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United States

United States

United States

South Los Angeles

Santa Fe Springs, California

Azusa, California

Managed large multi-phased projects in the themed entertainment industry. Clients included Disney, Fox, and Universal, to name a few. Worked with stakeholders to value engineer different elements within tight budgets; led cross-functional teams through design and engineering efforts, fabrication, permitting, installation, and close-out. Working on the projects’ (and at times, the company’s) documentation and execution of QAQC procedures, hazard analysis, risk mitigation (RACI), status updates (internal and external), weekly COGs, and deliverables were all part of my daily routine.

Glendale, California

Managed projects of significant size and variety for government and state agencies, nonprofit organizations, museums, themed entertainment venues, and educational facilities.Maintain and improve client, designer, vendor, and architect relationships.Led cross-functional team members through the design, detailing, fabrication, graphic production, audio visual, and installation process by creating and enforcing detailed yet flexible project schedules and deadlines. Prepared detailed project estimates including line by line cost analysis (level of effort) of each element within the scope of work, assumptions and/or questions, descriptions (methodology, labor and material requirements, special exceptions, etc.), and value engineering suggestions.

Greater New Orleans Area

Established and implemented new company protocols comprised of inventory management, vendor contracts, and innovative sales and marketing methodologies Launched full-scale IT transformation including AccuData, client surveys, CRM and PoS software. Integrated all necessary hardware and software systems and trained staff, holding one-on-one trouble-shooting sessions

Greater New Orleans Area

Spearheaded stakeholder engagement, change impact analysis and communications with management and staff; setting up timelines, breakdown structures, and incentives to achieve sizable goals.Developed a training program and user guide for a company-wide IT transformation documenting new processes and holding seminars for all employees to enable them to use the new tools efficiently.Achieved a 95% client-retention and 90% client satisfaction rating through constant communication and transparency.

Manassas, Va

Researched and presented RFPs to management; modified company boilerplate for each bid and reviewed estimates put together by team leads before submittalImplemented stakeholder engagement, project readiness and communications with all project team members Coordinated daily scrum meetings and facilitated weekly master scrum meeting using innovative features (timelines, spreadsheets, profit-loss plots) based on current and future project data Successfully mobilized a large-scale project involving 15+ subcontractors in a hybrid methodology environment as the team transitioned to Agile

Smithsonian Institution'S National Museum Of Natural History

Developed and documented functional requirements for digital projects to ensure final solutions mapped to identified business needs while maintaining databased that preserved historical and scientific information.Managed integration points with the team and stakeholders using Agile methodology.

Smithsonian Institution'S National Museum Of Natural History

Curated 3 collections of different volcanic specimens through comparison and identification.Collected data from over 20,000 pieces and catalogued findings into a relational database.Improved organization and filing system for the Rock and Ore Department’s Volcanic Glass collection.Reconciled over 100 outstanding/missing loans by researching past specimen encounters.

Master'S Degree, Museology/Museum Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Technical Theatre/Theatre Design And Technology, Geology, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Golden Key Society (Collegiate International Honors Society) Phi Kappa Phi (Collegiate National Honors Society).