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California, United States

Concord, California, Us

Santa Clara, California, Us

Worked on a series of media production assignments with Edelman Financial Engines, ranked as the #1 independent financial advisory firm in the nation by Barron’s.

I worked with my producing partner to develop a screenplay adaptation of a best-selling memoir, and taught a series of workshops at a local Film/TV acting academy.

I was responsible for shaping and sharing the Ripple message in video, animation and audio production. I collaborated with a team of digital marketers, content experts and event strategists. Projects supported global and educational campaigns, and appeared on the website, blog, at global events and in social marketing. Three key skill sets:(1) creative director driving concept, scripting and overall look and feel; (2) video producer/director managing preproduction, shooting, postproduction and delivery; (3) operations manager overseeing studio and equipment.Named one of the 50 Smartest Companies by MIT Technology Review, Ripple is the global leader in enterprise blockchain payment solutions.

New York, Ny, Us

BlackRock is the world’s largest money manager with $10 trillion in assets under management as of January 2022. As San Francisco’s head of in-house production, I created quality video, animation and audio projects. My team saved our firm over $1 million in annual agency production costs after accounting for expenditures and salaries. Delivered projects globally, coordinating with studio counterparts in London, New York, and with remote external production teams. Created high-end support videos for internal firm-wide events and communications. Coached colleagues on presentation skills.

New York, Ny, Us

Developed and produced several successful social media video series for blog and syndication partners. Highlights include:• “Man on Market Street” (financial Q&A with public) • “Bonding With Matt Tucker” (fixed income investing concepts in an easy-to-understand, humorous manner).• “Life Stages” (investing for women)Produced 20 hours of programming for an “iShares Virtual Conference”(2012) and “BlackRock Virtual Conference”(2013). Saved over $1 million in roadshow/on-campus event costs from previous years. Additional $150K in savings to firm due to direct production services and selection of a more cost-efficient virtual event platform.Scripted and produced 24 animated vignettes for BlackRock’s microsite launch with versions to Canada, UK, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.

New York, Ny, Us

Produced video series content that helped rank BlackRock the #1 social media team by Kasina among 53 asset managers (May 2012). Tripled video output year over year.Enhanced the iShares Education Center by developing a 24/7 client portal with instant credit reporting. Delivered over 2,000 hours of complimentary online continuing education credits to CFP and CIMA certificants.Converted (with editor) a hardcopy magazine to an “eMagazine.” Created supplemental video clips for articles. Saved over $120,000 annually.

Wrote and produced educational courses on financial topics for CFP and CIMA education credit – including a 2-hour ETHICAL PRINCIPLES FOR CFP CERTIFICANTS (a differentiator for the iShares business, which generated several lead signals for our Sales Teams). Produced “Market Perspectives With Russ Koesterich” a monthly call with iShares’ (and later BlackRock’s) Senior Economist.

Joint labor-management trust fund specialist. Provided all marketing and account retention services for MHN’s and APS’s Taft Hartley behavioral health business in the western states (worked with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, United Food and Commercial Workers, Printing Trades, California Field Ironworkers, IBEW, IATSE and various municipalities). Delivered educational training seminars on a variety of labor-related topics. Wrote several articles for multiple union publications.

Professional Certificate, Theatre Performance

Bachelor Of Arts, Communication Arts & French