Legislative Analyst/Production Assistant

EDUCATION:

Art Institute of Seattle, •••••
Associate of Applied Arts
Video Production

ITT Technical Institute, •••••
Associate of Applied Sciences
Computer Network Systems


RELATED SKILLS:

Professional Camcorder Operations/Techniques
Linear and Non-Linear Video Editing (Final Cut, Avid)
Story Telling/Structure
Professional Lighting Techniques and Design
Sound Recording and Multi-Channel Audio Mixing
Interviewing Subjects On-Camera
Scriptwriting
Project Management
Windows and Mac OS Operations
Cast/Crew Coordination
Release Acquisition


NON-FICTION EXPERIENCE:

Blue Devils: Pride of The South Side - [Jun ••••• - Sep •••••] - producer, director, writer, camera, editor - feature documentary, chronicles two football seasons in the life of Southern Arizonas most talked about high school athletics program the Sunnyside High School Blue Devils - led by south side of Tucson icon, Coach Richard Sanchez.

Alaska State Troopers - National Geographic Channel - [Aug ••••• - Sep •••••] - field producer/field director - documentary television series.

Super Surgery - The Learning Channel - [Feb ••••• - Mar •••••] - transcriber/logger - documentary television series.

Starters - Wam! Network - [Oct ••••• - Jan •••••] - story editor/story producer - documentary television series.

Caught In The Middle - Wam! Network - [Mar ••••• - Jun •••••] - camera operator - documentary television series.

National Desk - PBS - [Jun ••••• - Oct •••••] - grip - documentary television series.

Children of Chernobyl - [Mar ••••• - Apr •••••] - videographer, sound recordist, editor - documentary production crew traveling to Minsk, Belarus to gather footage and interviews.


EXPERIENCE WITHIN EDUCATIONAL SETTING:

Sunnyside Unified School District, Tucson, AZ [Oct ••••• - Present] Videographer
- Director, Camera, Editor - feature doc film
- Writer, Director, Camera, Editor - cable TV show The Sunnyside Update
- Extensive interaction w/ students of every grade level during various productions
- Supervised high school student video production interns

Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, WA [Jan ••••• - Jun •••••]
Student Employee
- Assisted instructors in day to day technical classroom environment
- Tutored students in the operations of audio and video production equipment
- Administered technical exams with pass or fail determination


WORK HISTORY:

Sunnyside Unified School District, Tucson, AZ [Oct ••••• Present]
Videographer/Editor

Independent Contractor, Seattle, WA [Apr ••••• Sep •••••]
Producer/Videographer/Editor

Piranha Productions, Seattle, WA [Mar ••••• Sep •••••]
Video Editor

Microsoft Studios (A.P.S.), Redmond, WA [Aug ••••• - Mar •••••]
Tech. Director/Camera Operator

American Production Services, Seattle, WA [May ••••• Oct •••••] Video/Film Equipment Rental Dept.

Whidbey Island Films, Inc. Seattle, WA [May ••••• Oct •••••]
Grip, National Desk (PBS Series)

Ron Sherman Advertising, Little Rock, AR [Jan ••••• - Aug •••••]
Videographer/Editor


HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS:

Presidents List, Honor Roll, Student Representative - Art Institute of Seattle

Honor Roll - ITT Technical Institute