Matthew Schwartz mattschwartz1138@gmail.com
602-582-2709
Arizona Science Center
Vice President of Innovation and Exhibits – 1/2021 – Present
Ensures high-quality guest engagement through exceptional exhibits that are current and exciting, and by offering guests a continuous flow of fresh and innovative experiences which support a mission to inspire, educate, and engage curious minds through science.
Oversees all exhibit development, enhancement, installation, design, and fabrication as appropriate for all temporary and permanent galleries of Arizona Science Center, and serves as project manager for special projects and exhibitions.
Contract Project Manager – 8/2020 – 1/2021
Freelance
Vice President of Innovation – 2/2019 – 3/2020
Led a diverse team responsible for many aspects of guest interaction with Arizona Science Center. This included maintenance of the facility, repair and installation of exhibits and coordinating traveling exhibitions as well as programming and operation of the giant screen theater and planetarium.
Director of Exhibits – 12/2016 – 2/2019
In this position I oversaw all exhibit maintenance, enhancement, design and fabrication for galleries of Arizona Science Center with a goal to inspire, educate and engage curious minds through science.
Merestone
Scenic Shop Foreman – 11/2014 – 12/2016
Merestone is an award-winning, full-service production marketing and event company. In the position of Shop Foreman I directed all fabrication, worked closely with creative design and coordinated with producers and clients to create memorable experiences.
Merestone is an award-winning, full-service production marketing and event company. In the position of Shop Foreman I directed all fabrication, worked closely with creative design and coordinated with producers and clients to create memorable experiences.
Lexington
SAE Department Manager – 4/2003 – 10/2014
As manager of the Metal Fabrication and SAE departments at Lexington l led a large team of technicians and fabricators. We completed a wide range of projects which demanded ingenuity and creativity. This included the development of exhibits for many science and children’s museums in addition to the research, creation and installation of props and sets for theme park attractions.
As manager of the Metal Fabrication and SAE departments at Lexington l led a large team of technicians and fabricators. We completed a wide range of projects which demanded ingenuity and creativity. This included the development of exhibits for many science and children’s museums in addition to the research, creation and installation of props and sets for theme park attractions.
Woody Guthrie Museum
The Science of Rock and Roll
The Ray Charles Museum
Grammy Museum
