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Experience:

KOMO TV4, COMMERCIAL PRODUCER/EDITOR/VIDEOGRAPHER — 2016 — PRESENT

I work as an Emmy nominate  commercial producer at KOMO. I work with clients on projects from start to finish. Meaning I will write scripts and pitch creative then shoot and edit the final spots. Or as I think of my position- I work as a Swiss Army Knife for video for the station and my clients. Over the years I have been at KOMO I have created hundreds of commercials, helped shoot several documentaries plus create both live and look live telethons. I also shoot the station talent headshots.

LAKE WASHINGTON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, PROFESSOR AFTER EFFECTS — 2016 — 2017

At Lake Washington Technical Institute I taught an introduction to After Effects class. I covered the basics of AE from the perspective of a commercial producer. It was a course designed to give design students a taste of motion graphics to add a new tool to their quivers.  

FREELANCE VIDEOGRAPHER — 2001 — PRESENT

As a freelance videographer I have worked on many local productions starting out as a PA then working my way up to handling entire productions.  

MICROSOFT, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR / EDITOR — 2012 — 2016

At Microsoft Learning I worked in a studio environment. I operated a Newtek switcher to create training videos for Microsoft products. We created both live webcasts and pre-recorded content in a fast paced quick turnaround environment.  

SOCIAL 27, CONTRACT EDITOR — 2012

I worked as a contract editor working on content for Microsoft. Editing content in Adobe Premiere and After Effects. 

SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION, A/V IT MEDIA MANAGER — 2009 — 2011

Seattle Science Foundation is a medical training facility with a large lab and full compliment of video infrastructure. We hosted training for groups of medical professionals. I operated local and remote cameras, managed live web streams, created content to promote the facility, and operated and managed the facilities video and computer infrastructure.  

NORTHWEST CABLE NEWS, DIGITAL PRODUCTION OPERATOR / EDITOR — 2000

While at North West Cable news I edited content for live newscasts with Avid Newscutter. As I progressed I worked up to the lead editor position for weekend shifts. I managed the workload for the editing team assigning stories as well as normal editing tasks. Additionally I filled in as a news photographer working with reporters on stories as needed. 

SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, EDIT SUITE / CLASS ASSISTANT — 1996 — 2002

I helped manage the edit suites assisting students with Avid and Media 100 questions and concearns. 

Education:

Art Institute of Seattle — BFA, Digital Filmmaking — 2012

Art Institute of Seattle — AAA, Video Production — 2009

Shoreline Community College — AA, General Studies— 1998