WORK EXPERIENCE:
Team Creations Washington, DC
Producer September, 2005 – Present
• Currently developing Otto’s Children, a feature-length documentary film on the life of Otto Frank
• Developed, wrote and produced broadcast promotional spots for series and films (BBCA, TLC, Discovery Health, Discovery Home, PBS, The Military Channel)
• Wrote and produced TVOne’s 2006 Upfronts (Telly Award winner)
• Wrote and produced extended interstitial for Little People, Big World
• Served as lead writer for broadcast promotional materials for the 2007 Silverdocs Film Festival
Team Productions Washington, DC
Associate Producer April, 2003 – August, 2005
• Researched and complied sources, content, footage and photographs for documentary films
• Assisted with writing, editing and production for major cable network clients including The History Channel, Discovery Networks, TLC, and National Geographic Channel.
• Production credits include Tyrants on Trial (THC), JFK: A Presidency Revealed (THC) The Project (Team Productions) and promotional spots for TLC
• Created, wrote, produced, and directed videos for viral internet campaigns
• Developed and refined proposals for films, television series and direct-to-market video productions
• Wrote, directed, and produced original short films for festivals, company holiday videos and promotional tools
Team Sound and Vision Washington, DC
Operations Manager: BBC America August, 2001-April 2003
• Managed and coordinated post-production needs for all departments of major client
• Demonstrated problem solving and dependability through consistently handling crises and meeting deadlines
• Rewrote show scripts for the National Geographic Channel
• Arranged and directed voice over talent
• Wrote, directed and produced original video piece for company’s tenth anniversary party
BAPA’s Imagination Stage Bethesda, MD
Education Coordinator; Box Office Manager September 2000-July 2001
• Implemented and managed after school program for at-risk middle and high school students
• Developed curriculum for long-range education plan
• Designed and implemented drama programs promoting observation and analytical skills through acting
• Supervised all box office staff, coordinating actions of ushers and house personnel with the production crew
• Developed spreadsheet solutions to monitor all box office related activities
• Controlled the intake and outflow of all monies made during performances
First Stage Children’s Theater Milwaukee, WI
Assistant Director of Education September 1999-August 2000
• Trained and supervised education staff, interns, and volunteers, including scheduling, mentoring and counseling
• Developed and taught classroom workshops to correlate with the current production season
• Developed and implemented drama programs promoting teamwork and problem solving through acting
EDUCATION:
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
• Bachelor of Science in Speech; June, 1999
• Major in Interdepartmental Studies; concentration in Theater and Psychology
• GPA: 3.7/4.0; cum laude
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RELATED THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE:
• Professional Storyteller
• Director and performing member of the Comedy Gears, a DC-based improvisational comedy troupe
• Performing member of DC ComedySportz and related improvisational comedy groups: Poppycock, Grimprov, and The District of Columbia Unscripted Players (DCUP)
• Contract drama teacher for Capital Children’s Museum’s Play’s the Thing creative drama program
• Lead actor in Next I Hem…, a serialized Web film and comic book series.
• Lead actor in An Isolated Incident, an independent horror film from Ball in Pocket Productions.
• Wrote, directed and produced SHA, an independent short internet film.
LITERARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Published movie reviewer (lead writer and administrator, [login to view URL])
• Head writer for web comic The Paradox 5 ([login to view URL])
• Published web humor columnist ([login to view URL] and [login to view URL])
• Produced playwright: (Jury of Peers produced 1998, Colonial Little Theatre, Johnstown, NY)
• Aspiring children’s book author (Tommy’s Time Machine Ticket)
• Aspiring writer and lyricist for children’s musical (Tommy’s Time Machine Ticket)
• Aspiring screenwriter (The Perfect Plan, ZTV, Green, Public Access and Women?)
• Provided editorial guidance to authors of stories, plays, screenplays, and novels
SKILLS:
• Proficient in Windows, Mac, Microsoft Word, Excel, & Outlook and Avid Media Log
• Some expertise in Power Point and basic website design
• Improvisational Comedy
• Strong command of large groups or audiences, including children
INTERESTS:
• Avid Reader and Book Collector
• Singing (Baritone) and Guitar, Independent Acoustic Folk/Rock Music
• Crossword Puzzles, Brainteasers, Politics, Travel, Comedy, Running, Ultimate Frisbee, Boxing
