Illuminating Engineering SocietyStandards Department Coordinator
Mar. 2018 - Sep. 2021Greater New York City AreaProject Coordination and Management: Oversaw membership coordination for 48 technical committees, involving over 1,000 professionals from the lighting design and manufacturing sectors.
Led and guided project teams to meet diverse project objectives successfully.
Supported the Standards Manager in all phases of the ANSI publication cycle, including tasks like balloting, brainstorming, budgeting, and publishing. Executive and Administrative Support: Served as the Executive Assistant to the Directors of Standards and Education Departments.
Managed logistics for weekly teleconferences involving technical committees and executive members, and coordinated annual conferences.
Handled administrative tasks including travel arrangements, conference registrations, expense report management, and accounting support. Improving Organizational Effectiveness: Developed a log system to effectively track requests for Lighting Education courses.
Implemented project management tools, streamlined communication across teams, and facilitated staff onboarding to new processes. Digital Asset Management & Illustration: Coordinated with contributors and the IES Technical Editor to deliver typeset and published lighting education standards, including photographs, graphics, and illustrations.
Personally created detailed technical illustrations based on photographs, engineering drawings, and existing materials, maintained in a specialized database for use in lighting standards publications.
Edited and retouched images for website, email campaigns, and other digital media as needed.