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Helping clients plan, manage and deliver complex software builds via proven Agile process. For the last several years, I have been with a large client in the hospitality industry, embedded within their Product Strategy department where I have helped with product definition, process creation, and various strategic initiatives aimed at more effectively getting products to market. Most recently I have helped adapt full organization adoption of a release to market process that ensures all departments remain aligned and ultimately reduces time to market.

Houston, Texas Area

The Washington Avenue Arts District is the newest officially recognized cultural district in Houston. Already, the District is home to several converted warehouse studio buildings which house hundreds of artists and creative entrepreneurs, as well as vast amounts of exhibition and event space. Because of this unique congregation of creative space, the District boasts the highest concentration of working artists in the US. The area is also home to many individual artists’ residences, studios, and arts-focused institutions such as FotoFest, Fresh Arts, Crockett Elementary, an award winning fine arts school and MECA, a multicultural arts education center. Our mission is to preserve, promote and progress the District’s special creative offerings and to bolster the image of the area as desirable place to live, work and play.Our organizational goals are: Weave together the District's arts, business, and residential communities in an effort to support the generation of new opportunities Develop clear and consolidated area marketing that brands the area as a cultural destination Engage in special projects that foster enthusiasm for the arts Contribute, in a significant way, to area beautification Sustain a partnership with local developers and landowners in a continued effort to support the creation of sustainable, affordable and accessible creative spaces The Arts District currently satisfies it’s mission with a three tiered approach:1. Planning and implementing cultural programming that highlights the area and attracts new visitors2. Promoting the ongoing cultural events to reach a wider audience and increase access to the artists who work within the district3. Working directly with local developers and the city in order to build a sustainable model for keeping the artists in place over the long term

Houston, Texas Area

In addition to my volunteerism with the Washington Avenue Arts District, I was also employed full time with Silver Street Studios / Sawyer Yards Creative Campus as the Manager of Events and Exhibitions, overseeing all programming totaling between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors annually (2016). I worked with the property developers / owners to establish the exhibition program, stabilize and grow the events program, and roll the programming for all associated properties into a combined programming department in charge of all cultural and for profit events and marketing on the larger Sawyer Yards Creative Campus. In this position I managed the event rentals, doubling the revenue year over year, as well as expanded the program to manage exhibitions and cultural programming, giving the local artists additional platforms for selling work directly to visitors. I've also worked to integrate the events programming with the large campus through thoughtful contracting of synergistic programming and cohesive communication.

Portsmouth, Nh

As a Project Manager at The Atom Group, I successfully fostered relationships with a variety of new and long-term partners, including the two largest accounts. On a daily basis, I managed the design development of website and app build schedules, ensuring on-time and in budget delivery. Overtime I grew to also scope new work and and write proposals for potential projects, generally engaging in engaged in regular business development. On a project level, I created and executed project plans, managed creative resources and handled all communication from project conception to completion including the estimation, tracking and reporting of profitability on each account. In my second year, I was rewarded for highest average project profitability and most successful new business generation in 2012. Overall, I found that engaging with the clients, learning their needs, and then delivering solutions I could be confident in was an extremely rewarding line of work. I was lucky enough to work on projects that I believed in and that aligned with my own interests and sensibilities. I thoroughly enjoyed expanding my traditional design education in the fast paced tech world.

Research assistant for Dr. Carole Barnett. Assisting with the development of a paper regarding the dynamics leader emergence.

As founding director, I handled aspects of gallery’s sales, financial, physical and correspondence needs. I planned and managed large scale, multi-city events, handled public inquiries and sales, secured donors, recruited and organized volunteers, and all other gallery management. In this position, I led operations from start-up phase into profitable entity within two years, in its second year, the gallery earned Washington City Paper’s “Best of DC” award for Best Gallery and Top Exhibition.

Led initiative to revitalize the City of Alexandria’s monthly Art Night with a heavily promoted gallery walk and corresponding musical event; wrote successful grant, booked talent, secured venue and managed monthly events. Designed and distributed marketing materials; implemented new initiative with help of volunteers.

Mostly print media, some web. View examples at susannahparnin.com.

Provided administrative assistance for international gallery hosting 10+ international exhibitions annually. Designed and implemented all visual gallery promotions; created advertisements for printed publications and designed new logo and branding material.Worked with team to conceptualize, organize, and install juried art exhibitions.Maintained correspondence with artists, collectors, and press; organized and maintained spreadsheets and databases of artists and submitted artwork.

Intern for Nanette N. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.Proofread oral history translations and checked for accuracy in grammar and content, researched facts, and submitted work to Smithsonian historical databases.

Conceptualized, organized, and installed over 20 different exhibitions for non-profit gallery.Designed and implemented improvements to space and signage.Organized and maintained financial gallery sales records, budget; applied for and achieved non-profit tax status.Maintained correspondence with press; created and distributed all publicity; organized and hosted gallery receptions; coordinated and managed all other gallery maintenanceSkillsProficient in: Adobe Photoshop; Adobe InDesign; QuarkExpress; Microsoft OfficeExperience in: Adobe Illustrator; Dreamweaver; Adobe After Effects; Final Cut Pro; Intuit Quickbooks; Grant WritingKnowledge of: Printing production procedures; Museum practices and integrity standards; Website design and maintenance; Macromedia Flash; Spanish language

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

2011 MBA Internship - Paul Creative Arts Center, Museum of Art - Funding Research and Grant Writing

Bachelor Of Arts, Multidisciplinary Studies: Political Theory And The Interpretation Of Art Literature

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba: College Of Design, Art And Design