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Lead Editor(40 Episodes - Netflix)Animatics - Timing boards, adding sfx and music, managing master pickup list, tracking all scratch dialogue, running live review sessions. Post – Organizing and maintaining updated animation shots from animation vendor at every stage of post-production. Managing and coordinating QC, color, mix and music outputs and deliveries.

Assistant Editor(60 episodes - Netflix) Animatics - Timing boards, adding sfx and music. Live review sessions, managed and maintained master pickup list, tracking all scratch dialogue.

Editor - Reality series for MTV.

Editor - Reality dating competition show for MTV.

Editor - Docuseries for YouTube Originals. Edited show material. Worked on bonus content, deleted scenes and paywall previews.

Prospect Studios

Edited and delivered shortform and longform content to ABC.com, Hulu, Youtube, Instagram and other online partners for ABC Broadcast programs.Additional editing on original webisode content for Producer’s Guild Nominees Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy and Double Agent. Worked on numerous other webisodes for shows like Grey’s Anatomy, General Hospital, Dancing with the Stars, American Crime, Bachelorette. Provided editorial support for the Emmy winning The Oscars: All Access. Edited content for featured Oscar winners and live cutting Academy Award VOD content for online distribution.Creating closed captioning for all video content; promos, clips, webisodes and full episodes. Provided editorial support working with Producers for on-air broadcasts of, The Bachelorette: The Journey So Far (season 10), and Nashville: On the Record Concert Special.Media ingest, multigrouping, syncing, prepping EDL's for color correction sessions, prepping audio for OMF final mix.

Animatic Editor - 2016 Annie Award Nominee for Outstanding Editorial. Edited animatic and sizzle reel for Emmy Nominated, Lost Treasure Hunt - Columbus Voyage Revisited. Worked with show creator timing character dialogue, music and sfx with storyboard assembly.

Final Cut ProDUCK STUDIOS – Worked on numerous animated national broadcast commercial spots, collaborating with directors assembling animatics with storyboard panels, character dialogue, sfx, and music. Spots included Promeris, Pebbles Cocoa Awards, Polly Pockets, and Disney’s Safety Smart campaign featuring Timon and Pumbaa.PERPETUAL NOTIONS – Edited reel for a visual effects company mixing live action and animation. Final mix included sound design by Laurent Kossayan (Golden Reel Award winner).GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE – Edited numerous reels for grant submissions showcasing the body of work performed at Geffen Playhouse.AT&T – Produced and edited an AT&T commercial for broadcast television.“THE GREEN ROOM” – Editor. Short film produced by Empty Fridge Productions. Director: Brent Boyd. Official selection of the Nashville Film Festival and the 21st Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.

Avid / Final Cut Pro“WILL AND THE RUINS” – Assistant Editor. Webisode produced by Mountain Dew. Editor: Pascal Leister. Director: Buddy Cone. Shot on Sony XDCAM EX. Managed data files from CF and SD cards. Logged footage, synced sound and output selects for web.ANT FARM – Worked in finishing department preparing theatrical trailers, TV and home video spots. Split and prepped tracks creating OMF files for final mix. Delivered picture bin, chase reel and EDLs for online finishing. Cleanprinted video and audio, cut in final narration, exported quicktimes and AIFFs. Up-rezed select sequences for digibeta and 3/4 layoffs.NEW WAVE ENTERTAINMENT – Digitized multiple media formats into Avid Unity. Cleanprinting, prepped EDL's for online and color correction sessions, prepped audio tracks for OMF final mixing.