Summary

Producer available for freelance work. New York local (upstate, NYC, Western MA, VT).

Credits

4/22 – 7/23

Associate Producer (VFX)

Staff Position — Light Details
4/22 – 7/23

- Bidding and scheduling commercial projects - In charge of talent acquisition: Source, interview, hire, and terminate artists to grow the company by approximately 50% since start - Web and graphic design, including company decks and social media - Create spreadsheets, templates, and protocol documents for a more organized workflow - Edit protocol documents created by supervisors for English grammar and punctuation. - Team organization and support

11/21 – 11/21

COVID-19 Compliance Officer HomeGoods Gift Better

Social Media — Corporate Details
11/21 – 11/21

- Take crew temperature, provide health screenings, and clean all hot touch surfaces
 - Monitor crew, talent, and others at location to comply with state protocols

10/21 – 10/21

COVID-19 Compliance Officer Great Stuff

Corporate — Cowboy Bear Ninja Details
10/21 – 10/21

- Test cast and crew for Covid-19 - Take crew temperature, provide health screenings, and clean all hot touch surfaces
 - Monitor crew, talent, and others at location to comply with state protocols

10/21 – 10/21

Second Assistant Camera Beauty Staples - Indira Scott

Corporate — Net-a-Porter Details
10/21 – 10/21

- Keep track of scene and take, utilizing slate - Swap lenses and other camera equipment when needed - Manage cards and swap with on-site DIT - Work directly with 1st AC, camera operators, DP

10/21 – 10/21

Director (Executive Producer) Little Towns are for Dying

Film (Short) — Strangest Sea Films Details
10/21 – 10/21

- Edited script and created vision board - Directed talent and crew, utilizing vision to create the most aesthetically pleasing and emotional scenes possible - Scouted and secured locations - Created schedule and call sheets - Ran casting calls and secured talent - Set up pay for talent, crew, equipment and location rentals - Dressed sets as needed

7/21 – 8/21

Health & Safety Supervisor (HSM) Resurrection

Film (Feature-length) — Hungry Saturn Details
7/21 – 8/21

- Managed department of 3 people, working directly with department heads/producers
 - 0% positive cases for the duration of the prep, production, and wrap days
 - Worked with a newborn baby and fake blood on set, implementing strictest rules
 - Utilizing zone system, created spreadsheets & established set protocols per location
 - Monitor, test, and temperature check crew and talent of about 70 at location - SAG, IATSE, Teamsters
 production

3/20 – 4/21

Producer (Casting, Story) Covid POV

Film (Feature-length) — Swirl Studios Details
3/20 – 4/21

- Remotely produce/direct B story talent over phone calls and video messaging
 - Create and fill out one sheets, attend regular meetings
 - Transcribe 400+ videos and write scripts

10/20 – 11/20

COVID-19 Compliance Officer Veteran

YouTube — Digital — Bustle Digital Group Details
10/20 – 11/20

- Scout locations and coordinate with production regarding safety per location
 - Take crew temperature, provide health screenings, and clean all hot touch surfaces
 - Monitor crew, talent, and others at location to comply with state protocols
 - Provide PPE and cleaning supplies for production

Orgs

  • SAG-Eligible

Recos

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Education

Class of '21

USF Muma College of Business

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate
Class of '20

Health Education Services

COVID-19 COMPLIANCE OFFICER (C19CO)
Class of '20

Safe Sets International

Safe Sets COVID-19 (LEVEL A)
Class of '20

George Washington University

Leading Healthcare Quality and Safety Certificate
Class of '19

Arts Center of the Capital Region

Art of Marketing (full scholarship)
Class of '17

IE Business School

Brand & Product Management
Class of '15

Binghamton University

Film Production and English-Creative Writing (Bachelor’s Degree)
Class of '14

FAMU International (Prague, CZ)

Screenwriting and Film Production (Certificate of Completion)

My Gear

  • Tascam Audio Recorder
  • Rode Shotgun Microphone
  • Ring Light
  • DJI Phantom 3 Standard
  • Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4
  • Rokinon 50mm
  • SENNHEISER LAVALIER MIC
  • Neewer Ring Light
  • Zhiyun WEEBILL S Gimbal
  • Lumix G Vario 35-100mm F2.8
  • Lumix G Vario 7-14mm
  • Lumix 12-60mm F3.5
  • HOYA CIR-PL 58mm
  • Manual weighted steadicam
  • DJI Osmo Mobile 3 Smartphone Gimbal

Skills

  • Spanish
  • WordPress
  • Television
  • Video Production
  • AVID Media Composer
  • Editing
  • Film
  • Film Production
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Social Media
  • Screenwriting
  • Writing
  • Research
  • Public Speaking
  • Teaching
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Adobe Audition
  • Interviewing
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Google Sheets
  • Creative Writing
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Product Management
  • Film Editing
  • Animation
  • Singing
  • Final Cut Pro X
  • Acting
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • working with talent
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • MailChimp
  • Customer Service
  • One Sheets
  • Pages
  • drawing
  • Celtx
  • Team management
  • Facebook
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • Asana
  • Shotgun
  • Downhill Skiing
  • Web Graphics
  • Adobe Spark
  • Bandcamp
  • email coordination