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East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Created all contracts, riders, and Special Agreements between actors/stage managers and Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)• Spearheaded all AEA contract negotiations with the goal of creating a mutually beneficial contract for both parties• Ensured compliance of the rulebook between Pip’s Island and AEA• Provided a streamlined communication system between forty-five actors, stage managers, producers, and AEA• Utilized Microsoft Office for all contracts and riders, as well as for the AEA reporting each week• Interfaced with all agents/managers and ensured they received copies of all paperwork, as well as all commission payments• Ran puppeteer auditions and assisted with all general performer auditions• Performed between 8 and 19 fully immersive and interactive, scripted and improvised shows per day utilizing hand and full body puppets• Created all contracts, riders, and Special Agreements between actors/stage managers and Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)• Spearheaded all AEA contract negotiations with the goal of creating a mutually beneficial contract for both parties• Ensured compliance of the rulebook between Pip’s Island and AEA• Provided a streamlined communication system between forty-five actors, stage managers, producers, and AEA• Utilized Microsoft Office for all contracts and riders, as well as for the AEA reporting each week• Interfaced with all agents/managers and ensured they received copies of all paperwork, as well as all commission payments• Ran puppeteer auditions and assisted with all general performer auditions• Performed between 8 and 19 fully immersive and interactive, scripted and improvised shows per day utilizing hand and full body puppets

Leonia, New Jersey, United States

• Assisted with the opening and closing of the park, including setup and teardown of three different sound systems, making sure all ten guest-visiting locations were fully stocked and operational, and completing a full inventory list• Engaged patrons throughout the day to hear their stories, answer their questions, and ensure they were having the best experience possible• Attended to patrons who were dissatisfied with their experience, actively listened, and helped resolve all points of concern• Utilized Microsoft Office to create daily operations reports that included all inventory, show-count numbers, notes from all departments, and anything else necessary to provide a comprehensive outlook of the operations of the park so that all departments had a streamlined and unified flow of comm unication• Created a new way of logging inventory that greatly increased efficiency• Scheduling and payroll for a staff of twenty-five using WhenToWork and Centaman• Lead rehearsals, provided performance feedback, and revised and edited show scripts on an as-needed basis• Performed between eight and eleven interactive, scripted shows per day of various lengths through playing guitar, singing, and manipulating hand and table-top puppets

National Tour

• Oversaw all aspects of live entertainment including performers, rehearsals, scripts, costumes, props, sound, performance schedules, performance notes, and upkeep of varying performance spaces from venue-to-venue• Represented the tour on all local television, radio, and web interviews; both live and pre-recorded • Generated weekly reports via Microsoft Office and Outlook detailing every facet of the live entertainment from that week• Worked with the Company Manager and Production Manager to provide all guests with a unique and meaningful experience• Performed in ten scripted, interactive shows per day• Engaged audiences in educational, one-on-one, discussion-and-meet-and-greet photo opportunities• Aided the Crew with the load-in and load-out of six tractor-trailers in every city, lifting objects up to 50 lbs

Pennsylvania, United States

• Managed all stores’ retail operations including hiring, scheduling and payroll, shrink control and loss prevention, budgeting and cost control, customer service, inventory management, merchandising strategies, advertising strategies, and cash management• Developed and executed new streamlined and unified operating procedures for all stores• Excelled in building and motivating management and hourly teams for a combined staff of thirty-five across eight retail locations• Led and managed all aspects of start-up and shut-down of stores in a timely and efficient manner including terms of lease, utilities, transport scheduling, and layout design • Performed all cash banking for stores, and ensured accuracy for all sales transactions• Created and implemented a new system for sorting and organizing stock• Hired, trained, and managed all store personnel

Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Theatre/Theater

Theatre/Theater

Activities and Societies: Took classes in: Directing, Stage Combat, Playwriting, Shakespeare, Acting for Contemporary Plays, Droznin.

Acting

Activities and Societies: Took classes in: Acting for Contemporary Irish Plays, Acting for Classic Irish Plays, Irish Playwriting

Acting

Activities and Societies: Took classes in: Acting for Film, Acting Techniques, Shakespeare, Scene Studies, Monologues, Improvisation