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Atlanta, GA, US

TV/Film

Exploring new ways to merge tech and media. Web series and feature film in development pipeline.

Greater Atlanta Area

Atlanta, GA

• Worked with creative executives to align project scope with budget while preserving creative goals; achieved 7% reduction in episodic labor and equipment costs.
• Cut labor costs by over 3% by load balancing across teams.

Atlanta, GA

• Identified 9% cost savings in labor budget for lighting department.
• Negotiated 30% reduction in loss and damage of production rentals.
• Streamlined scheduling and logistics between production company and studio.

Atlanta, GA

• Oversaw set operations across two television series spanning three seasons, two pilots, and a television movie.
• Negotiated exclusive vendor contract, resulting in a guaranteed 4% savings over competitive bids.
• Oversight of operational budget of over $1.6MM and up to 24 employees.
• Developed software to integrate scheduling, budgeting and accounting.
• Spearheaded multi-party negotiation to secure collective bargaining contract modification, allowing project to proceed on non-standard schedule. Overall schedule reduction of 9.1%.
• Effectively managed project budget of over $3MM to satisfaction of stakeholders.

• Founded mobile app startup, with the goal of integrating productivity and e-commerce convenience, while providing data-driven customer insights to businesses.
• Directed feature-set development, implementing iterative improvements to anticipate customer needs.
• Utilized intensive secondary research to forecast new product revenue and guide app development.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Founded LLC to design and develop specialized lighting gear to fill market whitespace.
• Developed patent pending prototypes. Personally handled product design, sourcing and procurement, patent and legal applications, and day-to-day operations.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Founded Los Angeles based motion picture equipment rental company. Oversaw business development and day-to-day operations.
• Managed customer and vendor relationships - clients included Paramount and Warner Bros.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Multiple roles in physical production across scripted and unscripted television, motion picture, and commercial work.

Fresno, California, United States

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Cinema/Television Production

Cum Laude Presidential Scholar Dean's List

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma International Honors SocietyVice President - Student Advisory Board Excellence Scholar

Master Of Global Management - Mgm, International Business

With Distinction