PROFESSIONAL MEDIA / DIGITAL ART EXPERIENCE



Style Fashion Week  

Director of Media Operations           (3/2014: 10/14)

  • Management of 100 media various outlets for media risers, bloggers, photographers, video, backstage access

  • Serve as welcoming committee to designers, makeup artists, hair stylists, models and production crew

  • On-sight assessment and assistance with marketplace assignments, tasks, and duties

  • Coordinate, develop, and implement fashion and media related decisions on site 


Condé Nast Publications            (10/13 - Present)

Contributing Staff Photographer 

  • Runway coverage for Style Fashion Week and transmission of color corrected, adjusted imagery to send to NY for publication

  • on site or remote transmission of retouched imagery with tight deadlines for publication in NY

  • Coordinate, develop, and implement fashion and media related decisions on site 


Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce                                                                                                  

Ambassador HBCOC                                                                                                                     (1/2010 – 4/2011)  

  • Network at events and provide monthly business reports 

  • Serve as welcoming committee to new members 

  • Assist new businesses with their grand opening and with ways to grow their business

  • Coordinate, develop, and implement social events for the director of Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce

Geek Squad - 

Client Services Manager / Services Support Supervisor                                                                    (7/2002 -  12/2008)                                         

  • Management of 100 technicians on a daily basis for job assignments 

  • Service various clients by providing in home service to clients

  • Advanced training in the cutting edge of technology via computer software

  • Assess problems and solve various problems by trouble shooting equipment

  • Assess client home theatre technology needs to ensure best functionality of their theatre equipment


Samy’s Camera, West Hollywood, CA., Rental Department                                                 (March 2005 – August 2005)

Job duties include but are not limited to providing services to customers needing the use of various photography and video equipment. Cleaning and checking both photography and video equipment to ensure functionality for the customers that use the equipment.  Administering the legal contracts to the custome



EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION / RECOGNITION

  • Style Fashion Week LA LIVE EVENT DECK, Art Exhibition of Professional Portrait Photography 2014

  • 7th Sole Boutique Downtown LA , Art Exhibition of Professional Portrait Photography 2014

  • Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce Ambassador of the Month  - Published in THE PIER REVIEW (2011)

  • Back to the Grind Art Exhibition of Professional Portraiture Photography (2004)

  • Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA Photography Program (2002)

  • Riverside Community College in Riverside, CA Certificate Program for Photography (2000)