As a development executive and an executive producer of over 500 hours of series and features, I’ve learned how to source and close cost-effective deals for projects that deliver the strongest return on investment by growing into returning series and valuable IP.I’ve led teams of up to 80 cast and crew as the calm center in any storm. I’m committed to mentoring staff to help them build careers that last. And I’ve forged trusted partnerships with networks, production companies, talent agencies, and streaming platforms.As Executive Producer of Production and Development for Travel Channel, I led documentary features and series with budgets ranging from $350K to $6M. Previously, I was Executive Producer of the in-house Discovery studio, The Original Content Group for five years - leading the team driving strategy, development and full production of scripted and unscripted original series, documentaries, and branded content, serving all 14 Discovery networks. In this role, I developed and Executive Produced This is A.I., a branded documentary feature film for Discovery, fully funded by IBM for $6M. And I was Executive Producer / Co-writer of Mermaids - The New Evidence. This TV movie mockumentary was the highest-rated program in Animal Planet history.Before joining The Original Content Group, I was promoted three times in seven years as Supervising Producer at Animal Planet, developing and producing multiple seasons of the network’s highest-rated original series.I’m currently leading development and production at Andolini Media. Recent projects include documentary series based on Marvel and Disney IP, two new music series, a reality competition show, and more.