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New Castle, Delaware, United States

🔹 PROJECT MANAGEMENT & SYSTEM DESIGN 🔹Serves as Project Manager and Primary Designer for major events, installations, and sale of systems. Simultaneously manages 8-12 technical design projects regularly, with timelines from a few weeks to a year. Outlines project requirements and product inputs by working closely with clients. Evangelized CAD technology within the organization and led internal trainings on it to develop the team’s proficiency.🔹 TEAM LEADERSHIP & CUSTOMER SERVICE 🔹Manages the Design Services team and prioritizes the project pipeline for designs. Oversees the design queue and assists in ensuring customers fully understand all systems and processes and that customer expectations are exceeded. 🔹 SALES & VENDOR NEGOTIATIONS 🔹Executes sales with integrity by effectively determining clients’ needs/wants and getting creative on how to meet those needs within an established budget. Oversees sales and design for major installations up to $2M+. Navigates market-change price fluctuations and negotiates with vendors to consistently secure the best current deal for needed equipment. Creates invoices, tracks orders in CRM, and creates POs.SELECT PROJECTS: 🔹 Wells Fargo Center Lighting Renovation ($2M Budget): Oversaw sales, project management, and installation of Wells Fargo Center lighting design over 11 months. Crafted a design for the space that met the differing needs of multiple top-tier customers and enabled the client to generate more revenue and charge a higher premium.🔹 Pope Francis Tour ($1.2M Budget): Oversaw sales, project management, and installation of the staging and lighting for the Pope Francis Tour/Visits in Philadelphia and Washington D.C. Collaborated with a team of 70+ people across multiple locations in two cities. Navigated intense security and project requirement logistics.🔹 Various Red Bull projects ($250-750K Budgets per project)🔹 Philadelphia Film Society ($45K Budget)🔹 Eagles ‘Inside the Studio’ ($37K Budget)

Managed multiple areas of specification for projects, including:🔹 Lighting product specification🔹 Revit and Autocad drafting and documentation🔹 AGi32 calculations 🔹 Photoshop rendering🔹 On-site mockups for clients🔹 Ensuring correct installation of fixturesGained significant knowledge and experience in this role before being recruited back to Light Action.Keywords/Skills: Project Management ● Sales ● Team Leadership ● System Design ● Quality Customer Service ● Technical Support ● Pricing ● Troubleshooting ● Strong Communication Skills ● 3d-CAD ● BlueBeam Revu ● Landscape Plans ● Landscape Lighting Design ● Commercial Estimating ● Project Design ● Production Management ● Problem Solving ● Value Engineering ● NegotiationConsensus Building ● Specification ● Design Planning ● Vendor Management ● Customer Experience

Philadelphia, Pa.

As co-founder and principal at Philly Strikes Again, we provide a full scope of lighting and design solutions and services tailored to all of our clients individual needs and wants. Projects include:• Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, Time Machine Kimmel Center lobby installation• Beacon (Fishtown-area worship site), main sanctuary light sculpture and installation• Nightscape, Longwood Gardens summer night-time light showKeywords/Skills: Project Management ● Sales ● Team Leadership ● System Design ● Quality Customer Service ● Technical Support ● Pricing ● Troubleshooting ● Strong Communication Skills ● 3d-CAD ● BlueBeam Revu ● Landscape Plans ● Landscape Lighting Design ● Commercial Estimating ● Project Design ● Production Management ● Problem Solving ● Value Engineering ● NegotiationConsensus Building ● Specification ● Design Planning ● Vendor Management ● Customer Experience

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Directed technical coordination for all department productions. Responsible for the lighting design and lighting specification for all faculty and professional shows. Oversaw and mentored multiple crews of 10+ students and staff.Keywords/Skills: Technical Direction ● Project Management ● Team Leadership ● System Design ● Quality Customer Service ● Technical Support ● Troubleshooting ● Strong Communication Skills ● 3d-CAD ● Project Design ● Production Management ● Problem Solving ● Value Engineering ● Consensus Building ● Specification ● Design Planning ● Vendor Management ● Customer Experience

Philaelphia, Pa

Served as a Barrymore Award-winning lighting designer and project manager for theater, dance, events and architecture. Oversaw the sales and lighting design of 200+ productions ranging from $1K-40K. Core components of the role included project management, sales, lighting design, and purchasing. Worked in live entertainment venues with sizes ranging from 60 to 1200+ seats. Developed designs and paperwork for the project components and variables for all projects. 🔹 SELECT PROJECTS & AWARDS🔹◆ Barrymore Award winner in 2008 for lighting design of ‘Art’ at Delaware Theatre Company◆ Barrymore Award nominations for lighting in 2009 and 2017◆ Boathouse Row Re-lighting. Philadelphia PA◆ Cira Centre. Philadelphia, PA◆ ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll’ at Wilma Theater. Philadelphia, PA◆ ‘Clybourne Park’ at Arden Theater Company. Philadelphia, PAKeywords/Skills: Project Management ● Sales ● Team Leadership ● System Design ● Quality Customer Service ● Technical Support ● Pricing ● Troubleshooting ● Strong Communication Skills ● 3d-CAD ● BlueBeam Revu ● Landscape Plans ● Landscape Lighting Design ● Commercial Estimating ● Project Design ● Production Management ● Problem Solving ● Value Engineering ● NegotiationConsensus Building ● Specification ● Design Planning ● Vendor Management ● Customer Experience

Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

Taught classes on Lighting Design and Advanced Design Theory. Resident designer for all faculty directed productions.

Managed the production and designed lighting for 4-5 shows per season in a 1300+ seat outdoor amphitheater. 🔹 Directed 45+ technical staff and production heads to ensure all staff were on target for live shows. 🔹 Researched and invested in large scale technology system upgrades ($150K) to establish better reliability. 🔹 Consistently kept up with the unique technical needs that an outdoor venue presents. 🔹 Managed production budgets of $30-50K per show across multiple seasons and departments. 🔹 Acted as liaison between the directors and management.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Lighting Design

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History, Drama