Summary

Shooter, producer, editor USC grad looking to kill it. I'm looking to work in television and an open to any opportunity!

Credits

11/14 – 11/15

Producer (Creative Producer) Imagine Cup

TV Details
11/14 – 11/15

• Develop TV show based off of an innovative tech competition Microsoft holds annually • Compile, shoot and edit footage of annual competition to create pitch • Design & write pitch book by creating a fully tech integrated reality show

7/15 – 10/15

Designer Vice

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media Details
7/15 – 10/15

• Design & write copy for Apple + Live Nation TV + Vice Launch • Curate content for complete brand integration for web launch • Develop design & write guidebook for Live Nation TV vertical and Vice Noisy vertical • Collaborate with multi-verticals at Vice to seamlessly launch product with Apple and LNTV

9/14 – 10/15

Production Assistant Lucha Underground (Season 1)

Esquire — TV — United Artists Media Group Details
9/14 – 10/15

• Check in thousands of audience attendees & lead them to seating • Set up craft services • Run and relay whatever was asked of me as quick and efficient as poosible

9/13 – 2/15

Production Coordinator Disney

Disney Channel — TV — Disney Details
9/13 – 2/15

• Assist Director of Production & Operations with Disney promo delivery • Process dub requests, tape deliveries, composite reels, and QC promo spots • Schedule meetings, create calendars, communicate with post production team to meet deadlines

5/12 – 5/13

Effects Supervisor Recoil & The Night Guardian

Film (Short) Details
5/12 – 5/13

• Plan pre-to-post production VFX, setup 130ft of green screen, hire crew & artists

1/12 – 1/13

Producer High Profile Bloggers & Brand Webseries & Ads

Digital — Old Asian Lady Productions Details
1/12 – 1/13

• Design websites, create brands, and curate monthly content for high profile bloggers • Co-Produce, shoot, & edit videos for various blog web series and creative agency BSP • Ghost write, edit, organize blog posts and assist in overall completion of projects • Develop crossplatform social media identity by teaching & updating audience target marketing

9/12 – 12/12

Sound Mixer Made By Me

Film (Feature-length) Details
9/12 – 12/12

Record foley, design and mix sound for 5.1 and LtRt in Protools

7/11 – 11/11

Sound Mixer Youtube Creator Institute

Digital — YouTube Details
7/11 – 11/11

Mix sound for short films created by Youtube Stars

Recos

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Education

Class of '13

University of Southern California

Film and TV Production MFA
Class of '10

University of California, Davis

Architecture & Exhibition Design

My Gear

  • Tripod
  • LED Light Panels
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Sennheiser MKE 400
  • Zoom H4n Digital Multitrack Recorder
  • 17-35mm f2.8 lens
  • 24-105mm f4 lens
  • 50mm f2.8 lens
  • 70-200mm f4 lens
  • Wireless Sound Equipment

Skills

  • Designer
  • editor
  • Producer
  • writer
  • Shooter
  • Boom Operator
  • Creative Problem Solver
  • Assistant
  • Protools Mixer