Dynamic Digital Filmmaker who is eager to offer proven talents in Documentary Filmmaking, Film Editing, Creative Writing / Editing, Interviewing, Location Setup, and Crew Recruitment / Leadership, as well as experience in Administrative / Operations Support, Website Design / Development, and Process Optimization. Visionary Professional who rises above creative challenges to achieve winning outcomes, and who makes sound decisions to align with creative goals. Excellent Communicator who quickly adapts to fast-paced, evolving situations while synergistically liaising among executives, multi-industry professionals, and peers.

Certificate in Digital Filmmaking (2011) Boston University Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIA)

John Truby s Online Story Program (In Progress) John Truby, Story Coach

Cameras: Panasonic EX1 ￨ Canon XH-A1

Lights ￨ Grip: ARRI Studio ￨ Lowel Light Systems, Controls & Kits ￨ Kino Flow

Sound: AT Shotgun & Boom ￨ Wireless Lavalier Microphones ￨ 306 Field Mixer

Software: Microsoft Office Suite ￨ Mac OS ￨ Apple Final Cut Pro 7 ￨ Adobe Products ￨ Lotus Notes

• Capitalized on the opportunity to lead the dynamic conceptualization, design, and development of four 15-minute documentaries on the National Museum of Crime & Punishment, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Street Sense newspaper, and Holistic Health, including individually assessing project needs to meet clients objectives.
• Evaluated optimal filmmaking sites and secured all essential location permits from the Xxxxxx, D.C. Film Office.
• Drove projects success by recruiting, coaching, and supervising camera operators and production crew professionals.
• Applied solid communication and interpersonal relations talents toward coordinating and conducting comprehensive interviews with top-level executives, museum administrators and docents, nutritionists, and area business owners.
• Expertly edited 400+ movie clips, and applied music and sound effects, graphics, key transitions, and color corrections.

Supplemental Recent Administrative / Technical Support Experience

• Strategically steer administrative and technical support for compliance with personnel security policies / procedures.
• Lead innovative design and development of a personnel security intranet website, along with creating a cheat sheet for federal employees and contractors to assist applicants in completing Declaration for Federal Employment forms and co-conceptualizing a new file plan system for 2,000+ paper files for efficient preparation for archival activities.
• Optimize administrative efficiency by using diverse systems, databases, and / or electronic tracking mechanisms to complete a myriad of daily tasks, including interfacing with customers to promptly respond to and resolve inquiries.
• Received Certificate of Excellence in 2015, as well as praise from adjudicators in 2015 / 2016 for improving NSF s response time to OPM by 100% which ultimately resulted in zero investigatory cancellations during last several quarters.

• Provided daily meeting scheduling and administrative support to division chief and staff, including preparing travel books; securing airline, hotel, and rental cars; and processing expense reports and AMEX statements for 25 employees.

• Delivered administrative, office management, HR, and customer service support to 50 federal authorizing officials within a deadline-driven environment, including drafting and disseminating correspondence, reports, memorandums, and electronic taskers; overseeing visas and travel request forms; coordinating meetings; and administering payroll.
• Improved efficiency and productivity by designing a new paper and electronic filing system to cover a 10-year backlog.

• Spearheaded administrative oversight of a $550,000 travel budget for 50 advisory board members attending 100+ meetings nationwide, including building a complex database to track 115 meetings annually, developing an Excel spreadsheet to track cancellations and de-obligated travel funds, and generating 16-page reports of meeting overviews.
• Continually led process improvements while developing financial reports to summarize spending, preparing reports on travel budgets, maintaining annual travel records, and coordinating travel with board members and government staff.

• Authored a reference manual for customers contract policies, SOPs, and contact lists, as well as providing new hire orientations for employees, processing travel expenses, and liaising between corporate office and on-site contractors.

• Led financial analysis of contract budget and invoice reconciliation, along with creating invoice reports up to $325,000.
• Updated an Access-based financial database, updated 54 web pages weekly, and posted or removed 75 documents to the internet daily, along with personally composing an administrative desktop reference manual for contract procedures.