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Dallas, Texas, Us

Arcadia, Wi, Us

Interior designer under the Store Design division focusing on social media content creation and event / pop-up / influencer design. Typical tasks include inspirational home design postings for Pinterest and Instagram and design of large scale events with invited media as well as influencer partnerships.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Scenic designer for general sessions and main stage events at trade shows, conferences, association meetings, and other events. Extensive work with digital art, rendering scenic concepts in 3d Studio Max with V-ray, AutoCAD, Photoshop, and the completion of multi-million dollar custom stage designs. Projects included Siggraph, BSA National Jamboree, and Experian Breakaway.

Orlando, Florida, Us

Responsible for the visual upkeep of world-renowned theme park experiences with my scenic painting skills. Weather, time, and foot traffic all take their toll on carefully crafted theme park environments. Skilled in problem-solving many faux finish techniques such as aging, graining, woodwork, stonework, marble, ragging, sponging, and more.Accountable for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley, Gringott's Bank, Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringott's. Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park including the Port of Entry, Marvel Superhero Island, and Toon Lagoon.

A leadership role managing a talented team through all stages of writing, proofreading, editing, and publishing The Epcot Explorer's Encyclopedia, a book on theme park history, in both paperback and digital formats. This included the launch and curation of a content-driven WordPress Blog, Epcyclopedia.com, as a one-stop hub for theme park information.I also curated promotional Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook streams, directly responding to social media inquiries and securing over 1.5k Facebook fans and 2.5k Twitter followers. I was successful in achieving excellent first-time author book sales worldwide, reaching a sales rank of 7th in the highly competitive Amazon.com travel guides category.

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Us

Functioned as a vital communication link between the guest experience and park operations. In short, I performed in-person guest surveys. However, in the bigger picture, I gave voice to the hopes, dreams, disappointments, and desires of park guests. My work allowed the powers-that-be an understanding of their guests in ways that looking at numbers alone would never allow. In turn, I was given access to a vantage point that allowed me to observe the machinations and decision-making processes of the world's largest theme park operation. Responsibilities included both demographic collection and guest experience narrative documentation while maintaining the requisite guest service standards the Walt Disney World Resort is known for worldwide.

Orlando, Florida, Us

A temporary position to fulfill a lifelong fantasy of being an official Hogwarts student in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. Proudly representing the Slytherin house, I delivered some of the most memorable and beloved experiences in the themed entertainment industry while under the watchful scrutiny of Universal Orlando, Warner Bros, and J.K. Rowling herself.

Orlando, Florida, Us

Constructed daily costume presets, ensuring the timely distribution of costumes to required venues with optimal maintenance. Tasked with costume upkeep, and organization of presets. Venues: Marvel Superheroes, Toon Lagoon, The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad, Seuss Landing, Poseidon's Fury, Jurassic Park, Disaster and Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue, Celestina Warbeck and the Banshees, Frog Choir, Hogwarts Conductors, Triwizard Pep Rally, Tales of the Beadle Bard show, Wandkeepers, and Nightbus Conductors.

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Us

Responsible for the fabrication and installation of holiday decor for Walt Disney World resort hotels, Disney Cruise Line ships, and the four major Walt Disney World theme parks. This requires rebuilding and repairing décor, prepping large set and scenery pieces for installation, and quick-turnaround overnight installations to maintain the magical guest experience. Additionally, maintenance of the Holiday Services warehouse and decor inventory is an integral function of the role. During the event run, I oversaw the upkeep of Epcot's multiple World Showcase installations with daily site visits and inspections. Additionally, I was tasked with creating new decor designs for smaller venues such as Jock Lindsay's Hangar Bar and Main Street Confectionary.

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Us

Acted as a front-line cast member for the Toy Story Mania attractions at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park. I ensured exceptional levels of customer service, requiring absolute professionalism at all times.

Completed a short-term contract, with responsibility for the installation, re-staging, and rehearsal of seasonal shows and install of park-wide decor, including responsibility as Stagehand and Spotlight Operator for the O Wondrous Night Christmas show.I ensured the timely installation, maintenance, and repair of outdoor lighting special effects, with a focus on maximizing the customer experience.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Played a key role as Merchandiser within a flagship store, with responsibility for the creation and development of store displays. Acted as the store Lighting and Millworks Showroom Captain across multiple projects in addition to implementing floor sets, coordinating merchandising flow, and performing required maintenance.During my time in this role, we achieved the accolade of the top-grossing store, 112% against projected annual sales, as well as 100% on the quality of service metrics, and maintained 99.8% against all SLA's.

Gathered data on the operations of Orlando area theme parks and hotels to support the book's strategic touring plans and hotel/attraction star rating systems. Collected attraction wait-times and crowd flow information to be used in conjunction with The Guide’s unique algorithm to calculate ideal theme park touring methods.Launched the book's companion website/blog touringplans.com as the principal news blogger. Ensured continuous readership by posting helpful or newsworthy information to the Guide’s website and social media accounts creating one of the most successful theme park news and information blogs on the internet. Completed book editing tasks as needed to support publishing deadlines.

Fullerton, Ca, Us

Multifaceted role, with responsibility for theatrical design, scenic design/painting, and theatrical lighting. My duties included creating high-quality sets following the evaluation of scripts and completion of research as well as supervising students during laboratory and production sessions for props, lighting, and scenic painting. I also installed and maintained all lighting equipment for theatrical use and undertook the role of Scenic Painter for Ivanov, Rumors, and Miss Saigon performances

Tampa, Florida, Us

Performed a variety of roles, including responsibility for overseeing the theatrical paint shop, scenic design, and audio design.I prepared paint supplies and supervised students during set painting sessions, applying expertise in paint mixing/matching as well as finishing techniques such as sponging, ragging, layering, or faux finishing.As Scenic Designer, I drafted set designs for the production of Glass Menagerie, in addition to providing support across various other productions, including Metamorphoses, Rashomon, and Old Timers Game.I also acted as Audio Designer for the Romeo and Juliet production, with responsibilities including audio editing as well as controlling audio playback during live performances