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Tokyo, Jp

Tokyo, Japan

San Diego, California, United States

San Diego, California, United States

Lead instruction and course creation for 200+ students each quarter. Manage team of teaching assistants.

San Diego, California, United States

Music Dept: Lead weekly discussions for 50-70 students per quarter, handle grading and assignment prep.

San Diego, California, United States

Remote

Management & cross-team tracking design in brand-marketing & creative teams for AI-assisted translation products.

Remote

Lead internal & external product team of 40. Launched full v2.0 redesign: marketplace, dispensary, & support sites. Jira & Teamwork platforms + Agile.

Greater New York City Area

Lead product & marketing re-design for live concert app in social VR. Created UI-UX flows from scratch, doubled social following, launched on all Oculus platforms. Managed team of 20+ Slack & Trello.

Greater New York City Area

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Managed and designed diverse projects for both internal development and client products. From AR & VR experiences, to location-based entertainment apps, to touring pop-up events, I managed multiple design teams and worked with engineering department to rapidly develop prototypes & roadmaps.- Managed multiple design teams & interns and worked closely with engineering department to rapidly build PRDs, roadmaps, wireframes, & prototypes both internally and for partners & clients- Products included AR & VR experiences, location-based entertainment & healthcare apps, machine learning tools, crowdfunding systems, and immersive theatrical experiences.- Designed & ran build of Sue’s Tech Kitchen touring pop-up experiences in Chattanooga, TE & NYC, planed & executed flow of thousands of visitors in simultaneous rotating experiences. Created full dome projections, interactive tables, and complex pixel LED rigs all on mobile centralized control system. Directed branding and creative merchandising.- Fully redesigned ZM website and presentation materials

Greater New York City Area

I've been designing for live events professionally for more than 8 years. Included are only a few of the extensive number of productions I've done. While at Wavelength (2016-17'), I've designed media and lighting to accompany a range of experiences from Madame Ghandi's at Le Poisson Rouge, to Adam Gopnik's 100 Greatest Performances series at Lincoln Center, to the Uptown Showdown at Symphony Space. Prior to this, here are some past freelance lighting and projection works:Sue's Holiday SpechTechular [Production designer/master electrician Nov 17']Othello: The Remix [Programmer/electrician sub. Dec 16']Exquisite Potential/Sinatras - Arclight Theatre [Lighting designer/programmer. July '14]Emilie - Harvard University Physics Sci-Box [Projection/lighting/scenic designer & technical director. March '14]Antigonick - American Repertory Theatre-Loeb Mainstage [Lighting designer/programmer. Sept-Oct '13]Buyer and Cellar - Barrow Street Theatre [Asst. Master Electrician/carpenter. June'13]New Music Singers 2013 - Fiorello H. LaGuardia Concert Hall [Lighting designer/ programmer. April '13]Icons and Relics - Location One (NY Fashion Week after- party) [Asst. lighting designer/programmer. Feb '13]Saudio Aramco Holiday Celebration - Waldorf Astoria [PA for NYCDA/Theatrical Events. Dec '12]Hedwig and the Angry Inch - The Press Room [Programmer and electrician. June '12]New Music Singers 2012 - Fiorello H. LaGuardia Concert Hall [Lighting designer/ programmer. Dec '11]Party of One - Location One [Lighting/projection designer. Oct '11]Power Balladz - Midtown Theatre at Ha! Comedy Club [Electrician. Aug '10]55th Annual Drama Desk Awards - Fiorello H LaGuardia Concert Hall [Electrician. Aug '10]Fetch Nightclub for Dogs - Fetch Club [Electrician. Aug '10]

Nyc

Wavelength is an accessible design & performance platform that perfectly syncs mobile devices together over cellular and wifi to create immersive live experiences. It gives artists the ability to create incredible audiovisual spectacles in any space, on any budget, and creates performance possibilities on unprecedentedly massive scales.Collaborators, users, and beta-testers include: Madame Gandhi, Adam Gopnik, Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, CSU Fullerton, U Buffalo, Instant Fantasy, Fandor, American Opera Project, Lesbians Who Tech, Real Hospitality Group, and many others.- Ideated, designed, & co-implemented full UI-UX for prototype mobile & desktop application pair- Raised full funding from First Ave Ventures, co-managed all legal and financials- Ran Alpha and Beta testing rounds, headed artist outreach, acquisition, and testing.- Produced full desktop tutorial series to increase user adoption- Maintained client relations for Enterprise SDK license integrations- Managed core team, freelancers, and interns to grow with the product roadmap- Led full UI-UX re-design for 2.0 Resonator desktop build

Nyc

Thousands of miles and hundreds of deliveries across the boroughs.- First round hire. Beta testing & feedback on app features including Breather & UberEats programs. Courier recruitment.- Still active messenger, but only do trips to test new builds of partner app.

Boston, Ma

Assistant to media artist Brian Knep for projection mapping remount in Memorial Hall. Managed IR camera and processor testing, load-in, and equipment & facilities care. Shadowed OFA & staff meetings.

London, United Kingdom

Assisted on daily production & shadowed at multiple spaces in London and in the workshop. Projects at the time included interactive dance pieces with live 3D tracking projections via Kinect and an immersive theatrical experiences in an old church utilizing a laser-web effect created with moving light fixtures and reflective bounce mirrors. It was really cool.- Assisted in operations & equipment testing at workshop and at on-site project visits.- Research and testing on body-tracking projections and mappings.

Nyc

Frost handles some of the largest events in the city as a full production design & rental house. A rare DOE exception granted for finishing LaGuardia's Technical Theatre curriculum early allowed for my work off-campus at Frost Productions as an event lighting intern for a full semester.- Drafted lighting & projection plots in Vectorworks and prepping systems. - Assisted on events at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library, Conrad Hotel, and more

Nyc

Daily maintenance & organization of studio equipment and facilities across the spaces. Fully managed a studio and regularly assisted on shoots & sessions.- Maintenance and organization of lighting and camera equipment for multi-studio space, including full size television sets and concert hall stages.- Equipment and facilities manager of the black box studio space.- Worked numerous television and film shoots (Totally Biased, Love and Hip Hop Reunion, and more).

Hackensack, Nj

ACT is the main North American distributor for GrandMA consoles and Clay Paky lighting fixtures. Their equipment is massively widespread in the live music industry. The internship was crucial for my development as concert designer and programmer.- Programming assistant for GrandMA Lightboard and Clay Paky fixture certification workshops- Created tutorial series for GrandMA console programming help site- Worked regularly with stage visualization software, tested pro showfiles on new builds

Nyc

ETC is the largest & most prominent theatrical lighting manufacturer in North America. It was an honor to be offered the position at such a young age and is one of the most influential job experiences I've ever had. While there, I managed the Demo-Loan Program & office operations at the New York office, taught as Teaching Assistant in lightboard programming workshops and conventions, and assisted on sales & installs. By the end I was an expert on EOS family consoles and ETC products, and got firsthand experience in the design, production, and marketing processes of a major lighting manufacturer.- Demo-Loan Program Manager for all northeast Broadway & Television clients, including live sales demos with clients.- Teaching Assistant at lightboard programming certification workshops and national ETC “Cue” convention in Madison, WI.- Daily office operations assistant and hardware-software tester, accompanied & assisted on installs.- Youngest hire in position’s history (other interns were a grad students

Greater New York City Area

Paid minimum wage positions awarded to a few select students each year for significant extra work hours on productions and facilities after classes. Due to my ongoing position as Crew Chief I was selected as a recipient for two consecutive years in 2009 & 2010.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd

Music: Integrative Studies w/ Critical Gender Studies Specialization

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Activities and Societies: Harvard Radio (WHRB), Quad Sound Studios, Electronic Music Collective, Science-Theatre Board, HRDC & VES.

Technical Theatre, Lighting Design

Activities and Societies: Electrics Crew Chief, Primary Lightboard Programmer.Specialization in electrics, lighting design and lightboard.