Summary

Producer @ Netflix, CNN, Discovery. Former staff @ NYT, VICE/HBO Extensive experience in development, production, and post-production of non-fiction and documentary television and video. Veteran project manager and film/TV nerd.

Credits

11/21 – 8/22

Series Producer Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street

Netflix — TV — Radical Media Details
11/21 – 8/22

Producing original Netflix series about Bernard Madoff directed by Joe Berlinger as a senior member of the creative team. Responsible for series story creative, conducting interviews, post-producing episode.

9/21 – 10/21

Senior Story Producer The Rise and Fall of LuLaRoe

Discovery — TV — Left/Right Inc. Details
9/21 – 10/21

Collaborated with the director and supervising editor of this documentary feature about the notorious multilevel marketing company. Managed story production on an accelerated post schedule involving three editors.

2/20 – 3/21

Producer Dark Was The Night

CNN — TV — Left/Right Inc. Details
2/20 – 3/21

Produced two hour-long episodes for CNN documentary series about the life of Adolf Hitler to be released in 2022. Directed camera crews, conducted expert interviews, wrote scripts.

5/19 – 1/20

Producer (Un)well (Season 1)

Netflix — TV — Left Right Details
5/19 – 1/20

Produced films about essential oils and ayahuasca for the first season of Netflix's original series (Un)Well, which investigates the business and science behind global wellness trends.

4/18 – 4/19

Producer

Staff Position — Independent Details
4/18 – 4/19

Producing and directing documentary and nonfiction projects. Clients include Radical Media (branded) and ZDF (German TV). Directing feature-length action-sports documentary for Cologne-based Broadview Pictures (in production).

4/18 – 10/18

Producer Why We Hate (Season 1)

Discovery — TV — Jigsaw Productions Details
4/18 – 10/18

Produced stories for a six-part Discovery documentary series by Oscar winners Steven Spielberg and Alex Gibney. Conducted interviews, directed camera crews on three continents.

7/16 – 4/18

Producer

Staff Position — VICE Media Details
7/16 – 4/18

Produced national and international segments as part of the show's launch team. Developed stories, directed camera crews, wrote scripts and managed freelancers. Emmy nomination.

12/12 – 3/16

Producer

Staff Position — The New York Times Details
12/12 – 3/16

Produced, shot and edited breaking news, original series and documentary shorts as staff journalist. Developed social media and off-platform elements. Wrote articles for NYTimes.com.

Media

  • Why We Hate | Premieres Sunday, October 13th at 10p

Recos

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Education

Class of '12

The University of Texas at Austin

Master of Public Affairs / Media Production

Skills

  • AVID Media Composer
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Final Cut
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Canon C-300/100
  • Sony FS-7/5