Work Experience

Production Manager | Games for Change – Los Angeles, CA
Jan 2022 – Sep 2023

• Developed and managed timelines and plans using Monday.com to coordinate in-person, hybrid, and online events and programs attended by up to 14,000 game developers, educators, students, researchers, and professionals from over 50 countries.
• Coordinated 50+ speakers, scheduled multi-day program events, oversaw 30+ volunteers and 20 presenters, and managed vendors.
• Handled program and event logistics, including venue selection, registrations, facilitator training, technology, and budgets up to $1M.
• Organized Games for Change Awards, reviewing over 475 submissions to recognized games with significant social impact.
• Increased diversity by 8x among judges for Games for Change Awards through outreach and referrals.
• Worked with communications manager to develop communications for each program, including press releases and newsletters for publications such as GamesPress, The Verge, Kotaku, Polygon, PC Gamer, Variety, Forbes, Fast Company, and Mashable.
• Managed programs and events, including Games for Change Festival, SDG Summit at United Nations, Microsoft Next-Gen Youth Summit, Teach with Unity workshop, ASU GSV Arcade, and Student Challenge Awards Ceremony.

Freelance Television Producer (Associate) | Various Companies – Los Angeles, CA                

Feb 2020 – Nov 2021

• Prepared cast documents, shooting guides, and beat sheets for YouTube shows, commercials, and TV content with 45M+ views.
• Coordinated roles and timelines during shoots, gathered resources, and supported episode execution for productions.
• Contributed to creative development and production quality by pitching creative ideas and refining scripted moments.
• Assisted in episode execution for unscripted series, managing logistics, planning for pre-production, and working with vendors.
• Clients included Magical Elves, Inc, One Good Man Productions, Brian Graden Media, and Critical Content.
• Shows: Is You Good?, Instant Influencer Season 2, Snoop and Martha’s Very Tasty Halloween, and Kevin Hart’s Celebrity Game Face.

Production Coordinator: Passport to Iron City | iam8bit – Los Angeles, CA
Aug 2018 – Apr 2019                      

• Oversaw equipment, inventory liquidation, and vendor relations in 3 major cities simultaneously to support marketing activation for Battle Angel Alita film, resulting in sold-out shows and increased social media engagement.
• Scheduled and tracked action items for investor, technology, and production meetings to resolve challenges.
• Coordinated all internal asset requests for game production, pre-production, and marketing development.

Events and Franchise Manager | meleap USA – Los Angeles, CA
Jan 2018 – Aug 2018

• Created schedules, organized tournaments, managed budgets, and drafted plans designed for 6 events, such as grand openings, international showcase at Las Vegas Amusement Expo, Mother’s Day tournament, and Introduction Event with up to 250 attendees.
• Trained 8 event staff members to successfully showcase international trade shows.

LA Room Regional Manager | Real Escape Game by SCRAP Entertainment – Los Angeles, CA                    
May 2015 – Dec 2017

• Established 2 new locations for company, setting IT infrastructure, scouting venues, sourcing and coordinating with contractors, planning and managing timelines, and ensuring alignment with budget objectives.
• Recruited, trained, and managed 30 staff members to run escape rooms with up to 100 daily customers; created staff schedules.
• Orchestrated event-style games with IPS such as The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy and Attack on Titan, for up to 4 shows per day with up to 600 participants per event and budgets up to $100,000.
• Oversaw operations, implemented strategic marketing plans, and developed policies, procedures, and training documents.

Additional Information

Education

Professional Development: Foundations of Project Management from Google – Coursera
Bachelor of Arts, Communication and Literatures in English – University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Volunteer Work

Social Media and Outreach Coordinator, Twitch Moderator, In Person Staff
IndieCade
Bilingual Mutual Aid Distributor
Chinatown Community for Equitable Development (CCED)
Paypal and Communications Specialist
Kuruvungna Village Springs

Education

University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA  – Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Literatures in English

Skills

Technical Skills
Airtable, Trello, Jira, Monday.com, Adobe Suite, WordPress, Jotform, Typeform, Twitch, OBS, Hopin, Zoom, Google Workspace, and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Languages
Mandarin – Limited Working Profession
French – Conversational