Talent Director

Posted on: 2006-04-10

Victoria Cross 1712 Calle Poninete Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Home 805.687.7862 Mobile 510.914.8292 Email [email protected] Professional Highlights Senior Researcher with Biosphere Industries Corporation, Carpinteria, CA Supervisor: Dr. David Dellinger, PhD October 2002-November 2003 Senior Researcher in an up and coming start-up company focusing on manufacturing biodegradable food packaging worldwide * Approved and independently released primary starting material for manufacturing * Reformulated, improving manufacturing quality of final product * Communicated regularly with Senior Scientist, CEO and VCs on project’s progress and aim * Carrying the bulk of responsibility, relieved Senior Scientist of many duties * Launched primary manufacturing laboratory in Malaysia * Working under extremely high confidentiality restrictions * Continued to work for company as a consultant, after parting ways on respectable terms Research Associate with the University of California—Santa Barbara Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Santa Barbara Supervisor: Dr. Roymarie Ballester, PhD May 2001-June 2002 Research Associate hired by UCSB to complete a contract with NASA which required me to conduct testing on cell culture units intended for use in the International Space Station * Worked in tandem with engineering team to understand and develop protocols that would be analogous in space * Lead 3-day rigorous test preparation including many sterility checks, and sterile hardware assembly assays * Conducted multiple 48-hour and 72-hour experiments on cell culture units, both at UCSB and NASA-Ames Research Center, consistently met deadlines * Identified and repaired hardware malfunctions throughout experiment * Prepared statistical and narrative reports from data collected from each testing run for presentation to engineering and science staff at UCSB and NASA-Ames Research Center, using Macintosh hardware and operating system Talent Director with JRP Entertainment, Canwood Street, Agoura Hills, CA Supervisor: Logan Siragusa February 2006-Current Talent Director for a highly exclusive performing arts academy. * Extremely fast-paced environment changing on a daily basis * Responsible for inviting, recruiting and screening new talent * Assessed skill level of incoming students, recommended class placement and emphasis * Placement in the academy was limited and highly desired, making admission extremely competitive * Addressed all questions and concerns parents or students had regarding the academy’s programs, policies and procedures * Worked regularly with some of Hollywood's renowned casting directors, talent and modeling agencies Senior Sales Associate with Treehouse Clothing, State Street, Santa Barbara, CA Supervisor: Kelly Griffen and Christy Illescas December 2003-April 2005 Sales associate in a high-end women’s apparel boutique, earning high praise from owners and customers alike. * Assisted an array of women in the selection of personally unique and flattering apparel * Aspired to generate record sales for company, as well as accelerate promotion-based advertising plan * Independently assembled fashion wardrobes for various events, photo shoots, and television productions * Premiered my own line of jewelry design * Incorporated customer-driven focus into all levels of organization * Implemented beneficial protocols into our close working environment * Detailed daily progress, problems, resolutions and suggestions with owners and staff * Forged meaningful long-lasting relationships with customers and vendors Education University of California—Santa Barbara Biological Sciences, BS, June 2001 Presentations, Awards & Honors 2000-2001 Letters and Science Genesis Award 2000-2001 California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) National Science Foundation Undergraduate Fellowship 2000-2001 Oral Presentation at the Annual UC CAMP Colloquium, held at UC Davis 2000-2001 Oral Presentation at UC Santa Barbara Undergraduate Research Colloquium Affiliations * American Society for Microbiology * American Association for the Advancement of Science