Rudy Germany

Current

• VP Production & Development at Plane Guy Productions

Past

• Executive Producer at Chelsea Multimedia Corporation
• VP Production & Operations at CODE Home Shopping Networks
• Supervising Producer at The Jewelry Channel

• VP Production at The Ultimate Shopping Network
• Line Producer at UPN
• Associate Producer at Twentieth Television
• Floor Producer at BET

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Education

• University of Phoenix
• Northwestern University
• Manual High School

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Connections

84 connections

Industry

Broadcast Media

Rudy Germany’s Summary

Producer of Television, Film and Live Events

(Live Events include: Comedy Shows, Concerts & Corporate)

I specialize in bringing your vision to life...

If you need an idea...
I am happy to help you develop a concept!

Rudy Germany’s Specialties:

Writing, Directing, Editing, Lighting and Set Design

Rudy Germany’s Experience

• VP Production & Development

  Plane Guy Productions

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  November 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  Plane Guy Production is a content provider servicing both "network" and "cable" television programming needs. We specialize in developing content for all genres including reality, game show,
  sit-com, talk and drama.

• Executive Producer

  Chelsea Multimedia Corporation

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  May 2008 — March 2009 (11 months)

  >Develop Content
  >Organize and Manage Show Logistics
  >Design & Position Product Placement
  >Solicit Corporate Sponsorships

• VP Production & Operations

  CODE Home Shopping Networks

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  January 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 9 months)

  Responsible for:
  >Hiring and Managing Department Heads
  >Developing Operational Infrastructure
  >Developing Content for Network Broadcast
  >Overseeing Procurement of Product Mix for TV & (e) Commerce
  >Participating in the Strategic Marketing Planning
  >Management of P&L Strategy

• Supervising Producer

  The Jewelry Channel

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  May 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 1 month)

  The "Tiffany's" of Jewelry on TV! High-End LUXURY Items...Atop the matrix...and extremely affordable and beautifully designed jewelry for those on a budget!
  
  I Supervise a Producer staff of (7) on the day-to-day operations of the network, which includes: pricing strategy, promotional items, special events, host relations and working with the merchandising department to get the right product on the air, at the right time of day, at the right price! Also do sales analysis, pricinig and product positioning against the competition. Determine "sell-thru" rate during purchased "commercial air-time" over considered future purchases and airing of new products.
  
  It is quite challenging, but we are having a blast!

• VP Production

  The Ultimate Shopping Network

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  January 2005 — April 2007 (2 years 4 months)

  Corporate combined with the fast pace of "Live Television"...
  Responsibilities for TV:
  >"Fiber-Optic" link to Broadcast via DirectTV
  >T1/T3 Lines for the Call Center & IT
  >New Control Room
  >New Studio: Lighting and Set Design
  >Tech-Design: Cameras/Switcher/Audio & Video
  >Capture Broadcast Images for "Air" and "Archive"
  >Network Standards & Broadcast Guidelines
  >Daily Rundown, Shot Composition, Content, Promotions & Station ID breaks
  >Hire Technical Staff
  >Job Descriptions for Technical Staff
  >Evaluate Technical Staff
  
  Responsibilities for Operations:
  >Build-Out of New Facility
  >Regular meetings between USN, the Landlord, the GC
  >Company Move from Century City, CA to Glendale, CA
  >Develop infrastructure which allowed Merch, Call Ctr, Ship, QC,Inv and TV Prod to
  share information and create a single point of accuntability in each phase of the
  process to ensure ease of doing business;
  
  >Reported directly to: Mark Miller - CEO

• Line Producer

  UPN

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  May 2002 — May 2003 (1 year 1 month)

  was the Line Producer on "The Source Sound Lab"

• Associate Producer

  Twentieth Television

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Entertainment industry)

  April 2002 — April 2003 (1 year 1 month)

  Was an Associate Producer for Divorce Court

• Floor Producer

  BET

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Entertainment industry)

  July 1994 — August 2001 (7 years 2 months)

  Was a Floor Producer on all the BET west Coast shows:
  Comic View, Live From LA, Nuthin But A Woman & The Blackberry Inn

Rudy Germany’s Education

• University of Phoenix

  MAED , American History , 2004 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  Taught 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Language Arts and Social Sciences
  
  Coached High School Football, Basketball and Girls Softball

• Northwestern University

  BS Speech , Radio, TV, Film/Speech/Sociology , 1982 — 1986

  School was quite challenging! Coupled with Big Ten Athletics and competitive academics I was very busy! The people I encountered and friends I made were from a wide range. The conversations we had and the activities we enjoyed made my collective undergraduate experience phenomenal. If you have a chance to go to Northwestern University - definately go!

  Activities and Societies:

  Psi-Upsilon; Epsilon-Omega...
  (4) Year Letterman Varsity Football

• Manual High School

  H.S. Diploma , Pre-College , 1979 — 1982

Additional Information

Rudy Germany’s Groups:

AEI Entertainment Group

•    Northwestern University Alumni
•    Executive Suite

Rudy Germany’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests