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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

Responsible for set lockups and aiding all on-set departments with various needs.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Composer of original songs and orchestrated backing tracks for a one-act show educating on how music is constructed.

Composer/arranger/orchestrator/producer for video games, film scores, and musical theatre.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

• Interface daily between director Brett Smock and book co-writer Donald Rice with edits and notes on the reimagined script of "From Here to Eternity" (a new musical - music by Stuart Brayson, lyrics by Sir Tim Rice, book By Donald Rice and Bill Oakes).• Manage and implement script changes using Final Draft, and distribute revised pages to 30 members of cast and crew.• Proof the script regularly for continuity, clarity, and consistency.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

• Composed an original song to lyrics written by two elementary schoolers in the Milwaukee area, for performance on an annual citywide tour at schools and universities.• Created a fully-orchestrated, performance-ready backing track on Logic Pro.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

• Produced trailers promoting main stage musicals ("Candide," "School of Rock," and "Xanadu") capturing the energy of each show with appealing motion graphics.• Edited together full-length archival tapings of musicals from multiple cameras and several days of filming.• Compiled 20+ years’ worth of thousands of separately archived production photos for display in a lobby slideshow.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Organized 50 props, supervised 16 child actors, flew in and out set pieces weighing 700+ lbs (counterweighted), and engineered on-stage safety protocols during 7-week run of the musical "School of Rock."

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Memorized 150+ light and sound cues to manually set off in time with performances of the musical "Candide" during its two-week run.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Tutor at Northwestern's Writing Place, assisting undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty members in editing and developing their academic essays, applications, presentations, and creative work. • In addition, provided feedback on writing by women incarcerated at Logan Correctional Center through NU’s Prison Education Program (NPEP).

• Created and led Northwestern's very first simulated TV writers' room organization, open to all students interested in screenwriting.• Organized and led 3 comedic miniseries (each written by a room of 12 students) from pitches to polished, producible drafts.• Mentored peers on the collaborative TV writing process. Special attention paid to season arcs in episodic sitcoms.• Arranged year-end table read of pilot episodes open to all to attend.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Captain of internationally-ranked top 25 Travel Team.• Managed a $25,000 team budget and travel accommodations for conferences (domestic and international flights, hotels, ground transport)• Spearheaded recruitment,and intensive training in public speaking and international relations for 30-member team’s record 6-conference season.• Determined awards criteria for 500+ students from 49 high schools attending Northwestern’s own conference.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Editor and frequent writer for the Northwestern Flipside, the university's official satirical newspaper that "punches up."• Processed and revised articles from over 30 writers weekly.• Redesigned layout for print editions of the Northwestern Flipside using Adobe InDesign.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Developed and led an introductory curriculum for novice Model United Nations delegates, in addition to making travel arrangements for our thirty-member team to compete at conferences across the country.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Founder of an extracurricular organization that invited Northwestern undergraduates to give TED Talk-style lectures. Hosted three virtual speaker series events open to the public during the pandemic.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Wrote the winning screenplay chosen by Northwestern’s only feature film production company, Applause for a Cause, as annual project.• Alongside 100+ members of cast and crew, undertook rewrites and kept track of complex continuity across a 3-month shoot.• Managed social media presence on set and designed our logo, movie posters, website, and branding that led to a sold-out premiere at AMC Evanston. All $3,000 in proceeds donated to the literacy-empowering non-profit 826CHI.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Evaluated submitted screenplays for over $15,000 in production grants on the executive board of Northwestern’s foremost student-led film production company. Aided constructive story-driven rewrites of chosen 6 narrative short films.• Hosted weekly screenwriting workshops, mentoring students on dialogue, format, and structure.• Art Director, Script Supervisor, Composer, Music Coordinator, Sound Mixer, and/or PA for many student films on campus.• Organized our successful year-end red carpet film festival with my fellow premiere planning teammates.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Composed/orchestrated/taught 10 songs for one-act original musical, using Logic Pro.• Premiered at Chicago’s Annoyance Theatre for 3-week run in summer 2022.• Currently developing Act 2 with writer Sophie de Bruijn.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Created logo, branding, and marketing materials for the 90th Annual Waa-Mu Show, "The Secret of Camp Elliott."• Again, created logo branding, and marketing materials for the 91st Annual Waa-Mu Show, "A Peculiar Inheritance."

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Wrote detailed coverage on screenplays, manuscripts, and news for direct recommendation to Director of Development.• Used Studio System to research, analyze, and report on movements of hundreds of actors, writers, deals, and productions.• Attended internal meetings on ongoing film and television pre-production within Captivate Entertainment.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Created graphics and press releases for new programs and initiatives of the theatre during the pandemic. Helped to boost the theatre’s social media image and mailing list messages.

New York, New York, United States

Working directly with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, I cooperated with others to make connections with local politicians, survey the quality of open spaces near schools across the city, compile a report on how best to improve pedestrian/ subway signage, and create an educational animated film about the New York City Charter.

New York, New York, United States

Camp Settoga. With two other counselors, guiding and supervising a group of 20 five-to-seven year-olds daily. Supported instructors in leading character-building activities such as swim class, ropes course, and art.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Radio/Television/Film, Minors In Legal Studies And Cognitive Science, Alumnus

Activities and Societies: • Northwestern University Model United Nations — Director of Competition (a.k.a. Travel Team Captain) • Studio.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Model United Nations | SING! | Concert Band | Big Sibs | ARISTA | Stuyvesant Graphic Design Club | Parliamentary.