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Richmond, VA, US

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Manages HD and UHD mastering delivery of series, specials and films.
• Works with post production vendors and distribution partners such as Amazon, Apple TV, Google, YouTube and Tubi
• Presentation of project updates to production, scheduling, and marketing departments on existing and launching titles
• Collaborates directly with filmmakers, producers and vendors to receive title assets and resolve any content and delivery issues
• Digital asset management of master-quality assets for internal archiving and external distribution
• Management of physical goods production for Blu-ray and DVD

United States

• Administrative leadership of project management staff
• Primary liaison between production operations and account management teams
• Organized pre-production & scoping of theatrical film titles with account teams
• Facilitated delivery of source materials from studios & post facility vendors
• Coordinated workflow across global facilities
• Created projects in proprietary workflow system & database

Burbank, CA

• Responsible for operational administration of worldwide theatrical production services
• Performed management and planning of theatrical digital cinema services
• Provided strategic vision for worldwide production and project management
• Engaged with clients onboarded into company’s end-to-end workflows
• Internal collaboration with localization, distribution operations, administration, sales, R&D and IT
• Authored procedures to improve QC workflows

Burbank, CA

• Managed a team of technical staff, including their timecards, performance reviews and corrective actions
• Scheduled screening of theatrical digital cinema packages (DCPs) across a wide variety of servers and projectors
• Spearheaded areas of improvement and streamlining of quality control processes
• Departmental point of contact across global mastering facilities
• Oversight of team’s adherence to operational and security protocols
• Responsible for drafting department’s technical documentation, schedules and processes

Burbank, CA

• Client-facing manager for the Warner Bros. account team at Deluxe Technicolor Digital Cinema
• Provided client services and coordination of theatrical digital cinema packages
• Scheduled DCP mastering from a wide variety of source files including XYZ DCDM, DPX, HD-CAM SR, Pro-Res Quicktime, Atmos and Auro sources
• 2D, 3D, 2K, 4K, HDR, 3D, HFR workflow management for features, trailers and promo reels
• Oversaw international mastering and distribution
• Forecasting of weekly, monthly and annual mastering.

Burbank, CA

• Oversight of project management team for digital cinema mastering
• Prioritization of daily workflow at every level of production capacity
• Demonstrated leadership throughout company’s transition from Technicolor Digital Cinema
• Responsible for re-inventing production management team, streamlining workflows and improving efficiency after company merger
• Primary point person for internal studio account teams to facilitate all project requests and troubleshoot issues of every technical and logistic variety
• Client-facing company representative for QC sessions of features, trailers, promos and shorts.

Burbank, CA

• Production management of digital cinema mastering and international versioning
• Project lead on theatrical releases for major and independent studios
• Scheduled workflow across departments including data, mastering, QC and replication
• Effectively communicated with vendors and clients to ensure expedient delivery of elements
• Spearheaded successful resolution of technical and logistic issues during the production process
• Consistently achieved of production goals in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Burbank, CA

• Proficiently executed full spectrum of Blu-ray QC procedures, including functionality, navigation, logic, asset verification, player compatibility, game and BD-Live application testing
• Technical revision and ownership of all 2D and 3D BD-J and HDMV QC test plans
• Created guidelines for all QC bay equipment and authored department glossary
• Supervision of QC team by coordinating workflow and staff assignments
• Trained colleagues from Bangalore, India in all aspects of BD & BD-Live testing.

Manhattan Beach, CA

• Project management of theatrical and home video mastering for THOR and IRON MAN 2
• Scheduled the mastering and distribution of Marvel’s animated programs
• Supervised localization of animated programs into more than 20 languages
• Assisted in supervision of dubbed language recording and mixing sessions on IRON MAN 2
• Responsible for resolving issues with deliverable materials in a variety of HD,SD, audio and digital formats including HDCAM SR, D5, DBC, Betacam SP, Pro Tools and DVD
• Extensive communication with vendors for mastering, dubbing, subtitling and captioning.

Santa Monica, CA

• Responsible for critical analysis and feedback in the form of coverage on submitted screenplays, treatments and books for Academy Award-winning writer/director James Cameron
• Drafted story notes and treatments on proposed and active projects
• Researched a wide variety of non-fiction subjects for material under development
• Evaluated reel submissions from filmmaking candidates.

Los Angeles, CA

• Instructed students in beginning to advanced motion picture and television screenwriting via lectures, interactive workshops and written exercises pertaining to structure, character development, dialogue, theme, visual.
• Responsible for guiding student screenplays from conception to completion in a variety of format lengths including short scripts, features and television series pilots/spec episodes.

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa)

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba)