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Washington, Dc

Washington, Dc

UPM for independent feature film "The Road To Galena", shooting in Maryland and Washington DC. Responsible for contracting crew and managing talent agreements w/ SAG. Reconcile weekly Cost Report.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsible for managing facilities, staff and financial reporting at a boutique post-production facility serving ad agency clients. Prepared client proposals, multi-year financial reports, and monthly P&L’s for owner.

Crystal City, Va.

Managed national Brand Refresh initiative, which rolled out across 175+ member stations in Fall 2019. Responsible for master schedule, establishing milestones, tracking all broadcast, web and print deliverables, and providing weekly status reports. Coordinated with more than 15 different internal departments in the PBS organization

Bethesda, Md

Managed production operations for Washington DC office, securing $4.26 million in new business. Drafted all series budgets, schedules, and milestones for multiple TV and streaming networks. Clients included Nat Geo Wild, Smithsonian Networks, Discovery/Velocity, YouTube Red.

Mclean, Va

Drafted budgets and RFP materials for a mid-sized, privately-owned company which produces multimedia content for national museums. Achieved 80% success rate in landing new business. Reconciled expenses and provided monthly cost reports for projects with budgets from $20,000 to $4 million.

Silver Spring, Md

Managed production and post-production for two seasons of investigative crime series which broadcast on Discovery ID network. Oversaw all contractual deliverables and issued monthly cost reports.

Washington, Dc

Managed development and production for the Natural History Unit and Specials, delivering 22 hours of programming a year. Worked on award-winning 4-part series and three specials, with budgets ranging from $750k to $5 million. Hired third-party vendors around the world, negotiating rates and contracts. Tracked grant and tax credit paperwork, and worked with external broadcasters Nova and Nature.

Silver Spring, Md

Managed in-house production division for a privately-owned post facility serving the greater DC area. Clients included: CBS, History Channel, TLC, BMW. As Director of Technical Services, interviewed, hired and managed more than 100 post-production staff for Discovery Communications’ DCTC facility, located in Silver Spring, MD.

Burbank, Ca.

Managed facility resources for a corporate-owned post facility in Los Angeles operating 24 hours a day. Guided network clients in transition from standard-def to high-def television. Worked day, swing and weekend shifts as needed. Series included “The West Wing”, “24”, “The Drew Carey Show”, and “Star Trek: Enterprise.”