Skills

Client / Team Management & Production / Project Management 

Project Management Software (Asana, Notion, Slack), Adobe Creative Suite

Accounting Software, Quoting, Invoicing, and Expense Reporting 

Fabrication and Material Knowledge

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Bio

Kristen oversees a team responsible for some of the most unique & logistically challenging projects in the industry. She’s an ace at working with clients on creative problem-solving and value-engineering that is tailored to their budgets. She also excels in project strategy and the coordination multiple-market activations. 

Kristen studied sculpture and fabrication at Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL. She worked at SCOPE for Art Basel Miami, and co-founded and ran an independent art collective before moving to Chicago to manage store build outs and renovations. Since moving to New York in 2016, Kristen has managed some of the most complex projects, including Amazon Newfronts, Nike House of Innovation retail build outs, BeautyCon, Youtube’s Brandcast, Google Pixel and Google Pin mobile tours, Sephoria for Sephora, and a complex modular park for Reef technologies among hundreds of other projects.

Experience

Pink Sparrow  | Senior Project Manager

JUNE 2022 - PRESENT, BROOKLYN, NY

Oversee the project from inception to completion.  

Extract, compile and organize all documents and information pertaining to an event or project. 

Attend site visits and document detailed notes and measurements. 

Maintain project budget while tracking labor and expenses billed against a project. 

Oversee the design, fabrication, installation, and load-out of all elements. 

Ensure production, quality, and timeline are met to satisfy the client in a cost-effective manner.

SITU Fabrication | Project Manager

NOV 2021 - JUNE 2022, BROOKLYN, NY

Create and execute project work plans, including project objectives, scope, schedule, deliverables, and design success criteria.

Manage project design and fabrication approach, engineering, schedule and budget, gain necessary approval for changes, ensure timely invoicing.

Bednark Studio, Inc  |  Senior Project Manager 

SEPT 2017 - OCT 2021,  BROOKLYN, NY

Develop build proposals that consider client budget, timeline, shop capabilities and bandwidth. 

Suggest specific materials, finishes, hardware and/or off-the-shelf solutions to meet the design needs. 

Guide execution of projects through experience and familiarity as many clients are not familiar with construction and finishing processes. 

Lead the team (including Draftsmen, Designers, Fabricators, Scenics, Subcontractors) to ensure the client’s vision is executed and delivered on schedule and to the most premium standard within budget. 

Promoted from Project Manager in September 2018. 

Steven Alan  |  Project Manager 

OCT 2015 - SEPT 2017,  NYC / CHICAGO 

Planned, budgeted & managed all store projects, renovations, build-outs, pop-ups and events.

Organized sample sales from start to finish, and built / maintained relationships with all retail vendors and property management companies. 

Oversaw all lease agreements, contracts & invoices for general operations. 

Worked closely with the director of retail, legal support, finance, web, design & production, buying & planning. 

Promoted to Project Manager (June 2017) from Visual Merchandiser (October 2016).