Summary

Screenwriter with film production background in a variety of areas. Also worked in reality TV for eight years as a Senior Manager of Program Planning and Acquisitions at E! Entertainment Television (NBC Universal).

Credits

8/11 – 4/12

Director of Photography (DP) (Canon 5D) Forgotten Home

Film (Feature-length) Details
8/11 – 4/12

Provided cinematography during a two-week shoot in various parts of Bolivia for documentary.

12/11 – 12/11

Production Assistant Frat House Musical (Season 1)

Internet — Digital — USC School of Cinematic Arts, Subway Details
12/11 – 12/11

Production Assistant for web series Frat House Musical.

2/03 – 7/11

Senior Manager, Program Planning and Acquisitions NBC Universal - E! Entertainment Television

E! Entertainment — TV — NBC Universal Details
2/03 – 7/11

• Scheduled programming for E!, leading to most watched years ever from 2006 – 2010 • Evaluated cuts of all docu-soap, bio/clip, and acquisitions • Designed long-term programming strategy for E! VOD platform • Managed delivery, S&P, and formatting of movie acquisitions

11/09 – 12/10

First Assistant Director (Arranged logistics, script supervision) Cut The Fat

Film (Feature-length) — USC School of Cinematic Arts
11/09 – 12/10
6/09 – 5/10

Writer/Producer Bacon Wrapped Date

Film (Feature-length) — Double Oh Three Productions Details
6/09 – 5/10

Writer/Producer for Bacon Wrapped Date, a short narrative. Conducted casting, secured seven locations, budgeting, production sound. Acquired distribution through Play Festival Films.

6/04 – 5/09

Writer/Director The Queen From Virginia: The Jacki Bong Wright Story

Film (Feature-length) — Double Oh Three Productinos Details
6/04 – 5/09

Writer/Director for The Queen from Virginia, a feature documentary about the first Vietnamese American to compete in a national beauty pageant for senior women. Self-financed and distributed. Won Best Documentary Feature Jury Prize - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.

9/08 – 12/08

Writer/Director Go To Kenny

Film (Feature-length) — Double Oh Three Productions Details
9/08 – 12/08

Writer/Director for Go to Kenny, an office comedy short. Remi Award Winner, 42nd Annual Worldfest - Houston International Film Festival.

6/07 – 6/07

Director (Co-Writer) Bps

Film (Feature-length) — Double Oh Three Productions Details
6/07 – 6/07

Writer/Director for BPS, a short comedy. Premiered at Asian American International Film Festival. Earned 2nd Place Viewer’s Choice Award and aired nationally on AZN TV.

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Education

USC School of Cinematic Arts

MFA Writing for Screen and Television

University of California, Los Angeles

BA Communication Studies