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Skills

  • Aesthetic integration with set design
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Breakaway and stunt prop creation
  • Detailed prop inventory management
  • Proficiency in category for digital prop design
  • Relationship development
  • Realistic surface painting and finishing
  • Problem resolution
  • Multidisciplinary creative teamwork
  • Fine detail work and craftsmanship

Work Experiences

  • Pushed for operational changes that resulted in cost savings and higher profit margins.
  • Conducted extensive research on vintage mechanical designs.
  • Conducted compliance checks on set.
  • Accelerated the approval process for system by 31%.
  • Kept track of counts and sorted completed work to make shipping and additional processing easier.
  • Followed strict safety guidelines for program equipment, which resulted in a reduction of 4% in method accidents.
  • Oversaw the quality assurance program, which included on-site assessments, internal audits, and customer surveys.
  • Collaborated with directors and set designers.
  • Contributed to a 19% reduction in overall production waste.
  • Achieved a 27% improvement in team productivity by reorganizing the prop workshop layout, streamlining the project workflow.

Summaries

  • Accomplished Props Maker with a focus on sustainability.
  • Strengths in client relations and project management backed up by Miscellaneous training.
  • Consistently delivered under budget.
  • Individual with 6 years of experience in charge of process improvement and team leadership.
  • Contributed to over 8 projects.
  • Props Maker with 3 years of successful project management and vendor management experience.
  • Consulted with costume, lighting, and special effects departments.
  • Collaborative Props Maker with extensive experience consulting with costume, lighting, and special effects departments to ensure seamless integration of props across all aspects of production.
  • Mechanical maintenance and basic repairs, as well as equipment setup and control optimization, are all areas where I excel.
  • Consistently delivered historically-accurate period props.

Accomplishments

  • Negotiated with material vendors to secure discounts, resulting in a cost savings of 26% while maintaining high-quality standards.
  • Effectively communicated and collaborated with directors and production teams to bring creative visions to life, meeting all deadlines for procedure.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Used 3D modeling software to conceptualize complex prop designs, significantly optimizing the build process for program.
  • Documented and resolved system which led to method.
  • Developed hand-painted prop replicas from artist concept designs, exclusively for system, boosting merchandise sales by 35%.
  • Managed prop logistics and ensured efficient transportation of materials between multiple shooting locations, reducing possible delays in production.
  • Developed modular, multi-functional props for method, reducing setup time between takes by 16%.
  • Worked alongside visual effects departments to ensure physical prop elements would align with digital enhancements in post-production for metric.
  • Collaborated closely with the costume department to design wearable prop elements that maintained fluidity of movement in initiative.

Affiliations

  • Professional Puppet and Props Makers Association (PPPMA)
  • Guest Speaker/Course Leader at Brightline's Prop Design Certificate Program
  • American Institute for Conservation (AIC)
  • National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Member
  • Association for Computing Machinery
  • Participant in 2019 Film Academy Conservatory Program on Practical Effects
  • Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA)
  • Craftsperson Specialist for Historical and Reproduction Props Exhibit at metric
  • Association of Prop Makers and Artists (APMA)
  • Society of British Theatre Designers

Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Certified Prop Master method
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Professional Set Design Certification Brightline
  • Certified Welder for Entertainment Industry Harbor & Co.
  • CompTIA Network+
  • Introduction to 3D Printing for Props Certification 2022
  • Introduction to Mold-Making for Props Ironclad Systems
  • Professional Scenic Artist Certification Portland
  • Bloodborne Pathogens Awareness Certification Summit Group

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