Freelance Artist, Designer and Media Art Specialist at Self-Employed (Freelance)

Provided freelance fine art, illustration, photography and design services; created art exhibitions in Shanghai, Chicago, Los Angeles, Monterey and Duluth; designed interactive video game and art projects; collaborated with Northwestern University scientists to create accessible images for scholarly journals and conferences; photographed products and portraits; produced creative concept imagery.

Photographer and Graphic Designer at Sustainable Aquatics

Photographed, edited, and listed all fish for multiple e-commerce sites; designed graphics featuring fish and products for advertising, social media, corporate newsletter and store needs; photographed, edited, listed, and managed inventory; created accessible illustrations for new products including poster, label, apparel, and signage design.

Database Administrator (DBA) at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula

Provided technical advice, built and maintained the EmbArk art collection database; customized the database user interface and created a digitization User Guide; supervised migration of analog collection records into the database system.

Art Handler at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula

Installed art in hospital facilities; transported valuable art between storage and installation sites; organized tools and materials; recommended procedures and operational tasks for the Art Department.

Art Studio Specialist at Monterey Peninsula College

Assisted and instructed students in the safe operation of 3D printers, laser cutter, wood and metal working tools; improved organization of tools and material storage; performed repairs of tools, equipment, and machinery; maintained art studio expendables including bench pins, flux, solder, gas, and pickle.

Art Fellow at Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA), Shanghai

Studied Chinese culture; worked with curatorial and educational planning for exhibitions; designed and produced a 600 sq meter exhibition.

DMA Form Instructor at UCLA

Designed course materials and projects for DESMA 22: Form Summer Session; demonstrated best practices in digital and physical fabrication; introduced Maya, TinkerCad design software, and 3D scanning technologies; taught theory of three-dimensional design through the work of contemporary artists, architects, and product designers.

Graduate Student Researcher, Fabrication Lab at UCLA Design|Media Art Dept

Fabrication lab graduate researcher focusing on design fabrication workflows and tooling.

Teaching Associate at UCLA Design | Media Arts Dept

Teaching associate for DESMA courses including Media Histories, Drawing and Color, Video, Game Design, and Special Topics in Video.

IT Systems Manager at North Park University

Oversaw all aspects of integrating, deploying, and maintaining Apple products in the campus IT environment; identified classroom technology needs; created flow charts and documentation; installed, upgraded, and maintained media equipment in 30+ classrooms; conducted demonstrations for faculty and staff on media equipment usage.

Assistant Director of Media Services at North Park University

Assessed A/V equipment needs for conferences and events; managed the production studio; supervised a staff of 30 student employees; projected university needs regarding emerging A/V technologies.