Experience

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  • Mother / Volunteer / Freelance Design, Planning & Photography / Certified...

    • Oct 1985 - Present
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  First Step Preschool

  • Assistant Teacher in the 2 Year Old Class & Extended Care

    • Nov 2013 - Jul 2014

    Assists and supports the 2's teacher to include planning, preparing and helping prepare the craft, teaching songs, guiding the children during fine and gross motor play, updating bulletin boards and toys used in the classroom, cleaning up, interfacing with parents as needed, and anticipating and meeting the physical, social, emotional, educational and spiritual needs of the children. Leads the class and teaches the children during teacher absences. Cares for children twice a week during extended care.

  • Assistant Teacher, Substitute & Floater

    • Jan 2013 - Jul 2014

    Responsible for assisting the administrators and teachers within and between classrooms. I work directly with the preschool children ages 2 to 5 in the 2 to 3, 3 to 4 & 4 to 5 year old classes during their class time, recreation and extended care to help meet their educational, social, physical and other needs.

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  IBM East Fishkill

  • Facilities Engineering: Space Planner for Semi Conductor Manufacturing

    • Sep 1984 - Oct 1985

    Supported and interfaced with the Semi Conductor Manufacturing organization's managers and executives to solicit their office and manufacturing space planning requirements for each plan cycle. Tracked their needs on Excel during each planning cycle and through plan to plan and year to year reports, communicating and reporting those needs as required. Solicited organizations within IBM to agree on the use of theirs and each others' space to plan for and meet the immediate and future needs of the company as it related to the Semi Conductor Manufacturing organization. Proposed and negotiated the acquisition of space from one organization to another interfacing with executives. Responsible within my department for the thoroughness and accuracy of the Semi Conductor Manufacturing and final overall space planning Excel report for each plan cycle as well as plan to plan and year to year reports. Solicited space planning needs from co workers in the department from their organizations to make the final Excel report each cycle. Interfaced with all individuals, departments and organizations through written, verbal and face to face communication. Worked as a member of space planning teams as required to oversee and track the timely and successful completion of facility space moves.

  • Facilities Engineering : Site Interior Designer

    • Mar 1983 - Sep 1984

    Worked in facilities engineering department as the site interior designer overseeing projects, answered all in house employee suggestions relating to the facility and acted as consultant to assure the work space / environmental needs of employees with special needs were met in the work place. Responsible for assuring all project designs met ANSI requirements. As the site interior designer, interfaced with site architect and engineers as necessary on all projects and facilities needs. Directed and oversaw IBM subcontracted design firm on projects from the planning stage to the project's completion to assure projects met IBM space planning requirements, design standards, building codes, specifications, finishes and renovation requirements. Projects I oversaw ranged from facility signage, bathroom renovations, factory, break room and site renovations, to computer sales area and executive office renovations. Met with in house clients to solicit needs, and define project scope and goals. Fine tuned architectural specifications and wording on all architectural plans, elevations and other documents. Prepared and put projects out to bid explaining the scope of the project to contractors prior to their bid. Interfaced as project consultant with facility space planners and installation coordinators throughout projects to assure successful, on budget and timely project completion.

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  Turner Design, Ithaca, NY

  • Office Manager

    • Jun 1982 - Sep 1982

    Responsible for answering the office phone, directing calls, making bill and payroll payments, making travel plans for employees, updating and organizing the Architectural and Interior Design library within the firm, researching job leads for the company, and drafting preliminary project designs ...