Summary

I've been editing video and film since the days of U-matic tapes and reel-to-reel. I've cut features, shorts, docs, promos, sizzles and broadcast TV commercials. Avid, Adobe Premiere and After Effects, and FCP X are all solidly in my wheelhouse.

Credits

10/20 – 10/21

Editor (Final Cut Pro) Startalk w/Neil DeGrasse Tyson

YouTube — Digital — Startalk Details
10/20 – 10/21

Editing multi-camera interviews based off zoom calls during the pandemic. Incorporating graphics and mortise to elevate production values. Custom creating thumbnails for publication. Delivery for YouTube.

12/20 – 3/21

Lead Editor Your Next Move: Parkinson's

Mediflix — Digital — Mediflix Details
12/20 – 3/21

Lead editor on docu-series about Jeff Keefer's Parkinson's diagnosis and his subsequent treatment and recovery. Also cut multi-camera "expert panel" of specialists discussing the disease and modern ways to manage its symptoms.

3/20 – 4/20

Preditor

NBC — Advertising — Attitude Post Details
3/20 – 4/20

Building original 1 minute trailers for films from the NBC/Universal catalog for the launch of the Peacock streaming service.

1/20 – 2/20

Editor (Avid) Let's Roll with Tony Greenhand (Season 1)

Quibi — TV — Leftfield Entertainment Details
1/20 – 2/20

Segment editing including celebrity consultation, process, reveal and smoke-out.

4/18 – 6/19

Lead Editor (Post Producer) The Last Sermon

Independent — Film (Feature-length) — Pax Americana Productions Details
4/18 – 6/19

Lead editor and post producer for documentary film “The Last Sermon.” Culled from over 400 hours of footage, in addition to editing, oversaw 5.1 Surround and Stereo Mix, 4K Color Correction, Music, Sound Design and DCP Deliverables. Theatrical trailer editor.

8/15 – 1/19

Editor (Adobe Premiere) The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

Comedy Central — TV — Viacom Details
8/15 – 1/19

Freelance On-Air-Promo editor for “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” “The President Show,” and “Drunk History” among others.

2/18 – 3/18

Editor (Adobe Premiere) Millenial Secrets

NY Post — Digital — New York Post Details
2/18 – 3/18

Editor on humorous short video web series “ Millennial Secrets ” for Page Six. Multi-camera set-up, fast turnaround.

8/17 – 2/18

Editor (Adobe Premiere) The Chris Gethard Show

TruTV — TV — Thrash Studios Details
8/17 – 2/18

Weekly episodic promo editor for The Chris Gethard Show, which would air live Thursday at 11 PM and promos were delivered by noon on Friday, the next day.

Media

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Education

Class of '97

Columbia College Chicago

Editing & After Effects

My Gear

  • GoPro
  • Glidecam
  • DJI Phantom
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Home Recording Studio
  • Zoom H4n Digital Multitrack Recorder

Skills

  • Avid
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Photography
  • Video Editing
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Motion Graphics
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Aerial Photography
  • Vidoegraphy