Kevin's career began in Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) commercial freight transportation with Con-way Freight’s (XPO) IT group, back in 1998. As a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analyst, he designed city delivery routes for the company’s Pick Up and Delivery (P&D) freight loading systems installed at 230 brick-and-mortar service centers across the US and Canada. In 2008, he was promoted to Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst to work on integration, deployment and end-user training for an enterprise-scale map reporting tool (Visual Crossing), built on Microstrategy's BI platform. While at Con-way, he was accepted into a Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) program at Portland State University’s Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, one of the nation’s oldest urban planning programs. His senior workshop project on urban agriculture (UA), The Diggable City, received top award from the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA). Kevin’s highly cited research in the APA's journal (JAPA) can be read here: https://tinyurl.com/2p9rptp7. He currently holds a graduate degree from PSU in Transportation Planning (2006). Kevin’s career pivoted to a creative track establishing a video production company, Diggable Monkey, in 2010. He's created concept-to-completion documentary films, commercial ads, social media content, capital fundraising campaigns and subscription-based educational content for over 150 Oregon-based clients. Architecture: BORA, Emerick, FFA, GuildWorksArts: Regional Arts & Culture Council, MarchFourth, Flora BowleyConstruction & Dev: Andersen Construction, Goodfellow Brothers, R&H, Guerrilla Development, Randall GroupCultural: Oregon Historical Society, NW Blacksmith’s Association, The Alberta Abbey Education: Peace in Schools, Linda D’Onofrio, Kelly Rae Roberts Studio, Beth Kempton, Rachel Brice’s Datura Belly DanceFestivals: PDX Winter Light Festival, Oregon Country Fair, Burning Man Health: Nutritional Therapy Association, Sante Aesthetics & Wellness, NUNM, RecoveryWorks Community Foundation TV Broadcasting: ABC, HGTV, VO AmericaStudio Design: Oh! Planning and Design, Inside Fashion Design, Lilla Rogers StudioTransportation: CFI, Azuga, Arcimoto Since 2020, he’s worked as a Media Producer at electric three-wheeled vehicle manufacturer, Arcimoto (FUV). Watch 'Ride of the Arconauts', a US multi-State tour of the FUV: https://tinyurl.com/545bnpj6Enjoy the ride!
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Media ProducerArcimoto Nov 2020 - PresentEugene, Or, UsArcimoto is a pioneer in the design and manufacture of rightsized, ultra-efficient, incredibly fun electric vehicles for everyday mobility. Built on the revolutionary three-wheel Arcimoto Platform, our vehicles are purpose-built for daily driving and local delivery, all at a fraction of the cost and environmental impact of traditional gas-powered vehicles. Based in Eugene, Oregon, the Arcimoto team is dedicated to creating world-class EVs that make the world a better place. -
Video ProducerDiggable Monkey Jan 2011 - PresentPortland, Oregon, UsDocumentary films, online educational content, social media campaigns, and various other project-specific "gun-for-hire" contracts. Our client base is a wide mix of businesses in transportation, urban planning, architecture, construction, medicine, education, legal, community development, event production and fine art specializations. 100% human intelligence. -
Video Producer/EditorOregon Country Fair Jun 2020 - Jul 2020Eugene, Oregon, UsCompiled three hours of programming for the Oregon Country Fair's inaugural virtual live stream event, which for me was a 50-hour project to assemble. Dubbed The Peach Stream, the 2-day show included clips culled from 40+ years of OCF history. A significant amount of the content broadcasted during the Sunday block was relevant media developed internally by Diggable Monkey, which includes live March Fourth on Main Stage, a historical documentary on the Dance Pavilion, as well as the OCF photography montage from 2019. -
Video Producer/EditorLinda D'Onofrio Oct 2019 - Jun 2020Over a period of 9 months, Diggable Monkey produced & published 25 hours of subscription-based educational content for Linda D'Onofiro, MS, CCP-SLP. Five distinct multi-class courses include: How Oral Motor Impacts ArticulationOral Dysfunction as a Cause of MalocclusionBreaking Down the Diagnostic Process for OMDBreaking Down the Treatment Process for OMDCoordinating Ortho, Oral SX, OSA & OMT https://www.donofrioslp.com
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Video ProducerGoodfellow Bros. Dec 2019 - Mar 2020Kihei, Hi, UsUsing Goodfellow Brother's (GBI) company actors, produce a 15-minute, internally facing scripted comedy for presentation company's annual meeting at the Portland Hilton. Scope of work included hiring sub-contracted production team, script development, multiple location/multi-day shoot, equipment acquisition, actor management and post-production. -
Documentary FilmmakerNorthwest Blacksmith Association Oct 2018 - May 2019Produced a short documentary film commemorating the 40th year anniversary of the NW Blacksmith Association, featuring founding members Terry Carson and Darryl Nelson. -
Documentary FilmmakerGuerrilla Development Co. May 2017 - Jul 2018Portland, Oregon, UsOver a 5 month project duration, build 100-hour video media archive of the Fair-Haired Dumbbell's James Jean design as painted by Portland muralist Dan Cohen. Assets include interviews with the designer, the painters, the developer, the builder, the architects and the art review committee. Additional assets include detailed shots of building architecture, the building site and the surrounding neighborhood. -
Documentary FilmmakerRegional Arts & Culture Council Mar 2018 - Jun 2018Portland, Oregon, UsProduce short documentary to follow the evolution of the Alberta Commons mural project sponsored by Prosper Portland and shepherded by the Regional Arts and Culture Council. Porject to include client-specified interviews with key members of the African-American community, project sponsors, as well as the RACC-selected muralists (Arvie Smith and Mehran Heard aka Eatcho) -
Documentary FilmmakerBora Architects Jan 2018 - Jun 2018Portland, Oregon, UsDocument and profile a Design Week Portland collaboration with Creative Capital Design. Using a series of shoots from planning and work sessions, as well as client-specified interview material, produce a 5-minute narrative that showcases a unique, design-focused project. Comfortable? Fabric and the Threshold of Shelter is an exploration into the utilization of fabric as a way to shelter and concurrently clothe individuals in the future. -
Documentary FilmmakerOregon Historical Society May 2016 - May 2017Portland, Oregon, UsThe Restoring Sovereign documentary video project seeks to enlighten audiences about the significance of the 93-year old Sovereign Hotel building and its storied place as an iconic structure in the City of Portland, Oregon. -
Freelance FilmmakerWaste Connections Of Washington, Inc. Nov 2016 - Jan 2017Vancouver, Washington, UsProduce multiple internally-facing corporate videos for annual employee appreciation event. Short <3 min. profiles will showcase (9) exemplary employees at each of the operations in the Portland/Vancouver region. These include employees from both office or administrative environments, as well as field employees, such as drivers or waste/recycling collectors. -
Musician/BiographerMarchfourth Marching Band Jun 2010 - Aug 2013Video media producer for MarchFourth Marching Band since 2010. Part-time touring musician in the band's 5-member drum section since spring 2011. Played over 150 dates over 12 tours in US, Canada, Germany, China and the Caribbean.
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Video Media ProducerDatura Online Feb 2012 - Dec 2012Developed and co-produced a video production format and media library for a premiere online subscription-based education platform for belly dance school headed by Rachel Brice. Diggable Monkey was involved for creating Dutura Online's initial course offering (80+ lessons) working with 5 dance instructors. -
Gis / Business Intelligence AnalystXpo Logistics, Inc. Aug 2008 - Sep 2010Greenwich, Ct, UsDeveloped, maintained and deployed mapping tools for major LTL-trucking firm. Knowledge in various GIS-centric applications including desktop (MapIfo Pro) and enterprise-scale deployments (Visual Crossing/Microstrategy), primarily focused on research in commercial freight transportation. Special interest in operational infrastructure and process improvement using map tools both at the node and network level. -
Application Support Analyst (Gis)Xpo Logistics, Inc. Aug 1998 - Aug 2008Greenwich, Ct, UsTechnical support analyst for Unix Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system. Developed and maintained local geographic street and custom boundary databases using MapInfo GIS tools for Pick Up and Delivery operations at 235 North American locations.
Kevin D. Balmer Education Details
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Portland State UniversityGis -
Georgia State UniversityPolitical Science/History
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The University Of GeorgiaPolitical Science/History
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Berry CollegePolitical Science
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Albert CollegeOntario Academic Credit
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Brent International School ManilaMiddle School
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Kevin D. Balmer attended Portland State University, Georgia State University, The University Of Georgia, Berry College, Albert College, Brent International School Manila.
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