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Skills

  • Mentorship to junior designers in prop handling and design
  • Multitasking across multiple production phases
  • Custom fabrication using CNC and laser cutting technologies
  • MS Office
  • Supervision
  • Material selection and sourcing for budget-conscious prop fabrication
  • Communications
  • Customer service
  • Digital prop prototyping using 3D printing technologies
  • Props selection

Work Experiences

  • Provided excellent service and attention when dealing with customers face-to-face or over the phone.
  • Increased profit margins by streamlining operations and workflow and negotiating competitive vendor contracts.
  • Worked with others to brainstorm new method possibilities.
  • Collaborated closely with the art director and costume designers to ensure all props seamlessly integrated into the overall aesthetic vision.
  • Worked with the technical team to integrate lighting, sound, and other elements into the sets.
  • Kept my procedure knowledge up to date by doing team leadership and budget management.
  • Saved money by developing functional solutions to framework problems.
  • Devised the best strategies for highlighting key focal points.
  • Collaborated directly with SFX departments to create destruction-ready props used in action sequences in program.
  • Learned quality assurance and performance reporting to help with office needs.

Summaries

  • Individual who is enthusiastic and capable of working in both a team and independently.
  • To meet the creative vision and maximize audience engagement, include strategic details.
  • Strong technical skills and experience in cross-functional collaboration.
  • Multilingual and fluent in Japanese and German, with a strong grasp of cultural differences.
  • Avoided budget overruns.
  • Prop Designer is a hardworking and dependable Prop Designer who excels at strategic planning and process improvement.
  • Cost, schedule, and space constraints must all be considered when creating successful procedure designs.
  • Aligned with the broader visual language of the production.
  • Project management Committed to identifying and leveraging opportunities for growth, with a proven ability to build effective teams.
  • Prop Designer with budget management and risk assessment abilities.

Accomplishments

  • Contributed to the pre-production phase with a focus on realistic texture mapping and scaling, leading to seamless digital-to-physical prop transitions.
  • Performed cost-benefit analyses on prop manufacturing methods, balancing durability and weight considerations in materials selection.
  • Developed and built key props using metric, ensuring seamless integration with set and costume designs for synchronized storytelling across departments.
  • Created versatile modular prop designs that fulfilled multiple scene needs, helping streamline production and cut burdensome rebuild cycles.
  • Presented prop design concepts to directors and producers, receiving approval for final production in 17 of days with minimal revisions.
  • Oversaw the prop maintenance schedule across a three years filming period, ensuring no breakdowns or last-minute replacements were required.
  • Collaborated across departments, aligning key props with VFX and digital assets, ensuring real-world accuracy in CG integrated scenes.
  • Awarded best small-scale prop concept at initiative for innovation and creativity displayed in uniquely designed functional models.
  • Led daily workshops for junior designers, earning recognition from supervisors for mentoring efforts that directly increased the quality of final props.
  • Collaborated closely with costume designers to ensure consistency between hand-held props and actor costumes, improving the coordination and believability of key visual cues.

Affiliations

  • Certified Graduate, Prop Design Academy by MasterClass, completed course in visual storytelling through prop design, 2023
  • Member, Creative Enterprise Hub, enrolled in prop reconfiguration studies to reduce material wastage, 2016
  • Active Member, Society of Motion Picture and Television Art Directors (SMPAD), system
  • Active Participant, Maker Faire Annual Convention, showcased advanced prop design using 3D printing, 2017
  • Member, Online Portfolio Showcase, Behance Work Affiliates Award, recognized for cutting-edge prop designs in digital media, 2015
  • Member, New York City Prop Professionals Consortium, fostering collaboration among local theaters and productions
  • Certified Professional, OSHA 10-Hour General Industry for arts and props safety, 2020
  • Attendee, SIGGRAPH Conference on 3D Technology, focusing on applied 3D printing for prop efficiency, 2023
  • Member, United Scenic Artists (USA), studying the interplay between lighting, costumes, and prop relevance
  • Participant, NYC Film and Television Expo, focused on prop development for locationed-based film shoots, 2022

Certifications

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • CompTIA Network+
  • Cinema Studies and Design Certification – metric
  • SketchUp Pro Certified – standard
  • Creative Breakdowns: The Art of Creating Hero Props Certificate – Vantage
  • Special Effects Props Fabrication – Brightline (Online or National Program)
  • American Academy of Financial Management (AAFM)
  • Certificate in Set and Product Design – Vantage
  • Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect
  • ServSafe

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