Motion Pictures and Film Professional
Greater Denver Area
Motion Pictures and Film Professional
Greater Denver Area
• Film and Video Production: Extensive knowledge of film and video production from ideation to finished product. Effective at organizing and managing shoots; expertise using production and postproduction equipment. Competent picture and meticulous sound editor, outstanding skills with postproduction audio and technical troubleshooting of entire picture/sound workflow. Advanced script and story analysis and revision.
• Administration and Communication: Organized and communicative, particularly adept at designing new and streamlining existing systems. Efficient administrator for project participants. Creates and manages workflow and prioritizes workload to meet deadlines; can train and support colleagues towards project goals. Seeks continuous improvement in all aspects of project and company structure and implementation. Maintains solid professional relationships with management, staff, and internal and external groups.
• Technical Proficiencies: ProTools, Final Cut Pro, Avid, DVD Studio Pro, Gorilla, Microsoft Office, Arri 16mm film cameras, Sony and Panasonic DV and HD cameras, DigiDesign D-Command/ProControl and Euphonix System 5F mixing consoles. Macintosh and PC networking and file system management. Strong familiarity with Linux/Unix command line and server systems.
• Strengths and Accomplishments: Imaginative and energetic, unconventional thinker, creative problem solver; proven ability to meet deadlines and goals. Demonstrated skills in increasing efficiency and productivity while minimizing associated costs. Served as sound editor/rerecord mixer for several award-winning and highly acclaimed student films. Member, American Mensa.
rerecording mixing, production sound recording, sound editing, picture editing, systems analysis and optimization, computer hardware and software systems assimilation
(Educational Institution; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Inagural alumni board member.
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)
Responsible for initial formation of company and implementing financial plan, purchasing production and technical equipment, setting up infrastructure and server to ensure smooth operations. Also responsible for developing and implementing new projects and investigating production leads. Formed Technical Services branch of company for offering technical and electronics expertise and support services to external clients as well as internal users.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
July 2007 — April 2008 (10 months)
Organized and scheduled shoots: including soliciting and interviewing potential crew, contacting casting agencies, managing auditions, booking stages and equipment, and managing set operations. Ensured smooth running of company technical assets including building VoIP phone system from scratch and maintaining company FTP/web server systems and network/internet access.
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
August 2006 — December 2006 (5 months)
"Urinetown" at the Denver Wastewater Management Building as Mr. McQueen
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; USC; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
August 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 5 months)
Worked closely with professors to teach advanced sound graduate students intricacies of production and postproduction sound workflow from recording/capturing to final mix. Maintained dubbing room and scoring stage equipment and machine rooms, set up mix templates, scheduled and supervised final mix process technically and creatively. Mixed numerous intermediate-level production student films. Responsible for overall smooth operation of final advanced-level class screenings and internal operation of the film school’s sound department, coordinating extensively with picture post editorial.
MFA , Cinema-Television Production , 2002 — 2006
BA , Musical Theater with an Emphasis in Acting , 1998 — 2002
Graduated magna cum laude.
systems analysis and improvement; new technology; technological implementation, integration, and simplification; amateur radio, emergency preparedness and communications
Colorado Film and Video Association; Denver Police Volunteers; American Mensa
Director, Best Comedic One-Act, UNC, 2002