PROJECT MANAGEMENT
My career has always been about one thing: alleviating confusion so teams can do their best work. At TurboSquid, I built QA systems that created consistency across hundreds of artist submissions. At the Urban League, I designed pathways so people who wanted to contribute could find their place. Currently, I'm developing a teaching methodology that helps creatives break through mental blocks and produce.
Whether it's fixing a broken process, building a new system, or unlocking human performance, I show up as the person who sees what's in the way before anyone else does. And I build the thing that removes it.
Whether it's fixing a broken process, building a new system, or unlocking human performance, I show up as the person who sees what's in the way before anyone else does. And I build the thing that removes it.
Featured Projects
Animation Pipeline Management for LED FastStart
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Louisiana Economic Development (LED) FastStart is a nationally recognized workforce development program that provides custom employee recruitment, screening, and training for eligible new or expanding companies in Louisiana. The program was recognized as the #1 State Workforce Training Program in the nation by Business Facilities for 10 years in a row.
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Project Overview:
The state agency's creative solutions department lacked standardized processes for animation production, including project intake, workflow, and quality assurance. We had to prevent inconsistent deliverables, missed deadlines, and confusion among contractors and internal stakeholders.
As an Animation Specialist, I helped build the team's pipeline infrastructure. My primary areas of responsibility were to establish a repeatable project workflow, facilitate interdepartmental collaboration, and deliver high-quality 3D assets for community college instruction and company training materials.
Approach:
The state agency's creative solutions department lacked standardized processes for animation production, including project intake, workflow, and quality assurance. We had to prevent inconsistent deliverables, missed deadlines, and confusion among contractors and internal stakeholders.
As an Animation Specialist, I helped build the team's pipeline infrastructure. My primary areas of responsibility were to establish a repeatable project workflow, facilitate interdepartmental collaboration, and deliver high-quality 3D assets for community college instruction and company training materials.
Approach:
- Established the state agency's first animation production pipeline, which included creating project workflows and establishing standardized processes for the creative division by designing a standardized project lifecycle from intake to final delivery, including clear roles, milestones, and quality checkpoints
- Coordinated cross-functional teams of contractors, subject matter experts, and designers across multiple high-priority projects with competing deadlines
- Directed contractors on the translation of technical illustrations and engineering concepts into final 3D assets
- Successfully delivered 3D assets for multiple training programs on schedule, ensuring that new and existing employees understood processes to speed up onboarding for companies across Louisiana
- Translated complex engineering, industrial manufacturing, and medical concepts into clear, accessible visual assets for non-technical audiences
- Created enduring business practices for future project intake and execution that persisted beyond my tenure
- Established a repeatable workflow that improved cross-departmental collaboration and reduced confusion
Team Leadership & Process Improvement for TurboSquid
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TurboSquid is the world's premier marketplace for professional 3D assets. The company has been the global backbone of the 3D content industry, revolutionizing how digital creators source, standardize, and deploy high-quality assets across games, film, architecture, and immersive media.
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Project Overview:
The company had a massive backlog of over 10,000 3D models awaiting CheckMate certification for sale on the marketplace. The backlog prevented new inventory from reaching customers, directly impacting revenue. Additionally, QA standards for the CheckMate certification process were inconsistent across the team, resulting in complaints from dissatisfied customers and artists.
As Associate Producer, I was responsible for leading a team of eleven artists across four concurrent projects while also addressing the backlog crisis and improving overall quality consistency.
Approach:
The company had a massive backlog of over 10,000 3D models awaiting CheckMate certification for sale on the marketplace. The backlog prevented new inventory from reaching customers, directly impacting revenue. Additionally, QA standards for the CheckMate certification process were inconsistent across the team, resulting in complaints from dissatisfied customers and artists.
As Associate Producer, I was responsible for leading a team of eleven artists across four concurrent projects while also addressing the backlog crisis and improving overall quality consistency.
Approach:
- Spearheaded a process improvement initiative analyzing the existing certification pipeline and identifying blockages in asset conversion, rendering, and image preparation that streamlined workflow, prioritizing models by format and complexity
- Launched the company's first new employee training program for QA inspectors, reducing onboarding time and improving technical and institutional knowledge
- Developed standardized training programs for QA teams on animation standards and certification processes
- Eliminated a backlog of 10,000+ 3D models within one year, resulting in increased new revenue for the company
- Standardized QA processes across the team, improving consistency and reducing errors
- Created a repeatable and sustainable training program that improved employee performance
Professional Development Program for the Urban League of LA Young Professionals
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Urban League of Louisiana Young Professionals is a volunteer auxiliary group of the Urban League of Louisiana. It targets emerging leaders and professionals between the ages of 21 and 40 to support the National Urban League's civil rights and economic empowerment mission through civic engagement, philanthropy, and professional development.
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Project Overview:
The organization faced challenges with member recruitment, retention, and engagement. Additionally, members lacked clear pathways for professional growth and leadership development beyond volunteer work.
As President, I was responsible for increasing membership engagement, creating professional development opportunities, and building a sustainable organizational infrastructure.
Approach:
The organization faced challenges with member recruitment, retention, and engagement. Additionally, members lacked clear pathways for professional growth and leadership development beyond volunteer work.
As President, I was responsible for increasing membership engagement, creating professional development opportunities, and building a sustainable organizational infrastructure.
Approach:
- Designed the "Well-Rounded Professional Program," a multi-module training initiative covering board service, career advancement, entrepreneurship, and civic leadership
- Implemented a skills-based committee placement system connecting new members with roles aligned to their strengths and goals
- Hosted topical monthly meetings and facilitated panel discussions on topics including voter education, financial literacy, and advocacy
- Led a fundraising campaign during a community giving day
- Developed a scalable leadership development program that continues to serve members today
- Increased active membership to 150 members, a 200% increase within a 12-month period
- Equipped members with practical skills for board service, career advancement, and civic leadership
- Helped raise over $10,000 for our affiliate
- Created lasting partnerships with the Young Leadership Council, the Greater New Orleans Foundation, and other community and civic organizations
Strategic Vision & Community Building in the Animation Industry
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Founded the Black Visionary Vanguard, a Discord community for black college students studying animation, providing mentorship and peer support
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Project Overview:
Black college students studying animation often lack access to peers, mentors, and professional resources. The isolation can make it difficult to navigate their education, break into the industry, and build a career.
I launched a virtual community to provide mentorship, resources, and peer support for targeted students.
Approach:
Black college students studying animation often lack access to peers, mentors, and professional resources. The isolation can make it difficult to navigate their education, break into the industry, and build a career.
I launched a virtual community to provide mentorship, resources, and peer support for targeted students.
Approach:
- Created a supportive space for students to access resources, connect with professionals, build lasting peer relationships, and support members beyond graduation
- Designed and facilitated workshops on networking, career development, and technical animation skills
- Connected students with industry professionals for guidance and mentorship
- Grew the community to over 100 members across 30+ colleges within the first year
- Through feedback mechanisms, students reported feeling more confident networking with professionals and peers, with many securing internships and entry-level roles through connections made in the group
- Members have completed personal animation projects with guidance from the community, building portfolios that also led to internship opportunities
Example of Created Documentation
I created and documented a new editorial process on my production at the studio. The supervising director wanted to use the XML process to speed up the transfer of notes going back and forth from the storyboard artists and the editors.