Michelle Sindha Thomas Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Us

- Currently: Consulting Program Manager to Small Press Traffic, with a focus on Mellon Foundation grant ensuring preservation and stewardship of current and future archives. Projects include SPT Archives website UX/UI design and development, design and development of physical archives space at Et al. gallery, San Francisco, building online print and audio archives, documentation of organizational history, documentation of oral history, and managing San Francisco launch event.- Creative Director, Consulting Program Manager, PMP and Project Management Institute member: Creative consulting, strategic design, systems architecture, creative program management. - Past work includes: Project management consultation provided to MoMa, Calm, Universe, Small Press Traffic, Heretic Studios for GaiaNet AI, and others. Brand identity development and creative for emerging brands including Magnum Solis Farm & Winery, Cignels, Future Arts. Directing all aspects of design production for clients, including local and international live events.- Presenter at San Francisco Design Week 2021.- Guest Critic at "Designing Emerging Technologies" Master of Design Student Showcase at University of California, Berkeley, Spring 2024.

- Artist, Gallery Principal, BFA, MLA: Interdisciplinary fine art and writing, art education- Projects include: Teaching artist at Palo Alto Art Center 2017-19. Art direction and creative for Burd Hauz 2021 album. - Watercolors featured in the de Young Museum 2021, 2022 "de Young Open" exhibitions. - Panelist on "Perspectives from Professionals of Color in Museums and Cultural Institutions" NAEA National Convention 2021 talk. - Presenter at San Francisco Design Week 2021. - Featured artist at Spectrum Gala & Art Auction by Access Institute, 2022-24. - Michelle Thomas Fine Art Gallery + Studio opened in January 2023 on 40 29th Street, San Francisco. Exhibitions presented: “On Beauty” 2023 group show, "Calle Santo Domingo #10" featuring Alese Rivera Garcia 2023, “Spectral Shift” featuring Jenna Meacham with "Flight" dance and music performance by Erin Coyne and Nick Yokely 2024, “Hardy Hanson: There Are Things to Come”, "San Francisco / Paris / New York City: New Work by René Shoemaker", and "Distant Existence: Paintings by Samuel Kampelman" 2024.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

- Strategic planning, developing Design-led cross-functional programs, initiating and implementing creative solutions- Reporting to President and managing Design Program team.- Directing design initiatives across UX/UI, Brand, Media, Design Engineering, Industrial Design- Building systems and supports for tracking and managing design projects- Liaising between Design, SW Engineering, HW Engineering, internal and external business partners- Aligning cross-functional contributors, cultivating relationships across teams- Providing stakeholders with visibility and status of roadmap, priority initiatives, current projects- Scaling design operations to support a growing interdisciplinary team- Managing work streams for products from inception to ship- Producing public-facing initiatives and events including Coperni Exhibition at IRCAM, Centre Pompidou, Paris; Investor Preview at SFMOMA, San Francisco; Launch Showcase at company headquarters, San Francisco, Qualcomm x Humane presentation at Mobile World Conference, Barcelona, Qualcomm x SK presentation at Mobile World Conference, Barcelona- Guest speaker, "Introduction to Strategic Design", Parsons School of Design

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

- Manage cross-functional and strategic projects for the award-winning SFMOMA Design Studio- Manage conception of artist projects for exhibitions, directing all aspects of production- Partner with colleagues in Design, Collections, Exhibitions, Education, Digital Experience, and Curatorial to realize visual strategy, integrated collections stewardship, collections research, public engagement, and institutional creative vision- Directing design production for live events including Art Bash 2019-2021, Family Free Days2019-2021, corporate partner activations, exhibitions including "Diego Rivera’s America", "Nature x Humanity: Oxman Architects", "New Work: Wu Tsang Presents Moved by Motion", "Tauba Auerbach—S v Z", "Tatiana Bilbao Estudio: Architecture from Outside In", "Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Unstable Presence", "Nam June Paik", "SOFT POWER", "New Work: Charles Gaines", "Speculative Portraits"- Collaborate with leadership to implement DEI initiatives, refreshing institutional policy and systems to enhance staff and visitor engagement

San Francisco, Ca, Us

In consultation with the Design Director:- Manage Graphic Design and Exhibition Design cross-functional and strategic projects- Collaborate with external partners and project-focused roles across the organization to realize creative vision in alignment with visual brand strategy

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Education and Public Practice is a curatorial department driven by a commitment to public collaboration. This entails partnering with external individuals, groups, and organizations; bringing together multiple perspectives and a range of disciplines to explore the meaning of art for public life. Programming includes school initiatives for teachers and students, film, artist talks, higher education, and social practice commissions. - Build department data tracking and reporting systems- Facilitate Higher Education tours and curator talks- Lead school tours and family activities- Facilitate film events, public dialogue, and performances- Conduct research, documentation, and archiving

Cupertino, California, Us

- Project coordination, budget tracking- Develop procedures and documentation to protect organization confidentiality- Documentation and data tracking systems architecture - Corporate communications including organization-scale presentations and digital content- Studio support and new product testing- Design and lead team new hire training- Resource allocation, purchasing, operations management, cultivation of vendor partnerships- Ambassador for Women@Apple: Recruiting, publicity, event planning

Cupertino, California, Us

- Lead software training workshops- Hands on Help technical support - FRS mobile device iOS and hardware certification- Creative OS software training certification

Chesterfield, Missouri, Us

- English II- English IV- College Bound English

Florissant, Mo, Us

- Graphic Design grades 10-12- Sculpture grades 10-12- Drawing grades 9-12

Oakland, California, Us

- Visual Art grades 5-8 - Exam Preparation grades 9-12- Senior Literature Seminar

St Louis, Missouri, Us

- Develop and lead family gallery tours and art making activities

Mla With Thesis, Art, Film, And Literary Analysis

Project Management Professional (Pmp) International Certification, Project Management

Advanced Placement Institute For Teachers, 2D Design

Bfa With Honors College Certificate, Studio Art, Art Education

Studio Art With Graphic Design Emphasis