Manager of all departmental responsibilities. Responsible for planning and coordinating the installation of all special exhibitions and permanent galleries in the museum. Met regularly with heads of Design, Curatorial, Conservation, Registrar, Security and Facilities departments in Exhibition Planning meetings. Oversaw production of all support materials for exhibitions. Managed staff of twelve employees. This included the supervision of graphics production, gallery lighting, cabinet making, mount making, and gallery painting. Other primary responsibilities included instructing and overseeing staff in the safe handling, installation and transportation of all artwork within the museum. Created project schedules and deadlines for department staff. Responsible for quality control of installations to design specifications. Attended Department Heads meetings. Primary responsibility at meetings was to represent practical time constraints and budget parameters concerning exhibition scheduling and execution.Created and maintained yearly budget. Closely monitored an average annual operating budget of $100,000. Determined inventory and equipment needs. Contacted and hired outside contractors for work outside of museum's scope. Conducted yearly performance evaluations of staff. Established goals and expectations for individual staff members through written and verbal evaluation process. Communicated to staff annual organizational scheduling and expectations. Recommended to Human Resources Department salary, compensation, hiring and termination decisions.Scheduled and managed complete de-installation of art objects in preparation for museum renovation in 2005. Part of planning and coordination team to schedule permanent gallery re-installations as construction phases were completed. Worked in coordination with the Design department on the re-installation of the 1916 building, which opened in Spring of 2008.

Created paintings and drawings for exhibit and sale to collectors.Was recipient of award grant from the Pollock Krasner Foundation.Represented by Richard Green Gallery in New York City and Hunsaker Schlesinger Gallery in Los Angeles.Exhibited work in San Diego, Laguna Beach and Santa Monica in addition to LA and New York.

Responsible for the organization and installation of all gallery exhibitions, which rotated on a monthly basis. Liaison to contemporary New York artists.Assisted Director in curating and designing shows.Maintained safe art storage areas and built storage racks and shelving to meet current conservation standards.Packed and shipped all gallery artwork.Arranged and installed artwork in collectors' homes. Assisted in Gallery Opening events.Contacted clients about upcoming shows.Reviewed prospective artists' submissions and composed responses.Acted as on-site manager, responsible for opening and closing facility when needed and responding to telephone inquiries. The L. A. Museum of Contemporary Art

Member of full-time art handling staff. Handled, transported and installed painting and sculpture for the museum's inaugural exhibition, which involved the opening of the new Arata Isozaki designed building as well as art installations throughout Los Angeles. Assisted artists Bob Irwin and Rebecca Horn with their environmental installations.Installed multi-media artwork for major exhibitions of contemporary artists such as John Chamberlain, Anselm Kiefer, Red Grooms, Dan Flavin and Jonathan Borofsky.

Hired to be in charge of handling, transportation and installation of painting and sculpture for moving and shipping company that worked with Los Angeles designers as clients. Promoted to handling client accounts. Communicated with designers and their firms to arrange delivery and installation of artwork, furniture and accessories for high end Los Angeles clients. Handled accounts payable and receivable with clients as well as vendors, primarily art galleries and design showrooms. Organized work orders and acted as dispatcher in office as needed.