Creative, multi-skilled Director/Writer/Story Producer with extensive experience in all aspects of story development and production for the international market in Documentary Series, History, Science and Current Affairs

Skills

·       Solid editorial skills

·       Developing Stories through background research, pre-interviews, scouting

·       Negotiating access and price for both research and crew

·       Writing treatments, outlines, scripts and narration

·       Skilled on camera interviewer

·       Proven ability to deliver solid and imaginative b roll coverage

·       Extensive experience with international shooting

·       Demonstrated ability to trouble shoot in the field

·       Proven ability as Edit producer and Story editor

·       Creative investigative skills

·       Producing documentary and dramatic recreation segments in the field

·       Experience with Carnets, negotiating excess baggage fees and general troubleshooting in the field.

·       Dual Canadian and U.S. Citizenship

       Experience

Documentary Director/Writer, Urban Legends 2, NextFilm Productions, Toronto, History Television, A&E

·       15x1/2 hours documentary/dramatic recreations

·       On Camera interviews and B roll coverage for story segments

·       Writing scripts for recreation shoots

·       Field Producer for recreation segments

Documentary Director, Lives That Changed the World: Fidel Castro, EPI, Toronto, Discovery Networks International, Discovery Channel Canada

·       On Camera Interviews of subjects for one hour documentary on Fidel Castro

·       B roll coverage

·       Creating questions and approach for each interview

·       Writing Narration segments and working on final edit of documentary

·       Writing pre-production treatment of documentary

Associate Producer, Lives That Changed the World, EPI, Toronto, Discovery Networks International, Discovery Channel Canada

·       3x1 hour Biographies on Nelson Mandela, Fidel Castro and Muhammad Ali

·       Supervising six researchers for three documentaries

·       Shaping story lines for directors

·       Writing publicity materials, synopsis and treatments for three documentaries

·       Writing narration as needed on three documentaries

·       Consulting and directing portions of edit of three documentaries

Associate Producer, Final 24, Toronto, NextFilm Productions, Toronto, Global Television, A&E Biography, Discovery Networks International, FX UK

·       8x 1 hour documentary/dramatic recreations

·       Story development, research and coordination for Episode 8, “David Koresh”

·       On camera interview for Episode 9, “Tupac Shakur”

Associate Producer, Psychic Investigators, NextFilm and Cineflix U.K. Productions, Toronto/London U.K, A&E Biography, ITV, W, Discovery Networks Europe                          

·       Documentary/Dramatic Reconstruction Series 15X1/2 hour – HD

·       In depth interviews and a look at the cases of forensic Psychics who have played a crucial role in criminal investigations

Associate Producer, The Greatest Ever, Cineflix Productions, Montreal/London U.K., Discovery Canada, Channel 5, U.K.                    

·       Documentary Series, 8 x 1 hour

·       A fast-paced, high energy countdown of some of the greatest machines ever built including, motorcycles, sports cars, tanks and fighter planes

·       Pick up on camera interviewer for one hour program on Bomber Planes

Co-Producer, Innocence on Ice, Toronto,  Bravo!FACT                          

·       A tribute to the movement and talent of figure skater Petra Burka, using 1960s footage and original music inspired by the performance to create a moving design, etched on ice.

Associate Producer, W-Five, Toronto, CTV                          

·            Weekly 1 hour Current Affairs Show

·            Pitched, developed, researched and created outlines for stories

·            Second unit shooting

Story Development, Research, Production Coordinator, The Golden Years, Season II, AJE Productions, Toronto , Prime Televsion

·       Documentary Series, 2 x 1 hour

·       A look at the new ways the Boomer generation will retire

Education