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Lavie Ohana

El Segundo, CA – hi @ lavieohana dot com

Experience //

Strategic Development Associate, ABL Space Systems – December 2023 – November 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
• Experience with hazardous operations at test sites and working around high pressure and cryogenic systems

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