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Los Angeles, California

Some previous projects include Jay-Z’s Grammy Nominated music video for “The Story of O.J.,” Advertisement work with Spiderman: Homecoming’s Jon Watts., Amazon’s Little Big Awesome, Netflix's Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas, Lego Movie 2, HBO Backstories, Dua Lipa's Hallucinate music video, Super Bowl Commercials for Paramount +, Looney Tunes, & Trolls Band.

Pasadena, CA

• Managed the Production of more than 130 media pieces with a combined budget of $20M that included Live-Action Narrative, Documentary, Animation, Motion Graphics, Mapped Projections, and Interactives within a single.
• Received, Analyzes, and Reports on frequent document transmittals from clients.
• Generated Weekly Risk Assessments and Reports for delivery to the client.
• Built and Managed the overall Production Schedule for roughly 130 unique pieces of Digital Media.
• Built, maintained, and acted as Administrator for a Shotgun database keeping tens of thousands of entries updated, clear, easily accessible and tailored to individual team member’s needs.
• Created a Media Framework in company that is new to in-house media production.

Pasadena, CA

• Primary Producer of media within the entire Hub Zero Interactive Theme Park. Projects consisted of full Animation, VFX, & Interactive Gaming/Media. Responsible for tracking, logging, and all around organization of.
• Managed all facets of media for 8 Theme Park attractions concurrently and under tight schedules and deadlines.
• Owned the full production schedules of said projects.
• Collaborated with high-level entertainment clients, IP Holders and vendors in cities all around the world.
• Sought out and hired outside vendors to contribute to project needs. Ensured that the finished product was in line and consistent with other creative contributors and the needs of the client.

Hollywood, CA

• Supervising Manager of a team of 27 Developers, Designers, and Quality Assurance personnel. Responsible for building and maintaining a Master Schedule, tracking all projects and the respective progress of each member.
• Created extensive documentation and an improved workflow for the Quality Assurance Department.
• Worked closely with Reader’s Digest Canada, leading my team to breath new life into 20 dated issues, adding interactive features and supplementing art elements with new, more marketable designs.
• Notable Clients included Apple, Nickelodeon, Columbia Records, History Channel, Reader’s Digest, American Girl, MoMA and other top names in the Publishing, Music, Art, and Entertainment Industries.

Venice, CA

• Managed 2 Departments of artists and technical artists in Venice, San Francisco and Vancouver through their combined workflows and ultimately the approval of the Creative Director and VFX Supervisor. Established clear.
• Enacted a strict plan to see 100 time-sensitive shots delivered in an extremely abbreviated timeframe.
• Assumed control of the local majority of our production’s crew transitions and rallied for high demand personnel resources on a studio level when top tier employees were scarce.

Glendale, CA

• Responsible for managing teams of artists and technical artists through the entirety of a number of projects. Maintained all aspects of the department’s Schedule, Budget, Staffing, Asset Tracking and Deliveries.
• Completed the Rigging Department on time and under budget while at the same time accommodating a wide array of “wish-list” items that saved downstream departments both time and money.
• Wrote and verbally delivered to each team member a thorough annual Performance Review that was then collected and archived by Human Resources.
• Mentored an Intern over 2 summers to perform at a level greater than most full-time PAs.
• Helped to establish the new Stereoscopic Department and composed a 6 page manual on its management.
• Oversaw as much as 4 Departments in early Pre-Production and managed departments of (on average) 20-30, including remote teams at our Redwood City Location.