
Producer of Audio/Interactive features for Arts/Culture/Music
Toronto, Canada Area

Producer of Audio/Interactive features for Arts/Culture/Music
Toronto, Canada Area
Writer and entrepreneur.
Audio producer and sound engineer for advertising/documentary/journalism genres.
Passionate about storytelling and using "Web 2.0" social networking tools in the areas of arts/culture, community building and ecotourism.
Producer of interactive websites.
Avid interest in mobile technology, podcasting, and social media.
Experienced in marketing adaptation/translation (English-French) for the French Canadian market
Greatest strengths: idea generation; problem solving; brainstorming.
Occasional contributor to wirelessnorth.ca (a blog covering the Canadian mobile industry).
Quoted in mainstream media and media/marketing blogs. Moderator/panelist at interactive media conferences.
Producer and strategist for media, arts/culture, ecotourism and e-learning industries.
(Media Production industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years)
Recording, mixing and engineering on Cubase and Pro Tools.
Voiceover, audio post and music.
(Online Media industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
Creating a dialogue in the Canadian mobile industry between content creators and funders of content (mobile gaming, film/tv production companies, branded content, location-based services providers).
Highlighting innovative business models, advocating for owners and creators of content.
(Media Production industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
This is what I love to do:
1. Devise social media strategies for the arts/culture, e-learning and ecotourism industries.
2. Produce best-of-class audio and interactive media.
3. Tell inspiring and compelling stories using social media.
4. Create online experiences that are engaging, useful and fun.
(Online Media industry)
February 2005 — April 2007 (2 years 3 months)
Creating music-themed online and podcasting presences for film/TV production companies.
Documentary-style production of finished programming (workshopping scripts, music editing, final mixing, etc.)
Diploma , The Canadian Securities Course , 2007 — 2008
Bachelor of Arts (with honours) , Translation (English-French) , 1999 — 2001
DU , Philosophy, History, Political Science , 1997 — 1998
Foundation Year Programme 1996 — 1997
Social media, web 2.0 applications, media, culture, e-learning, audio and journalistic/documentary production, quantitative trading models.
Audio Engineering Society
BarCamp Toronto participant
CHOQ-FM (Board Member)
Mobile Mondays Toronto attendee
Youth Literacy Volunteer (After-School Programme) - Saint Christopher House, Toronto
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (Concordia University), 2002
Certificate of Appreciation, National Volunteer Week (St. Christopher House), 2008