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Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Pittsburgh, Pa

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

-Leading logistics for field shoots including hiring crew, securing locations and managing budget and costs-Supporting the Development Team with creative pitches, research, writing loglines/one-pagers, and budgeting/scheduling new projects-Working with the Line Producer/EIC to track costs and process expenses, vendor invoices and crew/talent payroll -Acting as Associate Producer on current productions including MotorTrend's Iron Resurrection S7

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

-Leading logistics for field shoots including hiring crew, securing locations and managing budget and schedule for "Gold Rush: The Dirt S9"-Tracking costs and processing expenses, vendor invoices and crew/talent payroll with the Line Producer-Supporting the team through post as an Associate Producer by managing/tracking network deliverables

-Led logistics for field shoots including hiring crew, securing locations and managing budget and costs-Worked with the Line Producer/EIC to track costs and process expenses, vendor invoices and crew/talent payroll -Supported the creative team through post as an Associate Producer

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

-Responsible for managing 200+ hours of television for major productions such as “Uncharted Gordon Ramsay” and “Brain Games with Keegan Michael Key”-A key liaison between the Production Team and multiple departments at National Geographic Partners including but not limited to Marketing, Ad Sales, PR, Programming and Finance-In charge of tracking critical deliverables and millions of dollars per project to ensure all stay on schedule and are paid in a timely fashion-Reports directly to the Senior Vice President of Production Management and regularly strategizes on how the department can create different policies and workflows for everyday work challenges

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Silver Spring, Md

-Worked in parallel to the production management and creative teams on the following projects: Animal Planet’s “Puppy Bowl XIV” and “Puppy Bowl XV”, Velocity’s “Iron Resurrection” (season 2 and 3) and Discovery Channel’s “Alien Sharks 4: Stranger Fins” -Organized crews, meals, schedules and locations to fit the needs of the network and to ensure we stay on budget in all aspects -Assisted the production manager with payroll, cost reports, and purchase orders during projects-Worked on Avid and Adobe editing software to help the producer construct scenes, write scripts and organize field footage

Silver Spring, Maryland

-Served as a Production Assistant for programs like Discovery Channel's "Alien Sharks" and Velocity's "Iron Resurrection", while helping the in-house Production Management team with day-to-day logistics-Helped plan, organize and execute the studio shoot for Animal Planet's "Puppy Bowl XIV" -Assisted Post-Producers by creating string-outs of footage and storytelling for episodes while utilizing the edit software, Avid-Worked with the Associate Producers and the Rights and Clearances team on final program deliverables

Silver Spring, Maryland

-Worked as a production assistant for shoots around the Maryland area for the Discovery Channel, Science Channel and TLC-Researched and planned studio spaces while coordinating crews and equipment for upcoming productions like Animal Planet's "Puppy Bowl" and Discovery Channel's "Shark Week"-Worked on deliverables with the rights and clearances team for programs like Velocity's "Iron Resurrection"

College Park, Maryland

-Reported full-time on local Maryland news and composed stories daily for "Maryland Newsline"-Wrote and produced scripts for news packages and sports segments-Filmed with broadcast cameras, edited packages, had an on-camera presence with stand-ups, live shots and as sports anchor

College Park, Md

-Worked behind the scenes as a volunteer three to four times a week-Operated cameras, teleprompter, audio, and graphics equipment

Greater Pittsburgh Area

-Reported news stories, interviewed key people and covered events with a photographer around the Pittsburgh area and its surrounding cities-Wrote scripts for packages and voice-overs to be featured in the evening broadcasts-Logged video of interviews and b-roll of stories I covered for the editors to piece together-Answered calls, pitched news stories and prepared information for reporters at the Assignment Desk

College Park, Md

-Worked as an on-camera reporter during home games-Interviewed coaches and players before and after the games-Filmed, edited and wrote scripts for packages on various events to be featured on the team’s website, social media, and Youtube channel

Pittsburgh, Pa

-Assisted in filming, interviewing and editing packages of different events for the Pittsburgh Penguins organization’s website and to be shown during their games and broadcasts-Worked on-camera as a host for segments and packages on Pens TV

College Park, Md

-Worked behind the scenes for various sporting events at the University of Maryland to be broadcasted on the Big Ten Network-Operated cameras, graphics, instant replays, and work as a technical director