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