Brandon Kitajima Estrella Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles, California, US

- Multi-desk support for EVP Stephanie Groves, SVP Stan Pham, SVP Brie Neimand, and VP Kelly Pancho.- Shadowed various series giving notes on materials and overseeing coordination on behalf of the studio for titles including Criminal Minds: Evolution, SkyMed, NCIS: Tony & Ziva, The Game, Players, Rabbit Hole, Why Women Kill (P+); Glamorous (Netflix); The.

- Founding member.- Founding Producer of The Live Aloha Art Festival, an annual nonprofit art festival in Hilo, Hawai‘i that brings film, theatre, music, puppets, and other visual art together with conversations about social justice and community building. Ran from 2017-2022.- Coordinated team members, community partners, festival participant engagement.

The ‘Ohina Filmmakers Lab is a two-day filmmaker educational intensive that provides Hollywood screenwriters, producers, and directors mentorship and advice in a variety of key filmmaking fields, including script development, honing pitches, production support, project guidance, and more. The Lab was sponsored by Pacific Islanders in Communication (PIC).

Los Angeles, US

• Managed two executive calendars of film/television producer Jeremy Bolt and writer/director Paul W.S. Anderson (Event Horizon, Resident Evil, Monster Hunter) for Impact Pictures that primarily shoots projects abroad.
• Rolled calls, invoicing, expense reporting, grid tracking, note-taking, international travel coordination, COVID testing
• Researched film and television rights, compiled research of requested IP
• Researched contact information for studio and television executives, writers’ and actors’ agents, managers
• Read and evaluated scripts, providing comments and feedback, coordinated script coverage
• Performed personal and family errands, house management tasks, family vacation planning, other requested tasks

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Kept up-to-date with Mrs. Murphy’s television development for NBCUniversal, HBO International, and Vin Diesel’s One Race Films including evaluating scripts, outlines, and tone reels providing feedback and coverage as.
• Sat-in and took notes on development calls
• Managed Mrs. Murphy’s Outlook email and calendar, and organized Zoom meetings and other conference calls
• Prepared expense reports and travel arrangements
• Planned and executed dinner meetings, parties, and other events for Mrs. Murphy as needed
• Assisted in building various course materials for her producing classes at Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Assisted the Head of Production Ken Ornstein (2018-2019) and Laura Greenlee (2019-2020) and Assistant Head of Production Deb McClune (2018-2020) with administrative work and various assignments
• Supervised and managed small-scale production shoots in studio and on location including Hawai‘i, throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area, Riverside, San Luis Opisbo, and Seattle.
• Negotiated and managed budgets working extensively with MS Excel spreadsheets and Word, and Movie Magic Scheduling and Budgeting software
• Worked with Risk Management to ensure all productions met the criteria for the insurance broker and issued COI’s
• Created and managed production schedules to meet delivery deadlines
• Experience with film permitting with FilmLA, California Film Commission, Inglewood, Riverside, San Luis Opisbo

• Assisted the line producer, production coordinator, and 1st AD on the Michael Bay produced feature film ‘Songbird’ with paperwork, processing, and management of various assets including crew and cast lists, call.
• Managed production calendar, prep schedule, distribution lists, and team assignments grid
• Tracked expenses, coordinated equipment rentals, and organized 2nd meal catering for the entire cast and crew with a short turnaround window
• Organized and managed shared folders and files via Dropbox and Google Drive
• Assured compliance with Guild, Union, Labor, and Minor requirements including via Contract Services
• Drafted and submitted for approval SAG contracts for direct hire and loan-out daily players, direct hire and loan-out stunt daily players, and stunt coordinators

Los Angeles, California, US

• Assisted the Director of Development and Assistant Director of Development with member relations and benefits
• Administrative work including generating reports, management of excel spreadsheets and other documents, email communications, stuff envelopes, organize publicity materials
• Worked on staff at the festival assisting with various tasks and assignments as needed for daily operation

Production Design and Art Department Coordination for over 20 short films, 2 webseries, and various commercials and music video. For full list please visit my website at http://www.brandonestrella.com/resume

• July 2019 - Disney+, Walt Disney Television, "Encore!", Season 1
• Runs for coffee, supplies, and various picks ups
• Shuttled cast and crew
• Maintained general cleanliness of workspacesJune 2019 - Netflix, "Stranger Things", Season 3 Premiere
• Assisted the Production Designer with the execution of the set design including scenic painting and building
• Runs for building materials including driving the production van

A Contemporary Theatre's ACTLab (Guards at the Taj)Bainbridge Performing Arts (Picasso at the Lapin Agile)Brown Soul Productions (Miss Fortune Has Green Eyes)Cafe Nordo (Open Your Mouth)Catapult Theatre (Tigers Be Still)Ghost Light Theatricals (MacBett, The Curious Case of Watson Intelligence, King Kirby, From Kings to Controllers, As You Like It.

Chicago, IL, US

Implemented a Diversity and Inclusion Initiative as part of the Strategic Planning Corporate Committee focusing on recruitment and retention of women, people of color, veterans, and people with disabilities.Bridge and Structures Designer.Design-Build WSDOT SR520 Medina to SR220 Vicinity Eastside Transit and HOV Project with the Eastside Corridor.

Book-It Repertory Theatre (Border Songs)Seattle Shakespeare Company (Coriolanus, Chamber Cymbeline)Seattle University (Ghost Sonata, Nora, Reckless)

Dallas, Texas, US

In the Seattle Transportation office, I've worked on a variety of design projects including bridge superstructure design, retaining wall design, bridge load rating, construction management at a US military waste water treatment facility, and drawing layout and plan development.The various engineering softwares that I have experience with include AutoCAD.

Seattle, WA, US

Housing and Residence LifeChardin Residence HallStudent Manager

Seattle, WA, US

Housing and Residence LifeCampion Residence HallResident and guests services.

Hilo, Hawaii, US

Department of Water Supply, Operations Division

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, US

As part of the College Program, I worked in Disney's Animal Kingdom Park under the Park Hopper Role. I simultaneously worked in Asia Attractions and Africa Food and Beverage. I participated in Disney's Engineering Professional Development Study at Disney University.Disney's Engineering Professional Development Study incorporated in-class lectures and.

Master'S Of Fine Art, Creative Producing

Bsce, Civil And Environmental Engineering