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Saint Paul, Minnesota

• Managing Producer/Coordinating Producer February 2017 – CurrentHero Elementary, Skillsville (yet to premier), This is Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Originals, Stem Tales TPT’s only Coordinating Producer, overseeing.
• Successfully managing multimillion-dollar federal grant projects, demonstrating proficiency in budget creation, staff development, and stakeholder coordination.
• Working with other team leadership to manage financial resources for a multi-year, multi part project that supports research, community outreach and underserved children.
• Directed timelines, milestones, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and federal guidelines.
• Established vendor contracts, negotiated terms, and managed bidding processes, optimizing resource allocation and project efficiency.
• Fostered collaboration across departments, leveraging resources, and maximizing community engagement and impact.

Chicago, IL

• LINE PRODUCER:Super Soul Sunday (seasons 1 – 6, 7*)Super Soul Sessions (web & prime time specials, series 1)Too Darn Hot (special)Oprah Winfrey Presents Master Class (seasons 3 – 5)The Rob Bell Show (pilot)Oprah’s.
• Building estimates and budgets for new and additional show seasons, pilots or indivudual show tapings.
• Managing production staff of Production Managers, Coordinators, and Production Assistants.
• Working within each show format to staff and crew per the budget and show needs.
• Negotiate with vendors, locations, and studios for production needs and budget guidelines.
• Coordinate with Harpo Studios leads and department heads for staffing, crew, technical and studio support requirements.

Chicago

• (seasons 22 – 25, 566 episodes) Responsible for managing and supporting all apects of studio and field production for multi-million dollar individual show budgets. This included everything from logistics, crewing.
• Managed production support team and individual show budgets for over 140 shows each season – estimates, cost management, and reporting for each show.
• Point person for all large remote show and ENG crewing – domestically and worldwide. Site surveys, location and labor contracts and details.
• Logistics lead for producing teams and department heads for all shows, studio, live or large remote locations.

Los Angeles

• Production Manager, Dailies Actively built start up network; worked to launch the channel and its flagship show, Dailies. Start up process includes: establishing all new systems for post production, production.
• Schedule field production shoots. Hire ENG crews, secure locations, and negotiate rates.
• Collaborate with department directors and managers, from both company and show, to develop post production and production scheduling, using On Air Pro, Virage, Digital Asset Management, and ENPS.
• Organize a cohesive workflow between producers, field crews, and the post production department.

Los Angeles

• Production Supervisor, The Papdits (Pilot) - Remote Broadcasting, for Sony Pictures Entertainment Reopened a completed pilot in order to address network notes for final delivery to CBS. Process included: travel and.
• Managed budget for pilot re-shoot and new post production schedule for additional scenes and audio to be added.
• Coordinated with Sony counterparts in China to schedule crews, locations, and travel.
• Completed final delivery show elements: show bible, post schedules, calendars, call sheets, etc.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Production Manager, Starting Over Manage all production aspects and supervise reality show staff of 165, including onsite departments of crews, directors, producers, production and assistants.
• Maintained seven reality crew shifts covering 21 hours daily.
• Oversaw and approve camera schedules, call sheets, and production runs.
• Negotiated with equipment supply vendors and maintain multimillion dollar contracts and budgets.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Production Manager, Court Show (working title, pilot) Responsible for a 5 show development project from inception through implementation.
• Booked production staff and crew totaling 85 people.
• Orchestrated studio load in, set build, working office space and systems, arranged wrap load out, and storage.
• Brokered deals with studio unions and supervisors.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Production Manager, Good Day Live Supervised operations of a daily live, national talk show, and served as the liaison between the existing local news affiliate to fulfill crew needs, news traffic feeds, and crews.
• Managed production staff: PAs, Field Producers, Associate Producers, Editors, and Promotions department.
• Coordinated, scheduled, and negotiated with uplink trucks for live interview shots on a nationally syndicated talk show. Led remote technical set ups for live two-way talk backs.
• Booked crews locally and nationwide for live shots and field remotes.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Production Supervisor, Old School Show with Barry Sobel (Pilot) Discovered, recruited, and booked entire crew for project and facilitated deals, contracts, and payroll for staff and talent.
• Assisted Talent Executive to insure all celebrity and guest travel and transportation.
• Involved in every aspect of pre-production detail: set build, facility negotiation, and crew staffing.
• Created all daily schedules and call sheets.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Production Manager, Faking It Managed 4 teams of reality show Coordinators, Producers, and Crews on national long term field shoots.
• Prepared locations with permits, housing, locations, and logistics.
• Processed payroll, invoices, payments, crew deals, contracts, and guest releases.
• Supervised production office and casting associates.

Chicago

• Production Manager, Judge Mathis Integral part of the start up and pre-production process, including assisting Production Designer, Lighting Designers, Studio Executives, and hiring of the Production Staff.
• Supervised multiple production departments: Research, Travel, PAs, Post Production, Audience, and Interns.
• Located and cultivated national effort to obtain public records, and support personnel.
• Administered all guest releases, payments, and court filings.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Production Manager, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Completely involved in all aspects of the start up and pre-production process for this show at the same time I was fully supporting The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder Production Coordinator, The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder Managed and supported the Executive Producer and Executive in Charge of.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Talent and Travel Coordinator Snowed In, MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Music Awards Freelance work completed during show breaks, which required stepping into fully running production and successfully carrying out shoot and tape days.