About me

Detail-oriented and innovative professional leader with extensive experience in a variety of media, creative development and production management. Skilled in coordinating multiple aspects of projects, from pre-production to post-production while employing gut instincts and intuition. Extremely visual, creative producer with a deep understanding of technical and artistic aspects of film, television, advertising, and numerous media formats. Well-versed in overseeing project concepts and ideas, managing budgets and schedules, hiring and directing creative teams, and ensuring the final product meets the highest quality standards and project goals. God is in the details.
Media: National TV & Radio Commercials, Branded Content, Short & Feature Films, Print Production/Photography, Audiobooks, Documentaries, Digital & Social Media, Corporate Video & Film, Live Events, Web Design

Software: Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom, WordPress, MS Office, Google Docs, Google Meet, Zoom, Slack, FileMaker, Movie Magic Budgeting, Movie Magic Scheduling, Final Draft
Expertise: Project Management, Content Development, Photography, Script Creation, Editing, Graphic Design
- Creatively managed projects with ~$2M budgets and appropriated legal signatures for SAG, bids, and contracts.
- Visualized best solutions to bring projects to life by researching and creating relationships with top production partners under budget and scheduling constraints. Anticipates problems with a positive, upbeat personality to motivate any team.
- Produced a small-budget TV commercial campaign for Nike because of relationships with A+ vendors, with a minuscule budget that won every award in the industry, including Clio Hall of Fame, Grand Prix Lion, One Show and SF Show.
- Served as Associate Producer, Line Producer, Post Producer, Production Manager, Location Scout, and Still Photographer throughout the 3-week-long production of an indie feature film during the dead of winter in Denver, CO.
Freelance Senior Producer 2013 - Present
BBH-NY, Known, IMM, Citizen Pictures, Pilgrim Advertising, Pixeltry, Riposte, Smith Design Office, Vladimir Jones \ Denver, CO
Serve various key clients, such as Audible, LinkedIn, Chili's, Amazon, Connect for Health CO, Justin's, Level 3 Communications, and Xcel Energy. Develop TV commercials, branded content, documentaries, and corporate videos for advertising agencies and film production companies.
- Led all facets of film production of a 20-minute short film titled "Sparkle" from creating scripts to casting top performance talent. Hired a 25-person crew that determined it as the "best shoot ever". Accepted into a dozen major film festivals so far, following submissions to all 2023 film festivals.
- Developed 40 individual videos of animation, motion graphics, archival footage, and documentary interviews while managing artists from numerous global regions, from New Mexico and New York to Barcelona and Buenos Aires, in celebration of Chili's 40th anniversary for a 1-hour documentary. Acted as agency Producer in replacement of original Producer during mid-stream; met and exceeded clients' expectations by delivering exceptional results.
- Produced a 3:00 short film trailer, oversaw production process, hired cast and crew, coordinated rehearsals, make-up, hair and stylist pre-pro sessions. Determined and secured locations, wrote contracts, deal memos and post-produced with editor and author through completion.
- Produced a 12-hour audiobook through close coordination with a novelist; nationally cast over dozen VO character actors to narrate and record 500+ pages. Broke down the book into chapters and utilized SFX, original, and stock music to complete audiobook through collaboration with author and recorder/mixer. "Escapement" is a top-selling audiobook on Amazon.

Freelance Instructional Producer
Craftsy \ Denver, CO
Directed on-screen talent and production team in studio and on-field shoots. Set design, props, and wardrobe elements; shaped production's appearance and feel. Reviewed final video for motion graphics, on-screen copy, and edit revisions.
- Enhanced personality and flair of well-renowned quilter that resulted in the best-selling class of all time.
- Produced 200+ hours of online video from content development through post-production in coordination with creative artists, including knitters, quilters, and photographers.

Freelance Senior Producer
Palm+Havas, Shilo TV, Mendelhson Zien, MOST Agency, West Studios, ES3, Impatto \ Los Angeles, San Diego, Detroit
Managed and oversaw the production of commercials, branded content, motion graphics, and long-format videos. Developed project roadmap, outlined budget and timeline, and ensured appropriate allocation of resources. Drove production excellence through coordination with clientele.
- Produced compelling content for several large clients, such as Carl's Jr., FIAT, KIA, Michelob Ultra, MLK Foundation.

Skills

Accounting, Advertising, Agency Coordination, Brand Management, Branding, Business Management, Event Management, filemaker, HTML, illustrator, InDesign, lightroom, Photo-Journalism, Photography, Photoshop, QuickBooks, quicken, Video-Journalism

Sector Experience

Advertising, Animation, Creative Services, Event Organisers / Management, Marketing, Photography, Production

Awards

Andys - Gold, Cannes Film - Grand Prix, Clios - Gold, creative radio, Emmy Award, Emmy, Grand Prix Lion, Clio, Clio Hall of Fame, ADDY, International & National Andy, Communication Arts, Creative Radio, New Yor, international andy, New York Festival - Finalist

Clients

3dfx, Alamo, Campari, carls jr., chilis, Coors, craftsy, Fiat, Hewlett Packard, level 3, MGM, michelob ultra, nar, Nike, Old Spice, saturn, Toyota

Recommendations
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Currently No Recommendations
Availability
Looking for work
Achievements
Contract
Perm, Freelance, Temp-Perm, Part time, Remote
Location
Denver, United States
Skill Level
Middleweight, Senior
Languages
Italian and Spanish (beginner)
Creativepool member since 3 October 2016