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Sacramento, CA, US

Greater Sacramento

• Works with clients to conceptualize and create logos using Adobe Illustrator for various small businesses, including a bakery, IT support, physical therapy, as well as created the new logo for the Olympic Valley Fire.

Pleasanton, CA

Lighting Designer for onstage musicals such as Legally Blonde, Something Rotten, Damn Yankees, Mamma Mia, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Song of the Nightingale, and Guys and Dolls. Collaborates with the director and the creative team to design lighting, varying the lights and effects to showcase the performers and setting onstage. Creates and implements safe.

Sacramento, California, United States

• Performed outsourced HR duties for 6+ health care companies.
• Lead any new employees through onboarding.
• Selected company health insurance plans, and helped employees with any questions both during open enrollment and throughout the year.
• Researched and wrote new policies and handbooks to be compliant with any local, state, and federal regulations.
• Handled all paperwork and employee interfacing for FMLA, PDL, and other leaves of absence.
• Created forms and facilitated… Show more

Livermore, CA

• Successfully planned and managed main stage productions for the largest theater in the Tri-Valley, hosting over 300 various events per year with more than 50,000 attendees, such as rock shows, circuses, operas.
• Was responsible for all technical aspects of public movie nights, including using QLab to edit video advertisements, setting up and aligning the projector and screen, setting up and monitoring audio levels. Also… Show.
• Was responsible for all technical aspects of public movie nights, including using QLab to edit video advertisements, setting up and aligning the projector and screen, setting up and monitoring audio levels. Also served.
• Was in charge of backstage management: supervising a team of up to 15 theater technicians comprised of mostly community college students. Interviewed and hired new technicians, and trained new crew members in lighting.
• Oversaw all set-ups and strikes of lighting, audio, projection, and stage equipment. Collaborated with clients and team members to coordinate solutions for technical issues that arose day-of.
• Reviewed riders and contracts. Conferred with multiple rental clients/touring acts to plan all aspects of upcoming events; including scheduling, staffing, equipment and technical needs.

Livermore, CA

Worked with various touring artists to create and/or implement stage lighting for their performances. Artists include bands, dance troupes, plays and musicals, children's theater, comedians, circuses, etc. Also worked as a stagehand to hang and focus lighting plots, set up audio equipment, operate the fly rail, and was responsible for assisting with the.

Alameda, California

Worked as the set designer, builder, and painter for TYR’s productions of Les Miserables; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; The Little Mermaid; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee/Up the Down Staircase; and Honk! Jr. Collaborated with the director to actualize the vision for the set; created building plans; budgeted for and purchased materials.

Berkeley, California

Worked as a carpenter building in the scene shop and installing/striking sets for various theatrical productions including Ain't Too Proud, Angels in America, and Office Hour. Also worked as a substitute stagehand during Ain't Too Proud.

Livermore, California

Was a Sales Associate in the Paint, Housewares, and Nursery departments as well as trained in cashiering. Helped customers with recommending what products they needed to complete their projects, in addition to store upkeep duties including stocking, mixing paint, watering plants, etc.

Berkeley, California

Worked in the scene shop with a focus in scenic painting for the Department's fall shows, Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard (set design by Annie Smart) and Mac Wellman's A Murder of Crows (set design by Chrissy Curl).

Berkeley, California

Worked for the Department staff performing various jobs including creating PR lists, creating signs and invitations, creating spreadsheets, updating the Wordpress website, proofreading and formatting documents, providing a second opinion, answering phones and general inquiries, submitting event listings, scanning and copying.

UC Berkeley

Co-designed the set for BareStage's production of Rebecca Gilman's Boy Gets Girl, and was a scenic painter for The Importance of Being Earnest. As set designer, responsibilities included collaborating with the director and production team; creating renderings of our set design; creating furniture blueprints; coordinating supplies and shopping trips; and.

Santa Rosa, California

Part of a team that painted scenery for five shows performed in full rotating rep- South Pacific, Emma, Peter & the Starcatcher, Tartuffe, and Little Shop of Horrors. Painted stage floors, backdrops, portals, and various scenery pieces including the use of stencils and wood graining amongst other techniques. Also was a crew member for Peter & the.

Berkeley, California

Collaborated to compose and teach coursework for a semester-long class of twenty-five UC Berkeley students. Taught cultural and social implications of gender themes in British television through narrative structure and analysis.

Berkeley, California

Wrote and directed the end-of-semester concerts, and helped run auditions. In charge of running Wordpress and Facebook websites, as well as created and edited promotional materials throughout the semester.

Bachelor’S Degree, Theater And Performance Studies & Psychology

• Studied abroad in the areas of Theater and Psychology at the University of Leeds, England. • Took Scenic Design, and designed and.

High School

First chair flute of the Wind Ensemble for all four years of high school, and appointed Drum Major of the Marching Band.