Steven Vasquez Lopez

About Steven Vasquez Lopez

Organizational Design | Strategic Planning | Team & Culture DevelopmentAt the intersection of strategy, operations, and people, designing systems that enable organizations to scale with clarity and discipline. My experience spans high-growth technology environments, higher education, and the arts, where I’ve led and supported recruitment, operations, and program development across complex, multi-stakeholder organizations. This foundation informs how I approach my work today: translating vision into structured, repeatable systems that drive consistency and performance. At Mead Quin, a high-end residential interior design firm, I partner closely with leadership to strengthen executive governance, scale operations, and build the infrastructure that supports both team performance and a high-touch client experience. In parallel with my work in operations, I maintain a visual art practice exploring displacement, cultural inheritance, identity, and the tension between the handmade and technology, often reinterpreting historical and religious iconography through a contemporary queer lens; view my work at stevenvlopez.com.

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   Mead Quin Inc

   Feb 2024 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   As Chief Operating Officer at Mead Quin, a high-end residential interior design firm, I focus on building the operational and organizational infrastructure that supports the studio’s continued growth.I partner closely with the Principal and leadership team to drive strategic planning, strengthen executive governance, and translate vision into clear, actionable systems across the business. My work centers on scaling operations, formalizing workflows, and creating structure that allows both our team and our client experience to operate at a high level.I lead initiatives across talent strategy, operational design, and business infrastructure, including recruitment, performance systems, and CRM implementation. A key area of focus is codifying our high-touch client experience into repeatable frameworks that strengthen consistency, accountability, and long-term brand alignment.At the core of my role is a commitment to building a studio that is both operationally rigorous and deeply human—where clarity, accountability, and culture work together to support exceptional work.

Education

• San Francisco Art Institute

  Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Painting

  2005 — 2007

• UC Santa Barbara

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Fine and Studio Arts

  1995 — 2000

Skills

• Inventory Management
• Drawing
• College Recruiting
• Sales
• Public Relations
• Graphics
• Accounting
• Sales Management
• Teamwork
• Event Management
• Recruiting
• Student Recruiting
• Project Management
• Art History
• Art Education
• Contemporary Art
• Team Building
• Management
• Event Planning
• Project Planning
• Sql
• Team Leadership
• Fine Art
• Painting
• Social Media