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Santa Monica, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

Greater Los Angeles Area

Manages end-to-end production and operations processes while leading and supervising all above and below-the-line staff. Current projects include Discovery’s BattleBots and Netflix’s Hyperdrive. HIGHLIGHTS: Key driver in advancing successful production of Hyperdrive. Secured project deal under budget with massive public support.  Worked in partnership with Public Relations & Marketing teams directly to facilitate PR stunts and promo shoots for East Los High, Hyperdrive, and BattleBots. Designed and launched a “press driver experience,” building a custom track and giving ride-along experiences with a professional driver for visiting members of the press.  Navigated challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic by spearheading initiative to expedite return to production. Led project through seven weeks of production, with 900+ people on set, with zero lost days and zero positive test results.

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Santa Monica, Ca

Drove development and growth of production company from independent firm to highly industry - competitive firm. Served critical role in handling all major negotiations and production logistics, including budgeting, talent deals, vendor acquisition, and media union agreements with WGA, SAG, DGA, IATSE, and Teamsters.HIGHLIGHTS: Earned five Daytime Emmy Nominations over three seasons for Hulu’s East Los High.  Brought in $3M in new revenue.  Managed all production Insurance and Errors & Omissions for East Los High. Accountable for total set safety and security, successfully navigated two production shutdowns, including leading a complete evacuation due to operating within dangerous, high-crime neighborhoods.

Greater Los Angeles Area

AWARDS:2017 NAMIC Vision Award Nominee2016 Emmy Award Nominee - Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series2015 Emmy Award Nominee - Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series2015 Imagen Foundation Award Nominee - Best Primetime Television Program (Drama)2015 Sentinel Award Winner2014 Cannes Lion Branded Content & Entertainment

Los Angeles

- Manage and execute field productions outside of studio.- Create/Review internal budgets for field shoots, premiere episode, finale episode- Ensure each project obtains the necessary Rights and Clearances from performers, locations, music, stock footage, and other production elements.- Oversee compliance with Guild, Union, Labor, and Minor requirements- Maintain and find new relationships with vendors

Los Angeles, California, United States

Universal City

Led business development, financial administration, and operational leadership activities. Managed production elements and assets across all platforms including post and pre-production. Forged and maintained relationships with content creators and production companies to drive creative quality and cost-efficient production operations. HIGHLIGHTS:- Supervise all aspects of production from pre-production through wrap to ensure effective and efficient translation of our internal partners’ creative visions to production dollars on-screen- Analyze and negotiate budgets submitted by Vendors/Production Companies- Represent the department on shoots to ensure all company policies, standards, and protocols are upheld on location and in-studio.- Retain and manage freelance employees, as necessary- Maintain knowledge of Standards & Practices guidelines, in order to assist productions in successful compliance- Establish and maintain professional relationships with production companies- Actively seek out, vet, and identify new content creators and production companies- Stay current on new developments in technology to find new production solutions that add to the overall creative quality and also create cost-efficiencies- Collaborate with executive team to monitor rates for crew, vendors, and facilities to provide continuity and parity between projects- Maintain knowledge of overall Company and individual network objectives- In absence of the Director, Production, govern any ongoing production policies/procedures- Streamlined processes and optimized financial and human talent resources by developing tracking tool, adopted as best-practice standard, in monitoring network programming and production results, encompassing 40+ concurrently running projects. - Successfully pitched concept for professional set designer makeover series now known as Hot Set.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Studio City, Ca

- Direct Assistant to Co-Head of Television / Head of Production (Darryl Frank / Joe Aguilar)- Provided detailed script coverage of all projects in development and production.- Communicated and collaborated directly with Head of Studio offices: Steven Spielberg & Jeffrey Katzenberg.- Analyzed all competitive projects/pilots and provided analysis one-sheets for executive team assessment.- Provided internal research for potential new storylines and characters in developement.- Attended writers meetings and provided script notes to executive team.- Coordinated executive schedules for multiple projects in production both domestic and international.