Owner, Volarefilms, LLC, Director/Writing/Prod. Fellow NALIP Writers Lab 2006, 2007 NALIP Producers Acadmy, 2006, 2007
Phoenix, Arizona Area
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- Owner at filMixer, LLC
- Systems Analyst at WorldatWork
- Producer - Director - Writer at Volarefilms, LLC
- Past
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- Business Analyst at Inter-Tel Corporation
- CEO at AviaBid.com
- Senior Consultant at Oracle Corporation
- Programmer / Analyst at Adaptive Broadband Corporation - Now Comtech EF Data
- Manufacturing Production Analyst at Motorola Government Electronics
- Crew Chief – C5, C141, KC135 Aircraft at United States Air Force / Arizona Air National Guard
- Education
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- University of California, Los Angeles
- Arizona State University
- Western International University
- City University of New York-Hunter College
- Scottsdale Community College
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Marco Santiago’s Summary
I began my filmmaking journey in July 2003 with a feature length documentary currently in post-production titled “Into the Border”. My very first narrative film, "El Trafico", was an award winning short film, which premiered at the 2004 Filmstock International Film Festival in the UK and was exhibited at the 2005 Scottsdale International Film Festival and the 5th annual Phoenix International Film Festival. "El Trafico" won Best of Show, Best Dramatic Short, Best Directing, Best Cinematography, and 2nd place for Sound Design and Editing at the 24th annual SCC MP/TV Film Festival in Phoenix. I’ve since directed other shorts films such as "Pecan Run", "OnceUpon a Time in the Desert", and “Diablita”, which stars Jeff Fahey (“Grindhouse”, “Wyatt Earp”, “Lawnmower Man”, “Silverdo”, “Delta Force” ).
I'm a fellow of the 2006 writers lab of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), where my first feature length screenplay, "86", was selected for development. "86" was also selected into the prestigious NALIP Producers Academy for 2006 and again for 2007, where I attanded as a directing fellow. The project was also selected for final consideration to the Sundance Writers Lab, 2007. Most recently, my second feature film project, based on the recently acquired novel, “How to Cope with Suburban Stress”, was selected for support in the 2007 NALIP Writers Lab. The project is undergoing further development at UCLA. "How to Cope with Suburban Stress" has also been selected as a finalist for consideration to the Sundance Writers Lab for 2008.
Modeled after the Sundance writers and feature film labs, the NALIP writers lab are supported by HBO, Time Warner, MTV Networks, ABC/Walt Disney New Talent Development Program, FOX, Cox Communications, UCLA, ASU, UofA, the Academy Foundation, POV, HFPA Hollywood Foreign PressAssociation, the Ford Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the WGA East/West.
Marco Santiago’s Experience
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Owner
filMixer, LLC
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Online Media industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
filMixer (www.filmixer.com) is a social network for film and media makers. I developed the concept and created the website based on an existing technology platform. I developed custom application extensions in PHP. And I'm responsible for it's marketing and promotion and for extending it's membership base.
After it's initial launch, filMixer's membership expanded to just under 500 members within its first two weeks, with over 6000 visitors and over 70,000 page views from 48 countries. -
Systems Analyst
WorldatWork
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Human Resources industry)
April 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)
Involved in analysis, design, and technical requirements gathering in WorldatWork’s web redesign project, which included an overhaul of the customer facing website. Played a lead role in selection of technology vendor for enterprise search engine (Endeca ™) and helped spec. content management system. Work with business owners and technical team in ongoing business process improvement, web application development and enhancements.
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Producer - Director - Writer
Volarefilms, LLC
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
January 2003 — Present (6 years 7 months)
Involved in the development of slate of motion picture projects, which include, "86", "Once Upon a Time in the Desert", and others, Past projects include, "El Trafico" ( Writer - Director - Producer), "Once Upon a Time in the Desert" (Writer - Director - Producer), "Diablita" (Writer - Director - co-producer), "The Bear" (Director of Photography Mercurial Pictures), "Into the Border" ( Director - Producer), Broken Poets Music Video (Director - Co-Producer), Luv Me Nots Music Video (Producer), Stellar Kart Music Video (Camera Operator)
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Business Analyst
Inter-Tel Corporation
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
March 2002 — March 2006 (4 years 1 month)
Responsible for gathering general business requirement and mapping them to Inter-Tel’s e-Business needs. Deployed Inter-Tel’s online business-to-business presence using Oracle iStore, Oracle Configurator, Oracle Order Management, and Oracle Portal. Heavily involved in Oracle Inventory and Oracle Bills of Material in support of product configuration. Drafted functional and technical specifications used to map business needs to IT solutions.
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CEO
AviaBid.com
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
September 1999 — October 2002 (3 years 2 months)
Launched website and developed B2B auction and Request for Quote (RFQ) application used by the professional and retail aviation community for buying and selling aircraft parts and services. Created marketing strategy that helped create a brand within the business vertical, which allowed us to achieve a membership of over 10,000 professional users. Formed experience management team and board of advisers from the areas of aviation sales, logistics, and ecommerce to help extend the business model and supporting applications. The "Aviation Internet Directory: A guide to 500 Best Aviation Websites", published by McGraw-Hill Publishing, listed Aviabid.com among its sites in 2001.
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Senior Consultant
Oracle Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)
March 2000 — March 2002 (2 years 1 month)
Responsible for capturing and documenting business requirements with respect to the deployment of Oracle’s Product Configurator. Modeled client’s configurable products for deployment with configurator as part of their order management / order entry process. Captured business requirements and advised the various clients on deployment of Oracle iStore, Oracle Telesales, Oracle Order Management, and Oracle Bill of Materials and Engineering. Wrote application extensions in Java using Oracle Configurator’s application programming interfaces, in order to meet highly specialized business requirements.
Clients Include: Pella Windows Corporation, Advanced Digital Information Corporation (ADIC), ·GE Medical System, Karsten - Ping Manufacturing, Hitachi Data Systems, Unisys Corporation -
Programmer / Analyst
Adaptive Broadband Corporation - Now Comtech EF Data
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
January 1998 — March 2000 (2 years 3 months)
Supported day-to-day business functions. Captured and documented business application requirements for system enhancement requests, Involved in the coding of business application enhancements. Programmed in Unibasic and Java. Was site lead to implement Oracle Configurator as part of Enterprise migration to Oracle’s enterprise software.
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Manufacturing Production Analyst
Motorola Government Electronics
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)
August 1988 — December 1991 (3 years 5 months)
While studying full time at Arizona State University, I participated and was responsible for gathering and reducing manufacturing production data for use in the study of non-linear behavior systems in manufacturing processes. Employed the use of multi-variable non-linear mathematical modeling techniques.
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Crew Chief – C5, C141, KC135 Aircraft
United States Air Force / Arizona Air National Guard
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
December 1983 — December 1991 (8 years 1 month)
Performed preflight, post flight, and on-aircraft maintenance of heavy lift aircraft. Participated in periodic overhaul of airframe and power plant.
Marco Santiago’s Education
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University of California, Los Angeles
Professional Writing Program 2007 — 2008
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Arizona State University
Applied Mathematic - History 1988 — 1998
Completed course work in Aerospace Engineering and Aeronautical Sciences - flight training in ab-initio program at Luftansa Flight Training via ASU Aeronautical Technology - United Airline
- Activities and Societies:
- Flight Team, ASU Rugby, Adrenaline Club - Skydiving, Rock climbing
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter (Arizona State University)
American Society of Automotive Engineers, Student Chapter (Arizona State University)
Vice President – Arizona State University Precision Flight Team, 1991
Officer – Arizona State University Aeronautical Student Advisory Committee (SAC), 1992
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Western International University
Business , 1998
- Activities and Societies:
- GPA: 3.15, Member of Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society in Business Administration
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City University of New York-Hunter College
Pre-Engineering 1985 — 1988
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Scottsdale Community College
Motion Picture and Television 2003
Studied Directing and Screenwriting;
Motion Picture Production, Budgeting, Scheduling, and Finance under Terrance Donnelly (UPM / AD - Exorcist, Midnight Cowboy, French Connection)
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Marco Santiago’s Interests:
Cinema, History, Literature, Applied Mathematics, Aerospace, Aeronautics, Existentialism and related philosophy, Artificial intelligence, science fiction, Business Process Improvement, Object Oriented Business re-engineering, Baseball, Football, Rugby, Skydiving, Flying, Music
Marco Santiago’s Groups:
National Association of Latino Independent Producers; Phoenix Chapter of IFP (Indepedent Film Project); Member of Film Independent; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Student Chapter (Arizona State University) Promotes research in aerospace systems and related technologies; American Society of Automotive Engineers, Student Chapter (Arizona State University) Promotes research in ground and air transportation systems; Astronomy and History Book Clubs
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Volarefilms, LLC
Marco Santiago’s Honors:
Directing Fellow, Latino Producers Academy - National Association of Latino Independent Producers, 2007, Directing, Project: "86"
Writing Fellow, Latino Writers Lab, National Association of Latino Indepdent Producers, 2007, Writing, Project: "How to Cope with Suburban Stress"
Producing Fellow, Latino Producers Academy - National Association of Latino Independent Producers, 2006, Producing, Project: "86"
Writing Fellow, Latino Writers Lab, National Association of Latino Indepdent Producers, 2006, Writing, Project: "86"
MPTV, Best of Show, "El Trafico", 2004
MPTV, Best Dramatic Short, "El Trafico", 2004
MPTV, Best Director, "El Trafico", 2004
MPTV, Best Cinematography, "El Trafico", 2004
MPTV, 2nd Place Editing and Sound Design, "El Trafico", 2004
MPTV, Best Music Video, Broken Poets - "Built Upon the Present Regardless", 2006
Finalist, Sundance Writers Lab, 2007
Finalist, Sundance Writers Lab, 2008
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