• Commercial fashion, editorial, advertising and high volume e-comm photography manager. • Over 20 years experience behind the camera for clients around the globe.• Assignments have seen me photographing in bio-labs, hanging out of helicopters, famous actors, corporate executives and models for numerous magazines and retail sites.• Built the in-house photography studio for upstart postluxury brand M.Gemi, where I was responsible for creating all photography and imaging standards.• Fashion photographer for Rue La La where I increased daily output from the studio through better lighting and streamlining of processes.• I love being behind the camera shooting or working within a busy studio.• Lets work together soon to create something awesome!• Notable subjects: Ben Affleck, Stephan Baldwin, Wes Anderson, Peri Gilpin and Jane Leeves ("Frasier" girls), John Waters, Julia Jones, Tom Brady, Mark Sanchez, Eli Manning, ESPN Monday Night Football, Planetary Protection Officer (NASA) , infamous hackers Weld Pond, Mudge and Space Rogue. Boston Celtics, Boston Bruins, New England Revolution, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, New York Giants, New England Patriots.• Advertising and Corporate clients: Agnes B., Alfred Dunhill, Arnold Worldwide, Bombay, Carnival Cruise, Casual Male Retail Group, Clarks shoes, DDB, Dr.Hauschka Cosmetics, Fidelity, Holiday Inn, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Lincoln, M.Gemi, Mullen, Rue La La, Shreve Crump & Low, Skin Health, Timberland.• Editorial clients: Boston Common, Boston Magazine, Design New England, Elle, GQ, Harvard Business Review, Martha Stewart Living, MIT Technology Review, Natural Health, Newsweek, Runners World, Sea Island Living, Sunday Globe Magazine, Sunday Times of London, Time, Travel & Leisure, UK Independent.• On the roster of Verbatim by Getty Images.

• In Studio Product photography across multiple product categories.• Provide imagery for weekly product release. Create Photography assets for marketing, social media, in-store signage for both national and international Cole Haan stores.

• Founding Team member of postluxury brand M.Gemi.• Built an in-house Photography Studio from the ground up for all photography needs.• Established all photo studio technology needs: cameras, lenses, computers, software, lighting, stands, and workstations.• Managed 2 direct reports and a rotating staff of freelance photographers, imagers and stylists.• Developed all photography and imaging standards across multiple asset channels.• Trained all incoming staff on Studio best practices.• Negotiated rates for freelance photographers, imagers, stylists and models.• Held model castings and booked models weekly.• Ensured timely delivery of images across multiple avenues: website, social media, email, marketing.• Set up DAM (Digital Asset Management) guidelines within the Studio environment. • Launched 360 Spin photography for shoes. Developed shooting and processing guidelines to ensure smooth interactive Spins for the customer viewing the product.• Baselined daily studio output and made continuous process improvements.

•Partnered with the Imaging Manager and VP of Production to spearhead process change within the Studio.•Created, tested and implemented a new lighting diagram for on-model photography that greatly reduced the time spent in postproduction, enabling daily Imaging output to increase.•Inventoried all Studio physical assets: cameras, lenses, lighting, computers and partnered with Finance to create a living database.•Wrote an Equipment Management Policy that ensured safe handling, storage and assignment of photography gear daily to both staff and freelance. Policy was rolled out company wide to both the Boston and Kentucky Studios.•Troubleshot on set for the Studio: lighting and equipment failures, camera connections and software issues.•Trained incoming photographers on Rue La La photography standards. •Increased daily output on set from 40+ sku’s per day to 80+ per day through better on-model lighting and on-set time management.

• Managed 3 direct reports and a rotating roster of photographers, digital techs, assistants and stylists.• Responsible for all photography generated by both Studio staff and freelance ensuring that all CMRG standards are followed.• Oversaw photography for 5 different titles of e-commerce photography and 5 printed catalog titles.• Created new shooting Standards to increase daily output of Product photography.• Trained Junior Photographer on Product photography.• Created a new QA process on image files to ensure files are clean, color correct and within print and web standards prior to being dropped to server for Creative teams.• Maintained care on all Studio physical assets.

• Fashion photographer responsible for shooting 30 to 60 sku’s per day.• Worked with Creative Team to shoot Lookbook shots for landing page of website.• Maintained Studio equipment: cameras, lighting and sync cords, making sure that sets were ready daily to shoot.• Trained incoming freelance photographers in the Rue La La photography Standards of lighting, model posing, file processing and color correction.• Consistently received positive feedback from Lead Photographer, Studio Manager and Creative Team about Lookbook and Preview photography.• Brands photographed: 7 For All Mankind, BCBG, Calvin Klein Intimates, Chloe, Cosabella, DKNY, Elie Tahari, Hanro, La Perla, Lilly Pulitzer, Michael Kors, Missoni, Nicole Miller, Pink Tartan, Rich & Skinny, Simone Perele, Theory, Wolford, Valentino Red, Valentino Roma, Whitney Port, XCVI and numerous others.

As an Operations Specialist my duties included:• Plotting ship's position, heading, and speed.• Used radiotelephone and Command and Control sound-powered telephones, maintained Combat Information Center (CIC) displays of strategic and tactical information for use by Officers.• Operated both surface and air radars. Identified targets as either Friend or Foe (IFF), and relayed that information through the NTDS (Naval Tactical Data System) fleet-wide for operational awareness.• Provided to Command technical information related to Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW), Anti-Air Warfare (AAW), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and search and rescue operations (SAR).• Served aboard the USS Forrestal (CV-59) and the USS Bowen (FF-1079).• Highlights: Port calls in Spain, Italy, Egypt, and St. Croix. Transiting the Suez Canal to operate in the Indian Ocean.• Awards:• Navy Expeditionary Medal• Sea Service Deployment Ribbon