Richard Par Email & Phone Number

Burbank, California, United States

- Distributed electronic tablets or printed questionnaires to a moviegoing audience before the start of a test screening, and retrieved the tablets or surveys after the film had ended.- Processed the electronic tablets at the company's field office in Burbank by making sure that the devices were fully charged, cleansed and sorted for upcoming screenings.- Conducted a topline count of all the demographic data obtained through the printed questionnaires after a movie had concluded at the test screening.- Directed a moviegoing audience to the proper auditorium when a screening was held at a studio lot, such as Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA.

- Contributed over 5,970 photos--which were taken with a Nikon D3300 DSLR camera as well as other electronic devices, and retouched through Adobe Photoshop--to iStockPhoto.com for sale.- Took stock images and also submitted them for purchase to other online photography providers like Dreamstime, 123RF and Shutterstock.

Los Angeles, Ca

- Sole publisher of content such as photo albums, original artwork and screenplays, self-edited videos and a personal blog (parman.blogspot.com) on my website, Parman's Page (Rich-Parno.com).- Post original articles and journal entries discussing the past, present and future status of manned space programs around the world on my Human Spaceflight Blog (human-spaceflight.blogspot.com).- Provide my own film reviews and information pertaining to past, present and future movies on my Film Notes Blog (cinema-notes.blogspot.com).

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Worked as an extra on such TV shows as "The Big Bang Theory," "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "The Last Ship," "Last Man Standing," "Criminal Minds," "The Mindy Project," "Shameless," "Hand of God," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Bones" and "Mortal Kombat: Legacy."- Also performed as an extra on such feature films as "Spider-Man," "Iron Man 3," "Seven Psychopaths," "The Gambler," "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping," "Baggage Claim" and "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."- Worked as a paid audience member on such TV shows as "Real Time with Bill Maher," "We the People with Judge Lauren Lake," "Justice with Judge Mablean," "Justice for All With Judge Cristina Pérez," "America's Court with Judge Ross" and "The Verdict with Judge Hatchett."

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Successfully conducted assignments for studio clientele (such as 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures) that involved visiting multiplexes around Southern California to do trailer and audience-reaction checks on newly-released films.- Submitted online data reports about the results of the trailer and audience-reaction checks in an accurate and timely manner.

Beverly Hills, Ca

- Helped ensure that a moviegoing audience was organized in a safe and orderly manner before the test screening of a studio film, usually held at a multiplex. - Distributed and collected demographic questionnaires from moviegoers after a research screening came to an end.- Uploaded research information from a test screening onto the Web for marketing and archival purposes. - Also prepared hardcopies of the completed questionnaires so that they could be provided to studio clientele, in a timely fashion, for analysis.

Hollywood, Ca

- Conducted VIP tours that allowed guests and tourists to learn historical information about a major fully-functioning film studio.- Worked special events (such as the 2005 Taurus World Stunt Awards) and the tapings of various TV shows (such as "Dr. Phil" and "Soul Train") on the studio lot.- Also performed utility assignments such as mailroom and data entry work held at an administrative office on the lot.

Rancho Cucamonga, Ca

- Responsible for carrying out advertising projects and inputting clientele info into a computer database.

Anaheim, Ca

- Administered resort safety guidelines to tourists arriving or departing from the park.- Performed traffic control for vehicles entering and exiting the resort's parking areas.

Bachelor Of Arts, Film & Electronic Arts, Production Option

- President’s Honor List, Spring 2003 - GPA = 3.33

Diploma, General Education