Currently seeking full-time employment drawing upon 8+ years experience in administrative support and project coordination. Additional background includes proficiency in Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere, with a working knowledge of Illustrator and Maya. I am also highly proficient in the Microsoft Office suite and work primarily on PCs, but am comfortable with MACs as well.
Most recently, I finished a contracted position at DIRECTV as a project analyst, designing an annual report template modelled after Fast Company/Entrepreneur type magazines, as well as provided assistance to a variety of project needs. (Profile photo is a retro monster movie concept from a section of the magazine that was cut, but showcases ability to composite multiple layers and create effects in Photoshop. Final image had over 20 layers).
In my spare time, I enjoy roller skating and have played roller derby on a semi-competitive level. I also regularly work on personal design projects, including motion graphics for a friend's title to her roler dancing reel and editing a movie for my father's 75th birthday with film footage transferred to DVDs. In addition, I served as Chair, Vice-Chair/Chapter Executive Producer (3 times), and Secretary of the Los Angeles Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH, a non-profit computer graphics organization, and am co-head of the PR/Marketing Committee of Beach Cities Roller Derby.
DIRECTV, El Segundo, CA, US, Project Analyst and Administrator (contractor)
(Contracted positions through TekSystems)
Project Analyst – EPM Customer Experience 9/14-2/15
• Quickly learned Clarity to schedule resources for filling needs of multiple project managers.
• Contributed expertise in Photoshop and InDesign and working knowledge of Illustrator to design template for annual report; explained creative processes to business people and set standards in file formats needed for import.
• Came up with horror movie-themed PowerPoint presentation on risk analysis for meeting held on Halloween. When meeting was postponed to November, quickly changed theme to holiday shopping.
Project Administrator – Billing Replacement 5/14-9/14
• Revamped SharePoint site navigation and redesigned page layout to ease access of project documentation.
• Alleviated workload of project manager through taking on action item summaries and following up with owners to get statuses of completion.
• Scheduled bulk of 200 meetings in short timeframe, and when needed asked other project administrator for assistance in meeting locations and lunches.
Northrop Grumman Corporation - Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA, US, PC Deployment Coordinator (contractor)
Found missing computers needed to be refreshed through researching inventory management software.
Used a mail-merge to swiftly email 150 users of specialized upgrade, saving time over individually emailing each user.
Outcast Media, Santa Monica, CA, US, Content Operations QA Coordinator
• Company granted opportunity to come up with processes in reporting content loops playing in lobby and online XML-based players after recognizing high accuracy in quality assurance each week.
• Interfaced with creative, operations, engineering or vendor relations to obtain fixed files and informed content supervisor of their location for inclusion in scheduled digital distribution to gas station pump tops.
Academy Of Art University, San Francisco, CA, US, Bachelors, Computer Art - Animation & Visual Effects
Obtained BFA as part of the 2nd Degree program. Studied 3D Modeling with Maya, compositing with After Effects, Shake, Combustion, and Flint.
California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA, US, Bachelors, Speech Communications
BA in Speech Communication, minor in Journalism. Emphasis on communication studies, theory, and analysis.
