Promoted from Space Planner to Project Manager within three months. Oversaw a three-phase, $21M retail renovation (340,000 RSF) as Owner’s Representative. Managed architectural coordination, 200 pricing plan reviews, and 17 directive-related change orders. Mentored six junior team members through design and construction phases in a matrix team environment.

Project Manager

Acted as Owner’s Representative managing $1–5M hospital capital projects during the pandemic. Directed installation of 300+ patient lifts across five hospitals in Maryland and DC. Oversaw a helipad addition and other critical upgrades, coordinating architecture, infection control, and IT teams*. Led weekly meetings with executive leadership to maintain schedule and compliance. 

*Experience coordinating clinical, IT, and architectural teams in active hospital environments directly informs healthcare UX research and stakeholder management practice.

Associate Project Manager

Roles included: Interior Designer, Freelance Design Consultant, Space Planner, Senior Associate.

Managed design, documentation, and coordination for large-scale commercial projects. Delivered ADA and building code updates, floor plan layouts, and tenant improvement surveys. Mentored junior staff and liaised with clients, engineers, and contractors.

Projects included multi-phase renovations of 40+ story towers in Century City and tenant fit-outs in Koreatown, Los Angeles.

Interior & Space Design Roles

As set designer on five major-studio productions (AMC, MTV, CBS, Amazon, Netflix), applied design-thinking principles to physical environments — balancing visual storytelling, function, and production logistics. Delivered complex construction drawing packages under two-month deadlines. Collaborated with department heads, production, and construction teams to resolve supply shortages, fire threats, and strike-related scheduling challenges. Designed environments for high-profile projects, including a 1900s Native American drama, an 1800s Western, and a Sci-Fi Western starring Josh Brolin.

Set Designer

Primarily led departmental AutoCAD training, overhauled templates and standard operating procedures while overseeing and coaching three junior designers to strengthen documentation consistency*.

*Experience overhauling documentation systems and training teams directly informs UX systems thinking and design operations practice.

Job Captain

Vizabold is my independent UX design and front-end development practice. Recent work includes designing and coding three responsive websites end-to-end using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — deployed via GitHub and Netlify. UX projects include Snappy Sniffers, a mobile app for animal shelter enrichment program management, and an Art Museum concept app focused on visitor engagement and wellness-oriented experience design. Also provides full brand identity development including logos, mascots, motion graphics, and visual systems. Leveraging AI-assisted tools to optimize design workflow and accelerate delivery.

UX Designer & Engineer

Independent design instructor with 400+ hours of instruction delivered to 50+ adult learners — five-star rating across 100+ verified reviews. Originally focused on spatial design software and NCIDQ prep (AutoCAD, SketchUp, Interior Design), now expanded into UX/UI Design fundamentals including Figma, prototyping, interaction design, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and web design.* 

*Teaching UX/UI principles reinforces active professional practice — bridging design education with real-world freelance work at Vizabold. 

Subjects: Figma · UX/UI Design · HTML · CSS · JavaScript · Web Design · AutoCAD · SketchUp · Interior Design Principles & NCIDQ preparation

Design & UX Instructor

Spatial Designer -> UX/UI Designer & Engineer

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