2024 will be an amazing year for San Diego Media Pros and the comunity. My vision is to lead the organization's growth to becoming the industry insider for our region with the relationships of our strategic partners, connecting resources, and educational programing. Uniting Crew, Industry & Community

After experiencing first hand the cathartic power of storytelling while working with wounded warriors, Michael founded Never Forgotten Media to carry forward that that impact. Now, this production company is serving its clients in the Greater San Diego area while helping more veterans transition and those with disabilities learn in-demand and employable skillsets. From industrial video productions to brand films, our approach to every project focuses on strategy first, even with live streaming. Any production company can make a creative video, yet †Never Forgotten Media inspires clients to provide value and purpose to their audiences. www.NeverForgottenMedia.com

6 months and 17 live episodes latter the show was completely booked till 2021. As a live production on multiple platforms, The Veterans Radio Show serves to highlight veterans and supporters making an impact in the community.

Grow with Media is a local workshop and video package for business, startups, and non-profits to grow their digital presence, affordably. Learn how to create with equipment you already have, business storytelling, visual marketing, and social media.

Collaborated as a multi-disciplinary team member to license the first TEDx origination at the university while leading event production. https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/22021Nov 4, 2017 event attendee responses:“success,” “loved it,” “production was exquisite,” “very well organized,” “very informative,” and “powerful and influential.”• Refined the brand vision to bridge the gap between generational ideas to increase public engagement that led to the inaugural event being sold out• Produced and edited 8 video talks for TED.com publishing that resulted in the increase from 0 to 51,907 views in 3 weeks for the TEDx CSUSM brand

Provide services to organizational client’s to solve needs with consulting services, strategic content creation, change management, decision-making, and relationship building for non-profit, public and private sectors• Spearheaded the innovation of the first embedded production studio that delivered training and self-therapy for wounded active duty personnel that resulted in 100% successfully transitioning• Produced, cinema-graphed, and edited video initiatives to include: the University of Sothern California School of Social Work, the U.S. Marine Corps Special Olympics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliances that grew the studio's strategic relationships by 65%• Developed and managed 4 websites with content creations and web copy using Google G Suite products reducing server costs by 78%• Created marketing videos and proactively managed social media channels for the Veterans Writing Group of San Diego County that resulted in a 65% membership increase

Supervised, led and oversaw the health and welfare of 28 personnel across the U.S. and Japan that presented informational briefs to 21K transitioning Veterans while curating leads for reserve recruiters • Developed a military outreach program replacing transitional recruiting, saving the organization an estimated $7M in two years; recognized with a military award for building stakeholder relationships• Streamlined delegation and reporting procedures that resulted in the reduction of reporting time by 50%• Recruited, hired and trained 17 personnel that increased the outreach of the program by 48%• Planned and hosted 5 training conferences in 3 different states, reported as more productive than 90% of similar conferences by attendees that increased customer engagement by 21% Additional highlighted positionsTeam Led with 39 Personal, Functional Consultant with 150 Personal, Public Speaker, Presentation Influencer, Transportation Operations Manager with assets estimated at $9,533,262+, Policy Writer, Program Planner, Logistics Coordinator, Inventory Manager, Supply Chain Purchasing, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Security Manager, Forward Operating Base Principle Manager, Marksmanship/Educational Instructor

Marine Corps Mobilization Command

2nd Battalion 11th Marines

3d Force Service Support Group (3d FSSG)Leadership, Operations, Personnel Administration, Written Communication, Training Management, Automated Information Systems

Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Pacific (EWTG, PAC)

2nd Battalion 7th Marines