Ben Wszalek

•Reported directly to project Executive Producers, completing complex solo assignments with minimal direction •Reviewed hundreds of pages of project documentation and organized worksessions with project stakeholders •Authored 70+ page Basis of Design document capturing the project’s development history, creative and technical criteria, project management philosophy, and business goals •Designed and scripted hour-long introductory PowerPoint deck used to orient new hires to the project •Carefully managed gathering, summarizing & disseminating highly confidential information to appropriate teams

•Part of team managing the construction of shops, restaurants, performance venues, area development, two major attractions, and a fountain show for Celestial Park land as part of Universal Epic Universe theme park project •Worked full-time on-site managing general contractors and partnering with technical, creative, and operations teams •Led multiple weekly coordination meetings with GCs to review schedule, cost controls, and QAQC concerns •Reviewed and tracked thousands of Construction Drawings, Shop Drawings, RFIs, and GC Submittals •Worked with architects to implement thousands of Drawing Changes and solutions to design issues identified on-site •Reviewed CO requests & drafted Change Orders, and provided backup and detailed justifications to Project Director •Worked closely with project estimators to evaluate submitted vendor pricing and negotiate fair settlements •Led regular meetings and shop visits with individual subcontractors to better evaluate progress and schedule risk •Reviewed & approved monthly GC pay applications, performing detailed analysis of billing versus work in place on site

•Part of team managing construction of Celestial Park land as part of Universal Epic Universe theme park project •Processed Change Orders, RFIs, Document Submittals, and Transmittals in project management software (PMWeb, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Sharepoint, Procore, Trimble ProjectSight, Bluebeam) •Drafted Scopes of Work, Cost Breakdowns and financial backup, and organized all project documentation •Supported creation of GC buyout packages with dozens of facilities and hundreds of millions of dollars of scope

•Led team of Orlando-based Project Coordinators on the Universal Beijing Resort project, supporting Beijing-based project teams and Orlando-based Legal and Finance teams across multiple theme park lands •Processed vendor contracts and change orders using project management software (Prolog, Sharepoint) •Acted as Responsible Individual for bid & award of $50k ride & show scope •Part of parkwide Project Closeout team after park opening in September 2021 •Led the hiring and training of new Project Coordinators •Built and maintained parkwide creative presentation utilized by project Executive Producer when onboarding new hires

•Supported team of Orlando-based Engineers and Technical Managers managing ride & show scopes for Transformers Metro Base land on the Universal Beijing Resort project •Assisted in the creation, execution and project management of vendor scopes of work and deliverables •Organized and managed design reviews and documentation closeout of each design phase •Scheduled meetings in-person and via WebEx, drafted agendas, and took meeting minutes •Created and updated executive presentations, spreadsheets, trackers, matrices, and reports

•Supported Blue Sky and Concept Design for Zhengzhou Haichang Ocean Park project •Primary point of communication between leadership and clients, vendors, contractors, artists & designers Participated in & documented meetings, work sessions, charettes, site visits, and presentations, virtually & in China •Drafted creative briefs and provided creative direction, assignments, deliverables and deadlines to artists and designers •Tracked and organized assets and deliverables, created project boards & decks, presented materials in-person to clients •Supported company business development by representing FS at industry events, conducted in-depth research on potential clients and projects, drafted project proposals, published regular reports of industry trends for leadership

•Supported concept design for The Simpsons themed land as part of 20th Century Fox World Dubai theme park project •Reported to Emmy-winning longtime The Simpsons television producer Rick Polizzi •Organized, scheduled, and documented meetings and work sessions •Created and delivered client-facing presentations and design packages •Created and maintained documentation control systems to track project progress and archive work product •Conducted in-depth business development research on existing and potential clients, industry trends, and popular IPs