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Strategic and operational consulting services for both media and non-media companies. Projects have included production, business plan strategy operations realignment, higher education, and healthcare. Clients are listed below.

Past Chairman, Public Programming and Education Sub-CommitteeCreated the first ever Internship program at the Academy to diversify and create a formal pathway to the career path of Motion Picture Technologist. This served as a model for future internship programs the Academy later implement to increase inclusion and diversification in the industryProduced several Groundbreaking Academy Public Programming events most significantly, "Digital Character Animation and Modern Filmmaking"

Served the Academy as a member of the Executive Committee of this Branch.Along with John Lasseter, Bill Kroyer and Academy Branch Governor and CEO drafted and revised the rule for the, then new category of Best Animated Feature Film.

Congrats to all involved on 6 Academy Award nominations!

Co-Author "Filmmaking in Action" publication date, 2015. With contributions from many of Hollywood's Elite practitioners and Academy Award winners, this book taps into the best practices of today’s top directors, producers, editors, sound engineers, and others to teach production students how to make movies from beginning to end no matter if they have a basic flip cam or the most expensive equipment and an “Avatar” budget. Everyone loves film, and anyone can make a video these days. Not everyone makes great ones though. This practical, pocket-sized text shows readers how to plan, film, edit, and create videos with strong stories that will make an impact on an audience—whether that audience is their class, a potential customer, or their family and friends.

Research and planning for an overlay division, to address strategic business opportunities in virtual and augmented Reality content.

Analyze current business including internal, external and industry wide trends.

Recruited by this multimillion dollar company to take over 25 years of senior management experience and leverage that into the dynamically growing business of Home Health Care. • As COO I was responsible for overseeing Human Resources, Information Technologies, Facilities, Operations, and Strategic Planning. • As part of the Senior Management team, I partnered with our Chief Clinical Officer and the CEO to structure and oversee all operating budgets to ensure financial and operational goals. • In addition had responsibility for looking at every aspect of their operating systems and structures, implement new software, procedures and policies to create efficiencies and continue to grow their margins and profitability.

Bringing delicious dairy free, gluten free, and kosher gourmet desserts to the world.We are a two year old start-up and we are getting to launch our first commercial products. stay tuned!

Executive consultant to the CEO, COO, & CFO of the largest privately held group of Hispanic Radio Television stations, including the Estrella TV Network.

Helping to make Jellystone Park safe for bears and pic-a-nic baskets

Balanced staffing at Sony for over 325 animators and technical directors on 6 simultaneous productions of diverse creative scope and complexity. Annual production budgets equaled $200 million. Solely recommended and approved casting of animation leadership, artist rates and overall department staffing levels. Managed a department budget of approximately $46 million. • Articulated a vision for the expansion of Sony’s animation pipeline into main stream production of feature films. Developed universal support among multiple stakeholders in the organization and within the global industry for this new direction. Created new lines of business that redefined Imageworks and accounted for the majority of its revenue. Including the “Spiderman”, “Open Season" and “Stuart Little” franchises.Identified, designed and implemented Sony’s new talent development strategic plan. Projected reduction in artist costs of $35 million, in five years, while also raising artistic quality.

Co-Producer of the animated feature films "Cats Don't Dance" and "The Pagemaster

Designed and implemented Hanna Barbera’s first main frame software for production management and cost accounting. In first year the system successfully managed $48 million in production budgets and over 120 half hours of television animation.

Gave very funny and personable tours for guests of the park for two seasons