Summary

A passionate filmmaker with strong skills in producing and project management. My leadership skills allow me to complete each project with an emphasis on synergistic collaboration and effective communication in order to yield a successful product.

Credits

7/21 – 8/21

Production Coordinator Queer For Fear

Shudder — Film (Feature-length) — AMC Networks Details
7/21 – 8/21

Coordinated covid testing for all crew and interviewees and notated all covid related expenses. Arranged travel for all talent and key crew members Constructed call sheets and crafted preliminary budgets for all production expenses.

10/20 – 2/21

Safety Officer Raven's Home (Season 4)

Disney Channel — TV — Disney Details
10/20 – 2/21

Communicated health and safety protocols to all cast and crew and ensured protocols are being adhered to Trained other health and safety monitors for doing health and safety check-ins and stage walk arounds Prepared and organized health and safety supply room and updated all stage signage.

7/17 – 10/17

Production Coordinator Kill Rob Bailey (Season 1)

Go90 — TV — Hud:Sun Media Details
7/17 – 10/17

• Acquired locations for shoot and executed Location, Clearance and Appearance Agreements • Managed petty cash and made Weekly Expense Reports for all production purchases • Prepped necessary safety accommodations for exterior locations and heavy stunt days'; Supported Field Producers on set • Oversaw Check out and Check In of Camera and G&E equipment; Used Google Notes to track production office inventory • Constructed call sheets that contained detailed daily schedule. • Maintained daily schedules, budgets, and oversaw on-location production • Coordinated catering and craft services • Hired freelancers for production shoot dates • Formulated and organized Daily Production Reports • Prepared and filed paperwork, processed contracts, ordered equipment and necessary props and supplies • Supervised submissions of invoices and time cards for crew • Organized production binder with executed contracts for shoot • Arranged travel for each shoot date

4/17 – 6/17

Production Coordinator

Staff Position — IDG Technology Details
4/17 – 6/17

• Supported studio projects, ensuring each video was delivered on time and posted correctly on social media platforms • Registered crew for domestic events/shoots & arranged travel and accommodations while staying in budget • Cultivated video ideas, plan through pre-production, create timelines and budgets, oversee on-location production • Managed IDG.tv's webpage through Jira/Apollo including slotting video content, creating series, and updating website functions • Prepped and presented YouTube branding and engagement strategies

10/16 – 4/17

Operations Coordinator AMC Networks

AMC — TV — AMC Details
10/16 – 4/17

• Regulated media content delivery via international calls with Sundance and AMC global content vendors • Collaborated with marketing department on asset deliveries for regional film premieres utilizing Google Sheets • Created Microsoft Excel sheets detailing TV show assets to be transferred to international vendors • Investigated quality control flags from international vendors, vetted asset inventories, and responded with detailed reports • Trained new hire on Asia and Middle East file delivery and S&P request workflow, as well as ICMS database and Avid pDam (archiving and exporting) media management system

4/16 – 10/16

Associate Producer Chic Chat (Season 1)

TV — Catscape Productions Details
4/16 – 10/16

• Developed strategies for building brand via social media and online content • Coordinated Production Schedule and Prep Talent Contract and Tricaster Mini for Studio Shoots • Manage and regulate online assets, including websites (Wearethejoneses.tv, Cathleen.com) • Composed treatments, scripts, and pitches for digital series and blog posts • Conducted and reported research on various multimedia platforms and digital services • Formulate schedule and agenda for daily tasks utilizing Google Drive • Edited teaser promos using Adobe Premiere Pro for the show Chic Chat • Developed budget utilizing Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets for non-for-profit Trigg House •Made office runs for catering and office supplies •Maintained orderly office/studio environment and catalogued legal paperwork and hard drives.

5/16 – 6/16

Producer X55

Film (Feature-length) — Diamond Magnascope Details
5/16 – 6/16

• Preparing Kickstarter Campaign

3/16 – 4/16

Office Assistant Intern Chic Chat (Pilot)

TV — Catscape Productions Details
3/16 – 4/16

• Edited teaser promos using Adobe Premiere Pro for the show Chic Chat • Developed budget utilizing Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets for non-for-profit Trigg House • Organized Chic Chat Atlanta tour documents and spreadsheets using Google Drive • Assisted owner Cathleen Trigg with office runs and making calls to important clients

Orgs

  • Hue You Know
  • Queens World Film Festival

Self ID

I identify with the following groups:

  • Ethnicity: Black, African American or Caribbean
  • Gender: Man
  • Member of the LGBTQ+ Community

Recos

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Education

Class of '21

Chapman University

MFA - Directing, MFA Producing
Class of '17

New York Film Academy

Line Producing Course - Certificate of Completion
Class of '15

Hofstra University

Film Studies and Production
Class of '12

Cedar Valley College

Associate of Arts

My Gear

  • Macbook Pro
  • Windows Laptop

Skills

  • WordPress
  • AVID Media Composer
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Google Drive
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Media Encoder
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Filezilla