ana gallira

At the Montessori Magnet School I created safe environments, clubs, and activities to engage children and enhance their learning, as well as keep a constant awareness of their whereabouts and needs. Every day I administered a newspaper club where the students typed articles on school-related topics, current events, and other relevant issues for me to compose bi-weekly newsletters. I managed the Comic Book Project, an international program founded by Michael Bitz dedicated to enhancing literary skills, social awareness, and personal development through community building and creative processes.

I innovated ways of fastening paper into the artist's desired forms. I mimicked her style in order to create pieces of her sculpture to eventually be assembled. Making custom shaped boxes to be sent to the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. was a critical aspect of project. I also innovated how her sculptures would be delicately packaged inside the boxes.

Coalated paper, created binders, compiled information and gifts into packages for entire conferences, and packaged mail in a timely fashion.

* ARCHITECTURAL SUPPORT: * Collate, print, and prepare booklets and drawings sets * Site visits, when necessary, to provide photography and surveying * Research existing buildings (history, photographs, etc.) * Basic work in Adobe Creative Suite and simple drafting in AutoCAD. * ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT: * Miscellaneous filing * Answer phones and record messages * Run office errands * Occupy front desk when administrative assistant is out of office. * OFFICE SUPPORT: * Supervise overall office appearance * Help organize material libraries and return samples to proper locations.

I work with the designers and their clients throughout the process of conception to finalization. I use the client's inspirations to create initial layouts and work through the process with the designers to complete the design after I adjust the drawings to the correct dimensions. I create shop drawings that will then go directly downstairs to our shop. We work closely with the installers and solve site specific issues.