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Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Greater New York City Area

• Maintained day-to-day knowledge of project status; tracking issues, risks and decision making.
• Supported project team managing the workflow of large teams of content writers, designers, technology engineers and cross-functional production resources.
• Prepared agendas, developed and maintained master project budgets and timelines as required for each project and all project phases to ensure overall objectives and client needs were met.
• Developed and coordinated project reports and design reviews for clients and project teams at preliminary concept, schematic, through final design development and all production phases of project.

Greater New York City Area

• Developed and maintained client relationships with museums and institutions around the world and directs installation staff in setup of traveling exhibitions at domestic and international venues.
• Projected tour and staff budgets, as well as all scheduling and tracking of operational expenses for multiple traveling exhibitions.
• Lead on-site installations and supervised large teams of contractors to ensure successful openings on shortened time frames and reduced budgets.
• Conducted evaluation of new venues by executing site visits, reviewing facilities and exhibition requirements, and projecting cost estimates.
• Worked with entire exhibition team to develop new presentations and ensure travel needs are met and budget concerns are fulfilled.

Houston, Texas Area

• Designed and built many major new exhibitions working with local exhibition staff, outside contractors, and traveling organizations.
• Lead the redesign, implementation of new content, and on-site installation of Lucy’s Legacy in the first showing of the 3.2 million year old fossil’s inaugural presentation in New York City.
• Conceived, engineered, and assembled a full scale, fully operational, interactive train car for the exhibition Magic: The Science of Wonder.
• Redesigned and supervised installation of entire new museum annex including fossils and interactives in 43,000 square foot 1909 prison building.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Designed, built, and installed new Insect Zoo traveling exhibition to be featured in the museum as well as local schools and conservatories.
• Developed plan and layout for new exhibition studios and workshop including renovation of 1913 building.
• Assisted large team in refurbishment of original Hall of North American Mammal Hall dioramas including taxidermy and surrounding details.

Art/Art Studies, General

Carpentry/Carpenter