Experience

Studio K Creative

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Growth & Operations

  • Sep 2021 - Present

• Project Manager

  • Apr 2019 - Sep 2021

• Procurement Lead

  • Feb 2018 - Apr 2019

  Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization trade partnerships, and negotiate project timelines to secure advantageous terms. Perform risk management for all purchasing contracts and agreements on behalf of clients. Finalize all purchasing contracts on behalf of clients and communicate directly with all vendors and project managers. Manage project installations and oversee communications prior to project opening. Partner on all company accounts payable / receivable aspects, and assist in business development. Show less

• Office Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Feb 2018

  Manage all daily office operations for 25 person office, inclusive of quarterly office budgeting and inventory control of internal supplies. Responsible for scheduling all required project meetings including: both in-house and on site meetings, staging events, site visits, and client presentations. Schedule all required business travel and coordinate all lodging and other travel accommodations, both internally and with clients. Assist in client, project based procurement.



DuPage Cheer & Power Tumbling

• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program & Event Director

  • Aug 2015 - Sep 2016

  Compose event proposal, staff recruitment, budgeting, as well as event activation. Help design development programs for athletes of varying ages and skill levels to ensure maximum potential is reached (includes hands on instruction, verbal communications, and multimedia/video presentations to aid in development and injury recovery). Lead Marketing and Business Development efforts to expand reach into the Northwest Suburban area. Assist in developing relationships with industry contacts through conferences and events for the exchange of knowledge and skills. Show less



Chicago Bears

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Events & Entertainment Intern

  • Jul 2011 - Mar 2016

  Work at training camp and all home season games: In charge of all sponsored NFL activities, events, and sponsors. Worked with general public including fans, players, and VIP members, in association with coordinating with corporate sponsors for events as an overseer. Managed training camp along with other sponsored NFL events and promotions. Work at training camp and all home season games: In charge of all sponsored NFL activities, events, and sponsors. Worked with general public including fans, players, and VIP members, in association with coordinating with corporate sponsors for events as an overseer. Managed training camp along with other sponsored NFL events and promotions.



North Central College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2015

  Class preparation for laboratory experimentation. Lab experience includes preparation of specimens, laboratory equipment sterilization and set up, as well as determining pre-laboratory lesson plans. Also includes proctoring out of laboratory study sessions before exams, as well as one-on-one tutoring with students.

• Primary Student Research Coordinator

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2014

  Experience in fresh water systems found local to the Naperville area, investigating amphibian populations and the effects of specific water mold species in natural habitats of anura. Experience performing extraction research of amphibian pathogens and pathogen DNA, as well as developing probes for the identification of freshwater pathogens. Specific laboratory qualifications using QPCR techniques, as well as extracting and amplifying specific DNA sequences, and designing and modifying probes for the identification of freshwater pathogens. Show less



Parque La Libertad

• San Jose, Costa Rica

• Research Assistant

  • Nov 2014 - Dec 2014

  Experience volunteering abroad with a national park in Costa Rica, surveying the park and identifying over thirty-five native and migratory species of butterflies. Developed identification and classification methods. Presented findings to research grant board in order to begin funding for yearlong butterfly identification project. Experience volunteering abroad with a national park in Costa Rica, surveying the park and identifying over thirty-five native and migratory species of butterflies. Developed identification and classification methods. Presented findings to research grant board in order to begin funding for yearlong butterfly identification project.



Refugio Nacional De Vida Silvestre Ostional

• Ostional, Costa Rica

• Field Researcher

  • Sep 2014 - Nov 2014

  Experience designing, submitting, and undertaking own research project with Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles. Investigated spatial density of Olive Ridleys in their polymorphic nesting behaviors: arribada and non-arribada. Gained knowledge of spatial density effecting nest survivorship in Ostional, Costa Rica. Became familiar with cultural and economic impact Olive Ridleys have in legalized egg harvest and the maintaining of populations through conservation efforts in coordination with the legalization of harvesting. Show less



Shedd Aquarium

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Student Researcher

  • Mar 2013 - May 2013

  Experience in tropical waters and animal habitats found on and around the Bahamian islands. Investigated how oceanography and water chemistry affect marine habitats and island environments. Developed identification techniques studying species such as fishes, reptiles, plants, mammals, and invertebrates. Gained knowledge of techniques and procedures used in field research. Became familiar with tropical marine and island flora and fauna, and surveyed a variety of marine and terrestrial communities in the Exumas, all aboard Shedd’s research vessel, the R/V Coral Reef II. Show less