Summary

Experienced in all non-fiction genres including doc, history, adventure, docu-drama, comedy, cooking and investigative. All formats: series, specials, pilots and films. Produced a Bafta Winning documentary and produced on an Emmy winning series.

Credits

7/15 – 9/15

Supervising Story Producer (Post) Weediquette (Season 1)

Vice Media — TV — VICE Media Details
7/15 – 9/15

Worked with Showrunner, Host and the Editors to determine story arcs, scene order, scene content, tone, music, etc. Wrote voiceover.

6/15 – 7/15

Story Producer Follow Your Past (Season 1)

Travel — TV — Lion Television Details
6/15 – 7/15

Story Producer. Wrote edit scripts including Voiceover, oversaw/collaborated with editor. Job included historical research to incorporate into episodes.

6/14 – 11/14

Co-Executive Producer (CoEP) Brush Of Honor (Season 1)

INSP — TV — Austin Street Productions Details
6/14 – 11/14

Oversaw story in pre-production and in the field during production. Collaborated on casting. Did pre-interviews. Maintained talent relationships. Wrote full detailed shooting scripts. Directed all to-camera interviews. Collaborated on location scouting and directing. Wrote edit scripts. Some work on post producing the episodes.

9/13 – 11/13

Post Producer A Restaurant Divided with Rocco DiSpirito (Season 1)

Food Network — TV — Leopard USA Details
9/13 – 11/13

Determined episode structure, created stringouts, oversaw edit.

9/12 – 10/13

Producer Rebuilding The World Trade Center

History — TV — Lion Television Details
9/12 – 10/13

This project is an expanded version of the same documentary for Ch4.

6/11 – 4/12

Supervising Producer Amish: Out of Order (Season 1)

National Geographic — TV — Stick Figure Productions Details
6/11 – 4/12

Both collaboratively, and then solo: oversaw story in post production for series. Post produced several episodes myself and oversaw/collaborated with other story producers on content, tone, story arcs, character development, music and voice over. Oversaw network note process. Also collaborated with/oversaw field producers so they captured appropriate material.

1/11 – 4/11

Story Producer Canine Unit (Pilot)

Animal Planet — TV — Bandito Films Ltd Details
1/11 – 4/11

Story produced in pre-production and in the field including writing shooting script, choosing talent, and directing field interviews. Prepped episode for edit.

12/10 – 3/11

Story Producer True Life

MTV — TV — PITH Productions Details
12/10 – 3/11

This was a True Life Special: Rocky, about an obese teen who underwent weight reduction surgery. I story produced in pre-production determining story arc, scene ideas, structure, etc. Wrote shooting script and scene guides for the producers in the field.

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Education

Sundance Institute

Filmmakers Lab

University of Iowa

Summer Writing Workshop

U.C. Davis

BA Studio Art

NYU

Continuing Education: Creative Writing