Experience

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  San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation

  • San Diego Metropolitan Area

  • Economic Development Manager

    • Jul 2023 - Present
    • San Diego Metropolitan Area

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  UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC)

  • San Diego, California, United States

  • Policy Communications Assistant

    • Jul 2022 - Dec 2022
    • San Diego, California, United States

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  OpenAxis

  • Data Journalist Intern

    • Mar 2022 - Aug 2022

    • Research, identify, and upload salient public datasets to the platform• Create informative and narrative focused data visualizations on the platform • Curate weekly data-driven blog posts and provide weekly user feedback to engineers on the product

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  Freelance

  • Freelance Production Coordinator

    • Jun 2016 - May 2022

    • Freelance production work for companies: Anonymous Content, Tool of NA, Bob Industries, and B-Reel Films, working on over 50 commercials for clients including Capital One, LinkedIn, Blue Shield, Mayo Clinic, and Audi.• Organize all talent contracts and travel for crew personnel, track expense reports, and create pre-production PowerPoint presentations to present to the client and advertisement agency.• Coordinate commercial filming logistics with vendors, crew personnel, casting, talent, and agency personnel by confirming crew members' availability and union status and communicating all project calendar changes through crew-wide communications via "call sheets."• Create a comprehensive wrap report for each project, closing out all purchase orders while tracking costs to ensure the project remains on budget.

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  Telluride Film Festival

  • Movies, Videos, and Sound
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Assistant Manager of Theater Operations

    • 2015 - Jul 2020

    • Create purchase orders, coordinate with vendors, vet personnel for volunteer and staff positions, assist in data entry in the festival's database, and manage the department's pre-and post-festival schedule and inventory while providing hands-on support.• Collaborate with guest management department for all speaker series, creating itineraries, and ensuring the success of all events during the festival.• Draft copy for Telluride's staff program using InDesign, uploading pictures, collaborating with Executive, Development, and Media teams.• Coordinate communication between 10 theaters, assess department needs, manage crises, and create time-sensitive solutions while keeping other festival departments and town personnel informed.

  • Assistant, Manager of Theater Operations and Film Shipping

    • Aug 2015 - Sep 2015

    • Communicate with 10 theater managers and festival management to assure a successful festival.• Conduct inventory of film equipment, organizing and delivering supplies to keep every theatre operational.• Post festival tracking and delivering film hard drives to their original owners. • Successfully manage deadlines and completing tasks while working in two festival positions.

  • Intern

    • Jul 2015 - Sep 2015

    • Responsible for paying bills, organizing flight itineraries for staff and guests and tracking in the staff database to prepare for festival• Created festival program guide using InDesign for staff’s use during festival• Helped solve staff IT problems to quickly get Staff back to their work• Traveled and delivered all festival passes from Berkeley to Telluride

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  Jordan International Aid

  • Medical Clinic Manager, Volunteer

    • Jan 2017 - Jul 2019

    • Managed medical clinics for non-profit in Cambodia, Kenya, Puerto Rico, Florida, and California, providing medical relief in disaster and poverty-stricken areas with limited access to medical care by partnering with community members and stakeholders.• Collaborate with lead physicians to assign positions and develop the clinic's site map and protocol to maintain patient flow, ensuring the handling of medical records is HIPAA compliant.• Effectively managed a three-day clinic in Nairobi, Kenya, seeing over 3,000 patients and managing a team of 30, including non-medical volunteers, nurses, and doctors.• Completed a quantitative assessment of a pre-established nutritional program in Siem Reap, Cambodia, requiring supply cost comparisons and medical data analysis to improve the program's success.

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  Freelance, self-employed

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Office Production Assistant

    • Jan 2016 - Jul 2019
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    • Freelance production work for various production companies including Anonymous Content,Tool of NA, and Bob Industries.• Coordinating with talent, agents, and agency personnel for shoots, maintaining and scanning all talent contracts.• Checking crew and talent work eligibility and vendor availability.• Create pre-production presentations for the client and agency using keynote, pages and google presentations.• Arranging travel accommodations for directors, crew and talent, presenting updated itineraries while tracking costs in spreadsheet for budgetary purposes.

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  Sparkle Motion Films

  • Producer / Coordinator

    • May 2015 - May 2017

    • Produced short film “The News Today” that honors the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting; managing the budget while maintaining a small crew for a one-day film shoot.• Assistant Director for “Spunkle,” comedic short film and coordinator for “Heal Medical” and “Maker Ed” video projects, both promotional videos for private companies. • Coordinator for feature length documentary, “The Great Now What,” negotiating rates with crew, creating press releases and social media campaigns to promote the documentary within the film and medical community, where we successfully surpassed our fundraising goal. • Research Coordinator for short documentary film, “Reclaiming Pakistan,” providing accurate research surrounding the 2014 Peshawar school massacre with a short turnaround in order to make editing deadline.• Production coordinator for Lodi Film Project, Project H.E.A.L. (corporate), MakersEd (non-profit)• Created and distributed call sheets/release forms, managed time on set, coordinated crew and talent to ensure smooth, friendly working environment

  • Assitant Director

    • Jul 2015 - Jul 2015

    • Assistant Director for a short film, “Spunkle” with three days of shooting 4 or more pages a day with a 16 person crew • Assistant Director for a short film, “The News Today” that honors the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting, managing the budget while maintaining a small crew for a one-day film shoot.• Responsible for creating daily plans with the flexibility and awareness of the fast-paced environment, adapting quickly to create a new plan to stay on schedule• Constant communication with crew to promote the common goal of staying on schedule to fit all the scenes in without compromising the art• Staying calm to maintain a positive successful working atmosphere

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  Law Office of Nancy A. Gibbons

  • Walnut Creek, CA

  • Legal Assistant

    • Sep 2014 - Jan 2017
    • Walnut Creek, CA

    • Research, draft, and proofread confidential legal documents to be signed by clients and recorded in court while maintaining utmost discretion when dealing with sensitive topics.• Calculate and administer billing statements to expedite the invoice process, schedule and coordinate meetings and appointments for the lead attorney, ensuring the calendar is accurate and up to date.• Perform all administrative duties including organizing files, answering phones, and corresponding with clients for lead lawyer making information easily accessible.• Developed new filing and organizational practices, converting to an electronic filing system, increasing efficiency, and preventing file misplacement.

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  University of California, Davis

  • Student-Athlete

    • Aug 2010 - Nov 2013

    • Balance 20+ hours per week of practice, weights, travel, and games with demanding academic schedule • Overcame two 11 month ACL injuries • Ability to work well with a team• Ability to set both individual and team goals