Summary

Showrunner, director & producer of 100's of projects for History, Nat Geo, Discovery, etc. Overseen large staff, shoots in 50 countries and a wide range of subject matter and production styles. Highest priority on story telling and production values.

Credits

5/22 – Current

Director of Development (Conceive original concepts, create pitch decks, interact regularly with a wide v) Various

Various — TV
5/22 – Current
11/21 – 5/22

Executive Producer (EP) The Black Files: Declassified (Season 2)

Discovery — TV — Espiritus Productions Details
11/21 – 5/22

Conceived, commissioned and oversaw all aspects of 18 hours of an investigative documentary series exploring previously uncovered classified government programs. Extensive journalistic exploration via Freedom of Information Acts, government sources and research addressing complex scientific, espionage and other government programs.

2/20 – 3/21

Executive Producer (EP) In My Own Words (Season 1)

Reelz — TV — Espiritus Productions Details
2/20 – 3/21

Conceived, commissioned and oversaw all aspects of productions for four intimate auto-biographies featuring rarely addressed facets of four luminaires lives including Bernie Mac, Bo Derek and Fran Drescher.

1/18 – 9/18

Director The Scandal of the Century

AL Jazeera America — TV — Al Jazeera Details
1/18 – 9/18

Researched, produced, directed, wrote and posted investigative documentary on the 1MDB scandal whereby the leader of Malaysia stole billions of dollars meant for infrastructure and moving his nation forward for his own personal gain.

10/12 – 4/15

Executive Producer (EP) Tabloid (Season 2)

Investigation Discovery — TV — Espiritus Productions Details
10/12 – 4/15

Conceived, commissioned and oversaw all aspects of 20 hours of true crime documentaries. Staff and crew of more than 50, cinematic recreations, extensive research including crime reports and legal documents and developing sources.

10/11 – 10/12

Executive Producer (EP) Various

TV — Espiritus Productions Details
10/11 – 10/12

Executive Producer and co-founder of Espiritus Productions. Develop and produce projects for Discovery, Nat Geo, History, Travel, Smithsonian, Animal Planet, Science Channel, ID, AMC, A&E, Lifetime and the international market place.

7/11 – 12/11

Producer Got Home Alive (Season 1)

Travel — TV
7/11 – 12/11
1/11 – 6/11

Director Ancient Aliens (Season 3)

History — TV
1/11 – 6/11

Unions

  • Directors Guild of America (DGA)

Recos

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Education

Class of '86

Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University

MSJ - Journalism. Graduated with honors.
Class of '81

Oberlin College

B.A. - English and Theater

Skills

  • Spanish