Owner of a custom T-Shirt shop.

Michael volunteers for the Dallas Cup tournament working with the media relations team. He provides photography and video coverage of the tournament and works with the media. Dallas Cup is the largest international youth soccer tournament in the world. For 2013 there were 58 international teams and over 100 US soccer teams that participated.

nealCREATIVE is a media production company that is uniquely focused on the audiences that our customers need to communicate with. Every step in our production process ties directly into the audience requirements and the important message that is the focus of the production. nealCREATIVE is a media production company producing film, video, multimedia, aerial photography and corporate events from initial concept to completed productions. We serve a diverse clientele with varied subject matter… Show more nealCREATIVE is a media production company that is uniquely focused on the audiences that our customers need to communicate with. Every step in our production process ties directly into the audience requirements and the important message that is the focus of the production. nealCREATIVE is a media production company producing film, video, multimedia, aerial photography and corporate events from initial concept to completed productions. We serve a diverse clientele with varied subject matter including aviation, sports, education, nonprofit, USDoD, law enforcement, training and health care. Our services include conceptualizing and creating marketing and communications campaigns that include the specific integrated communications tools that will be most effective in speaking to the specific audiences that our customers need to reach. Show less

Michael wrote, directed and edited a fundraising video for this non-profit organization that works with at-risk middle school children in the Dallas School District teaching them life skills and self-esteem.

* Managed and grew $3M company historical asset archive. * Developed, promoted and provided strategic company vision for customer engagement. * Supported marketing and sales organizations to increase existing and future aircraft sales. * Proposed new customer engagement website and print/video/multimedia productions and products to be distributed through multiple media channels.

Michael built and lead an 8-13 person internal organization, with an additional 30 freelance individual contributors. Michael's teams designed and produced communications materials in support of marketing and customer support, trade shows, public and media relations, internal communications and social media. Michael's teams maintained an enterprise wide photo/video/graphics asset management system.Selected Accomplishments: * Direct report to the SVP Communications who I support… Show more Michael built and lead an 8-13 person internal organization, with an additional 30 freelance individual contributors. Michael's teams designed and produced communications materials in support of marketing and customer support, trade shows, public and media relations, internal communications and social media. Michael's teams maintained an enterprise wide photo/video/graphics asset management system.Selected Accomplishments: * Direct report to the SVP Communications who I support through production of communications tools that are used in company wide public and media relations, product and service marketing and community and government affairs * Worked closely with Director, Branding and Enterprise Communications to execute overall and specific branding and communications initiatives * Member of four person core team that created the award winning roll out campaign for the Bell 525 Relentless product launch at HAI 2012 * Michael saved enterprise $200K annually through out-sourcing of five person copy/print center * Increased the output of the Creative Services function after a significant staff reduction. * Reduced departmental equipment spend by 20% while increasing frequency of equipment refresh from seven years to three years by transitioning equipment acquisition from capitol purchase to lease Show less

Michael led the production of all print, graphics, photo, video and multimedia projects produced with a staff of 17 in the Visual Communications Center. He was responsible for management of project budgets, schedules and freelance resources to maintain quality, schedule, content and creativity of projects.Selected Accomplishments:* Developed new ipad, touch screen and web-based customer focused communications tools for support of sales and marketing* Re-organized team job… Show more Michael led the production of all print, graphics, photo, video and multimedia projects produced with a staff of 17 in the Visual Communications Center. He was responsible for management of project budgets, schedules and freelance resources to maintain quality, schedule, content and creativity of projects.Selected Accomplishments:* Developed new ipad, touch screen and web-based customer focused communications tools for support of sales and marketing* Re-organized team job functions putting greater focus on project management to better leverage in-house skill set and freelance talent* Earned commendations from customers for communication deliverables that targeted desired audiences and articulated the value of products and services Show less

Michael advanced through a series of promotions, culminating in leadership of motion picture/video/multimedia five-member creative team. * Created scripts, production schedules, videography, editing and duplication of productions. * Coordinated extensive domestic and international travel schedules for teams and equipment for various productions.

* Worked with content experts to collect and organized project messages and define the audiences and key goals of the productions. * Wrote scripts, scheduled video and film crews, directed crews and talent, operated camera and sound recording equipment and managed individual project budgets. * Coordinated aerial film, video and photo shoots with customer aircraft and operated cameras to record the events. * Produced a variety video aircraft shoots in locations as diverse as South… Show more * Worked with content experts to collect and organized project messages and define the audiences and key goals of the productions. * Wrote scripts, scheduled video and film crews, directed crews and talent, operated camera and sound recording equipment and managed individual project budgets. * Coordinated aerial film, video and photo shoots with customer aircraft and operated cameras to record the events. * Produced a variety video aircraft shoots in locations as diverse as South America, inside the arctic circle, England, the French Alps, Washington, DC, New York City and Key West, Florida. * Worked with both commercial and military aircraft operators. Show less

Served diverse clients and projects including public affairs, commercial and military marketing, executive communications, customer support and service, commercial and military aircraft training, flight research and engineering.

Wrote, directed and produced motion picture and video productions in support of various university programs including athletics, the medical school, the arts school, the law school, the television/film school and the university administration.

Film and video camera operator, editor and long film processor/printer.