Lisa Davidson Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, WA, US

Renton, Washington, United States

Issaquah, WA

• Producer for video game start-up management team.
• Worked in collaboration with CEO, COO, CPO, and CTO to build initial company infrastructure: Finance/Accounting, Legal, HR/Recruiting, IT/Technology, Administration, and Facilities.
• Identified and fixed broken process and backlog in Operational workload.
• Assisted CFO with bookkeeping and accounts payable organization and implementation.
• Responsible for vendors and independent contractor relations and administration.
• Facilities management.

West Hollywood, CA

• Creative consultant and contributing editor for bimonthly art publication.
• Collaborated with Editor-in-Chief on content, design, and marketing strategies for print and digital distribution.
• Editorial duties: image correction, page layouts, formatting, titles, and graphics

Burbank, CA

• Responsible for overseeing state-of-the-art audio restoration, preservation, and digital mastering for award-winning film and television projects, including: THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, ANNIE, FUNNY GIRL, GHOSTBUSTERS, IT.
• Acquired and managed high value studio clients (20th Century Fox, The Academy Film Archive, Lionsgate, NBC/Universal, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Bros.) increasing overall account size by.
• Supervised team of customer service representatives, technicians, audio mixers, and engineers.
• Coordinated and negotiated terms of work with external vendors, contractors, and inter-company departments.
• Managed account finances (bids, budgets/forecasting, purchase orders, invoice approval, billing).
• Consulted by studio heads and archives to define industry standards for archival best practices.

Pasadena, CA

• Directed team of 15+ Hong Kong based artists through environmental and character design to deliver playable game demo THE FALLEN for Imagi Studio.
• Designed interactive dungeon maps and co-produced video walkthroughs for Pillage Guild’s online WORLD OF WARCRAFT strategy guides.

Valencia, CA

• Managed the Customer Service and Image Restoration departments at industry leading film laboratory.
• Spent time working in each department to learn the necessary technical knowledge and skills required to successfully oversee film restoration and preservation projects.
• Achieved proficiency in all areas: film element inspection and evaluation, color timing, film printing and processing, film scanning, digital image restoration tools, Telecine QC).
• Entrusted with supervising wokflow and final deliverables for over one-hundred (100+) feature films, shorts, and television shows, including: 1776: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT, THE BIG HEAT, BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, CLOSE.

Valencia, CA

• Inspected, identified, cleaned, and repaired vintage and newly manufactured film elements.
• Designed the first digital inspection reports detailing the physical condition of each element for studio records.
• Provided written evaluation summaries noting all major image defects and providing recommended next steps for clients.

Culver City, CA

• Managed the office of the VP, responsible for multiple calendars, ordering office supplies, travel, film screenings, serving as main point of contact between all other departments.
• Handled department finances: budget tracking, expense reporting, invoice approvals and payments processed through accounts payable.
• Produced the VP’s film projects: moving source elements between facilities, placing purchase orders, production scheduling and tracking, organizing review screenings, and coordinating the involvement of A+ list talent.
• Assisted in establishing the studio’s first still image archive.
• Identified, labeled, and filed over 10,000 studio photographs for digitization.

Mfa, Film & Television

Balchelor Of Arts, English