Resume
Experience
2017 - present
SOUND DESIGNER, GUEST HOST
Meet The Ocean
Portland, Oregon
Provide research, creation, and editing for over 75 Meet the Ocean podcast episodes. Other duties include voice-over narration, writing copy, and assisting in social media marketing campaigns. Assist non-profit Director with administrative tasks. Podcast products have been downloaded over 50,000 times in 45 countries.
2018 - 2020
BACKROOM COORDINATOR
Sierra
Batavia, Illinois
Promoted from a sales associate role in July 2019. Oversaw a team of 25 associates. Orchestrated truck deliveries, inventory processing, and stock replenishment. Created selling incentive plans that grew sales by 25%. Assisted with register reconsiliation bookkeeping on cash drawers worth $3,000. Managed and developed associates through team projects and
hands-on training.
2012 - 2016
FREELANCE PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Los Angeles, California
In various short-term projects, I was responsible for transporting talent, setting up on-location office spaces for producers, organizing payroll, shipping hard drives, and buying set props.
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Projects:
"Viceland: Human Trafficking"
VICE/Lucky 8
Production Assistant, 7/2016
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"Power Rangers"
P.A.N.T.S Post/Lionsgate
Post Production Assistant, 5/2016
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“Nightmare Wedding”
The Asylum/Lifetime
Production Coordinator, 4/2016
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"General Hospital Promo"
Lifehouse Pictures/ABC
Craft Services/Production Runner, 2/2016
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"ABFF Honors Awards"
Young Bull Productions/BET
Runner, 2/2016
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"FNX"
705 Hollywood/Valve Software
Set, 2/2016
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"Kids BBQ Championship"
Lucky 8 TV/Food Network
Office/Production Runner, 12/2015
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"Jupiter Ascending"
DVG Productions/Lionsgate
Location Lock-Up, 5/2013
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"Divergent"
DVG Productions/Lionsgate
Extras Wrangler, 4/2013
2013 - 2015
VIDEO PRODUCER
Chicago Tribune,
Tribune Publishing Company
Chicago, Illinois
Participated in pitch and production meetings for online video deliverables. In charge of editing, motion graphics, sound, and color correction for digital deliverables. Part of a small team who cultivated the company’s first video-to-online workflow for 20 reporters to share phone video footage gathered from the field. Videos produced in conjunction with the photojounalist team have garnered over 33 million views on social media. Developed digital ad campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, and Google Adwords. Analyzed web traffic and referral sources in Google Analytics and Chartbeat.
2017 - 2019
FREELANCE PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Chicago, Illinois
LearnSure, Inc.
B-Camera Operator for videos created in partnership with non-profit organizations, Mutual Ground and Kane County Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children.
January 2013-September 2014
MK Films Group
Production assistance with personnel, clients, and set maintenance on commercials for O'Charley's and Aveeno.
April 2013
Starkid Productions
Location sound and post production audio consulting for a web series.
Jan 2013 – Mar 2013
Chicago Access Network Television
(CAN-TV)
Handled subject research, located stock pictures, wrote copy, and recorded voiceover of myself. The 4 completed Public Service Announcements were seen by thousands of viewers during CAN-TV's weekly Illinois State Bar Association telecast.
May 2012 – Nov 2012
2011 - 2012
PICTURE & SOUND INTERN
Various Companies
Chicago, Illinois
Stocking office materials, organizing project file systems, assisting engineers, testing new equipment, and dubbing commercial videos for long-term storage.
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Notable projects:
- Personal IMDb credit for "foley artist" on Scrooge & Marley film
- Participated in the audio portion of the "Camp Kuleshov" contest through Chicago's AICE trade organization
- Performed initial music searches for Our Longest Drive, a Golf Channel television documentary
2008 - 2015
DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATE
Kohl's Department Store
Batavia, Illinois
Trained new associates for service on cash registers and soft-line clothing departments. Assisted on customer service desk to answer phone calls, count cash drawers, and organize returned product.
Education
2008 - 2012
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
Bachelor of Arts,
Film & Video
Chicago, Illinois
- Graduated with honors
- Writing tutor
- Peer Academic Coach
- Residence Hall Association representative on Student Government panel
- Resident Assistant for 40 students from 2009-2011
2016 - 2018
(unfinished)
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science,
Biology
-Member of the Sigma Phi Biological Honors Society
-Member of the Northern Illinois University Honors Program
DeKalb, Illinois
Recognition & Awards
Willamette Week’s “Best of Portland 2020: Best Nature Podcast”, Meet the Ocean
2020 Best Sound Design for Meet the Ocean’s short film, “Winter in Antarctica”, Los Angeles International Film Festival
Employee of the Month, Sierra, 2020
Featured career speaker at Plainfield East High School, 2020
Employee of the Month, Kohl's Department Store, 2014
First Data Corporation Collegiate Leadership Scholarship, 2011
Professional skillset
Microsoft Office
Avid Pro-Tools
Google analytics
Public Speaking
Headline Writing
Adobe Creative Suite
Basic HTML coding
Creative Writing
MLA/APA formatting and citations
Photography