Summary

Reliable, positive & energetic individual. Experienced POC/PM & camera operator savvy. Innovator w/ intuition & initiative for crew. Drive for results, attention to detail & exceptional location resources & strong vendor ties Languages: English & Spanish

Credits

7/21 – 8/21

Assistant Production Manager Supply and Demand

Zales — Advertising — Supply and Demand Details
7/21 – 8/21

Responsibilities Include: - Coordinating scheduled reminders of travel accommodations for crew/talent - Sending reminders of testing to crew - Assisting prep with production manager to ensure all tasks are fulfilled for the day - Filtering testing line for morning testing on the shoot day prior to start filming - Prepping start paperwork for crew / collecting and making sure all is filled out properly. - Coordinating production/locations needs for all departments. - Processing daily call sheets, purchase orders, giving daily directives to production assistants (PA's) - Hiring / recommending keys and production assistants - On shoot days, we start wrap procedures while ensuring a proper flow during the shoot days deliverables. - Collected vendor invoices & w9s

7/21 – 7/21

Production Coordinator Google

Google — Advertising — Underdog Inc Details
7/21 – 7/21

Responsibilities Include: - Prepping & Scouting stage - Assisting production manager for production in Miami - Prepping pre-production meeting book - Coordinating fitting for vanities & talent - Prepping digital paperwork for crew / talent to fill out per covid-19 AICP guidelines - Assisting Production manager with budgeting and schedule on daily basis to ensure success in our days for production company. - Coordinating production/locations needs for all departments. - Processing daily call sheets, purchase orders, giving daily directives to production assistants (PA's) - Hiring / recommending keys and production assistants - On shoot days, we start wrap procedures while ensuring a proper flow during the shoot days deliverables. - Wrapped all paper work for crew - Processed paperwork - Processed payroll into budget - Collected vendor invoices & w9s

5/21 – 7/21

Location Coordinator Rap Shit (Pilot)

HBO Max — TV — North Center Productions, Inc. Details
5/21 – 7/21

Responsibilities Include: - Scouting locations for show - Connected with several businesses and owners for potential for scouting for filming on premises - Making cold calls for show scout / pitch. - Coordinated within department for weekly meetings for recap on findings. - Coordinated with city officials a show will be shot in town per permitting guidelines and allowance to film. - Scouted for warehouse needs for construction and art dept needs. - Facilitated / initiated meetings for department heads for clarity on locations. - Kept files organized for dept. - Communicated necessary information back to departments in the office for daily movement of new findings for location and scouting. - Communicated operational needs amounts colleagues within our dept to ensure we are moving ahead of schedule. - Aligned with city to ensure all needs for each area of filming. *Only was contracted for prep time.

6/21 – 6/21

Camera Operator ME & You Mandalas

YouTube — Digital — Salted Media Details
6/21 – 6/21

Responsibilities Included: - Bringing in owned filming equipment. - Seeing up angles / camera placement per client needs - lighting the scene - mixing the talent - providing some type of art direction on location - filmed at engineer's founder of the mandalas at his home - Streamed a zoom link to ensure live feedback for client to production company for notes to engineer. - Wrapped and sent the media back via HDD to company

5/21 – 5/21

Production Coordinator Secret Origins

TBS — Digital — Mass Appeal Details
5/21 – 5/21

Responsibilities Include: - Hiring PA's - Coordinate with crew for location and call time - Organize Call sheet - Organize Catering - Directives for PAs on shoot day - Manage schedule throughout the day - Organize vendor drops - Supplemented ideas for success of project. - Organized green room with high profile celebrity talent for filming. - Collected invoices and turned in for budget reconciliation

5/21 – 5/21

Camera Operator Orange Theory Fitness - Ellen Latham Motivation Talk

Corporate — JLL Details
5/21 – 5/21

Responsibilities Included: - Bringing in owned filming equipment. - Seeing up angles / camera placement per client needs - lighting the scene - mixing the talent - providing some type of art direction on location - filmed at Ellen Latham / founder of OTF at her home - Streamed a zoom link to ensure live feedback for client to Ellen - Wrapped and sent the media back via HDD to company

4/21 – 5/21

Camera Utility The Grind NFL (Season 2)

NFL Films — TV — NFL Films Details
4/21 – 5/21

Responsible For: - Assisting camera department over span of 3 projects - Swapping and prepping media for camera - Recharging batteries - Loading/unloading camera accessories for camera - Prepping lenses - ensuring safety - Camera inventory of all needs for shoot days - Running media for live processing - Cable management / wrangling - Ensuring during wrap all camera parts are in their respective cases and properly accounted for during each project - inventory management.

4/21 – 5/21

Location Manager (Location Scout) City Furniture

City Furniture — Advertising — BJ Golnick Pictures Details
4/21 – 5/21

Responsibilities Include: - Prepping with production team for client and production needs for overall delivery for filming. - Prepping department budget for costs for overall project - Scouting locations for client needs and deliverables. - Getting proper location budget and utilizing accordingly for success of project. - Directives to locations PA and other PA's on set for accomplishing timely tasks. - Executing contracts to locations and being within budget. Contracts for crew parking, film sets and basecamps. - Pulling permits in proper cities to ensure our film dates goes smooth. - Working city police off - duty per film permit. - Providing protection needs and adhering all COVID guidelines for safety on set. Protecting property and surrounding neighborhood. - Insuring the city with production insurance to get permit - processing given paperwork needed to obtain.

Media

  • The Color Run 5k Miami on Sony Action Cam

  • Kane Brown - Cool Again (Official Video) ft. Nelly

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Education

Class of '12

Miami-Dade College

A.S. Film Production Technology

Miami-Dade College

B.A.S Digital Production

My Gear

  • Sony a7S
  • Sony a7R II
  • Dana camera dolly
  • DJI Ronin-M
  • Expendables
  • DJI Ronin-S
  • Blackmagic Mini Recorder
  • DJI Mavic 2 Pro
  • Zoom Digital Audio Recorder
  • 1 x 1 LED Wireless lights 32k & 56k
  • E-mount Zeiss 24-70mm f4
  • E-MOUNT ZEISS 35MM F2.8
  • E-Mount Zeiss 55mm f1.8
  • Production Materials
  • Production Supplies Available
  • Shoulder Mount for Camera
  • Sony AZ1 Action Cam
  • Sony ECM M1W BT Mic
  • Sony ECM Shotgun Mic
  • Spot Lights w/ colors
  • UV/CPL Filters
  • Sony FS5 II
  • 24mm/T1.4 Cine Lens
  • Wireless LED Lighting Kit
  • Grip & Electric Equipment Available
  • Atomos Shinbi
  • Zoom Operator
  • Streaming Equipment Available

Skills

  • Producing
  • Reality
  • Television
  • Commercials
  • Social Media
  • Pre-production
  • Feature Films
  • Line Producing
  • Social Networking
  • Shooting
  • Camera Operating
  • Valid Drivers License
  • Production Coordinating
  • BTS
  • Point Zero
  • production managing
  • Hot Budget
  • Episodics
  • Showbiz
  • Valid Passport
  • Production Stills
  • Media Managing
  • Web Streaming
  • Locations Managing
  • Grips
  • 2nd Unit Camera
  • Behind the scenes shooter
  • Callsheet prep
  • Competitive bids
  • Hot Costs
  • Photography stills
  • Valid Proof of Ins.
  • Pre-Pro Books
  • Cruise Shooting
  • Zoom Control
  • Recruiting Crew
  • Miami Connected strong
  • Vendor Connections
  • Zoom Tech
  • Streaming Remote
  • Zoom Operator