Deckhand with TopSail Youth Program. A proud volunteer crew member on brigantine tall ships Irving Johnson and Exy Johnson.Providing training and guidance during weekly sails with middle and high school youth as part of the TopSail team building program.

Volunteer tour docent at the 1906 Queen Ann Victorian residential home of Dorothy Rankin Bembridge, The Bembridge House is the oldest remaining style of this type of architecture that has not been destroyed in Long Beach.

Providing volunteer docent training and conducting tours for the 1864 Banning family Victorian residential museum.

Adaptive Technologies group is a manufacturing facility that designs rigging and mounting systems for the audio and video wall industry.

Volunteer artifact archivist and propagation assistant for the Las Vegas Valley Springs Preserve, part of the Las Vegas Valley Water District. Identified and recorded dig site artifacts from Paute and western European settlers living in the Las Vegas valley, and assisted the horticulture department with indigenous seed propagation preparing for sale to the Las Vegas valley residents.

Volunteer docent for the Las Vegas Valley History Museum's King Tutankhamun exhibit guiding visitors through the artifact exhibit.

Approve graphic packaging, printed packaging proofs, color standards, and documentation requirements, including Material Specifications and Standard Operating Procedures, for manufacturing per change control procedures. Support Quality Assurance, Manufacturing and Supply Chain with graphic and structural packaging expertise. Provide bar code technical support, and document packaging vendor corrective actions, training and effectiveness checks per CAPA requirements. Health and safety team leader participating in Carolina Star certification, recognizing safe and hazard free worksites through OSHA and NC Dept. of Labor.

Purchased printed labels for ConvaTec's US based manufacturing facility, supporting Supply Chain's monthly scheduing requirements. Coordinated receipt of graphic files, integrating this data into the internal SAP business system via change control procedures. Approved proofs for all printed packaging material, plus provided bar code and packaging technical support for Manufacturing and Quality Assurance departments. Participated in Rising Star certification as part of OSHA and NC Dept. of Labor program recognizing safe worksites.

Supervised personnel within the Digital Printing Department. Responsible for production of all packaging labels linked to ConvaTec's US manufacturing facility, per monthly Supply Chain requirements. Processed receipt and download of label art files into the digital press production server, and approved carton and insert packaging printing proofs for manufacturing needs per change control procedures.

Approved and processed graphic packaging art files, Material Specifications, Standard Operating Procedures, and documented change control requirements for the manufacturing SAP business system, as required by ConvaTec's US based production facility. Achieved Lifetime Certified Packaging Professional status within the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IOPP) program. Provided graphic proof and color standard approvals, packaging expertise, and supported Manufacturing and Quality Assurance departments.

Contracted, approved and coordinated the creation of packaging art design layouts for printed materials within ConvaTec's US manufacturing facility. Created packaging Material Specifications and Standard Operating Procedure documents supporting manufacturing requirements. Completed the Institute Of Packaging Professionals (IOPP) program as a Certified Packaging Professional (CPP). Achieved certification in the Total Quality Leadership (TQL) Education Program as a trainer responsible for teaching process simplification. Provided packaging expertise to Quality Assurance and Manufacturing departments.