Summary

Producer and Casting Director with fifteen plus years of experience working on a variety of projects for major network, cable, digital, and live projects.

Credits

7/21 – 4/24

Producer (Lead) Google. Cloud Next

YouTube — Live/Special Event — Marvel Marketers Details
7/21 – 4/24

Key member of Google Cloud Global Experiential Marketing and contributing producer for Google Events and Experiences teams delivering high-impact content to brand marketing partners for tier 1 events across Alphabet including Google I/O, Google Cloud NEXT, and Google Health. Led all stages of content development through planning, production, stakeholder management, onsite execution, and post-production. • Produce high-profile content for C-Suite, Developer, and Consumer facing events, exercising senior-level production skill, thought leadership, and creative problem-solving. • Cross-functional partner to creative, technical, and agency teams in producing events across multiple formats. (virtual, in-person, pre-recorded, and live broadcast) • Consult marketing to translate creative briefs and craft the strategy and development of premium content. • Drive efficiency by streamlining workflow processes to meet production milestones and OKRs. • Provide coaching, development, and leadership to junior event producers.

3/21 – 5/21

Producer (Graphics) Google I/O 2021

YouTube — Digital — Google Details
3/21 – 5/21

Produced the overall broadcast gfx for the I/O Livestream on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter in addition to the Pre-Show, Intermission, and abstract animated explainers for Google's premier consumer and developer event. Also produced the graphics for Google and Google Developer Social media channels for all I/O related announcements.

12/20 – 4/21

Casting Director (Partner - Kaz casting) My Kind of Country (Season 1)

Apple TV+ — TV — Hello Sunshine Productions Details
12/20 – 4/21

Built team of casting and music professionals for an international music documentary competition series. Led all music industry partnerships efforts with major and mid-major labels, and music industry services around the world. Led the day-to-day management for teams working in specific territories to target, outreach, and book talent.

6/20 – 10/20

Casting Producer American Idol 2021 (Season 19)

ABC — TV — FremantleMedia Details
6/20 – 10/20

Outreach, research, audition prep, coordinating, and producing. Structured, organized and managed official casting collaborations between American Idol digital media and social media group - Quarantine Karaoke - 715K subs.

2/17 – 6/20

Content Director (Producer - Lead) Google NEXT

YouTube — Live/Special Event — Google Events + Experiences Details
2/17 – 6/20

Responsible for managing the content teams (marketing and production) for two Google Cloud events live-streamed on Youtube, Directed and managed presentation production, design, and rehearsal process for 40+ hours of content.

12/18 – 10/19

Casting Director (Lead) Flirty Dancing (Season 1)

Fox — TV — Objective Media Group America Details
12/18 – 10/19

Supervising producer overseeing all aspects of casting for the pilot and series.

12/17 – 3/18

Senior Casting Director The Four: Battle for Stardom (Season 2)

Fox — TV — ITV Studios America Details
12/17 – 3/18

Managed all outreach and collaborations with the music services industry across multi-city music festival and convention tour including SXSW, Billboard Awards, Americana Fest, Life Is Beautiful, Coachella, Ultra Fest, Winter Music Festival, Revolt, and others.

8/17 – 1/18

Casting Producer (Lead) The Four (Season 1)

Fox — TV — ITV Studios America Details
8/17 – 1/18

Casting Director - produced all industry showcases in Nashville, Atlanta, Miami, Austin & Los Angeles. Responsible for making connections within the music industry and pitching the show to Agencies, Labels, Producers, etc. for talent.

Orgs

  • The Young Americans

Recos

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Education

Class of '00

Cypress College

General Education Credits
Class of '00

The Young Americans Non-Profit

Academy Award nominated International Music Education Program

My Gear

  • Macbook Pro

Skills

  • Interviews
  • Adobe Premiere
  • organization
  • Story Producing
  • Production Coordinating
  • brand integrations
  • city permitting
  • Legal Agreements and Releases
  • Pitch Documents / Presentations
  • Post College Level Writing Skills
  • Supervising Casting Departments
  • Talent Booking and Coordinating
  • Vendor procurement