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Washington, DC, US

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

I provided finance, operational, and strategic services to a start-up content production studio in Washington, D.C.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

National Geographic Society recruited me to oversee the financials of both the television content production (National Geographic Television - NGT) and giant screen film production/distribution units (Cinema Ventures). Shortly thereafter, NGT was rebranded as National Geographic Studios and the management of content production across the company –.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Discovery Studios, a fledgling internal content production unit, was branded, expanded, and tasked with producing original, cost effective content for the US Networks. In this role I worked closely with the senior management team and HR to develop the organizational structure and business plan. I collaborated with IT on financial improvement projects in.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As Director I reported directly to the US Networks Vice President, Finance with a dotted line to Discovery Channel’s General Manager. I worked closely with the network executives to plan and manage the programming strategy and operations. I built and managed the annual content budget which had grown to $150M in investment, $140M in amortization expense.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Discovery Channel’s Vice President of Programming sought me out to help manage the network’s content budget consisting of over $100M in investment, $80M in amortization expense, and over 700 hours of programming annually. I analyzed financial reports and contracts and reconciled the data with the network commitment spreadsheet. I prepared the monthly.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

My promotion to the Unit Manager position within the Production Management department allowed me to combine my finance, accounting, production, and contractual experience. I ultimately supervised a slate of 40 original projects - negotiating and managing budgets, schedules, cash flows, and deliverables based on network needs. I analyzed production.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Within the Production Management department, I managed the production finances for over 80 projects consisting of over 570 programming hours annually. I created payment schedules, arranged foreign currency hedges with the bank, analyzed cost reports to confirm production solvency, and provided audit assistance. I liaised with Finance and the Network Budget.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

The Business Affairs/Legal department had recently licensed a new rights tracking system and was customizing it to fit the company’s needs. I was hired to research the programming rights information that would eventually be captured in this system. Highlights:> Collaborated with various departments to consolidate data.> Helped develop practices for.

Los Angeles, CA

I originated the role of Staff Accountant for this subsidiary of Paramount Pictures, which produced movies of the week for the USA Network. Worked closely with the Manager of Accounting on the corporate and intercompany financial responsibilities. Highlights:> Staff Accountant role quickly expanded to include project management and Production Accounting.