ERIN OWENS
Chatsworth, CA. **311
acn176@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
To use my experiences in journalism, production, management, design, and
travel to provide unique and creative articles about my passions in the
entertainment world.
EXPERIENCE
ENTERTAINMENT WRITER. MICECHAT.COM
[10/2014 – Present]
Los Angeles, CA.
--Managing, organizing, and producing own food and beverage review articles for
Micechat.com, a Disneyland Resort fan site that has existed for 10 years with over 93,000 members to date.
--Inspiring park guests to experience certain restaurants and food items in the theme parks and Downtown Disney District that attract over 20 million visitors a year.
INDEPENDENT WINE AMBASSADOR. BOISSET WINE LIVING AT HOME
[6/2014 – Present]
Los Angeles, CA.
--Managing, organizing, building, and producing own business that includes assisting clients in hosting premium wine tastings, selecting wines for events or for special gifts, and helping customers discover new everyday favorite wines from our 10 wineries.
--Marketing business through social media and direct/indirect referrals daily.
Creating own customer-care methods and work ethics to obtain returning clientele.
AUTOCAD DESIGN COORDINATOR. RGH THEMED ENTERTAINMENT
[1/2012 – Present]
Woodland Hills, CA. 91367
--Coordinator for The $1.5 billion Red Sea Astrarium theme park to be built in Aqaba, Jordan; RGH responsible for 15 of the 16 attractions to be designed, which include a 3-D dome show, themed magic dining show, flight simulator, and an indoor water park.
--Creating department standards manuals to provide maximum usability,
professionalism, and uniformity of company drawings for in-house and out-of-house purposes to decrease search time by half.
--Scheduling and managing informative project meetings providing all attendants with appropriate documents before and during the meeting as issues arise.
Organizing, maintaining, and coordinating show set drawings and sheets in binders and on the company server to for all departments to easily view latest show set drawings, and decrease search time for documents by more than half.
Creating show set sheets to meet all project deadlines and “in progress” milestones.
--Stepping in and acting as CAD Design Manager in department since September 2013 by scheduling and managing CAD Designers to their tasks, enforcing standards, and leading weekly meetings.
ENTERTAINMENT STAFF WRITER. CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL
[9/2004-6/2006]
Carlsbad, CA. 92008
--Executing monthly articles dealing with local and worldwide entertainment.
--Assisting in editing of the other 25 staff writers’ works to ensure monthly deadlines are met for article submittals.
--Graphically arranging layout of articles on sheets for newspaper and magazine.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
DIGITAL MEDIA: Adobe Creative Suite; AutoCAD; Revit; Sketch-Up; MS
Word; MS Power Point; MS Excel; MS Outlook
PHYSICAL MEDIA: Freehand drawing/drafting; Woodshop (hand tools/power
tools); Assemble theatrical sets; Hang theater lights
EDUCATION
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY. BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
[9/2006 – 6/2011]
San Luis Obispo, CA.
3.1 GPA
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Architecture Study Abroad Program in Rome, Italy
LINKS TO ARTICLES
http://micechat.com/92250-delightful-dollop-dole-whip/
http://micechat.com/90060-journey-candy-cane-lane-disneyland-resort/
http://micechat.com/80790-hearthstone-lounge/