Experience

Caltech

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Assistant / Project Coordinator

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Executive Assistant to Associate Vice President of Facilities. Manage calendars; plan and coordinate events; travel arrangements; process salary increases; resolve financial expenditures; develop projects including cloud storage protocols and in-depth onboarding processes; write and proofread documents and newsletters; manage websites; support recruitment processes; and any other tasks as needed for the smooth operation of the Facilities department of an internationally renowned university. Executive Assistant to Associate Vice President of Facilities. Manage calendars; plan and coordinate events; travel arrangements; process salary increases; resolve financial expenditures; develop projects including cloud storage protocols and in-depth onboarding processes; write and proofread documents and newsletters; manage websites; support recruitment processes; and any other tasks as needed for the smooth operation of the Facilities department of an internationally renowned university.



QED Editing

• Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Owner and Copy Editor

  • Apr 1998 - Present



Office of State Senator Anthony J. Portantino

• Glendale, CA

• Senior District Representative

  • Nov 2016 - Aug 2021

  Represented Senator in key issue areas including sustainability, water resources and conservation, High Speed Rail, LA River, Griffith Park, Angeles National Forest, technology, greenhouse gas reduction, and climate change mitigation, and in the communities of Los Feliz, Sunland-Tujunga, Lake View Terrace, Shadow Hills, Atwater Village, La Crescenta, and Montrose. • Wrote and copy edited speeches/talking points, newsletters, press releases, certificates, support letters, and district correspondence. • Coordinated events in Senate district. • Developed and administered listserv to distribute information and opportunities of environmental interest. Show less



St. James' Anglican-Episcopal Church

• Los Angeles

• Staff Singer

  • Sep 2003 - Mar 2020

  Staff singer with semi-professional Anglican church choir that sings Sunday morning masses and other services, monthly evensong services, and an annual Lessons and Carols service. Choir members come from the Los Angeles Master Chorale, USC's Thornton School of Music, UCLA's School of Music, the Pacific Chorale, the congregation, and other area groups. The choir has toured England on three separate occasions. Staff singer with semi-professional Anglican church choir that sings Sunday morning masses and other services, monthly evensong services, and an annual Lessons and Carols service. Choir members come from the Los Angeles Master Chorale, USC's Thornton School of Music, UCLA's School of Music, the Pacific Chorale, the congregation, and other area groups. The choir has toured England on three separate occasions.



Office of State Senator Carol Liu

• Glendale, CA

• District Representative and GREEN21 Program Manager

  • Nov 2012 - Nov 2016

  Represent Senator in key issue areas including sustainability, water resources and conservation, State Route 710, High Speed Rail, LA River, Griffith Park, Angeles National Forest, greenhouse gas reduction, and climate change mitigation, and in the communities of Sunland-Tujunga, Shadow Hills, Atwater Village, La Crescenta, and La Cañada Flintridge. • Write and copyedit speeches/talking points, newsletters, press releases, and district correspondence. • Coordinate events in Senate district including forums on Insurance in an Era of Climate Change, on Living Well with Less Water, and on How Sustainable Land Use Planning Can Benefit Air Quality and Public Health with the Air Quality Institute. • Guide and collaborate on technical comments on SR710 EIR/EIS and Cost Benefit Analysis. • Recruit and manage GREEN21 Advisory Council of subject experts; organize participation and working group activities. • Create and maintain Senator's social media presence, increasing followers by 500% over a 4-year period. • Maintain Senate website including all updates, press releases, and news. • Develop content, design layout, and maintain GREEN21 resource portal and web pages. • Develop and administer listserv to distribute information and opportunities of environmental interest. Show less



California State Senate

• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Campaign Manager

  • Jan 2012 - Nov 2012

  • Managed successful re-election campaign operations, beating registration spread by 12 points. • Coordinated voter outreach activities with Democratic Headquarters. • Revamped campaign website, overhauling all content, graphics, and photos. • Set up and maintained social media presence. • Created campaign events and coordinated availability with Senate scheduler. • Organized coffees and other opportunities for candidate exposure in new district. • Developed and maintained database of contacts, supporters, and contributors. Show less



Steve Madison for City Council

• Operations Manager

  • 2011 - 2011

  Directed all campaign activities for non-partisan city council race in Pasadena. Oversaw and prioritized candidate, staff, and volunteer activities while resolving personnel matters. Established and put into place all facility requirements. Directed all campaign activities for non-partisan city council race in Pasadena. Oversaw and prioritized candidate, staff, and volunteer activities while resolving personnel matters. Established and put into place all facility requirements.



United Democratic Headquarters

• Pasadena, CA

• Campaign Coordinator

  • Aug 2010 - Nov 2010

  Office manager for local organizing campaign. Directed staff, managed budget, provided training. • Managed operations for election campaign headquarters, reporting monthly to steering committee. • Supervised 4 staff and 100 volunteers; maintained and coordinated staff schedules. • Increased voter turnout and volunteer participation 23% over previous midterm election. • Oversaw office budget and reimbursements; leased and managed office equipment and supplies. • Implemented database strategy and trained staff to track voter preferences and volunteer activities. • Organized events that attracted new and returning volunteers. Show less



Veterans Resource Center, Pasadena City College

• Tutor, Algebra

  • 2010 - 2010

  Volunteer tutor in algebra classroom, math lab, and through Pasadena Community College Veterans Center Volunteer tutor in algebra classroom, math lab, and through Pasadena Community College Veterans Center



Canada Crescenta Democratic Club

• President

  • 2009 - 2010



ORGANIZING FOR AMERICA

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Field Organizer

  • 2008 - 2008

  Organized field operations for presidential campaign in three congressional districts in the San Gabriel Valley. Performed HR tasks, including recruiting, coaching, and training. Resolved personnel issues and maximized each team's overall performance. • Directed more than 75 volunteer leaders in 12 area teams that operated weekly phonebanks producing an unprecedented 350,000 voter phone calls across the country, 250,000 of which occurred in the most crucial final weekend of campaign.• Designed technical implementation, including e-documents for statewide use.• Led team building; coordinated phonebanks and neighborhood walks; trained volunteers; managed group communications, visibility, and candidate information.• Managed call lists and oversaw scheduling, data handling, and campaign reporting requirements.• Developed action plans to improve data efficiency. Show less

• Team Lead

  • 2007 - 2008

  Led all aspects of district team. Recruited and trained volunteers, built teams, coordinated phonebanks and walks, and managed group communications, visibility, and candidate information.



Altadena Town Council

• member

  • 1999 - 2001

  Active member of town council that serves as an advisory board to the LA County Board of Supervisors for the unincorporated area of Altadena. Area of interest: traffic calming. Also member of the executive board during that time. Active member of town council that serves as an advisory board to the LA County Board of Supervisors for the unincorporated area of Altadena. Area of interest: traffic calming. Also member of the executive board during that time.



NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Systems Engineer, Cassini Spacecraft Systems Design Group

  • 1995 - 1998

  Oversaw pre-launch development of telecommunication subsystem for NASA mission to Saturn; wrote and tested launch sequence; developed contingency responses.• Coordinated integration of radio subsystem with overall spacecraft, ground, mission design, and flight operations teams. • Designed and implemented on-time, successful spacecraft launch sequence; interfaced with launch rocket industry partner.• Managed configuration control; led testing and wrote launch and radio subsystem documentation; developed and tested contingency plans.• Created flight rules; developed and maintained flight rules database; led testing and configuration control and documentation; liaised with division and project management.• Presented to senior team and project management. Show less

• Lead, Galileo Telecommunications Unit, Orbiter Engineering Team

  • 1991 - 1995

  Supervised flight operations engineering group responsible for telecommunication subsystem for NASA mission to Jupiter and directed group’s technical analysis and administrative performance.• Ensured spacecraft communication with ground antennas worked as planned and in emergencies.Supervisor tasks: • Managed deadlines and briefed senior project management on progress, status, timelines.• Planned and tracked budgets and workforce, coached and trained group members in new tasks, evaluated employee performance, and designed job descriptions and task assignments.Overall technical management: • Developed requirements, procedures, oversight of consumables, and trend analyses. • Designed software tools and high-level mission requirements.• Led group through major in-flight mission redesign after catastrophic antenna failure. Show less

• Cognizant Engineer, Galileo Telecommunications Unit

  • 1989 - 1991

  • Led technical analysis of subsystem.• Directed analysis tasks and long- and short-term planning and scheduling to optimize spacecraft communication performance.• Implemented tests to improve accuracy of telecommunications link throughout mission.• Optimized link predictions to maximize data return and confidence in future radio frequency link.• Collaborated with German Space Operations Center to perform successful in-flight compatibility tests.• Presented plans and results to project management. Show less

• Programmer, Telecommunications Predictions & Analysis Program (TPAP)

  • 1985 - 1989

  Delivered mission-critical software to multiple flight projects and to the ground system. Instrumental in redesign effort resulting in 50% throughput improvement. Developed and performed delivery and regression testing and documentation. Was Cognizant Engineer from 1987 to 1989.