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 Murderbot Diaries (Apple TV); Reacher (Amazon); Digman! (Comedy Central); Dinner with the Parents (Freevee); The Holiday Shift (Roku).- Acted as studio liaison between show and network, coordinating across all studio departments.- Coordinated and distributed weekly current department show status reports to entire studio.- Created and managed department database that tracked all show staffing, key contacts, budgets and DE&I metrics.

- 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, county permits and paperwork.- Organized corporate sponsorships and individual donations.- Curated the Short Film Showcase and hosted post-screening discussion panels.

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) and State of Hawai'i's Creative Industries Division.The 2021 Ohina Labs mentor was SUSAN SOON HE STANTON, producer/writer on HBO’s SUCCESSION, for which she’s won a WGA and a Peabody Award. Her upcoming work includes HBO/Sister Picture’s THE BABY, Amazon’s MODERN LOVE, Amazon/Annapurna’s DEAD RINGERS and Hulu/Element Pictures/BBC’s CONVERSATION WITH FRIENDS. Susan’s also an award winning playwright based in New York and London.Guest speaker/mentor was DESTIN DANIEL CRETTON, writer/director of SHORT TERM 12, JUST MERCY and SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS!

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; coordinating multiple time zones and countries including the UK, EU, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, China, Japan, among others; scheduling domestic and international calls; Zoom and Microsoft Teams calls• 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 needed• 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• Coordinated guest speakers and arranged all logistics associated with their appearance• Actively researched and vetted production companies, television networks, and direct-to-consumer services to compile a 146+ page document of the industry’s who’s who of buyers and producers• Kept Mrs. Murphy up-to-date with latest trends in technology and social media• Tech savvy, troubleshot issues on Mac, iPhone, Google Suite, Dropbox

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• Supported producers and directors in varying formats including scripted, reality, documentary, and music video by reviewing production plans and schedules in relation to budgetary needs• Experience working with minors and minor requirements and labor laws including vetting and hiring studio teachers• Managed student workers, work schedules, and trainings of various software and tasks

• 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 sheets, sides, expenses, COIs, NDAs, COVID testing, SAG paperwork, etc.• 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, Gogolplex: The Nose and The Overcoat, The 4th Graders Present an Unnamed Love Suicide, Life is a Dream)The High-LIners' DownStage Center Productions (The Jungle Book, The Sound of Music)Horse In Motion (Wellesley Girl)Los Angeles Performing Arts ConservatoryMacha Productions (...and Starring Claire from Hollywood, and, and, and... Isabella Bootlegs, Buckshot)Many Hats Productions (Scab)MAP Theatre (Greensward, Belleville, Art of Bad Men)Pacific Play Company (Tall Tales of the Western Frontier, Ruth and the Sea, Crime & Rockets, Everybody Here Says Hello)Pork Filled Productions (Hand of Talons)Red Rover Theatre (Das Ende)Seattle Immersive Theatre (Krampus Christmas)SIS Productions (Mechanics of Love)STAGERight Theatre (Is That You God? It's Me Karen Carpenter, A New Brain, Floyd Collins, All In The Timing, Calling Nancy Drew, WEB)Theatre Battery (A Maze, Milk Like Sugar)Theatre Schmeater (Creature)1-Off Productions (Blood Wedding/Bodas de Sangre)

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 Constructors (ECC) team designing the various structures.

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, Microstation, RISA, SAP2000, PGSuper, and Barlist.Over my brief time as a junior structural engineer, I have had the pleasure of working on projects for many public and private agencies including WSDOT Bridge Office, Snohomish County Public Works, City of Ocean Shores Public Works, Sound Transit, Army Corps of Engineers, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Works, the Shaw Group, Atlantic Contingency Constructors, The City of Sammamish, ODOT, UDOT, and Caltrans.AECOM is an acronym for Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Maintenance, the areas of the industry that AECOM does most of its business. With offices worldwide and over 51,000 employees, AECOM is one of the world's largest engineering firms.

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 presentations with hands-on learning opportunities and facility tours. A few areas of interest included Disney Engineering Services, the Disney World Monorail, and Disney Imagineering.As a Asia Attractions cast member at Expedition: Everest, my role included all aspects of the attraction’s operation. I greeted and interacted with guests as they arrived at the attraction informing them of the roller coaster experience, all safety regulations, points of interest and history. I also operated the attraction by loading and unloading guests on and off the ride, making sure that safety harnesses were properly working and positioned, watching the attractions cameras for any problems, working with guests when the attraction experienced problems, assisted the opening and closing of the attraction, and maintained excellent guest service and experience. In Africa Quick Service Food and Beverage, my role included serving soft-serve ice cream, popcorn, frozen lemonade, soft drinks, churro and pretzel making, assuring that all products were stocked properly and regularly, and working at a quick service counter style restaurant. I received cash handling, food safety, alcohol service, and customer service training.The most important aspect of my time working for the Walt Disney Company was learning about customer service. No matter what, the customer always came first. The number one goal was to ensure that every guest of the Walt Disney World Resort had a “magical” experience. Easily the best job I ever had.

Master'S Of Fine Art, Creative Producing

Bsce, Civil And Environmental Engineering