SUMMARY OF SKILLS

Set and Interior Design Skills

Stage design, sketching, model making, stage construction, carpentry and scenic painting
Prop acquisition and set dressing
Color and style coordination schemes for different settings/clients
Space planning for residential and commercial interiors
Event coordinating and planning
Designing and sewing including fair knowledge of upholstery
Won the San Diego ACT 2009 Aubrey Award for Best Set Design in a Musical, and nominated for the Coronado Playhouse Blue Ribbon Award 2009

Computer and Administrative Skills

Working knowledge of Autocad for furniture design and space planning layouts
Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Internet research skills
Excellent management of budgets and timelines
Excellent typing skills of English and Arabic at an average rate of 70 wpm and 30 wpm respectively
Excellent communication and writing skills

Language Skills

WORK EXPERIENCE

Production Manager, Devore Fidelity, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 2017 – present

Director/Assistant Director/Stage Manager, Hanging Cow Productions, New York, NY, Jun 2015 – present

Set Designer, Fusion Theatre, New York, NY, May 2016 – present

Cake Icer & Carpenter, Sylvia Weinstock Cakes, New York, NY, May 2016 – Dec 2016

Freelance Coordinator, 513, New York, NY, Mar 2016

Coordinated purchases and rentals of furniture and set dressing for 4 Specials episodes for MTV Teen Mom
Tracked budget for art direction purchases and rentals
Coordinated deliveries and pick-ups for furniture and set dressing returns to and from MTV studio

Intern, 513, New York, NY, Jun 2015 – Dec 2015

Set Designer, Proof, Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling, VA, May 2014 – Nov 2014

Stage Manager, Dracula, Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge, VA, Aug 2014 – Nov 2014

Wedding Coordinator, Magnuson-Reidel Wedding, Aldie, VA Sep 2014

Assistant Stage Manager, Almost Maine, Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling, VA, Apr 2014

Stage Manager, Black History Month Performance, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA, Apr 2014

Director of Showroom Presentation/Salesperson, Hardwood Artisans, Washington DC Area, Nov 2009 – Oct 2012

Staged and executed all floor plan strategies for four showrooms in the Washington DC metro area including placing all new furniture orders and scheduling deliveries
Designed the exterior and interior of the newest showroom and oversaw completion until the opening date in August 2011, located in the Shirlington Village in Arlington, VA
Collaborated with the Director of Marketing to promote new furniture designs at showroom events
Coordinated the delivery and staging of the Hardwood Artisans booth at the Architectural Digest Home & Design Show 2012 in New York, NY
Purchased retail accessories for all of the showrooms and accessorized the showrooms accordingly as well as maintained statistics on all accessory sales and purchases
Maintained and handled the local artist consignment program which included finding, contracting local artists and their artwork, and writing a blog to promote the local artwork in the showrooms
Compiled and kept up-to-date 4 retail accessory books for the showroom sales staff and customers to use as a reference guide, including contact information and retail price lists
Sold and designed custom hardwood furniture and maintained all aspects of showroom administration
Underwent training at the shop to build furniture using traditional joinery methods

Assistant Scenic Designer, Be Here Now, Capital Fringe Festival, Washington DC, May 2010 – Jul 2010

Stage Production Team, Coronado Playhouse, San Diego, CA, Apr 2008 – Apr 2009

Set Designer, Arsenic and Old Lace, Point Loma High School, San Diego, CA, Nov 2008 – Jan 2009

Set Designer, Little Shop of Horrors, Grossmont High School, San Diego, CA, Sep 2008

Set Designer, The Nutrition Train, Community Actors Theatre, San Diego, CA, Apr 2008 – May 2008

Translator, Lahazat Harega (Critical Moments) TV Series, Cairo, June 2006 – Dec 2006

Translated (Arabic/English) all changes in the script and dialogue on-set and reported to the producer, Joseph Zito for Season 1 of the show
Checked for continuity and reported script and dialogue changes to the assistant directors, directors and/or actors as needed, as well as editing the script according to the final cut episodes

Assistant Set Designer, El Torbeeny Film, Cairo, Aprl 2006

Art/Keyboarding Teacher, Futures American School, Cairo, Nov 2003 – Aug 2005

Created a curriculum to teach high school students the basics of art, which include: freehand drawing, outlines, sketches, shading techniques and portraits, perspective, facial and body proportions

EDUCATION

Certificate of Theatre Studies, Northern Virginia Community College, Dec 2014

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Helwan University in Cairo, Egypt, July 2003

International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), Cairo, Egypt, Jun 1998