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Found of ZDK Impact Strategies, a Public Benefit Corporation focused on social impact and early stage entrepreneurship.

New York, Ny, Us

AV Engineering and Project Management: ■ Promoted three times in 15 months with increasing project, people, tech management responsibilities: •Led/trained staff on product, project, and infrastructure initiatives •Created/implemented a system for tracking/managing team KPIs, documentation, technical debt •Partnered with senior leadership to manage an enterprise-wide initiative to fully redesign Condé Nast’s UCC systems using Zoom.us •Led accelerated engineering design, multi-team coordination; developed training/support/product evangelization for 4K+ global staff■ Executed multimedia tech scope of high-visibility Condé Nast initiatives: •AV scope of $MM 1WTC office redesign, including design/build out of 200+ new conference room systems; digital signage on 15 floors •In under 60 days, launched $350K state-of-the-art event space for CN Digital’s new 1WTC office •Co-led $7M+ multimedia systems buildout of CN headquarters, during its historical move to 1WTC as anchor tenant •Oversaw 25+ contractors/consultants during 1WTC, 222 Broadway, Chicago, and Austin Innovation Office buildouts, tech updates of multiple global offices■ Developed/managed portfolio of innovative, collaborative tech products to serve organizational change efforts & business needs: •Interactive touchscreen collaboration systems •24/7 virtual “watercooler” system for distributed teams •Interactive touchscreen systems for marketing & KPI dashboardsOrganizational Change Management: ■ Implemented agile workflow for AV Infrastructure, enabling improved client support while driving strategic new tech developmentImplemented new tech (Zoom.us, Slack, etc) to allow for first-ever remote/distributed staff■ Developed 18-month strategy to address a culture of “technophobia;” promoting technical literacy, staff empowerment, systems change■ Developed concierge support for C-level executives and their staffs to address/streamline tech processes; facilitate large meetings/multistakeholder events

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Led senior leadership through strategic visioning, alignment, and internal reorganization process

Mclean Virginia, Us

Culture Change Management:•In-house advisor on strategic social change/conflict transformation for five organizational priorities focused on systemic, multi-faith and multi-ethnic cultural issues (e.g. refugee crises, veteran reintegration, post-9/11 Islamophobia) •Developed qualitative and quantitative recommendations to integrate applied research methodology into 10+ programs in order to refine metrics for program outcomes and community impact •Conducted applied, qualitative field research for 10+ programs serving more than 50 communities; advanced programmatic impact through community-building, enhanced social dialogue, and structured social changeProgram Management:•Developed/secured new revenue streams via research for grant-funded programming, individual giving, event management •Wrote grant proposals, status reports, program results reports; supported development of Intersections’ annual report•Negotiated contracts with teaching artists for community outreach events and impact programming•Developed and oversaw programmatic budgets for all arts-based community outreach and advocacy programs•Teaching artist for leadership development outreach to 25+ community organizations across New York City

New York, New York, Us

Served as primary sound engineer; project lead on $25k+ media systems upgrade; trained and developed sound engineering team.

Managed a portfolio of programs and projects run at Harlem’s Dwyer Cultural Center (DCC)

Producer for all entertainment projects, including a nationally-distributed television series

Belfast, Antrim, Gb

Designed and presented a new Middle Eastern Percussion course for undergraduates to fulfill void in departmental curriculum

Served as interpreter coordinator and operations manager for American Sign Language interpreter referral service, overseeing contracts, payroll, accounting, and coordination of contracted interpreters.

Phd, Ethnomusicology

M.A., Social Anthropology Spec. Ethnomusicology

B.A., Anthropology