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Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Continuing successful, profitable relationships with clients and vendors. Supporting new and innovative commercial endeavors to grow Bidaya's reach and IP success.

Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

• Expanded IP into new markets, including publishing, comic books, and retail opportunities, to maximize revenue streams.• Partnered with flagship cultural institutions to create groundbreaking projects that elevated Bidaya’s brand. • Streamlined production workflows by introducing new efficiencies and collaborating with cutting-edge production partners. • Developed unique and creative projects tailored to commercial markets, ensuring both cultural impact and profitability. • Strengthened Bidaya’s market position by aligning creative and commercial goals for long-term growth.

Dublin

• Global expertise bringing solutions to MENA, Asia, Europe, and North America• Frequently brought in to be a finisher, get it back on the rails. • Not only delivers on time, on budget, and exceeding expectations, but builds and mentors teams to keep delivering excellence.• Expert in leveraging intellectual property to unlock new revenue streams and market opportunities. Comic Books, Retail, Live Shows, Experiences. • Special expertise with a first project, a new process or production partner, and sustainable growth. • Strategic production planning for studio development and support of slate development• Budget and schedule generation and support of co-producing partnership

County Dublin, Ireland

• Co-Producer of My Little Pony: A New Generation feature movie. • Assumed overall responsibility and leadership for delivery of feature films: creative, production, technical, budgetary – pre production, post production, • Worked to protect and promote treasured brand identity • Led, organized, and mentored the production management team from Line Producer on down• Elevated Production Accounting team to meet studio and corporate standards. Presented Budget Approval Package to the Hasbro executive team• Coordinated contracts and legal issues with business affairs and executives, marketing, and Netflix• Drove hiring of top management including Director of Technology, Digital Supervisors

Toronto

• Built and led Development Department for Animation Studio focused on internal IP development and partnerships with international producers• Led the creation of strategy and packages attracting new partners and investors• Additionally managed the implementation of a new production pipeline and workflow, creating increase in efficiency up to 25% with coordinated technical and creative processes

Shanghai

• Pivoted studio to produce advertising animation and commercials for a massive Chinese advertising media buy and theme park ride movie • Teamed with DW leadership for initial development of animated feature Abominable• Created storytelling content for huge social media platform holiday message

Toronto, Canada Area

• Co-managed move to visual effects bringing the organization $8M additional business over 3 years VFX Producer for features Dolphin Tale and Little Boy, and CFC Short film Frost• Awarded Canadian Film Centre Award for production of Frost• Produced series and shorts for TV, Internet – Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Snack Attack, Rusty Rivets• PM liaison for new production mgmt. system, designing and implementing reports for all levels• IP development with creative teams from Canada, the US, the UK, and Australia

Production Manager for the animated feature "Gnomeo and Juliet".

Producer of that stage play -Robbie Jensen: The 12 Steps of Christmas - at the NoHo Arts Center.

• PM feature film Astro Boy. Implemented co-working with production studio in Hong Kong from LA Studio with development team and director• Provided production continuity across studios through a change of ownership

Worked as Production Supervisor for Editorial during the start up of a feature "Sheepish". Managed the Editorial department from start up through layout. Helped set up the editorial and recording facilities in the studio.

• Built editorial team and worked with PM team to set-up a new studio for features

• Managed development with external contractor for asset builds. Coordinated with European talent and Japanese modeling contractor for on time quality delivery

• Facilitated the development of early VFX hybrid live action/animation production Dinosaur• Asst PM for animated features The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules• Project Manager and leader for CAPS production deployment

East Windsor, Nj