Summary

Freelance film editor and motion designer, freelancing in all aspects of post-production around DC since 2009. Experienced with editing, graphics, color, sound, effects, titles, compressions and more, for everything from broadcast TV to wedding videos.

Credits

10/12 – 12/12

Editor (FCP) Our World

National Geographic — TV — National Geographic Studios Details
10/12 – 12/12

Edit program from scratch, including related graphics and stock footage, from rough cut through to online edit.

5/12 – 9/12

Editor (FCP) An Officer And A Movie (Season 2)

Discovery — Interface Media Group Details
5/12 – 9/12

Edit interview segments from scratch, update graphics for each episode, and edit the film for TV.

8/09 – 8/10

Editor (Adobe Creative Suite) Commercials (various)

Various — TV — Sandwich Post Production Details
8/09 – 8/10

Over 12 years’ freelancing in all aspects of post production, including • creative editing • motion graphics • color correction & grading • VFX • greenscreen • compositing • object removal • set extensions • titling • audio sweetening • foley sound & ADR • QC • mastering • shipping Software mastery of • Adobe Premiere • After Effects • Photoshop • Media Encoder • DaVinci Resolve • Mac OS • MS Office (Expert in Illustrator • Audition • Final Cut • Avid) Over 110 projects for agency and corporate clients, including • Ogilvy • Adobe • SAP • Walmart • Comcast • Instacart • WhatsApp • Volkswagen • Subaru • Mazda • Nordstrom • Five Guys • many more Over 95 TV series episodes, segments, and spots edited for • “An Officer and a Movie” (Discovery) • “Our World”, “Fish Tank Kings”, “Brain Games” et al (Nat Geo) • “Seriously Amazing Objects” (Smithsonian) Over 50 projects, from design to delivery, for non-profits, including • UN Foundation • Save the Children • AmeriCorps • Habitat for Humanity • Urban Ed Academy • many more Over 650 political ads for all sides and issues, including • candidates such as Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Mike Bloomberg, and Ted Cruz, among others • issues such as expanding Medicare, benefits for veterans, quitting vaping, increasing the Paycheck Protection Program, and many more • editorial cutting, full graphics ads, and everything in between Dozens more projects across all genres and industries, including • narrative film • documentary • academic & educational • military & government • music videos • sizzle reels & pitch material • children’s shows 10 years’ experience working on set, including • videography with all levels of camera, dSLR to cinema • audio recording • lighting • shooting to facilitate graphics, compositing & greenscreen • DIT

Media

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Education

Class of '11

American University

MFA in Film & Electronic Media, concentration in post production

My Gear

  • Adobe Audition
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Photoshop
  • Adobe Premiere Pro

Skills

  • Final Cut Pro
  • Video Editing
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Adobe Audition
  • Color Correction
  • Motion Graphics
  • Sound Design
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Color Grading
  • Audio Design
  • VFX