V Starks

Public health professional with the Kansas Dept. of Health & Environment (KDHE); responsible for contacting people with diagnoses of COVID-19 and providing health education and guidance in order to interrupt ongoing disease transmission. Conducts interviews with cases and gathers information pertaining to symptom onset, travel, and recent contacts; disseminates isolation orders and maintains call records.

On-set production assistant for short-form documentary shoot. Responsible for equipment load-out and assisting with lighting and camera set up and breakdown.

On-set production assistant for short-form documentary shoot. Responsible for transporting talent, disseminating craft services and water, flagging set from passerby, and assisting with setup and breakdown of equipment.

Certified COVID-19 Compliance Officer (Dec. 2020; Health Education Services). Responsible for researching and developing COVID-19 safety protocols for micro-budget, independent student feature film; hiring and training the COVID-19 safety team; purchasing PPE supplies; serving as an on-set COVID-19 Compliance Officer; handling and organizing sensitive health, testing, screening survey, and vaccination status information; conducting self-swab COVID-19 rapid antigen tests.

Producer and COVID-19 Safety Coordinator for the UCF Film MFA feature film "Egghead & Twinkie." Responsibilities include, but are not limited to researching and developing COVID-19 safety protocols; hiring and training the COVID-19 safety team; purchasing PPE supplies; serving as an on-set COVID-19 Compliance Officer; handling and organizing sensitive health information; co-managing the crowdfund campaign; making crew hires; assisting in cast direction; facilitating communication between departments; soliciting in-kind donations; providing project feedback; officially representing production in meetings with production companies, lawyers, distributors, etc.

Full-time, salaried Creative Producer. Responsible for overseeing all of the operations and logistics of assigned projects. Ensured that each project operated in an efficient manner by: obtaining a thorough understanding of the creative vision, obtaining the necessary personnel and materials, effectively communicating with crew members and clients, and meting each assigned deadline. Producer for projects with clients such as Diligent Corporation, WalkMe, Pega, Florida Municipal Power Agency. Responsible for managing CRM boards, calendars, Google Drive, and Slack channels.

Assisted producer with logistical coordination in pre-production. Organized virtual casting call and managed/organized 700+ submissions sent via email, Backstage, and Actor's Access. Checked in periodically with director and producer regarding project updates, financing, casting, and crew hires.