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Los Angeles, California, United States

• Grew annual company revenue to seven figures in 3 years. Responsible for all growth strategies, pricing, securing new business, and overseeing all major contracts. • Developed ArtLink, a SaaS platform enabling artists to connect NFTs with physical artworks and to further fractionalize their digital assets, exponentially enhancing revenue growth opportunities from their IP. • Worked closely with FriendsWithYou on Friendsies, a pioneering platform presented by Christie's Auction House, and hosted on OpenSea, which enabled collectors to create digital characters which were then minted as NFTs and produced as painted bronze sculptures, unifying the digital asset with the physical asset.• Developed the foundation for an IP monetization tool utilizing Web 3 technologies, and based on the corporate shares/stock issuance model, enabling creatives to grow the value of their IP by offering shares in their current and future IP through the public and private issuance of fractionalized digital assets / NFTs.• Secured six-figure contract with the City of Beverly Hills (CoBH) to produce a significant Yayoi Kusama sculpture; led the complex digital and physical production processes to produce the sculpture; established a comprehensive review and approval system involving the Kusama Studio and CoBH, ensuring the integrity of Yayoi Kusama's intellectual property and protecting the interests of the CoBH. • Devised, built, and launched The Big New - Editions, an e-commerce platform specializing in limited-edition artworks and operating on a revenue-sharing model with the artist. www.thebignew.store• Established The Big New (TBN) Projects, providing an exhibition space and gallery, to expand the brand, build industry networks, and create an additional revenue stream. www.TBNprojects.com• Conceived, developed, and managed the film production department, specializing in documentaries about leading contemporary artists. www.thebignew.co/film-production.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Grew the company's annual revenue 135% in 3 years. Primarily responsible for all pricing and securing all major contracts. • Applied expertise in global art markets to pricing models and internal productivity analysis, to devise marketing and growth strategies that maximized profitability in a competitive niche market. • Secured major prestige contracts such as the production of Yayoi Kusama's sculptures for her retrospective at David Zwirner Gallery, NY.• Spearheaded the integration of digital technologies, including scanning, 3D sculpting, and 3D printing, to streamline the production process.• Led a team of highly skilled Art Fabricators, overseeing the production of large-scale contemporary artworks for leading international artists and institutions, such as Liz Glynn's major Terra-Techne sculpture for the SFO Arts Commission, and for major entertainment companies like Activision and the Walt Disney Company.• Established Art Bronze Film Productions to generate new revenue streams, brand exposure, and dynamic collaborations between contemporary artists, filmmakers, and multi-disciplinary creatives. Launched at Sundance Film Festival.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Grew the company's annual revenue by 90% in 2 years. Primarily responsible for all pricing and securing all major contracts. • Oversaw all business development and new business alliances, securing major contracts to produce work by Sterling Ruby, Yayoi Kusama, KAWS, and Friedrich Kunnath.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Became an integral part of a small team that produced large-scale, highly technical sculptures for leading artists such as Sterling Ruby, Richard Jackson, and Alex Israel, for major galleries and institutions such as Gagosain Gallery, Blum and Poe, and Hauser and Wirth. • Developed unique expertise in the complex production of Thomas Houseago's work. .

Adelaide, Australia

• Taught Indigenous art history, and its place in broader Australian art history and global contemporary art, educating students about racism in Australia and the the wider cultural implications of Australia's colonial legacy.• Facilitated remote learning subjects for students in rural communities and from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds.

Adelaide, Australia

• Key member of the leadership team that shaped the gallery's artistic vision and exhibition program.• Collaborated with co-directors to deliver major art projects, both nationally and internationally. Additionally, played a key role in FELTspace Gallery's participation in various national festivals and international art fairs.

Adelaide, Australia

Bachelor Of Visual Arts (First Class Honors), Fine And Studio Arts

Activities and Societies: Chancellors Letter of Commendation (Top 5% in University Division)Research Focus: In the individual works.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Post-Graduate Diploma (Physics), Physics, Philosophy Of Physics

Studied under the supervision of experimental physicist, Professor Roger Clay Dissertation with distinction on the second law.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) (Honors), Performing Arts / Cinema Studies