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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

Oversees all aspects of the show's production, from concept development through to the final broadcast. This role manages creative and logistical elements of production, ensuring high-quality, engaging content that aligns with the show’s vision and goals. Directs all shoots and live production, and is responsible for producing and editing all shows. Additionally, the VP collaborates closely with executives, marketing teams, and other stakeholders to optimize viewership and achieve strategic targets. This position requires proven experience in television production, exceptional leadership skills, and a passion for fostering entrepreneurial success stories.

Stanley, Virginia, United States

Direct the development of technology and production for this new venue for live music.

United States

Direct the development of production and technology for Market.Live livestream shopping experience.

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Manage technical equipment and crew for remote LPGA Road Show. Oversee delivery and set up of production equipment, lighting, and stage. Manage technical team throughout the production process.

St Augustine, Florida, United States

Developed live broadcast look and feel, created tools that cultivated continuity and branded look, trained and empowered team to own brand, managed creative team, and operated at senior manager level in organization.• Built trust and connection with viewers, drove success during pandemic, and modernized live broadcast look and feel by developing and implementing 2019 re-brand of QVC, strengthening connection between viewer and network, ensuring viewers safe place to escape worldwide stress.• Improved viewership and sales by leading cross-functional team, implementing significant changes to most viewed and best-selling programs, adding new assets and formats, including Steadicam use, new blocking, and lighting.• Completed first 4K project on-time with no loss of airtime or associated revenue established best practices for future transitions by traveling to Japan in 2018 and overseeing broadcast transition from HD to 4K, coordinating with technical team, defining needs, developing solutions to technical challenges, and training directors.• Cut asset delivery time 50% and amplified creative, engaging content with agile delivery by training newly developed cross-platform content team to create and deliver content quickly and providing new equipment.• Helped to improve culture as co-leader of the Diversity and Inclusion team by identifying need for a more diverse culture, guiding several teams, teaching and mentoring several team members, producing multiple packages promoting D&I, and featuring personal stories of employees.• Ensured brand continuity, understanding, and execution by championing brand as the go-to leader, explaining history, details, and benefits, developing and delivering global presentations, including several companywide “All Hands,” VC for Germany, Italy, UK, and Japan, and vendor summits for all categories.

Managed live production staff from 45 to over 60, including supervisor team, was responsible for the technical oversight of 24/7 live broadcast, developed schedules, created new positions, and oversaw all equipment purchases and integration into the control rooms.• Established positive work culture by leading large, specialized team, developing and evolving 24/7 schedule to support business and create life balance for team, collaborating with team members, listening to ideas and concerns then using input to provide the best possible options.• Enhanced leadership quality, improved morale, and increased retention by overseeing hiring, mentoring, and coaching staff, conducting performance evaluations, identifying strengths, developing talent, ensuring multiple promotions.• Delivered outstanding and quality programming to viewers without any downtime or lost airtime by leading control room transition to High-Definition broadcast, overseeing conversion and rebuild, coordinating with diverse teams, researching equipment and finalizing choice, setting up and facilitating staff training.• Improved department efficiency, maintained workflow during transition, and enabled additional live hours with second and third live broadcast by planning and executing large-scale re-organization, rewriting all job descriptions, and adding new positions, including Broadcast Technical Operator, Senior Technical Director, and 2 Managers of TV Operations.• Reduced on-call expenses significantly over 3 years and saved money without losing support of live show needs by managing operational and staff budget, including salaries and on-call expenses, collaborating with finance and operations.• Facilitated live show evolution into branded network with more professional and consistent look for viewers by overseeing production standards, training supervisors and technical team on execution, eliminating inconsistent broadcast output into a more standardized network.

Managed prime time shift including development of direct reports • Directed 2 to 4 hours of nightly live programming for business-critical broadcast to millions of viewers while leading and developing team• Improved allocation, consistency, and tracking of resources for 3 shifts (people and equipment) by creating new tools

Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States

Creative Leadership, Technical Guidance, Musical Leadership, Teaching• Inaugurated virtual worship program to reach community in March of 2020, delivered weekly services on Facebook and YouTube, including over 50 music videos and 5 location shoots, providing platform for people to connect and worship during the pandemic. To date, have over 30K views on Facebook and YouTube.• Mentored and instructed staff, equipping team to light, block, shoot, build graphics and deliver quality audio for weekly production. Developed team of 5 core staff and purchased needed equipment to facilitate continued weekly production in a more streamlined and consistent approach cutting the production hours significantly.• Guided teams and provided Music and Technology Church Leadership

Ba, Communications / Art

Activities and Societies: Music, Production, Rugby

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