I coordinate with staff, vendors, clients, institutions and artists regarding shipping, storage and installation logistics. I manage all exhibition, art fair and post sale shipping packing and shipping logistics. Duties include: gathering and negotiating quotes from various vendors, project budgeting, condition reports, consignments, inventory management, best practices consulting, installation manuals and installation timeline planning.

Ruiz creates objects that operate simultaneously as miniature landscapes from a distant future and actual size sculptures informed by the family of Minimalism. The cylinder, the semicircle, the triangle, and other Euclidean forms are combined into colorful and expressive freestanding sculpture.

I manage the day-to-day administrative aspects of the artist's studio.

I coordinate end to end local, domestic, and international shipments for sales, consignments, exhibitions, and fairs in accordance with customs and state tax regulations. I conduct condition reports and manage our on and offsite inventory. I also work with artist's studios to determine fabrication and packing solutions and create comprehensive installation manuals.

I coordinated with employees, vendors, and clients to facilitate day to day production of large scale sculpture fabrication. My duties included project accounting and tracking, inventory and purchasing as well as compiling estimates, budgets and proposals for large scale projects.

I facilitated multi-faceted shipments and installations for galleries worldwide in a fast-paced and high volume setting. Priority deadline based, high demand coordination with extreme attention to fine detail while maintaining strong client services and relationships. Project management from estimate stage to project completion including all subcontracting coordination. Specialized knowledge of international freight forwarding network, related fine art vendors, and air, sea & ground transportation. Duties include email correspondence with high-profile international clientele and vendors, import and export customs brokerage and documentation, freight forwarding, comprehensive estimates, as well as accounting and business development. I also managed gallery organization for Frieze Los Angeles.

I worked directly with artists, registrars, and directors installing paintings, sculptures and installations of various size and scope. Assisted registrars with condition reports and receiving shipments. Prepared galleries for exhibitions.

Lead technician in fabricating, wiring, packaging and installing neon signs, neon art and lighting installations world wide. Duties included managing fabrication for jobs on small and large scales, training and managing other technicians, designing and plotting vector files, purchasing, site visits, social media engagement and client contact. Clients include Glenn Ligon, Keith Sonnier, Tracey Emin and various high end retailers including Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdales, Apple, Nike, and Adidas among others.

Trained and assisted students in properly using shop equipment and tools. Maintained machinery, tools and organization of wood shop, as well as collecting and updating all Material Safety Data Sheets.