Michael A. B. Email & Phone Number

Pooler, Ga, Us

Spearheads creative direction and production planning at After Action LLC, crafting visually compelling narratives for 100+ commercial photography and video projects within the Firearms and Outdoors industries. Combines artistic vision with technical expertise to execute captivating branding campaigns tailored to client objectives. Adept at balancing creative innovation with practical execution, ensuring each project aligns with brand aesthetics while resonating with target audiences. • Serves as Lead Photographer and Videographer, driving content creation by collaborating with stakeholders to develop compelling visual narratives for marketing objectives. • Manages content shoots in both studio and location settings, overseeing editing, retouching, and post-production workflows to deliver exceptional quality. Maintains studio equipment, recruits freelance talent, and stays ahead of industry trends to continuously elevate project outcomes.• Maintains studio equipment, recruits freelance talent, and stays ahead of industry trends to continuously elevate project outcomes.

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

Provides professional photography services for corporate, community, and social events, ensuring high-quality imagery that aligns with Photo Fusion Studio’s standards and client expectations. Represents the studio with exceptional customer service and technical expertise.• Event Photography: Captures dynamic and professional images during events, specializing in business and social occasions. Maintains a client-focused approach to deliver outstanding results.• Post-Production: Conducts image culling, editing, and delivery using Adobe Lightroom to ensure final outputs adhere to Photo Fusion Studio’s quality standards.• Client Representation: Delivers exceptional customer service, acting as a professional representative of the studio during events and interactions with clients.• Technical Expertise: Utilizes advanced equipment, including multiple full-frame camera bodies, lenses, and off-camera lighting, to achieve professional-grade results.

Santa Ana, California, Us

Collaborates across multiple Recoil properties, including Recoil Magazine, Recoil Off-Grid, Recoil TV, and Gun Digest, to produce high-quality content that enriches print and digital storytelling for a diverse audience.• Photography and Video Production: Plans, coordinates, captures, and delivers compelling commercial photography and video projects. Focuses on creating engaging visual narratives that align with editorial goals and resonate with target audiences.• Creative Project Management: Leads storyboarding, creative vision development, and scheduling of project activities. Oversees shoot logistics, resource coordination, and stakeholder communication to ensure seamless delivery of projects.• Content Development: Contributes to the creation of visually dynamic and innovative multimedia content, enhancing the aesthetic and impact of Recoil's publications and digital platforms.• Technical Proficiency: Utilizes Adobe Creative Suite, video editing, sound design, cinematography, and color correction to deliver polished and professional deliverables that align with brand standards.

Delivers professional photography and video production services to corporate clients, small businesses, and individuals, creating visually compelling content tailored to diverse needs. Specializes in producing impactful imagery and video that aligns with client branding, marketing goals, and storytelling objectives.• Corporate and Small Business Projects: Partners with organizations to create custom portrait photography, corporate event coverage, and branded visual content for marketing and communication campaigns.• Photography and Videography: Captures high-quality imagery and video across various domains, including editorial, event, automotive, and custom portrait projects, ensuring consistent delivery of polished, professional results.• Content Creation and Strategy: Develops creative concepts, plans shoots, and executes projects that resonate with target audiences while adhering to client brand guidelines. Provides tailored solutions to meet individual and organizational goals.• Post-Production Expertise: Manages all aspects of editing and retouching, including image enhancement, video post-production, sound design, and color correction, ensuring final deliverables meet the highest standards of quality.• Client Relations: Builds and maintains strong relationships with corporate and small business clients, offering a collaborative approach to meet unique project requirements and deadlines.

Thornleigh, New South Wales, Au

Developed and executed creative strategies to amplify TCRT's online brand presence through high-quality digital content, contributing to marketing initiatives and audience engagement across platforms.• Product and Lifestyle Photography: Captured professional, brand-aligned imagery that highlighted the essence of TCRT’s products and services, ensuring consistency with marketing goals.• Video Production: Conceptualized, filmed, and produced engaging video content that told TCRT's story, showcasing products, services, and company culture through compelling narratives.• Post-Production and Editing: Refined photo and video content through editing, color correction, and sound design to deliver polished, professional outputs that aligned with the brand's tone and style.• Social Media Management: Curated and scheduled social media posts, engaged with audiences, and analyzed performance metrics to optimize reach and drive engagement.• Marketing Collaboration: Partnered with the marketing team to provide creative input, supporting campaigns and initiatives to boost brand awareness and business growth.

New York, Ny, Us

Delivered professional studio and on-location photography services to support editorial contributors for Athlon Outdoors' national magazine portfolio, ensuring high-quality visuals that enhanced the storytelling and impact of published articles.• Studio and Field Photography: Captured compelling imagery for action, adventure, and lifestyle features, maintaining alignment with editorial guidelines and brand aesthetics.• Collaborative Workflows: Partnered with writers and editors to develop visuals that complemented articles, enhancing the overall reader experience.• Technical Expertise: Utilized advanced photography techniques, Adobe Creative Suite, and post-production skills to produce polished, publication-ready content.• Time Management and Delivery: Managed deadlines for multiple assignments while ensuring consistent quality and creative execution.

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Coordinated 6-10 concurrent IT projects in varying stages, applying SDLC principles to ensure quality assurance and regulatory compliance with OSHA and HIPAA. Played vital role in PMO leadership contributing to strategic planning and process improvement targets. Operated in fully remote capacity for 2 years. Promoted from Project Coordinator to Program Coordinator. • Led $50M+, ScriptSync (SaaS) program bridging business retail with internal IT business units to synchronize 30- 60- and 90-day refill cycles for US-based customers into coordinated single-point prescription pickups.• Coordinated across all stakeholders accounting for revenue and program execution metrics. • Engaged with 20+ business units plus external insurance brands including Aetna, Cigna, and BCBS, with 250-300 resources in Clarity PPM.• Created award-winning MS Excel model for program management review dashboard pulling from Clarity PPM. Maintained reporting transparency with custom dashboard tool for weekly program review with PMO and IT executive leadership.

Phoenix, Az, Us

• Program and Project Management AdministrationProvided ongoing project administrative support to 6 Sr. Project Managers and VP of the PMO regarding customer facing DCaaS, SaaS, and Modular Data Center projects for such notable clients as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, CenturyLink, Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC), as well as internal enterprise projects such as IO.Cloud. Duties include: maintaining project artifacts including schedules, coordinating internal/external project meetings, meeting agendas and minutes, Action items management, documentation, creation of executive-level project status reports, and project documentation. Coordinated small, external customer-facing projects under the supervision of Sr. Project Managers and assisting with work streams on internal enterprise-level and customer-facing projects.• PMO Process ImprovementActively owned initiatives to standardize PMO processes and artifacts including: lessons learned, internal project management/resource management tools, weekly project status reporting, project documentation/templates, and the PMO's intranet site.

Tempe, Az, Us

• Project ManagementOn a 30 hour/week basis, managed multiple projects simultaneously through coordination of cross-functional teams and areas to initiate, plan, execute, and close college-wide projects ranging from projects, operational initiatives, grants, and community development projects. Facilitated meetings and communication between functional areas to gather project scope, requirements, and specifications based on customer needs. Coordinated the development and planning of project timelines, work breakdowns, and documentation of project progress.• PMO Process ImprovementParticipated in refining existing and creating new project management office (PMO) processes for the initiating and planning phases of the project lifecycle. Identified areas for improvement, and developed business case examples that were incorporated into a standardized electronic version for initiating projects college-wide.• Project: Gmail ConversionCoordinated and Managed the successful transition from the school’s existing Outlook Exchange email system to an MCCCD Gmail hosted solution for 2,500 business staff and faculty members. Management of this project emphasized on: requirements gathering, planning, training, risk management, and change management at the organization level.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

• Responsible for handling inbound customer service inquiries regarding billing questions, service changes, upgrades/disconnects, and problem resolution as well as tier 1 troubleshooting and technical support in an effort to provide First Call Resolution to all customer inquiries.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

• Project Management and LeadershipLead small teams (3-5) of peer testers to develop and execute test plans and document defects in support of enterprise code releases for the Account Level Pricing Implementation project that initially converted 6.8 Million customers. • User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Billing ValidationPerformed UAT in test system environments on assigned enterprise release projects to analyze and validate new billing logic, products/pricing, and new devices were functioning as designed. Developed strategic relationships with internal department to execute testing duties and provide end to end support of internal QA testing processes. Reviewed billing statements via audits to ensure all charges, usage, and taxes were reporting accurately. • Project: ALP Tax CalculatorManaged a special project to develop a tax auditing tool for all team members performing Pre Bill Validations. Authored a user-friendly prototype capable of a breaking down taxes for new Account Level Pricing Plans. Attained approval to receive technical resources to complete development of a web-based version of Tax Calculator for implementation into Revenue Assurance’s online Pre Bill tools system.

B2B CSR• Managed relationships between Panasonic North America E-commerce and all Business to Business consumer sales accounts. Duties include: Coordination and launch of new Business to Business sales accounts/programs, special projects, generation of high level executive reports, processing of purchase orders, account invoices, and product returns and credits.CSR• Responsible for handling inbound customer service inquiries regarding product information, order/shipping status, inventory availability, refunds, and other customer inquiries as needed.

Project: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords• Identified software defects “Bugs” and created detailed defect reports focused on concise documentation, necessary steps for reproduction of defects, and professional presentation with a consistent format.• Performed continuous testing of products for compliance with individual 1st parties. documentation as well as company created test cases based off past product performance with submissions at 1st parties.• Reviewed pitch proposals and performed market research on potential products that the company was considering for publication.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Project Management

Graduate Certificate, Project Management

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Game Design