Summary

I have experience in all aspects of Post Production and thrive in a team environment!

Credits

3/15 – 3/16

Post Production Manager

Staff Position — Viacom Productions Details
3/15 – 3/16

Oversee Post Production from the moment the footage hits our Storage until final delivery to NOC. ALWAYS working on several shows at the same time (anywhere from 5-15) -Running Post Production meetings, communicating the technical specifications and workflow protocols to all departments -Content Management: See that media gets to all necessary departments for promo use -Content Delivery: Delivering shows (to spec) to the NOC -Hardware Management: Overseeing the use and care of the machine room, including Decks, ISIS, Quantum StorNext, LTO, Cinedeck -Archive: Oversee the archiving and adlotting of all shows

1/13 – 2/15

Editor (AVID Media Composer, Premiere Pro, FCP7)

Staff Position — BET Productions Details
1/13 – 2/15

Editor for multiple on-air promos as well as the BET online series "What's at Stake" (www.bet.com/whatsatstake). Also the sole Assistant Editor/Media Manager for the entire BET News department for 2 years, including live shows. Handled project importing, organization, mastering, QC, export, delivery, lay off to tape & archiving

12/14 – 1/15

Editor Justice for Us: A BET Town Hall LIVE

BET — Live/Special Event — BET Productions Details
12/14 – 1/15

Edited packages. Viewing link: http://www.bet.com/video/news/national/2014/justice-for-us-a-bet-town-hall-digital-exclusive.html

11/14 – 12/14

Post Production Supervisor BET NEWS presents: A Conversation with President Barack Obama

BET — TV — BET Productions Details
11/14 – 12/14

Handled ingest, transcode, organization, logging, export, & delivery. Viewing link: http://www.bet.com/video/news/national/2014/a-conversation-with-president-obama.html

3/14 – 11/14

Post Producer The Sad and Lonely Glow

Film (Feature-length) — Robel Films Details
3/14 – 11/14

Saw Post Production through to delivery to Amazon.

7/14 – 8/14

Post Production Manager Justice for Ferguson: The Shooting of Michael Brown

BET — TV — Coolfire Studios Details
7/14 – 8/14

Oversaw transcoding and delivery of raw footage to the studio as well as final delivery out to the network via Signiant Media Exchange. Viewing link: http://www.bet.com/video/news/national/2014/justice-for-ferguson-the-shooting-of-michael-brown.html

4/14 – 5/14

Editor (AVID) Soulmates: Maya Angelou & Common

BET — TV — BET Productions Details
4/14 – 5/14

Maya Angelou special for on-air broadcast. Aired on 5/29/2014 on BET.

3/14 – 5/14

Post Production Manager BET News Special Stolen Innocence: Your Daughters Are Our Daughters

BET — TV — BET Productions Details
3/14 – 5/14

Oversaw all aspects of post production (ingest, graphics, sound, delivery) at Turner Studios in Atlanta, GA. Viewing link: http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-news-special/video-playlist/stolen-innocence-your-daughters-are-our-daughters.html

Orgs

  • Reference: Director (Ryan Balas) 347-575-0822
  • Reference: Director of Content Prod (Germond.Byars@viacom.com)

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Education

Class of '02

New York Film Academy

Film Production and Post Production

Skills

  • Avid
  • AVID Media Composer
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Isis
  • Movie Magic
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • MediaSilo
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Cinedeck
  • Audition
  • Color
  • Interplay
  • Show Manager
  • HDW1800 tape deck
  • LTO workflow knowledge
  • network servers
  • reach engine
  • signiant media exchange
  • Tape worflows