Summary

I am an award-winning freelance producer for documentaries, network television, feature films and mobile apps with 17+ years of production experience. I'm currently expanding my work to include online video for content marketing.

Credits

2/12 – 10/12

Producer Let's Get Lost / Mobile App

Mobile App — Digital — KQED-TV, San Francisco Details
2/12 – 10/12

Wrote and produced video, stills and text content for the first in a planned app series for KQED that takes users on interactive tours of interesting locations in San Francisco.

8/11 – 10/11

Associate Producer Otter 501

TV — Sea Studios Foundation Details
8/11 – 10/11

Researched story content, wrote story notes, assisted with all aspects of pre-production, production, and post production.

6/10 – 7/11

Associate Producer Nova Fabric Of The Cosmos

PBS — TV — WGBH Details
6/10 – 7/11

Researched story content, pre-interviewed scientists, wrote story notes, hired all crew and equipment, managed budget, coordinated all national and international travel, assisted editor in post, network deliverables.

1/07 – 6/10

Producer Quest

PBS — TV — KQED-TV, San Francisco Details
1/07 – 6/10

Pitch stories, perform on-camera interviews & pre-interviews, hire crew and equipment, coordinate shoots, write scripts, direct the edits, obtain stock footage, research, still photography for web page, create web-only content such as blogs and video shorts.

10/06 – 1/07

Associate Producer Download: They True History of the Internet

Discovery — TV — Oxford Scientific Films Details
10/06 – 1/07

Hire crew, make initial contacts with interviewees, perform interviews, coordinate shoots, location scouts, casting, equipment rental, SAG and non-sag contracts, research.

5/05 – 10/06

Assistant Production Coordinator House Md

Fox — TV — Heel and Toe Films
5/05 – 10/06
10/04 – 1/05

Production Coordinator Today You Die

Film (Feature-length) — John Wells Productions
10/04 – 1/05
3/04 – 11/04

Assistant Production Coordinator Entourage

HBO — TV — Leverage Management
3/04 – 11/04

Recos

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Education

Class of '93

University of California, Santa Cruz

Psychobiology/Biology, Marine Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental

Skills

  • Post Production
  • Producing
  • Reality
  • Television
  • Video Production
  • AVID Media Composer
  • Broadcast
  • Commercials
  • Content Strategy
  • Digital Media
  • Documentaries
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Film Production
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Media Production
  • Storytelling
  • Video
  • Casting
  • Field Producing
  • Pre-production
  • Screenwriting
  • TV Production
  • Feature Films
  • HD Video
  • Short Films
  • Camera
  • Production Managment
  • Cinematography
  • Television Producing
  • Natural History