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Charlotte, North Carolina

Drive internal success through the development and monitoring of workflow; execute and monitor project timelines, production schedules, design drafts, and installation plans.Collaborate with the Director of Exhibits, Curatorial, Education Program and Collections staff to formulate and organize the research and content for near and long-term development and planning of exhibitions.Serve as main point of contact between operations and events teams to ensure exhibits are well maintained; coordinate event related movement of exhibit components; track exhibit refresh needs and execute gallery change outs. Manage external design and production vendors; coordinate design packages, prototypes and presentation packages with internal partners and external vendors.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Managed all aspects of fine arts job assignments: fielded calls, analyzed and created job quotes for domestic and overseas shipping, scheduled jobs, coordinated people, materials and vehicles; worked closely with clients to anticipate needs, provided a high a level of customer service, and created invoices at job completion.Organized and booked monthly east coast shuttle en route stops and detailed itineraries. Ordered supplies, trafficked inter-office communications; managed and implemented website updates, and project archiving at closeout.

St. Paul, Minnesota

Led the overall vision, conceptualization, fabrication and evaluation of innovative play-based learning experiences for children and families. Managed a department of eleven staff and five direct reports.Oversaw exhibit production, maintenance and remediation of permanent galleries, national traveling exhibits and learning environments in non-museum locations. Oversaw and project managed the completion of final designs, prototyping, construction and installation of exhibits and related programatic activities. Ensured all work was based on best practices, education standards, visitor and community needs. Directed and supervised variety of both creative and production staff. Ensured departmental goals and initiatives aligned with and advanced the strategic plans, priorities, mission and values of the museum. Built and assessed a variety of budgets, and worked with staff to identify risks and opportunities. Capital Expansion and Renovation Project Drove the overall vision, conceptualization, design, fabrication and installation of the museum’s exhibitions during the 74,000 square foot, thirty million dollar, capital expansion and renovation project. Managed over seven million dollars of budget allocated for the ten new exhibition experiences.Provided creative oversight, managed multiple project budget and timelines. Executed and managed sixteen contracts, oversaw the work of ten subcontractors, processed eleven monthly pay applications; and, closely coordinated exhibit work with the building renovation.Served as project manager, led internal stakeholders and exhibit design team through master planning, design, fabrication and installation; tracked and broadly communicated multiple timelines, budgets and progress to team.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Associate Vice President of Exhibitions, August 2010 – May 2012Director of Exhibitions, April 2002 - August 2010Directed the work of multi-departmental project teams to ensure museum projects met set objectives and standards. Guided long term strategic and budget planning for the exhibition section. Provided creative direction for the museum’s exhibition program. Oversaw the development and design of collections based and interactive gallery experiences.Managed the selection of hosted traveling exhibits and the design and production of changing in-house produced exhibitions. Oversaw the construction, installation and maintenance of permanent and changing exhibitions. Managed multiple project budgets and timelines.Directed and supervised a variety of both creative and production staff. Ensured departmental goals and mission were met. Coordinated proper and accurate processing of all personnel actions.

Birmingham, Alabama

Established administrative and operating procedures. Processed and maintained admissions and coordinated all finance transactions. Ensured the smooth daily operation of the facility, including general safety procedures, repairs and maintenance. Coordinated, compiled and edited the school’s quarterly newsletter.

Phoenix, Arizona

Assisted the Executive Director with daily museum and facility operations. Acted as liaison between the museum, the City of Phoenix and multiple subcontractors; coordinated and scheduled all work requests and subsequent follow-up. Processed and maintained membership database. Scheduled and coordinated facility rentals. Worked with exhibition committee to develop, design and install temporary, changing exhibitions. Coordinated, compiled and edited the museum’s quarterly newsletter.

Phoenix, Arizona

Designed graphic and interactive experiences for the interpretive center’s expansion. Coordinated fabrication and installation of exhibition components.

Phoenix, Arizona

Worked with a team to develop and design a temporary exhibition focused on the archeological finds and history of the museum’s site. Coordinated and managed the fabrication and installation of graphic panels, exhibit components, artifacts and interactive experiences.

Phoenix, Arizona

Expansion Project (Temporary Contracted Position) Coordinated and managed the tracking of outside exhibit fabricators and vendors. Scheduled artists, searched and procured graphic images to illustrate and compliment exhibition text panels. Wrote proposal requests, letters of agreement, and general correspondence with vendors. Assisted in the installation of graphic panels and exhibit components. Illustrated and designed various exhibit components and interactive parts.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Pre-opening assisted the Executive Director and Exhibit Architect in all phases of exhibit development and organization including the formulation of the museum's exhibits, concepts and components. Established administrative and operating procedures, managed accounts with outside vendors and suppliers and negotiated contracts. Tracked and coordinated sub-contractors during the fabrication and installation of the exhibit components. Post-opening: Conceptualized and designed museum-related materials, seasonal programs and led community outreach. Reworked, repaired and refreshed exhibit components, interactive experiences and graphic messages. Oversaw and managed exhibition development, research and evaluation, budget projections, forecasts and timelines.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Graduate Internship in the Exhibitions DepartmentParticipated in all phases of museum exhibit design and development. Worked with a team developing and designing a traveling exhibit (Greenhouse Earth) in conjunction with the Association of Science and Technology Centers. Executed renderings, presentation drawings and artifact layout.

Certificate, Project Management

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Museum Exhibition Planning And Design

Focus of Study: Research, Development and Design of Environmental and Interactive Experiences

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Illustration

Focus of Study: Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Art History

Exchange Student

Focus of Study: German, European and Music History and photography