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Rosemont, Illinois, United States

Rosemont, Il

· Staff liaison for the AAOS VR simulator task force and projects. Manages and facilitates the collaboration of societies, business partners, staff instructional designers, stakeholders and a team of SMEs to continue to develop the state-of-the art, best of breed, science-based — trauma and arthroscopy simulators for orthopaedic residency programs.· Manages, produces and directs Academy video and audio programs.· Manages, producing, directing, shooting, and editing surgical video… Show more · Staff liaison for the AAOS VR simulator task force and projects. Manages and facilitates the collaboration of societies, business partners, staff instructional designers, stakeholders and a team of SMEs to continue to develop the state-of-the art, best of breed, science-based — trauma and arthroscopy simulators for orthopaedic residency programs.· Manages, produces and directs Academy video and audio programs.· Manages, producing, directing, shooting, and editing surgical video programs and webcasts.· Responsible for managing the Academy’s video post-production facilities and equipment, providing technical direction to optimize utilization, ensure technical quality, and archive video assets, maintains video asset database.· Defines the technical standards for Othropaedic Video Theater submissions. · Strong project management, logistical management, organization, communication, planning, writing, videography, and editing skills.· Responsible for ensuring that video programs produced are safe, high quality and educationally sound in compliance with ACCME guidelines.· Collaborates with the instructional design team in the selection, production, direction, and editing of visual elements, and audio elements used in computer mediated learning environments.· Continues to have ongoing discussions regarding aesthetics with the digital product specialist, UX/UI designer, marketing and other stakeholders to define, maintain, develop, and refine a consistent "look and feel" standard for all Academy video assets and productions. Show less

Rosemont

· Primary decision-maker for the audio visual capabilities of the state-of-the-art OLC Education & Conference Center—on behalf of the Academy an equity partner and stakeholder of the new orthopaedic headquarters. Key resource for the consultant design team, architect, project manager, construction company, installers, internal staff and OLC representatives. Collaborated with the AV team from conception of the new divisible auditoriums, AV control room, television studio/demonstration area and… Show more · Primary decision-maker for the audio visual capabilities of the state-of-the-art OLC Education & Conference Center—on behalf of the Academy an equity partner and stakeholder of the new orthopaedic headquarters. Key resource for the consultant design team, architect, project manager, construction company, installers, internal staff and OLC representatives. Collaborated with the AV team from conception of the new divisible auditoriums, AV control room, television studio/demonstration area and bio-skills lab—to the first event in the new facility. Worked jointly with department manager to design the studio and video edit suites in the Academy space.· Plans, produces, directs, live switches, and edits the faculty surgical demonstrations—also supervises audio visual freelance technicians and engineers for Academy surgical skills courses at the OLC Education & Conference Center.· “Sandboxed” a new LCMS with a team of staff sourced from throughout the organization. Identified strengths and weaknesses of the platform and expressed opinion to senior management. Curating existing learning objects and video programs to include in our new content database.· Works with orthopedic surgeons/subject matter experts to identify, organize, produce and evaluate peer-reviewed and ACCME accredited educational program content. Produces original video content at volunteer member's operating rooms—working jointly with the surgeon's hospital or outpatient center to ensure a safe, sterile and HIPAA complaint filming environment for patients.· Webcast producer—identified webcast platform solution and integrated broadcasts from Orlando, the OLC, Texas and California. On-ground staff representative at productions—responsible not only for the live camera direction, transmission, but the successful production and recording. These webcasts have been viewed live by surgeons and health care professionals all over the world.· Authored the Academy's first Blu-ray Disc™ program. Show less

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

· Led a team to produce numerous medical educational, corporate, and promotional videos using high-definition digital video cameras and Final Cut Pro edit systems. Devloped creative ways to maximize use of existing systems while upgrading and purchasing new mobile HD units.· Oversaw five staff members and four freelancers, directed video production to produce five CNE instructional DVDs for SmithBucklin and the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates.· Over 550 hours… Show more · Led a team to produce numerous medical educational, corporate, and promotional videos using high-definition digital video cameras and Final Cut Pro edit systems. Devloped creative ways to maximize use of existing systems while upgrading and purchasing new mobile HD units.· Oversaw five staff members and four freelancers, directed video production to produce five CNE instructional DVDs for SmithBucklin and the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates.· Over 550 hours of video production experience in operating rooms. Can safely navigate an operating room and maintain a sterile field—was part of the team that provided three live high-definition video cases to the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Conference in 2008.· Led a team to produce a series of exercise DVDs for the National Center for Physical Activity and Disability Leadership, which allowed the six hour-long DVDs to be completed on time and below budget.· Managed project budgets from under $3000 to over $160,000—performed company billing. Show less

Rehabilitation Insitute Of Chicago

· Videotaped and edited b-roll packages concerning stem cell transplants and the first bionic arm and other surgeries—footage was featured nationally on Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, CNN, and all major Chicago news outlets.· Produced scores of medical educational videos for clients. Regularly multi-tasked several projects while interacting with several clients—walking them through the entire process (Pre, Production, & Post).· Broadcasted/Recorded/Edited live surgical… Show more · Videotaped and edited b-roll packages concerning stem cell transplants and the first bionic arm and other surgeries—footage was featured nationally on Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, CNN, and all major Chicago news outlets.· Produced scores of medical educational videos for clients. Regularly multi-tasked several projects while interacting with several clients—walking them through the entire process (Pre, Production, & Post).· Broadcasted/Recorded/Edited live surgical video, authored DVDs, created 2D graphics, edited with Final Cut Pro, AVID Media Composer and Media 100, lit and dressed sets, managed audiovisual support for the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Academy courses. Show less

Highland, Indiana

Video DJ Service + including blimp drone with live TV broadcast camera

Videotaped events, studio camera operator of multiple-camera shoots, designed company website

Bachelor Of Arts, Business; Entrepreneurship & Communication 2006

Activities and Societies: Students In Free Enterprise

School Of Cinema & Television, B

Activities and Societies: Worked on "Mare's Nest" an official selection for the New York Independent Film Festival | Attended several.

High School Institute, Advanced Non-Linear Editing, A