magazine• Develop content with the assistance of other women veterans who are writers, editors, photographers, artists and advisors from all over the United States. • Write and initiate contracts with advertisers in magazine• Maintain mailing database of magazine subscribers• Mail out magazines• Design and layout entire magazine on a quarterly basis• Utilize and maintain multiple social media platforms on a regular basis• Develop, design and maintain websiteAVOW Magazine is a magazine for women veterans, by women veterans and for the people who love them. AVOW is published quarterly in December, March, June and September.

• Creation of annual reports, grants, and other reports designs, as well as developing, writing for projects. • Prepare clear and comprehensive contracts, so that all parties have clearly identified expectations. • Design posters, architectural & landscape representational designs which include noting boundaries, vegetation, roads, lighting and sometimes water, brochures, custom logos, illustrations, signage, collateral, advertisements, apparel, and much more. • Develop marketing strategies in print and for online. • Write press releases and creative copy for projects. • Work with newspapers and news outlets in securing advertising space. • Work in an accounting capacity to establish printing budgets, prepare and produce invoices for clients based on contracts/legal agreements, maintain financial records on QuickBooks and Excel for billing and collection purposes. Research and prepare tax documents for clients.• Website development and programming with HTML, Wordpress, Blogger.Clients have included:Siegfried & Roy David CassidyNancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson)Jay WhiteDesi Arnaz Jr. Jeannie SealyDoyle HollyGlenn DuncanEddie MoneyHBODeath Valley National ParkYosemite Chamber of CommerceKidsCharities.orgArtQuotient.comClark County Museum GuildRed Rock Canyon NRANassiri Music & RecordsNASAFisher Space PensMirage ResortsMGM GrandFundraisers.comWorld Poker AssociationPokerCares.comOMS RecordsConcrete NetworkThe Selling SourceCentury 21ReMaxColdwell BankerPine Mountain Lake NewsHDRI 3DKC PublicationsTuolumne County Economic Development AuthorityTuolumne County Visitor's BureauTuolumne County Business CouncilPine Mountain Lake Association

As a Contracting Officer Representative, develop and write contracts for planting, herbicide, biomass and mechanical site preparation as COR-Level 2. Review and approve project plans for special administrative studies of silvicultural methods and techniques in planting, seeding, site preparation, timber stand improvement, and tree and shrub improvement projects.Make on-the-ground examinations and analyses of forest areas to determine which areas requires short- or long-range cultural treatment in terms of the total ecosystem.Plan, coordinate, and administer technical phases of forest area control of animals, insects, or diseases affecting reforestation and regeneration programs.Plan, coordinate, and evaluate timber stand improvement program; prescribes cutting practices based on an examination of stand conditions and esthetic or other resource requirements. Inspects all phases of reforestation and stand improvement projects; appraises the degree of conformance with policies, procedures, and silvicultural plans; and recommends corrective action as required.Participate in preparation and review of environmental analysis reports and environmental impact statements.Passed DPR California Laws & Regulations test in October 2019.

• Supervise foresters by training to perform field checks with detailed information in order to make determinations and investigate logging disputes during field checks. • Knowledge of timber cruise and sales design using objectives and goals of contract law to complete required work. • In working with the U.S. Forest Service, comprehension and knowledge of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedural requirements and how it applies to all federal agencies in the executive branch. Use land management and resource protection policies to complete contract work.• Adhere to practical forestry methods, techniques, and practices such as, but not limited to characteristics of the timber types, and species of the local area, climate, terrain, and other characteristics. • Supervise tree crews to ensure jobs are accomplished with minimal damage to property, soils, streams, aesthetic values, recreation sites, or other. • Inspect and ensure that all marked trees are being felled and/or bucked, and/or cut to firewood lengths to meet specifications per contractual obligation. Account for log removal and tree trims in computer vegetation database. • Utilize Cut Tree Markings (CTM) in for live and dead trees. • Responsible for boundary layout & painting/flagging of special areas and other protection zones within project stands to include Cultural Resource sites, Protected Plant sites, other special areas and Streamcourse Protection zones along streams and rivers.• Determine equipment and processes to be used in tree felling and trimming, as well as log removal. • Investigate issues of improper logging activities such as bad cutting practices, cutting or removing of unauthorized timber, damage to residual stands or reserve trees, and disputed interpretations of contract intent.• Write and initiate contracts for private individuals in conjunction with forestry contractors of local utility company for removal of felled trees and slash on private property.

• Created and developed all necessary contracts utilized to obtain films from filmmakers• Established and negotiated contracts for obtaining speakers and workshop presenters• Set up calls for submission of films from filmmakers all over the world• Coordinate a volunteer staff each year of 25 individuals who work in ticketing, marketing, public relations, snack sales, set-up and cleanup of the venue(s) which are utilized each year.• Work to obtain sponsors, which are a huge part of the film festival• Contact and communicate with filmmakers• Contact and secure judges, as well as guest speakers in the film industry for panels and workshops• Prepare and send out multiple press releases • Create and design collateral such as original posters, postcards, event programs, ads, t-shirts, etc• Maintain and create graphics for the ITSA website• Fill out paperwork to secure and make payments for venues being utilized• Screen hundreds of films from all over• Present trophies and certificates Established and produced sister film festival: Back to Nature Film Festival (founder) 2014-2017 • Developed to promote environmental topic films.• Contact, coordinate and retain speakers as well as filmmakers for films• Draft news releases and send out press releases building up to festivals• Set up and operate all film and sound equipment associated with festivalBack to Nature presented for 3 years at Columbia College in Sonora, CA and for 1 year at Humboldt State University.

• Conduct field programs to point out scientific, historic, and natural features of the forest, historic sites or other attractions.• Prepare and present illustrated lectures and interpretive talks about forest features.• Provide visitor services, such as explaining regulations, answering visitor requests, needs and complaints, and providing information about the forest and surrounding areas, to include Yosemite National Park.• Compile and maintain official forest photographic and information files.• Construct historical, scientific, and nature visitor-center displays and interpretive panels.• Prepare publications, brochures, flyers, logos, posters and various other graphic designs for the Groveland Ranger District.• Confer with specialty staff, schools and the general public to determine topics and schedules for interpretive programs.• Research stories regarding the area's natural history or environment.• Interview specialists in desired fields to obtain and develop data for forest information programs.• Plan and develop audio-visual presentations for public programs.• Take photographs and create films for use in lectures and publications and to develop displays.• Survey forest areas for mapping purposes, to determine forest conditions and for distribution & abundance of fauna and flora.

Capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or geographical data via data mining and knowledge discovery techniques. Involves multiple steps, including data selection, cleaning, preprocessing, and transformation; incorporation of prior knowledge; analysis with computational algorithms and/or visual approaches, interpretation and evaluation of the results; formulation or modification of hypotheses and theories; adjustment to data and analysis method; evaluation of result again; and so on.Worked specifically on a government contracting project involving homeless women veterans.

• Developed to promote youth in the arts as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization• Signed and maintained all contracts for events taking place for Art Quotient• Worked with several communities in nurturing youth in visual arts • Responsible for writing grants and developing fund-raisers• Published a full-color publication each year and support events• Held multiple exhibits throughout the western United States to showcase young artists as well as screen youth films• Youth art featured as part of major events

As a director, served as part of the decision making process for plans and programs of the YCC. When serving as lead of marketing, planned and executed several events and marketing plans for the chamber. Also an instrumental part of the YCC's name change as a director.January 2006-2008January 2010-October 2012

• Developed and maintained multiple contracts for artists featured in the gallery.• Process payments and maintain accounting records for artists based on contracts.• Established and managed art gallery. • Developed special exhibits on a monthly basis featuring photography, art and sculptures. Events to highlight exhibits were held and open to the public to meet featured artists and photographers. • Developed and held free art programs for children held on a monthly basis.

• Supervise and train an office of graphic designers, editor, photo editor and interns. • Assist with contracting professional photographers to obtain photography for books, products and collateral. • Establish and maintain database of over 1000 photographers utilizing a custom-built database. Database was utilized to catalog and identify qualitative as well as quantitative data in order to request photos and make proper payments to photographers. • Design publications for U.S. National Parks. • Illustrate National Park maps in each of the books, as well as create additional illustrations and art in publications and for miscellaneous products. Created maps by hand and migrated to digital platform. • Collaborate with Harpers Ferry and National Parks, to determine type, amount and level of info required in creation of over 100 maps. • Develop and create interpretive products for national and state parks.• Instruct classes and create instructional tools & pamphlets in regards to National Association of Interpreters for National Park employees.

• Develop and maintain contracts with professional photographers to pay for use rights• Design and layout bi-monthly racing magazine called "On Track"• Created and designed calendars for Harley Davidson• Corrected and maintained photo database of racing photos as well as motorcycle photography• Illustrated by hand or on computer, the necessary graphics to be incorporated into magazines and advertising collateral• Work closely with publisher and major print company in Los Angeles to complete magazine with print-ready files• Make digital corrections to photography with Photoshop• Produce advertising collateral and books

• Supervise and train weekend Air National Guard staff during active duty time throughout the year. • Train personnel in regards to on-going Records Information Mgmt system as well as updates; also trained personnel in PDOS system for ordering base publications.• Establish and maintain contract with the local Government Printing Office (GPO) at Treasure Island, as well as local private printing contracts.• Maintain and produce quarterly postal budget for four military units, as well as establish, write and maintain contracts for a $60,000 combined postal budget. • Author, coordinate, approve, store, access, disseminate, and maintain publications and forms. • Process, validate, and authenticate personnel travel orders for military and civilian personnel through base orders contracting system. • Awards & Decorations program monitor lead writing and producing awards and decorations paperwork for military personnel. • Process classified command communication messages daily. • Review, develop and update internal operating procedures/instructions and mobility guidelines. • Write and edit technical work orders, as well as policy/procedure & command publications to be used at base level for compliance with agency or organization requirements, as well as federal level.• In charge of squadron postal department to include dissemination of mail, packages and in-house distribution items. • Mobility manifest liaison for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Prepare and write final manifest for all personnel who were deploying from the 129th Rescue Squadron at Moffett Field to overseas locations.Audio/Visual Communications for the 129th Information Systems Squadron• Work closely with this office in the creation of base-wide informational graphics and artwork by designing the base newsletter, fliers, posters, brochures, t-shirts and various other types of design.

• Maintain all communication contract files for George AFB 2067 Communications Squadron. • Created charts, maps and required paperwork with Plans & Programs in the communications squadron.• Work closely with engineering and installation teams to ensure that the schematics received for base projects were accurate. • Keep track of project progression. • Prepare weekly safety program newsletter by writing, typing and illustrating as well as disseminating to the entire squadron. • Respond to inquiries from visitors, telephone callers, and correspondents requesting information about communication facilities and plans & program activities. • Refer civilian and military individuals looking for technical expertise, to appropriate staff specialists.• Coordinate with the orderly administrative office for office temporary duty travel orders. • Certified on M16 rifle. • Certification on base telephone exchange dispatch system as a stand-in base operator.