
Multimedia Producer at Fort Lewis, WA
Greater Seattle Area

Multimedia Producer at Fort Lewis, WA
Greater Seattle Area
My true strengths are working collaboratively with small crews as director or crew member developing stories with practical solutions for making them work in a timely and cost effective manner. Mix that with an insatiable curiosity, and you'll see how I'm developing a vast arcane knowledge which I utilize to maximize the effectiveness of multimedia presentations.
2009 is my 22nd year working full time in television, and I've had the honor of working on many different levels and in different regions of the US. About half of my career has been spent as a freelancer or business owner.
I'm a "beginning to end" producer/director.
Message development, writing and conceptualization.
Deep production experience covering many varied situations- mostly small format.
Motion graphics, design and animation
Editing, audio sweetening
Compression, encoding, authoring.
(Public Company; GD; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2009 — Present (10 months)
I am part of a small team that operates a multi-use television studio at Fort Lewis, WA located in the Battle Command Training Center (BCTC). As part of the Leader Development Team, I develop a variety of multimedia training products. Our flagship project is an interview series with Army soldiers returning from deployments in Iraq. The one-on-one conversations are used for evaluation of best practices at the unit level and provide a wealth of first-hand accounts. Insights and lessons learned are then applied to the development of new training programs.
(Broadcast Media industry)
June 2001 — April 2009 (7 years 11 months)
For 8 years, EXTRA LARGE EGGS helped businesses grow and organizations meet their goals. My high-tech boutique atmosphere allowed me to scale local and national crews to each project. I still have an edit suite and a funky meeting space in my downtown Olympia office, though XLE is no longer my full time job.
Besides video production, I've set up nearly a dozen Wordpress sites and I actively manage several now that include ecommerce, forms and discussion forums.
As a freelancer, I've done motions graphics, writing and directing on projects by such names as Martha Stewart Crafts, EK Success, Food Services of America, International Channel, Shine Limited and I've had credited positions for programs on HBO, BRAVO UK, TRIO, PBS, York Home Video and many more.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 2002 — February 2009 (6 years 8 months)
Northwest Media Management is a growing local advertising and marketing agency with a positive outlook on the future. It was always my pleasure to contract with these experienced professionals, and was thrilled to have been working there full time.
(Broadcast Media industry)
June 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 4 months)
XCC-TV is an MMA (mixed martial arts- like the UFC) fighting series. The program is created by Xtreme Cage Combat, a Northwest US event series promoter.
XCC-TV presents background on the fighters and instruction in NW gyms with Jeff Monson.
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
June 2001 — June 2008 (7 years 1 month)
EVI DIGITAL MEDIA in Federal Way, Washington is a fast-paced high output commercial production firm for which I do post-production and editing for the main producer, and produce many projects myself. Principal, Michael Dziak (silent D) and I have worked together since 1996 and continue our freelance association today.
(Media Production industry)
1998 — June 2008 (10 years )
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
2005 — July 2007 (2 years )
Sensa trained whole salesforces for corporate clients on their private video courseware network. I wrote and directed training content for them.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 1996 — June 2001 (4 years 8 months)
OLYMPIA, WA
Migrating from a corporate headquarter position in Denver to a local commercial facility in Olympia, I was struck by how much more experience and talent was present in this organization than I had anticipated. Hitting tight deadlines and pushing equipment to its outer edges of capability, I learned a ton about design aesthetics, sales and marketing while developing confidence and "chops" in Photoshop, After Effects and a couple different 3D programs.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
1995 — November 1996 (1 year )
DENVER, CO
TCI-TV was a company wide internal news and information network fed by satellite into TCI offices around the country. In addition to a daily industry newscast, we produced shows to train employees, interactively solve budgeting problems, host sales incentive programs and launch new products. In addition, the department worked with networks to produce live programs that supported high-profile pay-per-view broadcasts including several heavyweight boxing matches.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
1994 — 1995 (1 year )
Operated program signals for multiple national cablecasts
(Privately Held; Media Production industry)
August 1992 — July 1994 (2 years )
BUFFALO, NY
Topsy Turvy was a band of video artists who created and delivered ambient multimedia material to night clubs via a closed circuit sneaker net. The system was advertiser supported and customized for each location with internal promotions messages. Topsy Turvy also produced the first broadcast commercials to air in the US specifically promoting AIDS testing.
(Broadcast Media industry)
October 1990 — March 1993 (2 years 6 months)
BUFFALO, NY
I was the prime time Master Control Operator which included many live Buffalo Sabres broadcasts.
(Media Production industry)
1987 — 1992 (5 years )
Managed rock band "the tails." Booked shows around Northeastern US, coordinated production and sales of cassette and cd releases, represented group to media, record companies and booking agents.
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
September 1989 — October 1990 (1 year 2 months)
BUFFALO, NY
I produced commercials and shows for this low power UHF station owned by Ralph Nader. We also produced a local dance show, cooking show and broadcast Buffalo City Council and school board meetings. We had a small, hard-working crew with great local management. I also made cold calls to local businesses to sell advertising, operated master control and trained student interns.
B.A. , Telecommunications , 1985 — 1989
Regents Diploma , 1981 — 1985