Accountable for leading a team of highly skilled costuming professionals responsible for bringing Disney Live Entertainment (DLE) costumes to life. Oversee and drive the production process, manage finances, implement designs, interface with clients, and ensure the successful delivery of all Entertainment costumes for Walt Disney World. Lead project teams in developing and executing creative ideas and am responsible for achieving project goals and milestones. Responsibilities include effective communication with executive leadership, internal and external partners, status reports, risk assessment, financial targets, and client satisfaction. Committed to delivering all project objectives while adhering to company/departmental standards and policies and continually seeking to develop new, efficient business practices as needed.

• Updated the cost estimation process and implemented a tracking system to improve delivery time and overall consistency, resulting in estimates increasing by over 200% in the first year.

• Developed and documented workflows to enhance business performance by optimizing core processes.

• Utilized metrics to strategize a workroom expansion to meet demands for costume alterations due to new ships.

Designed 20 face characters and atmosphere costumes. Managed $1.8M budget and logistics for entertainment atmosphere

costumes. Opened new Universal Beijing Resort with IP approval on time and on budget. Acted as WWoHP expert to liaison

with park and Intellectually Property (IP) partners as well as provide onsite support of IP-related questions. Created 24+ scopes

of work and multiple production timelines. Sourced costumes in blind due to pandemic restraints and visa accessibility of casts

to enter China. Shared park-to-park best practices and identified efficiencies. Provided mentorship to multiple team members.

• Finalized $1.5M budget within 10 weeks 24+ vendors in place and on-schedule production.

• Untangled legal contracting process to find alternative ways to source IP-specific costumes due to joint venture constraints

with Chinese government.

• Identified and analyzed roadblocks of fabric shortages due to global pandemic and supply chain gaps to allow for necessary

sourcing pivots in strategy of acquiring costumes on time and at budget.

Developed and managed all-new park project-related wardrobe (team member uniforms), costumes (entertainment costumes),

walk-around characters, and adjacent elements. Creative lead that sourced and managed in-house staff, multiple international

and domestic vendors, and consultants. Determined design and execution strategies ensuring completion of all aspects of

design and production from original concept through final installation. Created schedules and developed / oversaw multiple

budgets adding up to $30M. Participated in multiple Intellectual Property owner relationships and approval processes. Created

multi-year diversified schedule for design, development, and installation.

• Improved productivity and created focus for executive progress approvals by utilizing phase-gated development framework

to implement and complete tasks for new park costumes / wardrobe.

• Realized 17% reduction of $24M budget by line reviews identifying “sharable components” removal of high value no return

items, which also positively impacted space allowance and operational costs all while keeping design intent.

• Saved company over $75K by creating 24+ citizens concepts designs from sketch to full concept art.