STRENGTHS

                              Producers Guild of America: Member June 2007

                              Directing & Coordinating Multi-camera Studio shoots and On Location Live Satellite Broadcasting

                              Field Producer & Coordinator: Concerts, Parties, Conventions, Press Related and Junkets.

                              Excellent Interviewing, Organizational and Client & Celebrity communication skills

                              Script writing: Promotional, Sales Tapes, TV Segments and Corporate Videos                     

                      Capable Avid editor, camera person and at lighting setups and backgrounds

 

EXPERIENCE

 

03/06-Present      House Smarts: Freelance Segment Writer -Producer / Correspondent (Home Improvement Show)

                 

10/05-Present      Tane Digital Video: Freelance Writer-Producer-Director: B-Roll, Interviews, MOS, Short Format Videos.

 

08/05-Present      Medialink: Freelance Producer-Satellite Media Tours, Multi-Camera Live Shots

 

12/04-Present      Boom Broadcast: Freelance Producer-Satellite Media Tours

 

05/04-Present      MultiVu: Freelance Producer-Satellite Media Tours

                              

02/01-Present      Next Millennium Productions: Freelance Writer-Producer-Director-Assistant Director

            Produce Satellite Media Tours, corporate videos, sales tapes and edit.

 

10/00-Present      On The Scene Productions: Freelance Producer

                        Produce Satellite Media Tours, B-Roll shoots and Video Highlight Packages. I interview and work with                                      actors, musicians, authors and other celebrities at concerts, movie premieres, conventions, book signings,                                     parties, press conferences, Junkets and recording sessions.

                               

10/04-09/05          Entertainment Studios: Freelance Producer

                        Produced behind the Scenes, B-Roll packages and celebrity interviews

 

11/02-12/04         West Glen Communications: Freelance Producer

 

01/02-01/05         NBN / TVN Communications: Freelance Producer

                        Produced Satellite Media Tours, Video News Releases, B-Roll packages and edit sessions

 

01/04-05/04         The Employment Channel: (CPTV: Connecticut) Freelance Segment Writer-Producer-Editor-Camera

                        Produced career related news segments in conjunction with the Connecticut Department of Labor.

 

08/01-11/03         Time Warner City Cable: Freelance Writer-Producer-Director

                            Wrote, produced and directed 30 second video commercials for NY1 City Cable. From conception to air I                                   designed storyboards, scouted locations, casted all actors and voice over talent.

 

03/01-09/01         MTV: Music Television: Freelance Producer

                        Wrote and produced sales tapes and promos for MTV’s on air promotion department.

 

03/97-02/01         Fox News Channel: Staff Writer-Producer-Production Coordinator

                        Produced sales tapes, show bumps, documentaries, topical and generic promos and behind the scenes.                                         Produced biographical resume spots of all FNC Talent. 4 years experience working with AVID,                                                       coordinated film and video promotional campaigns as well as production crews.

 

EDUCATION

05/96                     William Paterson College: B.A. in Communications: Film, TV, Audio and Radio Production.

 

PERSONAL INTERESTS

                        Filmmaking, photography, video, piano, music production, editing, drawing, writing and painting

On The Scene Productions: (Satellite Media Tours, Video News Releases, B-Roll, Press Conference and Junkets) 

Britney Spears: Hershey Park Arena Shoot 2X         Carson Daly: Shoot & Interview    Kid Rock: Interviews

R. Kelly & Jay-Z: Press Junket / Conference BTS     Jessica Simpson: Interviews          Brandy: Press Junket Shoot

John Ritter: Clifford The Big Red Dog SMT              Clive Barker: Ararat Book SMT    Mark Wills: Shoot, Edit, Feed

Lord of the Rings: FOTR DVD Release                       Barry Manilow: SMT                       Match Box 20: SMT

From Justin to Kelly: Movie Premiere Interview        Janet Jackson Press Junket            Patti Scialfa: CD Signing Event

System of a Down: Concert Line Ticket Shoot             Naomi Judd: SMT                             Tori Amos: Interview

Elvis Costello: Virgin Mega Store Concert Feed         Issac Hayes: SMT                             Jennifer Lopez: CD Signing

Destiny’s Child: Interview at The Apollo Theatre     Usher: Disneymania: SMT               Marc Anthony: Recording Session

Ozzy Osbourne: Interview Shoot Edit Feed                Star Jones: AOL Web Cast              Evian Spa: Shoot, Edit, Feed

Maria Sharapova John McEnroe: Nike Shoot             Nelly Furtado: ‘Loose’ SMT            Duane Wade: Converse Launch

Brooke Shields SMT, Ronald McDonald.                   Jewel: Book Sign and Interview      Patti LaBelle: SMT & Press Junket

Molly Simms: M&M’S: Fashion Shoot                        Kobe Bryant: Commercial Shoot      Sheryl Crow: Concert Shoot           

Lebron James: New Sneaker Unveil & Interview        Siegfried & Roy: Interviews            Train: In Store Concert & Interview

The Bachelorette: Interviews/Dockers                         New York Minute: Premiere:             Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen

Meatloaf: Bat Out of Hell: Shoot Interview                 Vanessa Minnillo: Photo Shoot      SNOOK: SMT

Marlo Thomas & Valentino: X-Mas Saks 5th Ave     Sabastian Bach: Interview                Wu Tang Clan: Concert & Interview Frank Capra Jr.: The Frank Capra Collection SMT   Christy Turlington: Hard Rock       Steven Van Zandt: Hard Rock

Chris Gardner: The Pursuit of Happiness SMT        Nikki Sixx: Heroin Diaries SMT      David Duchovny: Californication SMT

Kelly Ripa: Shoot                                          The Iron Chef: Shoot                       

Women’s Sports Foundation: Red Carpet Interview: Holly Hunter, Lalia Alli, Sheryl Crow, Michelle Kwan, Jeanette Lee

                               

Hard Rock Café: Times Square: 35th B-Day: Interviews: Motley Crue, Steven Tyler of Areosmith, Max Weinberg, Scott Ian of Anthrax, Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver, Rick Neilsen of Cheap Trick, Vinnie Paul of Pantera, Jim Breuer.

Hard Rock Café: Boston Fanuiel Hall Opening: Interviews: Barry Goodreau of Boston Guitarist, Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of RUN DMC, Blue Man Group. Alliyah Music Video Tribute Shoot. Interviews Missy Eliot, Lil’ Kim, Queen Latifah, Montel Williams, Mary J. Blige. Blender Magazine VMA TAO Party: Paris Hilton, 50 Cent, LL Cool J, Damon Wayans, Jeremy Shockey, Michael Strahan Candies Foundation Shoot: Lionel Richie, Jamie Lyn Siegler, Donny Deutsch, Petra Nemcova. Saks 5th Ave Holiday Reveal: Marlo Thomas, Anne Hathaway, Lorraine Bracco  

 

Harry Potter: Premiere: Red Carpet Interviews: Chris Columbus, Danielle Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris Chevy Chase, Charlotte Church, , Teri Polo, Paulina Porizkova, Sally Jesse Raphael, Tim Robbins, Diana Ross, Susan Sarandon, Kathleen Turner, Sigourney Weaver, Robin Williams, Dennis Leary. Planet of the Apes: Premiere: Red Carpet Interviews: Tim Burton, Helena Bohnam, Paul Giamatti, Charleton Heston, Tim Roth, Danny Trejo, Estella Warren, Mark Whalberg.  Once Upon a Time in Mexico: Premiere: Red Carpet Interviews: Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, Melanie Griffith, Salma Hayek Enrique Iglesias, Cheech Marin, Tim Roth, Danny Trejo

Beyond Borders: Premiere Red Carpet Interviews: Angelina Jolie, Clive Owen

 

The Bahamas: Paradise Island The Cove Party: John Travolta, Bo Derek, John Corbett, Tim Allen, Allan Thicke, Nick Lachey, Ivana Trump, Kyle MacLachlan, Jason Lewis, Cindy Crawford, Jeremy Piven, Claire Danes, Kelsey Grammer.  Mos Def,

 

NBN-TVN Com, MultiVu, Medialink, West Glen Communications: (SMT’s, RMT’s, VNR’s and B-Roll Shoots.)

 

Keri Russell: SMT; Billy Jean King: SMT; Delta Burke: SMT; Courteney Cox SMT; Hector Elizondo SMT; Neve Campbell Epilepsy SMT; Al Roker: ‘Hot Dogs’ SMT; Shawn Colvin Depression SMT; Jeff Probst SMT; Super Size Me Movie SMT; Ben Vereen Blood Pressure SMT; Six Flags Roller Coaster SMT; Carly Patterson Dental SMT; Peggy Flemming SMT; Geek Squad SMT; Merril Hoge Lymphoma SMT; Lassie: SMT; Adam West: SMT; Diahann Carroll SMT; Miss USA 2003: Suzie Castillo: SMT; Max Lucado: SMT; Ashley Judd SMT; Sam Adams VNR; Band against MS SMT; Elidel: B-Roll/SMT; Atrial Fibrilation SMT; Impress your Guests SMT with Laurie Smith from Trading Spaces; Home Spa Sanctuary SMT; Comfort Foods SMT; Making the Most out of Pantry SMT; Hershey Kiss Back to School SMT; Prostate Cancer SMT; Mosquito Control SMT; Fire Safety Prevention SMT; Boston Market: SMT; Spring Organizing SMT; Medicare Fraud SMT; Hispanic College Tuition SMT; Rose’s Cocktail Infusion with Sex and the City’s Jason Lewis; The Apprentice’s Quamie Jackson; Chiclets “Dance Like a Square” Competition; TSA: Airport and Port Security/SMT/Shoot;  Seniors On Line: SMT; Matt Hoffman Summer Safety SMT; Home Pregnancy Test Dr. Shari Brasner SMT; Faslodex: with Dr. Osborne and Zora Brown SMT; Jann Arden Adopt a Shelter Cat RMT; Home Builders Convention SMT VNR B-roll; American Social Health Assoc SMT; Breast Cancer Faslodex with Dr. Marissa Weiss RMT; NASDAQ Opening Shoot B-roll; Dermabond Shoot Dr. Ruth Borgen

 

Time Warner City Cable: (Commercials - Writer, Producer, Storyboard Artist, Director, Post - Production Supervisor)I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; Moe Ginsburg; New York Presbyterian Hospital; Roma 2000; NYU College of Dentistry


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