Tyler Grace Krupa
Business Admin,
Mass Communications University of Florida
Project Management Intern, ATI/R&D
Universal Creative Fall 2023
Producer Intern, Design Services
Walt Disney Imagineering
Summer 2024
Who is Tyler Grace?
• Originally from Tampa (St. Petersburg/Safety Harbor)
• Business Administration – General Studies, Mass Communications Minor, Graduating May 2025
• Involvement:
• Student Admissions Officer, Tour Director, Tour Guide Trainer; UF Office of Admissions
• Gator Ready Ambassador/Director of Strategy Development (business school professional development initiative)
• Gator Theme Park Engineering & Design
• Swamp Haunters Guest Service and Operations Assistant
• Interactives Design Team Mentor for Earth Guardian Awakening Encounter
• Eastern Board Student Representative and Int’l NextGen Committee, Themed Entertainment Association
• IAAPA Expo Booth Volunteer
Career Highlights
Assistant producer of playtest for 200+ people over 5 hours. Communications, Food, Space Planning, and Entertainment
Organized 104+ department patents into database and set up update alert pipeline QualityAssurance for SUPER
NINTENDO WORLD Power-Up Band Key Challenges
Actively managed 17 SQS refurbishment project scopes with a total budget of ~$104,000
Organized documentation of Box archive for Water Parks/Mini Golf and Magic Kingdom themed stanchions
Updated and improved training handbooks for project management program and SAP
Over 2,300 hours of hands-on event production experience (Audio/Visual/Lighting/ Projection/Livestreaming)
Admissions Tour Guide for 8 years (4 High School, 4 University of FL)
Designed high schoolAdmissions Information Session Presentation, delivered 20+ times over 3 years
UFTour GuideTrainer
TEAEastern Board Director and NextGen Representative Youngest Presenter of aThea Award (30thAnnual Gala, 2024)
Prior Experience
• Student Tech Director for high school/10,000+ member church across 4 campuses
• Membership Services – Automated administrative tasks for guest communications through conditional workflows
• Project Management, Universal Creative Advanced Technology Interactives/R&D
• Automated research reporting form using Power Automate
• Patent Database/Project Management Tracker
• Assisted with production of 200+ person interactive playtest experience
Project “We Rock”
Creative Development ofAnimated Figure InteractiveActivated by Guest Proximity Sensor
Interactives DesignTeam, Fall 2025
(GatorTheme Park Engineering & Design)
Role: Mentor/Creative Coordinator
Led 12 first and second year engineers in concept development to ensure compelling narrative and build creative problem-solving skills through brainstorming.
Optimized prototype durability and streamlined assembly by coordinating 3D printing plans that segmented the guardian’s “shell” to accommodate moving parts.
Provided creative intent guidance on deliverables to concept artist (top left), interactive marker designer (bottom left), andArduino function designer (bottom right) to ensure cohesion and collaboration between disciplines.
Tyler Grace Krupa
ATI/R&D Project Management – Fall 2023
Internship Project Portfolio
Projects/Experiences Completed
• Custom Project Management Solution – Partnership with BAIE
• Patent Master List + Display Proposal – Partnership with Creative Patent Team
• Experience Logistics Coordination – Interactive Proof-of-Concept Playtest
• Tech Product Review Report Automation – Partnership with R&D
• 4 hours to write paper -> 5-minute form, generates review “cover sheet” from template
• Meeting Documentation – Recaps, Action Item Checklists, Follow-Ups
• User Acceptance Testing Documentation – Unannounced Interactive
• Site Walks – Interactive Install, Gringotts Track Walk, Give Kids the World
• RI Training Shadowing with Kristin Zimmerman, SUPER NINTENDO WORLD
• Contract Process Shadowing with Jeff Boyles, ATI Legal
Custom Project Management Solution Partnership with
Business Analytics & Industrial Engineering
• Multi-team progress tracking system hosted on internal
ATI SharePoint site
• Each team has own page with three custom PowerApps
• Engagement Dashboard
• Priority Tracker
• Gantt Chart (some pages)
• Engagement Dashboard also notes tasks that cross teams
• Example:
• Hamburger team orders buns
• Shipment includes both hamburger and hotdog buns for Hotdog team
• Engagement shows on both hamburger dashboard and hotdog dashboard so both teams can see shipment progress
To learn more, contact Jeremy Scheinberg or BertSturner
Patent
Master List + Display Proposal Partnership with Creative Patent Team
• Requested to compile master list of ATI’s granted patents and create database on SharePoint internal site.
• Began with total number and miscellaneous patent titles compiled for Molly Murphy’s first visit to Outlook plus lists provided by two teams of all patents filed by members of their team.
• Met Creative Patent Team (David Majdali and Greg Habiak) in-person through Intern Info Session, who offered to help compile every patent they had from ATI’s history into a master sheet
• Increased total granted patent count from 91 -> 104+
• Created proposal for interactive patent display in ATI lobby
• Design Intent: Create modular display that shows ATI’s achievements in an innovative and fun interactive experience with the quality ATI is known for
Patent Display Proposal Highlights
Design Intent: Create modular display that shows ATI’s achievements in an innovative and fun interactive experience with the quality ATI is known for
Experience Logistics Coordination
Proof-of-Concept Playtest, Unannounced
• Shadowed and took notes for upcoming interactive project’s playtest planning meetings
• Asked Matt Usi and Rachel Trace (ATI Producer) for opportunities to learn more about playtest planning + operations
• Coordinated with ATI Admin team to ensure space was allocated in lab
• Created crowdflow diagrams and run-of-show agenda, learned about forms/documentation required for Creative Studio/Engineering & Safety compliance
• Anticipated Problems:
• Outlook location unfamiliar to most Team Members
• Ensure attendance in the midst of busy schedules
• Proposed Solution: Send Outlook calendar invites in timeslot confirmation email with directions to Outlook lab and Google/iMaps links to block out time or show conflicts
• Result: Success! Those with conflicts alerted us and were able to move or cancel
• 200+ Creative Team Members signed up across four sessions spanning five hours total
Playtest Event Communications/Documentation
Run-of-Show Event Schedule
Reservation Confirmation
Day Before Event
“White Paper” Tech Product Review
Partnership with ATI R&D Team
• ATI’s former SharePoint site houses tech reviews of products discovered and tested by team
• Problem: Reviews formatted similar to scientific symposium presentation, often taking 4+ hours to document findings
• Solution: Microsoft form to enter information, responses inserted into Word document template through Power Automate workflows
• Conducted user testing across all ATI teams for widespread input
Form Process
Data Entry in Form
Power Automate Functions
Pull Data from Responses
Reponses Imported into Word Document
Template Placeholders
Form Populated with Data
User Acceptance Documentation
• Asked to assist with translating Game Design Document (GDD) creative intent expectations into test plan checklist for IP-based minigame
• Divided up requirements between “action” triggers and “expected” results
• Learned about protocols and requirements for UAT and how to read a GDD from Project Team
• UAT successful, minigame installed
Example:
GDD Creative Intent: When a guest performs a waving gesture in front of the window, IP character in window will wave back at the guest in the same manner and direction.
Test Plan:
Action: Guest will execute wave gesture in front of window.
Expected: IP character in window waves back to guest.
ProducerIntern,DesignServices
DisneyImagineering ·June2024-August2024
Walt
What does a producer in Design Services do?
Stewards of Scope/Schedule/Budget/Communication
Stewards of Gateway – to WDW partners, to disciplines. We protect not only our skilled Imagineers, but also the trust the parks place in us.
Work with Discipline Functional Managers to ensure right talent with enough time is assigned to effort, coordinate billing codes.
Support Art Director’s vision for area and ensure it is carried out
Keep everyone on track – dashboards, check-ins, conversations
Areas Supported
Miniature Golf • Water Parks • Transportation
Disney’s Animal Kingdom • Magic Kingdom
Proposal Support: Scopes of Work
Typhoon Lagoon
• Themed Paddle Wayfinding
Directional Signage
• Leaning Palms Logo Recreation
• Placemaking Nautical Maps and Code
Flag Legend Graphics/Fabrication
Blizzard Beach
• Seasonal Refurbishment Efforts
• Tip Board Map Modular Panel Design Transportation
• 101 Dalmatians Bus Wrap
• Ferryboat/Monorail Guest Comfort Fan
Color Specifications
• Skyliner Loading Station
Queue Stanchions
• World Drive Water Bridge Signage
Design Support
Resorts
• Arcade Carpet - Yacht Club/Beach Club
• Ariel’s Event Space Carpet – Yacht Club
• Wind and Waves Furniture – Vero Beach Resort
• Faux Topiary Brainstorm – Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort Magic Kingdom
• Hall of Presidents Carpet Replacement
• Themed Stanchion Documentation
Water Parks Projects
Themed Paddle Wayfinding
Directional Signage
Typhoon Lagoon
Character Paint, Plaster, Hardscape, Graphics, Art Direction
Tip Board Map/Structure Update
Blizzard Beach Graphics, Graphics Fabrication, Character Paint, Show Writing
Water Parks Projects Guest Service Maps
Typhoon Lagoon
Problem:
Faded maps behind flag code legend were faded, and no documentation existed about which map was used.
Solution:
Asite walk and deep research using the less faded attributes of the current maps revealed…
…a NOAAmap of an area near the Louisiana-Texas border, which fit the regional inspiration of Placid Palms (the fictional town whereTyphoon Lagoon is set)!
Transportation
Skyliner Stanchions
Caribbean Beach, Disney’s Hollywood Studios,
Art of Animation/Pop Century
Paint, Art Direction, Hardscape
Guest Comfort Fans
Grand Floridian Resort, Contemporary Resort, Magic
Kingdom Monorail/Ferryboat, Transportation & Ticket Center
Paint, Art Direction
Organizational Upkeep + Updates
Documentation
“Lessons Learned” document from Meet and Greets: “What should a Producer working with you know about your discipline?”
Box Folder Structure
Water Parks Typhoon Lagoon
Wayfinding Paddles
Mini Golf
Fantasia Gardens
Fantasia Fairways
Hole 12
Site Walks:
Blizzard Beach Refurbishment, Fantasia Gardens & Fairways Miniature Golf, Flight of Passage (Disney’s Animal Kingdom), 101 Dalmatians Bus, Frontierland Shooting Gallery Demolition/DVC Lounge Project Site
Tyler Grace Krupa Portfolio
University of Florida
Creative/Event Production
MemberAssimilation Intern
Membership Connections Department
Calvary Baptist Church, Clearwater, FL ॱ 10,000+ members
Top: Sample automated outreach communication timeline for one of 20 membership pipelines from created intake form
Right: Planned Connection Hub membership pavilion in lobby and wall displays. Oversaw development of mockups and furnishings, met with stakeholders, performed site walks. Form Link: tinyurl.com/krupamembershipform
UF Haunted House ᐧ
April 13 - 15, 2023
The Crimson Carnival 500+ guests.
3 nights. 2000~ sq ft.
● Leveraged existing relationships with internal university departments (Event Services, Police, Legal) and WUFTNews broadcast station to ensure proper documentation was filed and event received local coverage. Coverage Playlist
● Oversaw Box Office and Guest Service Operations: Processed credit card transactions through point-of-sale system and handled guest concerns, including accessibility requests.
● Supported project executives during speaking engagements by serving as point-person and handler for influencers/VIPs. Influencer Walkthrough Playlist
Florida StateThespians: Publicity Design Festival Competition
Designed publicity package for mock production of MischiefTheatre Company’s “The PlayThat Goes Wrong”, including poster, program, ticket design, press releases, and social media promotion deliverables.
Awarded Critic’s Choice at District Festival (highest honor in category) andTop Honors Medalist at State Festival (highest honor overall at state)
Event Production Experience
Technical Event Production 2300+ Hrs. Over 175 Events. Venues 100-2500 seats.
Easter @ Calvary Baptist
Easter 2017 (Left):
60’x 15’screen ᐧ Kabuki Drop
7842 guests across 3 campuses
Easter 2018 (Right):
40’x 25’Projection Screen
4 services ᐧ 6000+ guests
June 17-20, 2019
950+YouthAttendees
● Assisted with creative development and installation of staging, scenery, and lighting fixtures on main stage
● Operated livestream cameras for morning seminar sessions and final parents’night performance
● Coordinated teardown and restaging of event space for regular operation
July 12-16, 2021
900+Youth Attendees
● Contributed to planning and execution of event during creative planning meetings
● Led setup efforts for facility placemaking
● Trained event production volunteers on equipment and best operation practices
● Oversaw daily event flow and staffing
Anything Goes
3 Performances ·500-seat
Facility
May 2 - 4, 2019
Platforms: QLab, ETC Lighting, Google Workspace
Organized prompt books and cue sheets by area (Audio, Lighting, Follow Spot, Props)
Sourced and edited sound effects.
Trained student volunteer crew on follow spot and prop organization. Coordinated and worked alongside venue audio/lighting staff to translate design concepts into console cues.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella
April 29 - May 1, 2021
Managed and trained 12 stage/audio-visual technicians.
Oversaw development of project concepts and design intents by translating concept to operational partner departments, including audio, lighting, sound, and set design.
Partnered with Innovation Lab to develop and deliver Fairy Godmother’s magic special effects, including blooming flower pot, opening drawers, and glowing broom wand.
AdmissionsAmbassador
Calvary Christian High School
Left: Developed, designed, and delivered original information session presentation to prospective students over 20+ times over three years.
Right: Provided campus tours to prospective students and families. Facilitated training tours for new students and parent tour guides, preparing them for Open Houses by teaching them important talking points.
Presentation Link