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Lavie Ohana

Los Angeles, CA – hi @ lavieohana dot com

Aerospace journalist turned launch vehicle biz-dev specialist. Photo, video, and other creative work on the side. Experience in bringing spaceflight down to everyday people. Has years of experience with documenting the aerospace industry. Highly knowledgeable about complex spaceflight concepts and history. Extensive experience embedded on the ground during launch-and-test operations across the nation’s spaceports and test sites.

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Experience //

Strategic Development Associate, ABL Space Systems – December 2023 – August 2024
Worked on ABL’s Strategic and Business Development team throughout the Flight 2 campaign.
• Led high-value government R&D proposal efforts with a focus on tactically responsive space
• Built multiple tools to assist with payload performance evaluation, packaging studies, and other prospective mission evaluation needs
• Worked critical public communications for the Flight 2 campaign including the final anomaly statement
• Maintained a competitive intelligence feed for the team and built databases of industry competitor manifests and pricing
• Represented ABL at SmallSat 2024

Creative Intern, ABL Space Systems – July 2023 – December 2023
Working on ABL Space Systems’ creative team, telling the story of the RS1 program using photo, video, design, writing, and other media.
⦁ On-site and embedded within multiple high-profile test campaigns for photography and videography
⦁ Delivered critical, rapid-response communications products for the program
⦁ Provided sign-off and design work for multiple elements on the RS1 Flight 2 vehicle.

Managing Editor, Space Scout – Dec. 2019 – July 2023
Founded and operated Space Scout, a NASA-accredited space news-media organization that has covered hundreds of launches since its inception in 2019.
⦁ Roles included launch photography, writing & editing, team management, and coordination with launch providers, NASA, and the Space Force
⦁ On-base experience at VSFB and KSC for high-profile launches such as Artemis I, Crew-4, and NROL-91
⦁ Experience covering launches live on platforms including Twitter, YouTube Live, and Twitch
⦁ Lead the most diverse team in space media with a focus for breaking barriers and enabling a more equal and accessible aerospace industry

Brand Lead, Hot Nozzle Society – April 2021 – July 2022
Helped start the Hot Nozzle Society, an amateur rocketry organization centered around diversity in aerospace. Led the branding and graphic design of the organization after July 2021.
⦁ Developed and implemented a graphics and style standard for the organization
⦁ Designed mission patches and merchandise for its first two major events
⦁ Coordinated a major merch sponsorship in July 2021 for the organization’s first event
⦁ Wrote and edited a majority of the organization’s public statements, guides, and materials

Social Media Manager, National Association of Rocketry – March 2022 – August 2022
Served as a part-time social media manager for the National Association of Rocketry, the United States’ oldest and largest amateur rocketry organization.
⦁ Revived the Association’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram after years of disuse
⦁ Created and rolled out an online community for the Association’s members
⦁ Brought NAR’s social media from 0 to over 125,000 impressions across its platforms in under half a year

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Skills //

Photography and Videography
⦁ Shot >40 orbital rocket launches as of writing including extensive use of sound-triggered pad cameras
⦁ Intimately familiar with Canon’s ecosystem, specializing in mirrorless R-series
⦁ Skilled at editing photos with a unique style while remaining faithful to the original image

Graphic Design
⦁ Experienced with creating infographics, mission patches, designs for merchandise, and other graphics
⦁ Did design work for Turtledove Award-winning series Proxima

Writing and Editing
⦁ Over 50 news articles written, and over 90 edited
⦁ Experience breaking down complex concepts into terms an everyday person can easily understand

Software
⦁ Adobe: Illustrator, Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects
⦁ Autodesk Fusion 360
⦁ Microsoft Office 365 and Google alternatives