Cathleen Carden Email & Phone Number

Remote

Remote

Hillsboro, OR

Redwood City, CA

San Francisco, CA

Finance lead on over 15 visual effects projects managing all aspects of budgeting and forecasting processes.Coordinate and drive $50M spending forecast with production while providing meaningful variance analysis to executive management.Support executive management team by delivering insightful financial analysis highlighting both negative and positive.

New York, NY

Financial lead for four HD cable channels. Oversaw all financial contracts, cost analysis, and reporting to project leads and executive management.Managed all aspects of expense, budgeting and forecasting processes for all programming on four HD channels.

Philadelphia, PA

One of three financial leads on the feature film "Rocky Balboa."Oversaw all financial contracts, cost analysis, and reporting to studio management.Managed petty cash, vendor accounts, purchase orders, accounts payable, check processing, journal entries, and bank reconciliations.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Developed and managed scope of work for a public service commercial promoting volunteer firefighters.Analyzed project specifications and script to create budget and production schedule.Managed all staffing needs, vendor negotiations, casting, location scouting, shoot, and post production supervision.Provided all content research and development for.

Philadelphia, PA

Financial lead on the feature film "The Ungodly."Managed budget and estimate to complete to the approval of Producers.Supervised all cash accounts, per diems, third party vendors.Responsible for all financial reporting including cost analysis, projections and final estimated costs per project contractual specifications.Processed non-union crew and cast.

West Chester, PA

Financial lead on the feature film "Out There."Produced significant tax credit from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for “Out There”, an Independent feature film. Brokered the sale of tax credit and reduced the film’s production costs by 20%.Managed budget and estimate to complete to the approval of Producers.Supervised all cash accounts, per diems, third.

Philadelphia, PA And Mannzanillo, Mexico

1st Assistant Production Accountant on the reality series "The Real Word - Philadelphia."1st Assistant Production Accountant on the reality series "The Real World/ Road Rules - The Challenge."Oversaw all financial contracts, cost analysis, and reporting to project leads.Supervised all cash accounts, per diems, third parties, and financial.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Analyzed project specifications and script to create budget and production schedule for a Canon product commercial campaign.Hired and negotiated crews for domestic commercial shoot.Managed all vendor negotiations, casting, location scouting, shoot and wrap for a three spot national commercial campaign.

Philadelphia, PA

Unit Production Manager for two seasons of the Discovery Communications series "Epicurious."Managed all staffing needs, vendor negotiations, casting, location scouting, post production supervision and final delivery of contractual elements.Provided content research and development for each episode.Managed information database systems for delivery of.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Segment Producer for PBS Network series "Christina Cooks."Produced on air segments with talent in front of a live audience.Provided content research and development for each episode.Managed food stylists, crewing needs, and on set art direction.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Production Manager, 5/97-1/00 Director Of Operations, 4/96-5/97 Office Manager, 9/93-4/96Managed the daily operations of a $6m commercial television and film production company.Formulated and managed production strategies, project bids, and client contracts.Managed budgets, schedules and delivery of goods and services per contract.Managed all staffing.

M.A., Political Science

B.A., Political Science