Summary

Sharply-focused documentary film producer with 9 years experience field producing/directing,editing, researching, filming and recording audio for an Academy Award Winning Documentary Film Company, major broadcast channels and local television stations.

Credits

7/10 – 8/14

Co-Producer (Documentary Film)

Staff Position — Big Year Productions Details
7/10 – 8/14

• Field directed crew and subjects, wrote interview questions and conducted formal and “on the fly” interviews resulting in insightful and multi-layered story lines for two international feature films. • Created budgets and production schedules, supervised crew, found and booked experts, politicians and film subjects for Academy Award winning film company.

7/10 – 5/14

Field Producer Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation

Corporate — Big Year Productions Details
7/10 – 5/14

• Field produced in dozens of schools throughout the United States. • Field directed crew and subjects, wrote interview questions and conducted formal interviews. • Assistant edited in Avid and FCP feature documentaries and short industrials on a strict deadline. Created and maintained an online media library for client use.

11/11 – 1/14

Producer (Documentary Feature Film) Good Men, Bad Men, and a Few Rowdy Ladies

Film (Feature-length) — On Your Mark Productions/Motto Pictures Details
11/11 – 1/14

• Produced, recorded sound, conducted interviews, scouted locations, cast subjects, coordinated media access with sensitive government agencies. • Worked solely with director, immersing our selves in the town for 2-week periods over 3 years to film verité and conduct interviews with subjects, resulting in a profound portrait of a town and its residents.

1/10 – 6/10

Field Producer Made Here (Season 1)

madehereproject.org — Digital — Here Details
1/10 – 6/10

• Shot second camera for the 2-year online series affiliated with HERE ARTS. • Translated and subtitled Spanish interviews into English and transcribed English interviews. • Assisted in all aspects of production both on-site and in pre and post. • Researched potential subjects and created interview questions.

4/08 – 4/10

Field Producer Tribeca Film Festival

Live/Special Event — The Tribeca Film Festival Details
4/08 – 4/10

• Managed Tribeca Film Festival theater and acted as liaison between filmmakers, event organizers, volunteers and projectionists. • Ensured that over 20 films screened on-schedule and projected flawlessly so that 5000 audience members could have a pleasant viewing experience. • Oversaw a team of volunteers who focus on crowd control, audience support and ticket entry.

1/08 – 1/10

Assistant Camera (AC) (and Audio Utility (for other seasons)) Espn X Games (Season 12)

ESPN — TV — ESPN Details
1/08 – 1/10

• Assisted cameraman during filming at L.A.’s Home Depot Center by wrangling cables and controlling cameraman’s safety apparatus. • Set up and managed audio equipment and cables. • Aided the Director of Broadcast Operations in the creation, maintenance and breakdown of the onsite ESPN TV Compound.

5/07 – 10/07

Field Producer The Argentine Foundation for Liver Transplants

Corporate — Paloma Films Details
5/07 – 10/07

• Directed, produced, filmed and edited a Spanish language documentary for an esteemed humanitarian organization in Buenos Aires, Argentina raising $100,000 pesos for the foundation. The film aired on Argentine national television during a foundation benefit. • Translated Foundation website and written material from Spanish to English in order to raise international awareness.

5/05 – 5/06

Predator (Producer, Camera, Editor)

Staff Position — Plum TV Details
5/05 – 5/06

• Operated camera and audio board for two multi-camera live daily talk shows. • Filmed, reported, interviewed and edited coverage for HBO, World Cup Skiing and ESPN as well as many community focused pieces for live broadcast on a 12 hour deadline. • Created commercials and music videos to be broadcast for national markets.

Orgs

  • SAG-AFTRA

Recos

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Education

Class of '07

Institute of Cinematographic Art of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar
Class of '05

Pomona College, Los Angeles

BA in International Relations
Class of '03

School for International Training, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Certificate

My Gear

  • Canon 70D
  • Panasonic HDX100

Skills

  • Spanish
  • Avid
  • Editing
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Field Production
  • Microsoft Excel
  • researching
  • Compressor
  • Creative
  • Efficient
  • Filming
  • Recording Audio
  • and archival footage
  • archival footage research
  • co-producing
  • documentary film producer with 9 years experience
  • field producing/directing
  • knowledgeable in Indonesian
  • knowledgeable in Indonesian.
  • national and international work experience
  • o and efficient documentary film prod
  • o creative
  • o Proficient in all aspects of pre-production
  • o Sharply-focused
  • Proficient in FCP
  • proven record of delivering high quality deliverables on a deadl