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Specializing in video editing, motion graphics, and color correcting to tell stories that get attention and resonate.• Cultivated positive relationships while creating content for corporations such as Delta, Coca-Cola, StudioNow, USAToday Kind Brands, and Scripps Sports creating sizzle reels, features, and other content.

New York, Ny, Us

Teamed with producers from Turner Sports to create content elements for live broadcast including teases, features, roll-ins, etc. focused around prominent sports figures and events for Inside the NBA, NBA TV, MLB, PGA, NASCAR, ELeague, and UEFA Champions League. Led teams of artists for special projects and worked with project coordinators and members of marketing departments to ensure content stayed on-brand and met the objectives of our partners. Edited video, dialogue, and music as well as added visual effects comps and audio mixes. Color graded, exported media, and monitored for quality control to ensure content met technical delivery specifications for a variety of television, streaming, and media outlets. Content reached worldwide viewership through linear and over-the-top broadcasts on TNT, TBS, truTV, CBS, Twitch, YouTube, and B/R Live.• Contributed to success of “Inside the NBA” with two National Sports Emmy Nominations (2013 and 2014).• Requested by Turner Sports consistently to be a part of the editing teams that worked on-location during NBA All Star, NCAA Final Four, and ELeague events. Demonstrated consistent ability to stay composed in demanding, high-pressure situations and deliver quality content during live broadcasts.• Recruited to be the Lead Editor for ELeague, a new premium e-sports league and partnership with Turner Sports. Responsible for editing narrative content around players and teams with the goal of being authentic to the e-sports community.• Chosen to be Supervising and Finishing Editor for “Road to the International Dota 2 Championships”, a 4-part reality docuseries, telling the stories of professional e-sports teams through the daily lives of players as they prepare and compete in a $24 million tournament. Collaborated with Editors, After Effects Artists, Sound Designers, and Colorists to create and adjust workflows that moved media and information between four edit teams.

Built strong relationships with marketing and training departments for Hooters of America to create regional and national commercials featuring sports celebrities such as Lee Corso, Dick Vitale, and NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw. Served as Creative Director and Supervising Editor for the live broadcasts of Hooters International Swimsuit Pageants. Supervised and contributed to assembling one and two hour motorsports programs, USAR Hooters ProCup Series, and IHRA Drag Racing that were recorded live-to-tape with features, packages, and graphics added in Post-production and airing 30 weeks per year on SPEED (currently Fox Sports 1).• Designed, installed, and reconfigured multiple edit and graphic suites to make the best use of available equipment depending on project needs. Led transition from Accom StrataSphere to Avid Media Composer and later to Final Cut Pro. Being dynamic and adapting to new technologies helped to expanded the company’s capabilities and services that fueled growth over the years. • Recommended purchases that saved money and continued to generate money by eliminating fees for third party equipment rentals and out-of-house duplication services. Hardware and software purchases streamlined workflows that added shared resources between edit and graphic suites, saving time for Producers and Clients.

Produced, directed, and edited commercials for local and regional broadcast in eastern North Carolina.

Stamford, Ct, Us

Assisted production team during shots and edited commercials for local and regional broadcast in Rochester and upstate New York.

Washington, Dc, Us

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