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United States

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

The Sanneh Foundation is dedicated to empowering youth and improving community well-being through educational support, health programs, and inclusive community initiatives, driven by core values of community building, compassion, diversity, integrity, and excellence.

United States

Creative leader passionate about building robust and innovative teams focused on breathing life into visual narratives and brand ethos. Developing captivating visuals and ensuring consistency across all creative outputs, elevating and amplifying the unique identity of brands. Extensive background in executive producing, directing, and cinematography - overseeing projects from conception to completion and delivering a seamless, cohesive creative vision, on-time and within budget.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Reporting directly to the CEO, lead an in-house team of cinematographers, photographers, editors, and motion graphics designers within a fully integrated production studio serving agencies, independent producers, and brands.Clients: Winnebago, Health Partners, MNGI, CIMA, Arctic Wolf, C+S, Haskells,.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led a team of 10 through the creative process of compelling visual narratives spanning ideation, storyboarding, video, animation, graphic design, scripting, and post-production. Supported clients ranging from startup companies to Fortune 50 corporations with visual and artistic direction. Led 100+ projects, crew of 5-100, and a budget of $5MM annually.Clients: Ecolab, BI Worldwide, Arctic Wolf, Surescripts, Supercuts, C&B, MPR, Elekta, MN Zoo.

United States

Served as executive producer, director, creative lead, and cinematographer on more than 30 commercials, feature films, and documentaries. Managed teams of up to 100 people, including crew, talent, and vendors; led teams through all production phases, from creative development to post-production.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Served as executive producer, director, creative lead, and cinematographer on more than 130 commercials, feature films, and documentaries. Managed teams of up to 150 people, including crew, talent, and vendors; led teams through all production phases, from creative development to post-production.Clients: Mayo Clinic, Harvard, IQ2, Target, Explore Minnesota, Anytime Fitness, Premier Pontoons, U.S. Figure Skating Association, and Winfield Solutions, a Land O'Lakes, Inc. division.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Visionary leader blending creative direction, strategic planning, and business development. Grew the company to a staff of 6 supporting Fortune 100 companies and film studios with project budgets ranging from $15K-$4MM+.Strategic sale to Perspective Films in 2011.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Led crews on feature films, television programs, and commercial productions (see IMDB profile for complete list).Responsible for artistic and technical elements that improved production aesthetics. Managed camera department expenses on productions with camera department budgets of $250K to $1.2MM.Worked as Gaffer (chief lighting technician) and Best Boy (assistant chief lighting technician) on more than 50 films and television shows, including Pool Hall Junkies, Clay Pigeons, Everwood, Mad Love, Scary Movie 2, Corky Romano, Promised Land, FireFly, and more. Led teams of up to 50 people, working with the cinematographer and director to ensure the film's artistic vision was achieved. Managed lighting budgets ranging from $60K to $3.8MM

Cinematography Coursework

Cinema Studies