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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Lead and coach others on project management activities.• Apply and coach others on risk mitigation across client projects and work with cross-functional leads to escalate as needed.• Manage P&L, POs, invoicing and BCRs.• Manage large portfolio of work while also managing projects ($4M+). Responsible for scope definition, budget development, resource and timeline planning.• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.• Partner with client services team to find efficiencies and grow the business.• Contributes to craft evolution.• Actively participate in staff planning and solutioning. Develop a succession plan for his team and himself.• Demonstrate awareness of multiple portfolio metrics against defined division targets, and clearly understand the impact decisions have on metrics. Able to work with CS/BD to quantify sales opportunities and investments to help inform business decisions.• Coach team members on project management craft and best practices, exemplifying project management principles.• Lead, manage, and create an inclusive environment for global, geographically distributed teams.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Coordinate, lead, and mentor others on project management activities• Apply risk mitigation across client projects• Lead $1.75M-2.25M of revenue and manage multiple complex projects in parallel• Manage scope, risk, schedule, budget, quality, and communication• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders• Cultivate strong and well-maintained relationships with clients and client teams, demonstrating awareness of client preferences throughout every interaction point• Actively look for project or process efficiencies in order to elevate the project management craft• Help resolve resourcing conflicts• Participate in staff planning and solutioning conversations• Be aware of project metrics against defined portfolio targets and understands the impact that decisions have on metrics.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Responsible for projects each with budgets up to $1 million and ensuring that the team delivering that work has everything they need.• Managing multiple TV broadcast, online video and audio projects, making sure they happen flawlessly, on time and on budget.• Updating project documentation: WBS, Gantt Charts, specifications, status reports, change requests, etc.• Manage relationships with third party stakeholders if the project requires.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

• Working closely with the Director of Medical Animation, managing multiple award-winning animation projects concurrently from concept to launch on budget and on schedule, assisting with pitches, and developing and executing project plans, timelines, scopes, estimates and associated documents.• In collaboration with the Account Director, communicate with clients and manage expectations pertaining to project deliverables, timelines and scope, including changes throughout the lifecycle of the project• Assign internal resources to projects and identify when external resources are required, securing them where appropriate.• Maintain knowledge of client business objectives, project objectives and content to be able to flag potential issues with regulatory or technical barriers.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Working as part of the film production team to implement practical VFX solutions on projects such as Hellboy 3, The Shape of Water, Roma, Vikings, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Creed II.• Developing project plans and delivery schedules to ensure deadlines are met according to the defined scope, managing each project from conception to completion.• Coordinating and guiding multiple creative departments and internal production staff to ensure efficient workflow. • Identifying and managing resources, gaps and bottlenecks throughout the production process across various departments, using Scrum methodologies.• Overseeing outputs and client deliveries and milestones, maintaining project databases.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Implement the schedule of VFX production for movies like Dr. Strange, Pirates of the Caribbean, Passengers, King Arthur, among other VR and VFX projects.• Partner with leads and supervisors to take ownership of the production schedule and budget of assigned shots from launch to completion, identifying and troubleshooting stalled or complex processes.• Play an integral part of show communication and ensure that Lead Artists have production guidance and are clear on priorities and tasks. • Use knowledge of artists’ strengths and workloads to generate accurate ETA’s and find feasible technical solutions.

Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil

• Created new digital experiences and products through interactive innovative technologies.• Developed and managed iteration plans and schedules, ensuring successful completion within scope, budget, time, and quality parameters.• Tracked and communicated team progress to all relevant stakeholders on a consistent basis.• Directed and produced audio-visual content for the advertising agency’s clients.

Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil

• Founded the company in 2010 as a way to innovate and renew the video production market.• Planned, organized, supervised and implemented filming, editing and animation procedures.• Managed and controlled production budgets.• Defined the scope, analyzed and prepared production schedules and timelines required to complete production projects, whether they were on set or animation.• Managed timeline and resources to meet weekly targets and milestones.• Acted as client liaison to make sure projects were running on time and within budget.

Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil

• Scope and cost new audio, video and animation projects, working closely with the creative team to ensure project executability within timelines and budgets.• Manage projects from start to finish, ensuring projects stay on track.• Organize shoot days and manage the run of the day on smaller sets.• Cut production costs by negotiating pricing and fees.

Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil

• Managing and planning the client’s needs according to their budget.• Lead event and stage coordination, mapping projection and stage scenography.• Research and analysis of new projection, videomapping and imaging technologies.

Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil

• Assistance in video production budget control for TV commercials and radio spots.• Research and analysis of newest video techniques.• Hiring audio and video production companies for clients’ projects• Development of innovative video projects

South Lake Tahoe, California, Usa

• Selling ski and snowboard gear for resort customers.• Finding the equipment that best suited the customer’s needs.• Analyses of what brands and models are most required.• Store organization.• Stock replacement.

Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil

• Assisted all video productions on set.• Helped senior producer with all paperwork.

Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil

• Assisted all audio and video productions.• Helped senior producer with all paperwork.

South Lake Tahoe, California, Usa

• Selling ski and snowboard gear for resort customers.• Finding the equipment that best suited the customer’s needs.• Analyses of what brands and models are most required.• Store organization.• Stock replacement.

Bachelor’S Degree, Advertising And Applied Communication

Bachelor Degree of Social Communication: Major in Advertising. • Relevant Courses: Advertising Planning, Language of Advertising, Media.

High School, Year 11