George Edward Freeney Jr. Email & Phone Number

Auburn, Alabama, United States

Started photography business in 2014 while still a student at the Art Institute of San Antonio, Texas. As a Freelance Photographer, quickly developed a reputation for making sports and corporate event images for local media outlets. Over time, evolved into photojournalism and photography exhibition designs.Approaches each photography project as an opportunity to make high-definition images that tell compelling visual stories. Work has been be curated for numerous publications… Show more Started photography business in 2014 while still a student at the Art Institute of San Antonio, Texas. As a Freelance Photographer, quickly developed a reputation for making sports and corporate event images for local media outlets. Over time, evolved into photojournalism and photography exhibition designs.Approaches each photography project as an opportunity to make high-definition images that tell compelling visual stories. Work has been be curated for numerous publications, exhibitions, public spaces, and grant competitions. Collaborates with various photographers, artist, universities, and organizations.A Docent Photographer with Columbia College Chicago and the Eyes on Main Street Organization, worked with over 300 African American youth photography storytellers teaching photography techniques to inspire a generation storytelling in their communities. Experience inspired the development of the :insights STEAM program aimed at teaching youth how to express creatively using technology.Current photography focuses are the "DRIP" water drop photography series, Drone Piloting, and the "Black STORIES Matter" project, which highlights the stories of enslaved African American descendants and the communities they live in today. Project earned recognition as an Alexia Grant finalist in July 2022 for the use of static images, Ai, and Augmented Reality technologies to create unique, immersive visual experiences.2015 - FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA 2015, San Antonio, TX2015 - Featured Photographer RAW: Artist San Antonio "Splendor", San Antonio, TX2021 - Wilson Arts' National Exhibition, Wilson, NC2021 - Roco 6x6 2021 Exhibition, Rochester, NY2021 - The Alexia Grant finalist, Syracuse, NY2022 - "Beat Street" solo Photography Exhibition, Wilson, NC2022 - 8th Edition Eyes on Main Street Photography Festival, Wilson, NC2023 - Les Focales de Bretagne Sud Photography Festival, Etel, Brittany, France2023 - 9th Edition Eyes on Main Street Photography Festival, Wilson, NC Show less

Auburn, Alabama, United States

Docent Photographer and Photography Workshop Instructor for The Diane Dammeyer Initiative Youth Photography Project that promotes photography as a tool of self-expression and gives voices to youth. Host workshops covering basic photography techniques, including composition and creative observation. Has worked with over 300 African American children at the SPOT Youth center in the Wilson, North Carolina community, sponsored by Canon, Inc and the Eyes on Main Street organization.

Wilson, North Carolina, United States

Invited to participate as an the 8th and 9th edition Photographer in the Eyes on Main Street Photography Festival in Wilson, North Carolina. This 100-day outdoor exhibition showcases the work of 100 photographers from 39 countries, curated by Jerome De Perlinghi, Ghadah Alrawi, and Carol Johnson. My photographs were displayed on storefront windows, walls, and buildings throughout the historic downtown area of Wilson, creating a vibrant gallery of large-scale images.Included alongside… Show more Invited to participate as an the 8th and 9th edition Photographer in the Eyes on Main Street Photography Festival in Wilson, North Carolina. This 100-day outdoor exhibition showcases the work of 100 photographers from 39 countries, curated by Jerome De Perlinghi, Ghadah Alrawi, and Carol Johnson. My photographs were displayed on storefront windows, walls, and buildings throughout the historic downtown area of Wilson, creating a vibrant gallery of large-scale images.Included alongside renowned photographers such as Emin Özmen, Grace Ekpu, Peter Caton, and Corinna Kern. Both images are published in the Festival's 8th and 9th edition catalogs, and archived at the American Center for Photographers in Wilson, North Carolina. Show less

Auburn, Alabama, United States

Founded the Black Book Project, a non-profit organization in December 2020, aimed at repairing the genealogies of African Americans. The project uses crowdsourced DNA test results to provide resources and education to descendants of enslaved African Americans, empowering individuals and communities to discover and repair their African American genealogy.The Black Book Project offers a range of initiatives and educational resources, including a social website, genetic genealogy, deep… Show more Founded the Black Book Project, a non-profit organization in December 2020, aimed at repairing the genealogies of African Americans. The project uses crowdsourced DNA test results to provide resources and education to descendants of enslaved African Americans, empowering individuals and communities to discover and repair their African American genealogy.The Black Book Project offers a range of initiatives and educational resources, including a social website, genetic genealogy, deep learning and AI technologies, and STEAM programs that educate individuals on the latest genealogy research techniques to not only change the way Black people see themselves, but how they are seen.Created custom tools that assist with genetic genealogy research and established collaborations and support from various legislators, organizations and universities help to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the genealogy industry, ensuring that African American genealogy is an integral part of the broader narrative and raise public awareness through photography exhibitions and books that giving underrepresented communities a voice.The "Black STORIES Matter" project uses static images, Ai, and Augmented Reality technologies to create immersive experiences that share unique visual narratives of genetic descendants of enslaved African American and the communities they live in today. Project earned recognition as an Alexia Grant finalist in July 2022. Show less

La Tieule, France

Selected from a competitive pool of global photographers and awarded a French Work Visa and hired for a unique opportunity as a Guest Photographer at Les Ecuries de Sauveterre, a horseback tour and bed and breakfast in southern France, responsible for capturing high-quality photos of guests during their stay on the property. Developed new photo sessions and digital asset management workflows that optimized the guest photography experience. Additionally, Implemented post-editing… Show more Selected from a competitive pool of global photographers and awarded a French Work Visa and hired for a unique opportunity as a Guest Photographer at Les Ecuries de Sauveterre, a horseback tour and bed and breakfast in southern France, responsible for capturing high-quality photos of guests during their stay on the property. Developed new photo sessions and digital asset management workflows that optimized the guest photography experience. Additionally, Implemented post-editing techniques to enhance the quality of the images and printed them for resale to guests, ensuring memorable, high-quality images of their stay at Les Ecuries de Sauveterre. Show less

San Antonio, Texas Area

Started part-time while still at the Art Institute working as a Workflow Sales Specialist and Photography Instructor responsible for providing one-on-one consultation and/or instruction to photography clients ranging from beginner to professional-level clients.Consistently provided honest and insightful digital camera sales recommendations to customers in a high-volume store, consistently exceeding monthly sales goals and contributing to a +30% increase in average ticket sales by having… Show more Started part-time while still at the Art Institute working as a Workflow Sales Specialist and Photography Instructor responsible for providing one-on-one consultation and/or instruction to photography clients ranging from beginner to professional-level clients.Consistently provided honest and insightful digital camera sales recommendations to customers in a high-volume store, consistently exceeding monthly sales goals and contributing to a +30% increase in average ticket sales by having a rapport with all customers.Developed and instructed curricula for studio portrait lighting, digital asset management, and workflows, as well as post-processing techniques in Adobe Lightroom. Hosted what became a very popular Night Photography Photo Walk workshop in popular locations in San Antonio, Texas that created new sales pipelines and greatly increased the store revenue. Show less

Seattle, Wa

Hired to restructure and deliver a stalled video content portal project for NBCUniversal. With an extremelylarge group of affiliates and executive stakeholders, achieved cross-functional team alignmentand successfully delivered four affiliate video content portals on the original promised launch date, exceeding all client's expectations. Continued to manage a high-stake project portfolio of complex video content integration projects for top-tier media companies such as… Show more Hired to restructure and deliver a stalled video content portal project for NBCUniversal. With an extremelylarge group of affiliates and executive stakeholders, achieved cross-functional team alignmentand successfully delivered four affiliate video content portals on the original promised launch date, exceeding all client's expectations. Continued to manage a high-stake project portfolio of complex video content integration projects for top-tier media companies such as NBCUniversal, Sky TV (New Zealand), Telstra (Australia), and Scripps Networks Interactive. Show less

Seattle, Wa

Technical Solutions Architect in a Technology Marketing Design Firm. Provided technical solutions and expertise to various high profile clients. Conducted on-site technical analysis of the existing Toyota Motor Sales portal ecosystems, and pitched a new concept for the time of a scalable COPE (Create Once, Publish Everywhere) Content Management System, and provided user experience recommendations that balanced customer experiences, business objectives, and technical feasibility. Firm was… Show more Technical Solutions Architect in a Technology Marketing Design Firm. Provided technical solutions and expertise to various high profile clients. Conducted on-site technical analysis of the existing Toyota Motor Sales portal ecosystems, and pitched a new concept for the time of a scalable COPE (Create Once, Publish Everywhere) Content Management System, and provided user experience recommendations that balanced customer experiences, business objectives, and technical feasibility. Firm was awarded a $4 million project execution contract.Managed a unique off-site project with generational gapped engineering teams. Successfully delivered a complex Nintendo IBM AS/400 server to Windows system stack migration project. Commended for the approaches used to coordinate and insight required to use both Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies for cross-organization communication and delivery.Managed the delivery of the new Nintendo World Store website redesign project. Delivered web, Android, and iOS applications. Researched new image recognition classes and provided technical approaches, required human resources, processes, and infrastructures needed to deliver a promotional shoe model recognition iOS mobile gaming application for Nike, Inc. Show less

Seattle, Wa

Provided technical leadership and expertise to large-scale e-commerce projects. I was responsible for gathering requirements, scheduling tasks, and developing detailed project plans, as well as communicating project status to stakeholders, as a Senior Technical Program Manager on Amazon.com's category expansion team.Successfully launching the CD Now Subscription Service and Baby's R Us store on the Amazon.com website.Managed technical client integration deployments, ensuring that all… Show more Provided technical leadership and expertise to large-scale e-commerce projects. I was responsible for gathering requirements, scheduling tasks, and developing detailed project plans, as well as communicating project status to stakeholders, as a Senior Technical Program Manager on Amazon.com's category expansion team.Successfully launching the CD Now Subscription Service and Baby's R Us store on the Amazon.com website.Managed technical client integration deployments, ensuring that all deadlines were met. Required to be quite adaptive in a unique, fast-paced, and dynamic environment, that many truly know nothing about. Show less

Seattle, Wa

Managed of a 12 person team in the Consumer Marketing Group at RealNetworks, responsible for delivering subscription-based user experiences for Real.com and SuperPass for the RealOne Player partnered with major content providers such as CBS, CNN, ABC News, Fox Sports, NFL, MLB, PGA, NBA, and NASCAR.Defined long-term development goals and shaped technology business strategies, which contributed to exceeding subscriber projection goals by 19% in year one and growing the subscriber base… Show more Managed of a 12 person team in the Consumer Marketing Group at RealNetworks, responsible for delivering subscription-based user experiences for Real.com and SuperPass for the RealOne Player partnered with major content providers such as CBS, CNN, ABC News, Fox Sports, NFL, MLB, PGA, NBA, and NASCAR.Defined long-term development goals and shaped technology business strategies, which contributed to exceeding subscriber projection goals by 19% in year one and growing the subscriber base from 150,000 to 750,000 in just 15 months. Ensured that deliveries were tracked in line with business priorities to ensure the achievement of business goals.Diversity Advocate for RealNetworks in 2004. As a guest speaker, I advocated for greater diversity and inclusivity in the technology industry, speaking on behalf of technical opportunities for minorities to the student bodies at Howard University and the University of Texas.Gained amazing experience, worked with some of the most brilliant people on the planet, created some really cool things, but needed new problems to solve after five years and surviving the "Bubble" burst. Accepted as Senior Technical Program Management opportunity at Amazon.com. Show less

A crucial Technical member of a team responsible for managing high-profile client accounts requiring solutions for complex streaming media broadcasts and user experiences. Initiatives clients included David Letterman, MLB Radio, Live 365, Broadcast.com, Sci-Fi.com, Discovery Channel Online, E*Trade, Comedy Central, and many others.Partnered with Program Manager Sister Judith Zoebelein to deliver Pope John Paul II’s historic first-ever streamed video Christmas Mass address in both… Show more A crucial Technical member of a team responsible for managing high-profile client accounts requiring solutions for complex streaming media broadcasts and user experiences. Initiatives clients included David Letterman, MLB Radio, Live 365, Broadcast.com, Sci-Fi.com, Discovery Channel Online, E*Trade, Comedy Central, and many others.Partnered with Program Manager Sister Judith Zoebelein to deliver Pope John Paul II’s historic first-ever streamed video Christmas Mass address in both English and Spanish feeds. This project required calculated creativity and special coordination to ensure a successful broadcast.Played a key role in managing the business deliveries that supported RealNetworks' announcement as Oxygen Network’s exclusive streaming media technology provider. Developed and prototyped the ability for playback of live content within a 15-minute window, and split time between Chicago and Seattle to manage the project.Architected the satellite signal acquisitions and RBN systems necessary to provide CBS with the first-ever 24-hour live feeds for the inaugural season of the reality TV series, Big Brother. This was a significant achievement that required precise planning and execution. Although technology has evolved since then, these feeds are still used today. Show less

Seattle, Washington

Recruited for first role as a Technical Program Manager in the Real Consumer Systems Group, which ultimately led to a successful career as a pioneering technologist.Worked closely with the Business Development team to design e-commerce system integrations, manage data migrations, and optimize purchase flows for downloadable games after RealNetworks acquired Piggyback.com Games and rebranded as RealGames. Technical expertise was instrumental in developing a new, scalable e-commerce… Show more Recruited for first role as a Technical Program Manager in the Real Consumer Systems Group, which ultimately led to a successful career as a pioneering technologist.Worked closely with the Business Development team to design e-commerce system integrations, manage data migrations, and optimize purchase flows for downloadable games after RealNetworks acquired Piggyback.com Games and rebranded as RealGames. Technical expertise was instrumental in developing a new, scalable e-commerce system that processed over 4,000 transactions and generated over $200K in revenue per day.Collaborated with Product Owners, Software Engineers, and Creative Designers to develop APIs and design a promotional RealJukebox Skin, which was recognized in WIRED Magazine for its role in promoting Rage Against the Machine's “Battle of Los Angeles” album. It quickly became the most popular Skin for RealJukebox, with over 250,000 downloads in just 30 days after its release. Show less

Amarillo, Tx

Started researching and developing a business plan for the second Cyber Cafe in the world before separating from the Military. Opened the Electric BeansTalk Cafe in hometown of Amarillo, Texas in 1996, . It quickly became one of the city's primary internet service providers, offering not only coffee and sandwiches but also terminal services and professional website development.This first-time venture helped refine business management skills and develop a deep understanding of the… Show more Started researching and developing a business plan for the second Cyber Cafe in the world before separating from the Military. Opened the Electric BeansTalk Cafe in hometown of Amarillo, Texas in 1996, . It quickly became one of the city's primary internet service providers, offering not only coffee and sandwiches but also terminal services and professional website development.This first-time venture helped refine business management skills and develop a deep understanding of the rapidly evolving technology industry. After several successful years, faced the difficult decision of closing the business to accept a position as a Technical Program Manager for RealNetworks, Inc. in Seattle, Washington, in 2000. Show less

Okinawa, Japan

Enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1990 and served as a K9 military handler for six years during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Working alongside my partner canine, responsible for specialized law enforcement and mission deployment duties. After completing Basic Training, Law Enforcement, Patrol Dog, and Explosive Dog training, spent just over a year stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base patrolling the "Bone Yard" with canine partner and worked closely with the Border Patrol and other… Show more Enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1990 and served as a K9 military handler for six years during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Working alongside my partner canine, responsible for specialized law enforcement and mission deployment duties. After completing Basic Training, Law Enforcement, Patrol Dog, and Explosive Dog training, spent just over a year stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base patrolling the "Bone Yard" with canine partner and worked closely with the Border Patrol and other civilian agencies to secure the borders.Following Davis-Monthan, Ordered to a five-year extended tour of duty in Okinawa, Japan, and deployed on various missions and provided Bomb Dog support for General Colin Powell and other visiting dignitaries. Dedication to service and excellence was recognized, and honored with multiple military decorations and early promotions for outstanding service.Continued to serve with honor and distinction despite sustaining back and neck injuries while on duty and ultimately granted an honorable discharge as a disable veteran. Time in the Air Force instilled a sense of discipline, teamwork, and dedication to excellence that continues to form character in personal life to this day.On-the-job training afforded invaluable real-world experience and awarded an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from the Community College of the Air Force. Performance was consistently exceptional and recognized for unwavering dedication and expertise in the field. Show less

Computer Science Engineering

Activities and Societies: - Full Track & Field scholarship recipient - Multiple NCAA National Championships As a recipient of a full Track.

Digital Image Management

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Criminal Justice And Corrections

As an Air Force K9 Law Enforcement Specialist, underwent extensive on-the-job training and acquired invaluable real-world experience.

Drone Piloting Part 107 Lincense