Profile

Experienced and creative producer, director, editor and writer knowledgeable in all aspects of production including but not limited to budgeting, production, post-production, and emerging technologies.  Production environments include traditional field shooting, studio, live sports broadcasting, and film productions.  

Experience

Independent Broadcast Professional - Creative Carbon; Tampa, FL - 2000 - Present

Full-service production company with a focus on concept-to-completion.  Boutique-style  service developing new and creative projects for various clients including HSN, Homeland Security, Major League Baseball, Hooters, as well as music videos and other forms of media.

Responsible for the marketing of creative services as well as collaborating with clients to determine the desired effect and end-product.  Scouted talent and locations, rented equipment, hired crew, and managed the resources through the completion of the projects.  Negotiated terms with talent and location sources in order to maintain budget.  Scope of projects have been one to two days in length up to two to three months in duration.   Managed and completed multiple projects within budget and on-time.

Wrote treatments and scripts for various productions.  Utilized Final Draft when writing scripts and concepts.  

Directed resources during shoots - PA’s, DP’s, camera operators, audio engineers, grips, talent, craft services, stylists, and make-up artists.

Edited footage to create a visually stimulating and intelligent products that have resulted in repeat business from a number of high-profile clients desiring a professional, complete and extremely artistic end-product.  Utilized Final Cut Pro and AVID for post-production.

Producer / Writer - USA Networks Short Shopping - Saint Petersburg, FL

November 1999 - May 2001

Produced direct response commercials and infomercials using a new concept and approach to selling on TV called “embedded commerce”.  Produced The Daily Sports Source on Fox Sports - a live 1-hour talk show with pro athletes that included an exclusive interview with Dale Earnhardt and Richard Childress.    

Senior Editor - CNI - Clearwater, FL

July 1999 - 2004

Produced and edited music videos for two 24-hour networks.  Edited Cafe Video, a weekly contemporary music interview show as well as shot music videos on film while creating original content for broadcast.  

Producer / Director - Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Saint Petersburg, FL

January 1998 - June 1999

In-house production department for the inaugural team.  Supervised the construction and integration of a new control room. Directed a crew of a dozen or more during games.  Functioned as the technical director during all live broadcasts.  Produced commercials, features, animations, and all supporting video/graphics for this Major League Baseball team.

Editor - Snitily Carr Production Group - Lincoln, NE - June 1995 - December 1997

Nebraska’s largest production company.  We shot and produced a variety of projects ranging  from commercials to corporate videos.

Production Specialist - HuskerVision Network - Lincoln, NE 

January 1994 - December 1997

Produced, shot, directed, edited, and worked on every major sporting event for the University of Nebraska including live broadcasts of games, studio talk shows, and many documentaries following the University of Nebraska Huskers national championship teams.

Education

University of Nebraska - B.A. Broadcasting & Mass Communications

Clients

NFL, MLB, NBA, NASCAR, NHL, NCAA Productions, ESPN, FOX Sports, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, BBC, USA Network, MSG, Game Show Network, HSN, America’s Store, SciFi, National Terrorism Preparedness Institute, Tri-Star Productions, Financial Balancing, Hooters, Tradewinds Video, PAX, CNI, Turner Communications, Gallup Poll

Technical Expertise

FCP Suite, Avid, Speed Razor, Affinity, Photoshop, After Effects, Final Draft, P2 Mobile, TelePrompTer, AdvantEdge, Switchers: Sony/Grass Valley/Trinity/Tricaster, EVS, Studio & Field Cameras, A2, Tape Decks & Slo-Mo Controllers, TypeDeko