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Port Hueneme, California, United States

Project manager for technical manual development and revision. Oversee technical and editorial content, set and maintain project schedules, distribute products to the fleet, work with stakeholders across departments and commands to ensure a high-quality product delivered on time.

Oxnard, California, United States

Cross-disciplinary project management and thoughtful information design for Navy technical manuals.- Create project schedules and maintain progress, anticipate and alert project stakeholders to potential roadblocks, to deliver technical manuals on time for fleet milestones such as ship software upgrades.- Become familiar with technical specifications and operational procedures, to ensure thorough validation/verification of technical manual content during laboratory simulation.- Balance needs of editing department and engineering consultants, in terms of time constraints and required materials.- Conduct editorial review of manuals to optimize structure and presentation of information in accordance with grade-level reading requirements.- Utilize a variety of applications and online resources, including the Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and the Fusion suite. Use and maintain specialized internal databases.- Provide services to individual ships as needed, including help in identifying and acquiring applicable manuals and conducting on-board inventories of technical publications.- Analyze department processes and procedures to continually improve efficiency and communication.- Assist with gathering and synthesizing information for contract proposals.- Create training materials and Standard Operating Procedures for editorial and project management tasks, and assist in training of new hires within department.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Logo, promotional, web, and print media design for non-profits and independent professionals in creative fields. Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, as well as web-building platforms such as Wix.-Designed a professional website for German filmmaker Percy Adlon as a resource for American audiences, as well as posters for a retrospective of his work at the Munich Film Museum.-Designed and manage new website for Congregation B’nai Emet with expanded functionality for purchases/donations, event management, etc. Ongoing production of CBE’s quarterly newsletter, and event graphics for web and print.

Santa Monica, Ca

- Responsible for day-to-day operations of office building.- Scheduled and supervised maintenance and repairs.- Addressed the needs of tenants and maintained a pleasant working environment.- Interacted with Santa Monica city officials regarding inspections.- Acted as intermediary between tenants and construction crews during a major roof replacementproject, and did damage control when crises arose.

Greater Los Angeles Area

- As part of an interdepartmental team, helped design, develop, and implement avisitor research study examining visitor motivations and applying concepts from userexperience design.- Analyzed visitor research data and graphed the results using Google Analytics, AdobeIllustrator, and Microsoft Excel.- Presented graphs to stakeholders in other departments, and reviewed the findings.- Designed graphics for visitor study materials, based on testing and group discussion.- Created an interactive table presentation outlining the study, for the 2014 AAMEmerging Innovators Forum.- Created a database in Filemaker Pro, and researched various topics in support ofindividual staff projects.

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Assisted in setting up the Academy’s first art library, including intake, preparation,cataloging, and shelving of donated books.- After library opening, performed check out/check in duties, and supervised the space.

Philadelphia, Pa

- Assisted Curator with content of changing exhibitions: gathering and organizingresearch, photographing objects, and acting as sounding board.- Wrote labels for Drawn to the Water, an exhibition about plein aire painters working inthe Delaware Valley.

Philadelphia, Pa

- Headed a team tasked with design, testing, and administration of a survey gatheringdata on visitors’ knowledge of, and interest in, potential new exhibition topics.- Helped compose final report, and designed presentation summarizing findings.

Los Angeles, Ca

- Consulted with curators to inform design of interactive prototypes as part of the development process for the Nature Lab and Nature Garden, which opened in 2013.- Tested existing and new interactive designs/design elements with visitors and colleagues, to problem-solve or provide proof of concept.- Participated in design and content-development meetings and fact-finding field trips.

Greater Chicago Area

- Assisted a post-doctoral researcher by creating detailed database entries for hundredsof pieces of ancient pottery.- Drew technical illustrations of selected examples, for use in the final publication.

Chicago, Il

- As part of a small team, piloted a school program teaching the basic concepts ofarchaeology, through a mock excavation and museum tour.- Provided content and helped write the script for the program presentation.- Worked with docents to adapt their tours to support key learning objectives.- Facilitated students’ discussion during excavation.- Assisted with logistics: welcoming groups, developing and keeping a timetable for thevarious segments of the program, resetting and maintaining excavation materials.- Improvised adaptations to the content, depending on age, language, and learningabilities of each participant group.

Greater San Diego Area

- Participated in surveys and test excavations to determine presence/extent ofarchaeological remains on lands scheduled for development. Often involved difficultterrain or potentially hazardous working conditions.- Processed and analyzed a wide range of artifacts, from ancient stone tools to 19th-centuryapothecary bottles.- Interacted with representatives from local tribes on projects concerning reservationland or cultural preservation issues.

Greater San Diego Area

- Part of stage crew handling a wide variety of shows, from visiting ballet companiesand dance competitions to choral performances and plays.- Participated in load-in/-out of sets, assisted performers, set up and ran lights andsound, and stage managed.

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Museum Exhibition Planning And Design

Master Of Arts (Ma), Near Eastern Languages And Civilizations

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Archaeology

Minor in Theatre Production