Senior Project Manager

• Apr 2022 - Present

Man Pavilion Project Manager

• Mar 2015 - Apr 2022

*Directed 5 iterations of Burning Man’s central art and community space, the Man Pavilion. *Provided management of all aspects of the build and operation of the Pavilion including off-site design and pre-fabrication and on-site freight logistics, material storage and handling, tool shop readiness, daily task and safety briefings with the crew, adherence to schedule, coordination with heavy equipment, site security, and operational oversight when open to the public. *Regularly presented to and gathered input from, key stakeholders including event founders. Maintained strong, trusting relationships with all. *Led annual design team from concept art through design and structural engineering to produce detailed construction and fabrication drawings and plans. *Implemented iterative design forums to ensure our speciality trades had an opportunity to weigh in on larger design choices. *Created and managed 7 design contests and selection committees in search of works from community artists. Authored and administered contracts for selected artworks.*Proposed, defended and managed a yearly budget.*Created a real-time method to track project spending and hasten monthly reporting while giving visual representations of our progress to stakeholders.*Managed crew hiring, project volunteerism, subcontractor selection and contract process along with material procurement.*Defined, ordered and tracked project phases and tasks. Utilized Gantt charts, task trackers and a range of other methods useful to communicate what needed to get done to my team.*Planned and executed a Covid-conscious Man burn 2020. Significantly reduced construction planning replaced with significant risk, security and communication concerns.*Other projects assigned included a large-scale community engagement project around cultural direction setting, updates to a proprietary population tracking software implementation, and increasing the company’s posture related to best project management processes. Show less

Project Manager

• Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

*Coordinated cross-departmental remediation efforts following security risk assessment for a major cable TV and internet infrastructure provider. *Created scope of work for a database to track future risk findings and remediation. *Coordinated cross-departmental remediation efforts following security risk assessment for a major cable TV and internet infrastructure provider. *Created scope of work for a database to track future risk findings and remediation.

Department Manager. Seasonally, 2011-2014

• Jul 2011 - Oct 2014

*Primary buyer of construction materials and tooling for 30+ build teams. $900k in procured and delivered orders over an 8 week season. Led a small team of receiving and delivery staff to quickly fill time sensitive orders. *Created a database for our work, giving insight into priority orders, fulfillment times, historical data and adherence to budgets. *Primary buyer of construction materials and tooling for 30+ build teams. $900k in procured and delivered orders over an 8 week season. Led a small team of receiving and delivery staff to quickly fill time sensitive orders. *Created a database for our work, giving insight into priority orders, fulfillment times, historical data and adherence to budgets.

Project Manager

• Apr 2014 - Jul 2014

*Managed the deliverables schedule for a HIPAA security assessment composed of 12 control points and 3 consultants. *Managed the deliverables schedule for a HIPAA security assessment composed of 12 control points and 3 consultants.

Integration Manager

• Jan 2006 - Jul 2011

*Managed technology integration projects for various government agency clients using in-house and contracted installers. Project values between $50k and $7M. *Created Project Management Plans and associated documents including specifically formatted and reviewed government submittals. *Supported the sales staff by writing scopes of work, estimating projects and providing content for formal proposals. *Managed technology integration projects for various government agency clients using in-house and contracted installers. Project values between $50k and $7M. *Created Project Management Plans and associated documents including specifically formatted and reviewed government submittals. *Supported the sales staff by writing scopes of work, estimating projects and providing content for formal proposals.

Project Manager

• 2001 - 2006

*Provided on-site management for LAN installations at the 28-story Henry J. Kaiser Building in Oakland. Completed tenant improvements there to support BART’s headquarter relocation. *Created a standard for creation and submission of as-built drawings to clients upon project completion. *Maintained a positive and trusting relationship between my company and building owners, end users, general contractor staff and other stakeholders. *Provided on-site management for LAN installations at the 28-story Henry J. Kaiser Building in Oakland. Completed tenant improvements there to support BART’s headquarter relocation. *Created a standard for creation and submission of as-built drawings to clients upon project completion. *Maintained a positive and trusting relationship between my company and building owners, end users, general contractor staff and other stakeholders.

Operations Manager

• 1998 - 2001

● Responsible for all operations for a network cabling company to include scheduling new projects, procuring materials, customer relations, managing a staff of 20 installers and reporting P&Ls to the corporate office. ● Responsible for all operations for a network cabling company to include scheduling new projects, procuring materials, customer relations, managing a staff of 20 installers and reporting P&Ls to the corporate office.