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El Segundo, California, Us

Took on livestreaming duties for the quarterly CEO All Hands, which included serving as production liaison among the networking, corporate communications, and AV departments; setting up Microsoft Teams Teams Town Hall and calendar invites; and monitoring the network’s health.Successfully deployed a new production tool, ProPresenter, to evolve corporate presentations beyond PowerPoint slides. Received praise from multiple executives for integrating it seamlessly on short notice.Created two automated approval workflows that incorporate Microsoft Power Automate, Power Apps, SharePoint, Lists, and Approvals. Attended two-day Microsoft Power Apps Lab to supplement knowledge.Replaced hundreds of embedded videos on the corporate website, which saved the corporation hundreds of dollars per month in recurring subscription costs.Designed and implemented a workflow for livestreaming rocket launches to dozens of digital signs throughout corporate campuses.

Ottawa, On, Ca

Project manager for 3-5 weekly virtual events for numerous internal departments at Shopify.For each event: obtained assets from graphics teams, scheduled tech checks with presenters, operated the events' livestreams in Venue, and archived and transcribed all VODs.Created standardized checklists in Asana, to streamline frequent tasks and provide visibility for colleagues.Created an analytics dashboard in Google Sheets, so stakeholders could track engagement.Provided technical support in Slack for 5,000+ employees during C-level executives’ livestreams.

Ottawa, On, Ca

Produced and operated dozens of virtual livestreams, with up to 1,000 attendees each.Doubled event attendance by replacing Zoom Webinars, with RTMP embeds of Restream or StreamShark into the event website.Archived and captioned events, so business owners could access content on demand.Audiovisual technician for in-person events with speakers at Shopify's downtown LA location.Created and presented educational workshops, on topics such as photography and SEO.Previous role as Community Manager: Delivered personalized business coaching and technical support for business owners.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Clients included IMAX, Al Jazeera, Dent Agency, OC Fire, and Lockwood Animal Rescue.Completed ICG Local 600’s Data Handling and Camera Technician Workshops.

Toronto, On, Ca

Created six YouTube videos to support customers at scale, with 81,000 total views.Tracked issues and feature requests in Jira and Github, while providing email support.

Orange, Ca, Us

Provided IT support for students using computer labs, video editing, and color grading suites.Upgraded hardware and software on over 50 PCs.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Led a team of Arts & Entertainment writers, covering film festivals and profiling local artists for 10,000 daily readers.Previous role as a film critic in the Arts & Entertainment section.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Film/Cinema/Video Studies

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Cinematography And Film/Video Production