Devin Ward Email & Phone Number

Various, Usa

• On average, delivered 1-2 fully filmed scripted projects per year in the $1M to $15M budgetrange.o Provided initial project budget & schedule estimates for financing and fundraisingand supervised implementation into productiono Liaised with principle producers and network/studio executives to establish long termproject goals and needso Supervised hiring of department heads and key production personnel. Engaged andretained production legal services & managed contract writing processeso Managed production HR processes for cast and crews of up to 200§ Served as primary conflict resolution managero Negotiated and implemented applicable union contracts and maintained projectadherence to union reporting standards and workplace guidelines§ Comfortable with signatory process and reporting standards of DGA, WGA,SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, Teamsterso Managed applicable industry & OSHA safety standards & reporting needso Sourced and bonded applicable production insurance policies (including E&O) andserviced all production-related insurance claimso Oversaw day-to-day production operations and back-office processes§ Oversaw all production-related travel & lodging needso Sourced and maintained industry vendor relationshipso Supervised creation of production-wide transportation and logistics plans & USDOTo Insured accurate financial and accounting reporting from project inception todeliveryo Supervised production-wide payroll process and insured accuracy and on-timeprocessing and delivery of up to 400 weekly employeeso Controlled & tracked all project assets & digital deliverables from the beginning ofpre-production through to final deliveryo Interfaced with and serviced client/talent agents, managers, & other representationof “A-list” level performers during & after production• Full credits include commercial/industrial projects & clients

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

-Liaised between studio legal team and production to ensure relevant licenses have been obtained prior to the on-screen use of all sourced and made-for-production material.-Maintained production's library of 3rd party licenses and all clearance-related deliverables.-Negotiated licensing terms for the usage of 3rd party material.-Tracked on-going licensing negotiations to give production a real-time status of all cleared or un-cleared material.-Managed production's clearance request process for all departments.

Burbank, Ca

• Responsible for the delivery of 3-4 fully filmed straight-to-DVD films per year, each in the $100Kto $2m budget rangeo Drafted initial project budgets, schedules, and production calendarso During production, oversaw departmental and show-wide spending to ensure on-budgetdeliverableso Interviewed and hired all independent crew members and contractorso Negotiated and signed applicable labor contractso Scouted, booked, and permitted all locations and liaised with appropriate municipal andlaw enforcement entitieso Supervised general casting process and ensured cast readinesso Managed day-to-day set and production office operations to ensure on-time projectdeliverableso Dialogued with studio VFX teams to create and track digital element shot-lists andensure accurate deliveryo Interfaced with studio and production accountants to meet project payroll and A/Pneedso Managed per-project agency, press, and network needs and access• Notable Productions:o Sharknado (2013) – Dir. Anthony Ferrante§ Co-production w/ SyFy, Highest-rated SyFy channel filmo Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014) – Dir. Anthony Ferrante§ Co-production w/ SyFy, Highest-premiering SyFy filmo Born Bad (2011) – Dir. Jared Cohn§ Co-production w/ Lifetime

Redesigned inventory control system for Savannah branch of the company. Maintained spare parts levels; networked with vendors to assure parts quantities were kept at needed levels. Monitored maintenance schedules for the company's fleet of vehicles.