Christopher Siler Email & Phone Number

St Charles, Missouri, United States

• I ensure operations run smoothly at the medical practice through managing accounts payable and receivable, tracking approximately over $2 million in income and expenses annually.• I communicate with over 50 vendors to update and maintain contracts, manage expenses and order equipment or services.

Saint Louis, Missouri

• Maintained and set up studio equipment on location for photography engagements.• Photographed and sold prints to over 700 families and individuals averaging over $60,000 in annual sales, performing above average sales and engagement in my area.• Trained new employees in the basics of photography, sales, and client relationships.• Ensured fast fulfillment of client orders through daily order logistics at the end of business.

Earth City, Mo

• Successfully unloaded an average of 1200 packages per hour while working as an unloader in a 5 hour shift, meeting or exceeding company expectations regularly.• Trained a new generation of loaders to safely and efficiently load trailers as a part-time training and safety supervisor.• Ensured that all packages that passed through our facility made it to their destinations with nightly building sweeps.

Elgin, Il

• Transported merchandise to and from storage to ensure that photographers did not have any wasted time during 8 hour shooting days.• Implemented pilot program to assess the feasibility of adding video capabilities to merchant websites.• Worked with other photography assistants to set up and tear down sets for merchandise and fashion photography so that photographers could focus on camera operations.• Produced two behind-the-scenes videos for clients to showcase the value that RR Donnelley provides.

Greater Chicago Area

• Organized, maintained, and prepared equipment for on location services, including preparations for up to two simultaneous shoots requiring 15’ cargo vans.• Handled video intake and pre-edits, saving primary editors up to 4 hours of work, allowing them to focus on advanced editing activities.• Provided on-site services such as set construction, lighting, camera set-up, and on-camera talent prep to ensure a smooth operation.• Handled equipment rentals, including picking up and dropping off additional equipment after inspections to ensure that equipment was treated properly and in good working order.• Cross-trained on in office activities to allow office staff vacation days including working with vendors, scheduling production crews, and scheduling meetings.

Chicago, Il, Saint Louis, Mo

• Provided small-scale video services to local companies, allowing them to showcase online commercials on par with traditional TV advertising.• Arrived on location as a one-man crew, minimizing client business operations, and maximizing flexibility.• Completed over 10 projects for local Chicago businesses, and always came in on budget and ahead of schedule.

Chicago, Il

• Aided senior staff in equipment preparations, including the loading of 15 foot cargo vans.• Learned about proper equipment maintenance and organization.• Trained in pre-editing activities for senior editors to aid in workflow and efficiency.

Washington, Dc

• Helped broadcast Casey Trees’ outreach message by producing over 10 videos of plantings around Washington, DC.• Produced a six video series on proper pruning techniques, watering techniques, and other topics to help homeowners know proper care for trees.• Wrote several blog posts about tree-related topics for the Casey Trees blog.

Master Of Professional Study, Journalism, 3.4

Activities and Societies: Society of Professional Journalists; Journalism Student Organization of Georgetown

Bachelor'S Degree In Arts And Sciences, English Literature, Cinema Studies, 3.2

Activities and Societies: Marching Illini