Experience

Half Moon Bay Review

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Photojournalist

  • Sep 2022 - Present



Oakland Housing Authority

• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Contract Specialist

  • Feb 2019 - Feb 2021

  As a Contract Specialist, I am responsible for coordinating the procurement process between Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) staff and outside vendors for necessary services, construction, and products. I assist departments in developing and preparing scopes, and am then responsible for the procurement process from start to finish, including: • Issuing Quotes, IFB’s, and RFP’s in compliance with HUD and OHA procurement policy • Reviewing and analyzing solicitation responses, analyzing costs, and recommending contract awards • Providing well researched recommendations through Reports and Memos • Creating Contracts, Amendments, and Extensions During my time in this position, I also conducted research and analysis on procurement policies, and developed a report with recommendations on OHA's procurement policy. This position has heightened my attention to detail, project management skills, and analytical skills. Show less



Mountain Java

• Sierra City, CA

• Manager

  • Jul 2018 - Oct 2018

  I was responsible for all matters of business, including: • Balancing accounts • Managing finance and running weekly financial reports • Purchasing supplies/inventory • Creating menu • Determining pricing • Tracking inventory • Customer service • Preparing food and drink orders • Collaborating with other local businesses for major town events and festivals • Opening and closing store, and most importantly • Creating a warm and welcoming community environment! I was responsible for all matters of business, including: • Balancing accounts • Managing finance and running weekly financial reports • Purchasing supplies/inventory • Creating menu • Determining pricing • Tracking inventory • Customer service • Preparing food and drink orders • Collaborating with other local businesses for major town events and festivals • Opening and closing store, and most importantly • Creating a warm and welcoming community environment!



Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport

• Spain
• Education Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• English Language Teaching Assistant

  • Oct 2017 - May 2018

  As an English-speaking guest teacher, my responsibilities included giving presentations, creating lesson plans, teaching classes, organizing activities, and assisting students with homework, pronunciation, and their basic understandings of the English language. I worked at both an elementary school and an adult language school, so I had a wide range of students from all cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. As an English-speaking guest teacher, my responsibilities included giving presentations, creating lesson plans, teaching classes, organizing activities, and assisting students with homework, pronunciation, and their basic understandings of the English language. I worked at both an elementary school and an adult language school, so I had a wide range of students from all cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.



Alameda County

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Library Clerk

  • Dec 2014 - Jan 2017

  As a Library Clerk, I was responsible for creating and managing accounts, assisting patrons in researching and locating items (both physical items and items/records in databases), helping to organize staff workshops and inter-library conferences, teaching new patrons how to use the library, explaining procedures, providing general public information, policy implementation and fine collection, and assisting with educational programs. As a Library Clerk, I was responsible for creating and managing accounts, assisting patrons in researching and locating items (both physical items and items/records in databases), helping to organize staff workshops and inter-library conferences, teaching new patrons how to use the library, explaining procedures, providing general public information, policy implementation and fine collection, and assisting with educational programs.



Alameda County

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Auditor Associate

  • Mar 2014 - Oct 2014

  Researching legal documents and maintaining accurate records, data entry and organization, investigating and assisting individuals' requests for sensitive documents, assisting the public in ordering and recording documents, explaining and implementing complicated and specific policies, processing payments, reviewing paperwork and applications, basic office tasks such as filing, faxing and screening calls, and problem-solving in stressful situations. Researching legal documents and maintaining accurate records, data entry and organization, investigating and assisting individuals' requests for sensitive documents, assisting the public in ordering and recording documents, explaining and implementing complicated and specific policies, processing payments, reviewing paperwork and applications, basic office tasks such as filing, faxing and screening calls, and problem-solving in stressful situations.



Lakota Peoples Law Project

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Media Intern

  • Jul 2013 - Mar 2014

  Managing social media outlets, such as Tumblr, Facebook, and Twitter, researching and posting blog articles, conducting online communications, and raising awareness. Managing social media outlets, such as Tumblr, Facebook, and Twitter, researching and posting blog articles, conducting online communications, and raising awareness.



Romero Institute

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Intern of Communications, Santa Cruz Constitution Protection Zones Project

  • Jul 2013 - Mar 2014

  Managing all public communications, creating and maintaining website, conducting research, organizing facts/ information into documents, reports, pamphlets, and presentations, organizing and leading meetings, communicating with donors and political allies, assigning tasks and projects to other interns and volunteers, training new interns and creating a step-by-step instruction manual for future interns, keeping track of project funds and costs, organizing data and research. Managing all public communications, creating and maintaining website, conducting research, organizing facts/ information into documents, reports, pamphlets, and presentations, organizing and leading meetings, communicating with donors and political allies, assigning tasks and projects to other interns and volunteers, training new interns and creating a step-by-step instruction manual for future interns, keeping track of project funds and costs, organizing data and research.



Sun Shops

• Santa Cruz, CA

• Retail Sales Associate

  • Dec 2012 - Jul 2013

  - Opening and closing store - Keeping floor clean and presentable - Re-stocking inventory and adding new inventory when it arrived - operating cash-register (using RetailPro) - helping customers with sales - Opening and closing store - Keeping floor clean and presentable - Re-stocking inventory and adding new inventory when it arrived - operating cash-register (using RetailPro) - helping customers with sales



University & College Access Network

• Higher Education

• Executive Board Member

  • Mar 2012 - Mar 2013

  UCAN is a student-run and student-initiated organization at UC Santa Cruz that focuses on connecting high school students with college students and preparing them for college through building connections with college mentors. - promoted program in order to recruit both volunteer college mentors and high school mentees - helped prepare college mentors for working with high school students. - met one-on-one with high school students once a week - prepared high school mentees for college by helping them evaluate universities, apply for financial aid, write personal statements, and many other things. Show less