Resume

SKILLS

    ● Videography
    ● Editing
    ● Storytelling
    ● Video Production
    ● Post Production
    ● Studio Management
    ● Adobe Creative Suite
    ● Chroma Keying

WORK EXPERIENCE


Freelance Producer | Videographer | Editor | Storyteller

October 2008-Present

      ● Direct, produce, shoot, light and edit videos for corporate and nonprofit clients
      ● Work with stakeholders to help finalize scope of work and project budget
      ● Supervise film crew, location scouting, talent sourcing and securing release forms
      ● Manage post production, fielding stakeholder feedback and taking projects through edits/reviews to deliver the final product

Video Producer, Oracle

March 2008-February 2020

      ● Directed, produced, shot, lit and edited marketing, branding and e-learning videos for Oracle University
      ● Produced over 800 web-based instructional video courses
      ● Directed $350k budget for building a 4k studio from the ground up
      ● Wrote scripts and storyboards for marketing videos with educators and technologists
      ● Managed live chroma keying and editing of daily green screen studio operations
      ● Designed motion graphics to enhance learning outcomes
      ● Created workflow efficiencies which cut post-production turnaround time from two weeks to 72 hours with e-learning videos
      ● Oversaw organizing and archiving of over 30,000 production assets
      ● Proactivity refined production workflows as new technology was integrated into studio operations
      ● Managed the selecting and purchasing of production equipment

Video Production Specialist, IFPTE Local 21

March 2012-June 2013

      ● Conceptualize, storyboard, write, light, shoot and edit compelling visual stories
      ● Brainstorm with stakeholders to identify video opportunities
      ● Provide photography, videography and editing at quarterly meetings
      ● Create motion graphic charts, graphs, lower thirds and title screens
      ● Manage production calendar on video projects
      ● Maintain and update Youtube, Facebook and Twitter pages with video pieces
      ● Conduct technical assessments for video software and hardware upgrades
      ● Manage database of all video assetss
      ● Track and analyze metrics on all video/multimedia

Multimedia Producer, Contra Costa Times

January 2008-November 2011

      ● Conceptualized, planned, shot and edited video packages on tight deadlines
      ● Created best practices for video compression to DVD, web and mobile devices
      ● Coordinated with newspaper staff to identify video/multimedia opportunities
      ● Produced HD workflow guidelines for videographers
      ● Maintained and updated YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages with video pieces
      ● Oversaw final edits of reporters’ video pieces
      ● Created multimedia packages with Adobe Flash
      ● Tracked and analyzed metrics on all video/multimedia

Online Producer, Contra Costa Times

July 2005-January 2008

      ● Managed daily programming and site production for all sections, including front page
      ● Posted breaking general news, wrote headlines and teasers for all sections
      ● Developed reader comment sections, polls, forums, photoblogs and other reader-generated content to increase community interactivity
      ● Created multimedia-rich content, including podcasts, blogs, video and audio
      ● Designed multimedia workshops in sound, photo and video storytelling
      ● Taught colleagues how to capture, edit, produce audio and video stories

EDUCATION


Bay Area Video Coalition, June 2010

    ● Completed 80 hours of training in Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, and color correction

Barefoot Workshops, February 2008

    ● Attended a two-week program in the Mississippi Delta to conceive, plan, shoot, and edit a 10-minute documentary

San Francisco State University, May 2005

    ● Bachelor of Journalism