Dedicated Video Producer eager to contribute 5+ years of Professional experience to a challenging role within a progressive organization.

• Expert level Video Producer skilled in directing all phases, from concept to shooting and editing; recognized internationally for producing 100+ movies, including feature films, documentaries and mini-documentaries.
• Experienced in designing, developing and managing content for multiple websites; knowledgeable in curating and updating 100% of content.
• Possesses expertise in video journalism, 2-D animation and digital design.
• Regarded for production of a short documentary funded by a 2016 Upside Down Grant with One Revolution Foundation.
• Dynamic interpersonal communication skills, instrumental to identifying client needs and cultivating lasting relationships.

• Linguistic fluency in English, Italian and Russian.

MFA in Electronic Arts, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; 2011

Deviations and Straight Line Award in Graduated / Electronic Media Category; 2010

Completed graduate level coursework in Advanced Drawing, Advanced Painting, 2D Design and Digital Imaging.

The Engine that Powers Your Business, Social Media for Business & The Power of Email Marketing SCORE Workshops; 2012

Teaching Certificate, Provveditorato Agli Study, Milan, Italy; 2000

BA: Foreign Languages & Literatures, Summa cum Laude, Istituto Universitario di Lingue Moderne, Milan

Multimedia/Content Producer, Relevant Webzine, wwwchicago4community.com; 2012-2014

Board Director of New Media at the Friends of the Wilmette Public Library; 2013-2015

Photographer at Wilmette Pack 1 Cub Scouts; 2012-2015

Make Your Movie, Inc, Winnetka, IL 2012-Present

Film & Video Producer / Business Owner

• Fulfill key proprietary role, directing all day to day operations; successfully produced 100+ movies, including feature films, documentaries and mini-documentaries for small businesses, non-profit organizations and events.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills; form positive relationships with high profile clients including The American Cancer Society, Lake Forest Historical Society, Empire State College and The Friends of the Wilmette Public Library.
• Continually recognized on a global level for development of innovative and inspirational films.

Media 4 Community NFP 2012-2014

Executive Director & Chief Creative Officer

• Assumed key operational leadership role within a non-profit organization dedicated to utilizing digital media to represent communities throughout Chicago.
• Directed all aspects of video documentation, content development and editing.
• Formed positive relationships with various groups and organizations within the community.
• Contributed extensively to creation of Chicago 4 Community webzine; heavily involved in conception, design, promotion and content management.
• Deployed innovative social media marketing strategies to substantially increase exposure.

Center for Disability Services, Albany, NY 2010-2011

Project Director Intern

• Gained valuable exposure to effective video production processes.
• Fulfilled key role in development of 15 documentary on dramatic arts activity; created proposal, captured footage of rehearsals, edited content, finalized documentary and produced DVD copies.
• Successfully directed world premiere screening of documentary at the EMPAC Theatre.

Deep Listening Institute, Kingston & Poughkeepsie, NY 2011 Non-Profit Video Producer, 2D Animator

• Contributed extensively to completion of multiple short documentaries; heavily involved in all project phases, including conducting thorough interviews, compiling information and production.
• Key achievement included documentation of Adaptive Use Musical Instrument orientation and class sessions at Abilities First.

Previous Positions:

Experimental Art High School, Monza, Italy; High School Teacher 1996-2005

RCS Media Group, Milan, Italy; Translator 1996-2003

The Transitioning of Sound from Consciousness into the External Space

Music, Mind, and Invention Workshop, College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ; 2012

Linear and Aerial Perspectives

Sonorities Symposium, Queen s University, Belfast, UK; 2012

New Media Art and Healing

SPOHNC, Meeting Continuum Cancers Centers, Manhattan, NY; 2010

Surviving Cancer through Art

SPOHNC, Meeting Continuum Cancers Centers, Manhattan, NY; 2009

Deviations & Straight Line, Sounding the Body: Improvisation, Presentation & Subjectivity

Wesleyan University Press; 2013

The Transitioning of Sound from Consciousness into the External Space http://www.tcnj.edu/~mmi/proceedings.html

Stretched Boundaries, Electroacoustic Music Studies Conference, The Cell Theatre, Manhattan, NY; 2011

If Truth Be Told, Martinez Gallery, Troy, NY; 2011

Unexpected Journey, Art Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY; 2010

Supernature, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; 2010

NY Shout out! Youth Media Festival, The Sanctuary for Independent Media, 2010 Troy, NY

Reverse Vertigo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; 2010

Mirror, Troy Cinema and Visual Art Group Inc., Troy, NY; 2009

Reassembled, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; 2009