Highly organized creative thinker and designer with 25 years of experience in real estate development, project management, design build, creative vision, and oversight. Visitor and user testing experience in a museum setting, onsite installation management, and an eye for quality control. Construction company owner and operator of 10 years building residential homes, retrofitting commercial properties, and developing restaurants. Small business owner and landlord of 25 years in real estate management within the music industry. Strong community leader and advocate for small business and artists with a passion for adaptive reuse and sustainability. Musician, ceramicist, and dancer.
Mother of two grown sons who are pursuing their dreams in chemistry and materials engineering, and human to a 7 year old Formosan Mountain dog. BA in Interdisciplinary Art with a Minor in Dance. In May of 2024 I completed a Master of Architecture degree and Building Façade Art Science and Technology certificate under the queen palms at the University of Southern California.
Technology
3D: Rhino, Grasshopper, Revit, Lumion, Enscape, SketchUp, UltiMaker Cura
Creative: Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Pro Tools, Polycam
Project Management: Trello, Slack, MIRO, ZOOM, MS Office, Project, QuickBooks, Google Suite
Experience
Crybaby Studios, Owner/Operator
AUGUST 1999 - PRESENT 1514 11th Ave Seattle, WA 98122
1999 Signed a master lease on 13,500 sq ft, built and maintain 51 private lockout, 24 hour access, month to month studios.
2009 to 2014 Built and operated a three-room recording facility.
2010 and 2012 Recorded and curated two locals’ compilations.
2015 to present: Provide community residency opportunities.
Weatherhead Experience Design, Project Manager
AUGUST 2015 - JANUARY 2021 Seattle, WA - Nationwide
Clients include Seattle Children's Research Institute, MOHAI, Smith Tower, Chicago History Museum and Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum. Independent contractor hired to oversee a team of software developers, designers, art directors, content writers, subcontractors and installers; managing and designing multimedia and interactive exhibits. Create and maintain schedules and client accounts, identify dependencies and critical path, set up stakeholder communications, organize and gather media assets, proof content and graphics, manage costs and milestones, track content iterations and deliverables, define and monitor scope, and closeout projects.
Stasis Inc, Owner/Operator
JANUARY 1999 - JUNE 2006 Seattle, WA
Co-owner and operator of a full service general contracting company with five to ten people on staff depending on the project. Project management and scheduling, budget and change orders, property and client acquisition, design guidance, permitting and inspections. In my time with Stasis we built two craftsman style homes from tear-downs, one modern home, retrofitted a 12,000 sq/ft commercial building with two restaurants on the ground level and lofts upstairs, and two complete restaurant build outs. Jobs ranged from $300,000 to $2 mil.
Education
University of Southern California
2024 3.78 gpa
Master of Architecture
Certificate of Façade Art, Science, and Technology
University of Washington
2020 4.0 gpa
Bachelor of Visual Arts, Major and Dance, Minor
Certificate of Project Management 2017
Appointments
Src Material, President
AUGUST 2023 - PRESENT
A creative technology nonprofit supporting connections between emergent technology and nascent concepts for promising artists.
Seattle Small Business Advisory Council, Member
JANUARY 2018 - DECEMBER 2020
Nominated by the Seattle Office of Economic Development to serve on Mayor Durkan's council representing gig workers and creatives at bi-monthly round tables to consult on legislation and brainstorm ideas.
