Summary

Researcher, Associate Producer & Archival Producer with over 5 years of entertainment experience and over 10 years of research experience. Specialize in archival footage. Returning after intentional pause for caregiving.

Credits

10/07 – 10/07

Field Producer Modern Marvels The Pig (Season 14)

History — TV — Actuality Productions Details
10/07 – 10/07

Location selection, obtaining releases, framing shot & interviewing interviewees, obtaining archive footage & b-roll, overseeing crew & shoots, submitting field report.

6/06 – 12/06

Associate Producer The States

History — TV — Actuality Productions Details
6/06 – 12/06

Researched & created state story lines, located interviewees, pre-interviewed & scheduled shoots, obtained location permits, prepared releases, call sheets/shoot schedule & b-roll shot list. Researched archival footage & ordered b-roll screeners then selected & logged clips, researched and selected still images, created breakdown of final shot list. (Episode 6 & 8)

3/06 – 6/06

Associate Producer Square Off (Season 1)

Pop — TV — Scott Sternberg Productions Details
3/06 – 6/06

Worked with agents to obtain signed releases (and any other guest specifics), lined up transportation & guest passes for guests, co-ordinated arrival times, licensed clips for guest appearances, created call sheets, wrangled guests on the day of the shoot.

2/06 – 3/06

Researcher-Development Spring Watch (Pilot)

Animal Planet — TV — Painless Productions Details
2/06 – 3/06

Development research for animal topics occurring in the Spring to create interesting story lines. Beyond basic research (such as migration patterns), started to locate available footage of ongoing live observational nature projects, including groundbreaking ways that small cameras were being used to document animal behavior.

2/06 – 3/06

Researcher The Man Who Souled the World

Film (Feature-length) — Whyte House Productions Details
2/06 – 3/06

Straight to DVD Australian documentary on Steve Rocco & World Industries (skateboarding). Researched Rocco's life, including hard to find newspaper archives, legal issues and any additional newsworthy items.

8/05 – 2/06

Researcher Hollywood Science Forces of Nature

National Geographic — TV — Prometheus Entertainment Details
8/05 – 2/06

Researched topics related to movie "science", worked with Associate Producer and Producer on storylines. Located science based interviewees & pre-interviewed, located archival footage & stills (including NOAA, NASA and difficult to find Iceland footage) & tracked costs. Wrote National Geographic annotation.

10/04 – 8/05

Associate Producer Unforgettable Moments In Television Entertainment Presented By Mt&r

NBC — TV — Planet Grande Pictures Details
10/04 – 8/05

Participated in planning & production meetings to develop categories. Researched archival footage, ordered screeners, logged clips for selection and imported into AVID. Located stills and licensed all visuals and footage. Scheduled interviews, created call sheets, assisted at shoots. Participated in screenings to improve storyline.

9/04 – 11/04

Associate Producer Homecoming President Jimmy Carter In Plains (Pilot)

CMT — TV — Planet Grande Pictures Details
9/04 – 11/04

Researched archival footage, ordered screeners (NARA, presidential library, Plains museum) participated in planning & production meetings, logged clips and imported into AVID. Located stills, articles, magazines & books throughout life, campaign, presidency and licensed. Scheduled interviews, created call sheets. Aided in concert planning. Participated in screenings to improve storyline. Created final book for delivery.

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Education

Class of '15

Indiana University

M.S. in Learning & Developmental Sciences; ABD status in LS PhD
Class of '08

Ball State University

Master in Curriculum & Educational Technology
Class of '02

University of Southern California

Bachelor of Arts Cinema-Television Production

Skills

  • AVID Media Composer
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Photography
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Call Sheets
  • scheduling
  • Licensing
  • Google Drive
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Preinterviewing
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Movie Magic Screenwriter
  • Archival Footage