Summary

Veteran Producer and Manager of non-fiction television, including reality, documentary, clip shows, entertainment news / magazine, live or live-to-tape studio shows, and talk shows. Member of the PGA and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Credits

1/24 – Current

Producer House Hunters Renovation (Season 18)

HGTV — TV — Pie Town Productions - HGTV
1/24 – Current
4/23 – 5/23

Supervising Producer

Staff Position — Giddy Details
4/23 – 5/23

Austin-based health and wellness start-up that canceled the LA-based digital crew after funding fell out. Responsibilities include: overseeing studio and field production for Giddy.com.

6/22 – 10/22

Construction Producer Home Town Takeover (Season 2)

HGTV — TV — RTR Media Details
6/22 – 10/22

My responsibilities included overseeing the completion of 18 renovation projects, 6 residential remodels, 6 commercial remodels and 6 community projects. I bridged the communication gap between construction, production, creative and design departments. I tracked milestone completions for each project using scopes of work trackers and communicated with the general contractor to get milestone start dates so that creative could plan their daily/weekly shooting schedules. I created relationships with local businesses and contractors to assist the general contractor with finding locals subs. I coordinate a daily catch-up call for all departments with the GC to get construction updates for the day and the week. I tracked budget expenses for all 18 projects to ensure we were staying within budget or to alert production the we are in danger of going over budget. I made daily visits to all jobsites to ensure construction was staying on schedule and to ensure no steps were missed or skipped. I oversaw a a construction coordinator and a special builds staff carpenter. I coordinated with vendors to supply boom & scissor lift systems and landscaping & materials deliveries.

12/21 – 6/22

Construction Producer No Demo Reno (Season 2)

HGTV — TV — RTR Media
12/21 – 6/22
10/21 – 12/21

Field Producer Dr. Pimple Popper

TLC — TV — Ping Pong Productions
10/21 – 12/21
5/19 – 6/21

Build Producer Homestead Rescue (Season 5)

Discovery — TV — all3media america
5/19 – 6/21
9/20 – 12/20

Field Producer Modern Marvels

History — TV — Six West Media
9/20 – 12/20
4/18 – 8/18

Build Manager Pick, Flip & Drive! (Season 1)

Facebook — TV — The Eureka Group
4/18 – 8/18

Unions

  • Producers Guild of America (PGA)

Orgs

  • Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
  • PADI

Recos

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Education

Class of '23

Arizona State University

Master of Advanced Study - Film and Media
Class of '96

University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Science - Radio, TV and Film

Skills

  • Avid
  • Directing
  • Editing
  • Documentaries
  • Social Media
  • Casting
  • Field Producing
  • Writing
  • Trade-Outs
  • Camera
  • story
  • Interviewing
  • Fcp
  • Story Producing
  • Deliverables
  • Survival
  • Studio Production
  • Budgeting & Scheduling
  • Development / Treatments
  • Difficult Cast
  • Docu-Drama
  • Domestic & International Production
  • Live Production
  • Online Sessions
  • Pre-Production through Post-Production
  • Press Junkets
  • Production Booth
  • Remote Locations
  • Show Timing
  • VO Sessions
  • Build & Renovation