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Los Angeles, California, United States

• Developed budgets with internal stakeholders for one-hour dramas ($5M to $10M per episode) and half-hour single-camera pilots ($2M to $5M per episode).
• Pursued and filed paperwork for state tax incentives resulting in $2M per episode, up to $20M overall.
• Compared budgets forecasting production costs in different cities including Canada and saved $10M via tax incentives.
• Completed various analyses and projections for present, future and returning projects, including writer’s room costs and potential locations.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Supervise all production on 10 episode series “Stupid Pet Tricks” in association with Worldwide Pants and Merrill Markoe for TBS network. Oversaw this Sarah Silverman hosted, high profile, variety/comedy series from.
• Manage presentation “Comedy Troupe Culture Check” from pre-production thru delivery. Multi location hidden camera for TruTV network assuring on budget and on time network delivery
• Oversee presentation “Cringe” from pre-production thru delivery. Multi location field shoot for Discovery networks.
• Budget, Schedule and financially track all projects and corporate finances. Create payment schedules based on project cash flows.
• Manage and approve all production and post schedules in accordance with approved budgets and delivery deadlines.
• Review and approve all production-related expenses and track and report potential breakage and savings as well as negotiate client and vendor agreements.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Audit production procedures and author reports on implementing cross-functional communication processes among Production, Creative, Legal, Finance and Post Production and propose efficiencies to maximize internal.
• Generate and execute cost-effective production plans, including budgets for scripted and unscripted television pilots, series, films, documentaries, and digital projects for domestic and foreign markets, resulting in.
• Collaborate with Development teams to marry creative aspirations with budget limitations and devise solutions to network notes under intense timelines, resulting in on time deliveries of projects and budget savings.
• Leverage robust network of industry contacts to fully staff productions, frequently supervising producers, editors and assistant editors from green light through wrap ensuring smooth production and delivery.

Studio City, CA

• Oversee production, studio, and business aspects, as well as growth of post production audio facility.
• Supervised employees, including re-recording mixers, engineers, sound editors, and sound designers, and 12-15 freelance re-recording mixers, sound editors and sound designers.
• Implemented 90-day action plan for key strategic processes, resulting in streamlining efficiencies.
• Worked closely with accounting on quarterly and yearly projections, invoicing, studio budgeting and project bids, resulting in increased revenues.
• Integrated project workflows for U.S. and international deliverables with networks, ensuring on time deliveries of projects.

2009 – 2011 | Greater Los Angeles Area

• KEY ACHIEVEMENT: Recruited by Turner Entertainment-owned digital company Super Deluxe to audit their production procedures, authoring a 25+ page report on implementing cross-functional communication processes among.
• Generate and execute cost-effective production plans for scripted and unscripted television pilots, series and digital projects for domestic and foreign markets
• Collaborate daily with Development team to marry creative aspirations with budget limitations and devise solutions to network notes under intense timelines
• Leverage robust network of industry contacts to fully staff productions, frequently supervising 70+ producers, editors and assistant editors from greenlight through wrap
• Employ deep knowledge of tax incentives to consistently secure favorable production scenarios and rates
• Operate holistically with company executives from Finance, Legal, Creative and Post Production to ensure production meets all company objectivesKEY CLIENTS: Turner Entertainment, FOX Television, Spike TV, ITV Studios.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• KEY ACHIEVEMENT: Structured USA Network’s unscripted production division from scratch, authoring production manual and producer’s handbook and consistently executing shows at or under budget, including the multi-season.
• Simultaneously oversaw all aspects of production at USA and Syfy cable networks, managing $14M+ programming and development budget to assemble diverse slate of docufollow, competition, in-studio, live special and.
• Supervised budgeting, scheduling, cash flows, hot costs and cost reporting on a daily basis of 25+ series, pilots and presentations
• Mobilized direct reports in establishing production protocols for Syfy’s weekly production The Wil Wheaton Project and delivering three seasons of top-rated Face Off
• Guided third party production companies in implementing tax incentive strategies, generating $2M+ in returned monies for USA Network
• Exercised personal relationships with vendors to routinely secure discounted services and productivity-boosting technologies, including an early look at real-time playback product ShotGlass, as well as adding the Opus.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• KEY ACHIEVEMENT: Launched and supervised in-house visual effects department to maximize creative control and create efficiencies in post production workflow, routinely saving company $100K+ per series
• Enabled company’s rapid expansion from small production house to full-service entertainment company, establishing all production and post production workflows to execute multiple projects for A&E, Discovery, History.
• Recruited and directed production and post production staffs of 100+ in the execution of 50+ episodes of unscripted television series and pilots
• Founded, staffed and oversaw in-house accounting department, responsible for $4M+ series budgets, cash flows and cost reportingSELECT CREDITS: Deadliest Warrior, Manhunters, Secret World, Seven Signs of the Apocalypse

Greater Los Angeles Area

• KEY ACHIEVEMENT: Tapped by President to guide production of new network/syndication service My Network TV as competition to the CW network, generating budgets and aligning 150+ production and post production personnel.
• Shepherded production of 10+ series and pilots budgeted at $5M to $30M for syndicated arm of 20th Century Fox Television, including two seasons of America’s Most Wanted
• Headed accounting departments for all shows, managing series cost reporting, tracking daily hot costs and presenting monthly financial analyses to SVP, Production Finance
• Collaborated regularly with Production Finance and Business Affairs to ensure SOX compliance and steer union negotiations with AFTRA, DGA, WGA and IATSESELECT CREDITS: America's Most Wanted, Divorce Court, Christina's.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Directed staff of 60+ in the creation and management of all production, accounting and office systems on series for Fine Living Network, Encore, History Channel and VOD network MagRack
• Instituted accounting, budgeting and banking procedures yielding efficiencies in all departmentsSELECT CREDITS: Are We There Yet, Encore's Cine News, Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts, Where Did It Come From?

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Film

Activities and Societies: Producing Fellow

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Film/Video

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Education record