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New York, New York, United States

- Lead in engineering deployments of new video delivery solutions across FOX products and services, as well as outside vendors and content syndicators. - Provide 24/7 availability engineering support to existing teams and software products throughout FOX.- Supported live events as Engineering Resource, including World Cup, World Series, and Superbowl- Help coordinate and support engineering and development resources to rebuild and replace in-house streaming tools in modern and sustainable ecosystems.

New York, New York, United States

-Led final deployment of Fox Nation Channel to all platforms, designed daily workflows to coordinate with production and content operations teams, and ingested thousands of pieces of content into new CMS-Solely programmed and maintained 24-hour live channel since launch with upwards of ~99.8% uptime.--Supported teams across FOX and Fox News by building tools to access analytics data.--Worked with outside vendors to immediately resolve downtime and transcoding issues.--Spearheaded development on the Fox Nation Channel EPG feed, working with vendors to provide additional necessary tools and data, and providing teams throughout FOX with next steps toward a bug-free release.

New York City

Responsible for handling the ingest, transcoding, and maintenance of Fox Nation content as part of the platform’s content operations team at launch, including live broadcast, ingest, and immediate posting of daily live content and events. Designed and spearheaded many of Fox Nation Content Operations Team’s “best practices” during the platform’s launch period, including building an internal catalog of licensed images, standardizing content IDs, assisting in writing and updating the style guide, and promoting interactions with departments outside of Operations.Enacted troubleshooting steps and worked with technical teams to quickly solve issues whenever content was not appearing correctly in-app in order to ensure positive customer experiences.Learned new workflows and systems to operate a fast-paced and rapidly evolving platform. Oversaw and prepared special streaming events for the Fox Nation platform during the platform’s launch window, including CPAC, Student Action Summit, and more.Wrote and edited copy for Fox Nation content, on-platform marketing materials, and Fox News primetime programs posted to the FoxNews.com and Fox News online and OTT video platforms.Trained three new hires on the content operations team to operate as fully self-sufficient team members.

New York City

Edited and published full episodes of primetime programming in accordance with editorial and video standards of Fox News digital video team. Wrote descriptions for episodes appearing on web and OTT platforms. Enact troubleshooting steps and solve problems entirely removed from any supporting departments. Trained additional staff to take on the same role.Relevant tool experience: Anvato, Brightcove, Vantage Workflow Portal, 3Play

New Brunswick, Nj

Managing the operation of event photography and videography company. Responsible for on-site capturing of events, editing and distributing photo and video to client specification (private and public), as well as all business activity.Relevant tool experience: Adobe Creative Cloud, Wordpress, SmugMug, Google Drive & Dropbox, Quickbooks

New Brunswick, Nj

Interacted with theatre goers through taking tickets, selling merchandise in theatre’s gift shop, directing audience members to their seats, and assisting elderly patrons to their seats when assistance was required.

New Brunswick, Nj

Filmed, edited, and coordinated private archival distribution of two seasons of Crossroads Theatre Company live shows. Filmed and edited promotional material throughout New York and New Jersey to promote individual shows and seasons.Deployed and maintained new computers and programs throughout the company, troubleshooting issues with staff, and specific achievements in finding creative solutions to requirements of outside vendors and ticketing companies.Coordinated technical aspects of moving into the company's new offices with company interns, including breaking down and standing up of new networks.

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Designed, produced, and edited online video campaigns interviewing playwrights and actors to advertise two productions at non-profit theatre company. Served as Theatre’s Assistant House Manager on nights of performances.

New Brunswick, Nj

Managed receptions and performances of local artists in a front-of-house position at non-profit organization. Coordinated with union technical crew, show staff and house management. Assisted with computer related tasks, including troubleshooting and setup of new computer and phone systems.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Following retooling of This Is Infamous, became responsible for quick and consistent uploading of the Just The Worst, Cinefiles, Lifted Embargo, and IWC podcast series onto YouTube with accompanying video, social info, and tags. Designed social tiles and annotation workflow for other video editors on site.

New Brunswick, Nj

- Recorded video of Mason Gross movement performances in both 2015 & 2016. - Built and distributed DVD of performance to faculty. - Emceed on stage at school pride event Rutgers Day.

New Brunswick, Nj

Elected Artistic Director of thirty-year-old college theatre group. Responsible for choosing four plays for 2015 - 2016 academic year, managing production staff and licensing materials. Coordinated with faculty, assisted with promotional materials, produced each show and directed one of the year’s productions. Reached out and built new relationships with existing and new theatrical groups in New Brunswick area.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Part of a team creating a coverage of gaming culture and news at This Is Infamous, including covering reviews, events and features. Led the games section of the site, also wrote recaps of television shows, film and TV news, and edited work of prospective and new employees.

Medford, New Jersey

Operated POS device, restocked store bi-weekly. Traveled throughout New Jersey to remodel and set up new Rite Aid locations. Highly personable and skilled customer service agent, as rated through official company customer surveys.

Austin, Texas Area

Covered events such as New York Comic Con, interviewed celebrities such as actor Ron Livingston and director Fede Alvarez, and transcribed between one and five twenty minute interviews per week for Southeast US Editor Billy Donnelly.

The Internet

Wrote articles based on popular video games.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Wrote weekly recaps of television shows, humorous reviews of classic films, and news stories when requested.

Tabernacle, New Jersey

Wrote, produced, and edited regular video content for Seneca High School's daily morning announcement show.Showrunner of "The Studio" & "Scott vs Panarella"

Produces weekly video content of a humorous nature, attends the weekly video broadcasts, informs the media of important or notable events relating to the show, and generally attempts to guide the show in a good direction.

Bachelor’S Degree, Information Technology And Informatics, 3.5 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Elected Artistic Director of College Avenue Players Theater Group, in charge of picking shows and ensuring.

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Communication And Media Studies, High Honors

Activities and Societies: Vice President, Lamplight Players Theater Box Office Manager - 2 YearsGained Associate's degrees in Liberal Arts.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Four years of theatre experience, two years of television production, including showrunning, directing.