About Me.
Skilled at empowering various populations with obtaining their goals. Expertise in managing work of various scopes. Highly effective communication skills. Emmy award-winning innovative creative professional with over 30 years of experience in media. Unique storyteller with broad successful experience in brand management, promotions, marketing, producing, directing, writing, creating graphics, and editing. Highly versed in media management and post-production operations. Ability to organize groups of diverse individuals with varied specialties. Excels at public speaking, leading, project management, and training
Education
University of Central Florida
Masters of Social Work
Bachlors of Science Radio and Television (Communication)
Bachlors of Arts - Social Science Interdisciplanary - Psychology, Sociology, Political Science and Communication
Palm Beach State College
Associates Degree - Journalism
Winter Park Tech
Web Design Certificate - Winter Park Tech, Winter Park, FL
Experience
Rollins College Wellness Center CAPS Winter Park, FL
Social Work Generalist - Leading in the creation of college-wide collegiate recovery program for students that are recovering from substance misuse through the SAMHSA Garrett Lee Smith Grant. Working with the Steve Fund steering committee to assist in creation of programs to support the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color at Rollins. Assist with suicide prevention training. Trained as a QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention facilitator
Golf Channel-Comcast NBCU Orlando, FL
Associate Producer/ Editor - Conceptualizing, producing, directing, designing, and editing short and long form pieces, including acquisition of or creation of media. Includes managing content for on-line, on-air and for external distribution. Managing and working with crews both internally and externally. Obtaining rights, permitting shoots, location management, hiring and managing crews, and departmental organization
Central Florida News 13, Advance/Newhouse-Brighthouse Orlando, FL
Art Director/ Graphic Artist - Central Florida News 13, Advance/Newhouse-Brighthouse Orlando, FL 2002-2004
Creating motion, still, and print graphics including creation of style for station utilizing Adobe Photoshop, AfterEffect, Illustrator, as well as Chyron Liberty. Created daily graphics on demand and originated organization system for station to maintain library of graphics. Managed department, equipment, and Graphic Artists.
Boutique Resorts International, Anguilla, Tahoe, Napa, St. John, Mt. Snow
Marketing/ Internet Director (Independent Contractor)- Managed media creation, media buying, distribution, and promotion for five boutique hotel properties. Duties included distribution of marketing material both nationally and internationally.
Boutique Resorts International, Anguilla, Tahoe, Napa, St. John, Mt. Snow
Marketing/ Internet Director (Independent Contractor)- Managed media creation, media buying, distribution, and promotion for five boutique hotel properties. Duties included distribution of marketing material both nationally and internationally.
WRBW-UPN65,
Fox Entertainment Group,
WKCF,
Emmis Communication
WMFE TV 24,
Community Communications, Inc
Orlando & Lake Mary, FL
Promotion Producer/ Sr. Promotion Producer - Conceptualizing, producing, designing, and editing short form pieces to promote shows, contest, and other events. Worked on both linear and non-linear editors. Duties included obtaining rights, permitting shoots, location management, hiring and managing crews, and departmental organization.
WJNO 1230 and 1330 AM, Fairbanks Communications,
West Palm Beach FL
Director, Producer, MC Engineer
Disney Channel, Blue Wave Productions
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Audience Coordinator - "Mickey Mouse Club"
WRMF 97.9 FM,
Fairbanks Communication
West Palm Beach, FL
Production Assistant, Engineer, Interim Producer, Promotions Assistant
Additional Experience
Producer, Co-Producer, AD, Props, Set Dressing, PA
"Altered" Feature Film, Probed LLC, Orlando, FL 2005
“Hawk is Dying" Feature, Countyline Films, Orlando, FL 2004
"Rooms 2 Go" Commercials, Majestic LLC, Orlando, FL 2004
"Rebif" National Commercial, Washington Square Films, 2004
"El Mariachi" Special, Telemundo, Epcot,2004
"1998 Florida Film Festival Trailer", Enzian Theater,(1997-1998)
"Gator and Satch", Scholastic TV Show Pilot,(1995)
"TV Time" Pilot, Satchel Productions,(1997)
“Palm Beach Magazines- Celebrate South Florida" "Best of South Florida" WPTV Channel 5, NBC, Scripps Howard Comm.,(1990-1991)
Areas of Achievement
Emmy award for Associate Producing for Rio 2016 Olympic coverage
President for Toastmasters International, Orlando Conquerors Club 1066
Multiple Promotions to Senior/Department Head Positions
Rotarian Exchange Student to Brazil
Some speaking knowledge of Portuguese, French and Spanish
Technical Knowledge
Titanium Medical Records Software, Windows/Word/Excell, NT, Mac and PC, Office, Teams. Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere; AVID Media Composer; FinalCut,DPS Velocity, Sphereous/Affinity NLE, Media 100, Sony 900 and 9010, Dveous, ACCOM Editor, CMX Editor, AD 100 DVE; Various Switchers & DVEs; Corel, Chyron, HTML, Front Page, Dreamweaver, Flash, Studio & ENG Camera, Studio Lighting; Various Audio Boards/ Triple Dat,Dual Transmitter Operation; FCC license; Competent with a varieties media of distribution platforms and content management, SEO abilities