Leigh E. Gallagher Email & Phone Number

New York, NY

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

New York, NY

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

• Assisted the various Sesame Street Directors by supervising the Cameramen and Technical Director to ensure that each Director’s artistic vision was achieved
• Acted as an intermediary between the various Sesame Street Producers and episode Directors; tracked the progress of the daily filming of episode segments against the proposed filming production schedule

Greater New York City Area

• Was responsible for taking and managing the edit notes for 90% of the studio-taped segments for Sesame Street, Sesame Street’s home video releases, and Sesame Workshop’s Outreach projects; these notes comprised of the.
• Was an integral member of the Production Team that produced Sesame Workshop’s celebrity segments and vocabulary word segments, which were filmed in Los Angeles and have featured such guests as First Lady Michelle.
• Created the rundowns for the twenty-six shows that comprise each Sesame Street season; this involved selecting the animation, live action, and Muppet segments that enhance the curriculum of each hour-long show
• Collaborated with Sesame Workshop’s Interactive Department on Web trailers and voice-overs

Greater New York City Area

• Supervised the office of the Executive Producer, as well as the offices of other Sesame Street Producers; responsibilities included coordinating their respective schedules, making travel arrangements for them, and.
• Prepared PowerPoint presentations for the Executive Producer for meetings ranging from Harvard research presentations to internal task force meetings
• Served as the College Intern Coordinator, which included preparing their short-term employee contracts
• Coordinated tours to the Sesame Street set for VIPs, which included leaders of the U.S. Military, foreign dignitaries, international co-production teams, and Make-a-Wish children, among others

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

• Creator and Web Specialist of the Corporate Affairs Department’s intranet website, uConnect, which launched in March 2000 to serve as Unilever’s communication tool for some 16,000 of its employees; ongoing maintenance.
• Acted as a consultant in the development of other intranet websites at Unilever, notably for the Government Affairs and Legal Departments and the North America Recruiting Division
• Conducted extensive on-line research and analysis related to various activities of Unilever, particularly those concerning its U.S. philanthropic arm, the Unilever United States Foundation
• Oversaw the production of the Corporate ID brochure and maintained U.S. trade association committee memberships
• Interacted with colleagues at Unilever’s various operating companies and subsidiaries on communications-related issues

Greater New York City Area

• Conducted synthesis, purification, and analysis of new molecules, primarily alpha hydroxy acids, in the areas of personal wash and fabric softeners
• Annually prepared internal progress reports detailing ongoing and completed research and gave presentations at the company’s annual Presidential Review
• Actively interacted with my colleagues on Project Teams
• Special analytical skills include HPLC and GC chromatography