Passionate, Gen X, veteran Producer with deep hands-on experience in full service production execution across all media platforms. Trained up working for A-List production companies, Entertainment Networks, Ad Agency and Fortune 500 consumer brands on diverse projects ranging in scope, complexity and budgets from $50k into the Multi-Millions.

 

Savvy in accomplishing creative excellence, keeping client visual creative strategy in alignment while balancing business realities. Ownership of all financial oversight and management of interdisciplinary teams, communications, smooth operations and logistics of every project from intake to delivery.

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Trusted by clients for consistency in on-time on budget delivery, with a 100% track record of smooth execution. 

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Lived and worked in 4 major U.S. film markets; now based in Atlanta for the past 10 years, covering the Southeast.

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• Client engagement, trust and relationship builder, main point of contact, expectation mgmt & guide thru shoot & delivery.​​

​• Talent for thorough analysis of project scope & complexity at intake turning information into development, creation of strategic execution plans, timelines w/approval markers, proposals of realistic, financially efficient budgets and maintaining financial control throughout lifespan of campaign, program or project while keeping execution aligned with client goals.

• Always an active listener, probe, ask the right questions, actively collaborate to clearly wrap head around every goal detail, operate always envisioning steps ahead to flag potential problems and then translate big picture into effective next steps and team actions.

•Once I "have the ball" remain calm, confident and in control.

•Creative development can offer creative taste, best at editor/contributor of creative design, personal insights and perspective of human nature from personal & advertising life study, observant-see patterns of behavior (applies to data analysis), maintain alignment thru execution phases and contribute solid ideas and/or strategy as needed or requested. 

​• Know enough about most every key technical and creative department, including post production finishing, celebrity talent, stunts, and SFX to understand needs, issues, administer oversight and support best success for all channels.

​• Responsive, collaborative, strategic minded leadership, providing informed direction, constant, accurate communication with all teams/elements at all times, quick/accurate decision making in order to best guide all moving parts, logistical operations, tech equip, materials in project scope together in a smooth, unified way.  

• Effective allocation of funds, spending money in the right places, negotiation, strategic manipulation of funds, tracking all expenditures and paperwork throughout then performing ALL project accounting/reconciliation upon completion payroll, petty cash, purchase orders.

•Always sound judgement, integrity regarding status reports with precision leadership and accurate, constant communication with vendors all 3rd party elements, crews & internal team at all times.

• Recognized for meticulous and thorough prep, operational planning, prioritization, detail orientation and organization that supports overall performance of crew, team, 3rd party element vendor's effective time mgmt, to completion.

• Innately efficiency minded but as job requirement enhanced this skill serves in analysis of or establishment of streamlined work flows, paperwork, prioritization, multi-tasking master. 

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Also known for: high integrity, high work ethic, high productivity, positive good vibes and a wicked sense of humor. Endlessly curious, open mind, doesn't matter where a good idea comes from and lifelong lover of learning

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VERY MEMORABLE JOBS:

 

            • Head Of Production - $5M National Commercial - (Director Klaus Obermeyer) - Because I did the math, pre-bid

               researched then execution planned every budget line, agency cost controllers approved the cost to build a suburban

               house on top of a mesa in Moab,UT so our hero “married couple” can leave their house for work together and

               parachute down to their Dodge trucks at the bottom. ($5million)

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            • Producer - $750K Cruise Line (photographer Chris Sanders) - beautifully photograph 17 talent, different parings,

               in every existing wardrobe “look”, covering every single activity & amenity our Cruise Line client offers. Shooting only

               when no passengers are present in10 day shoot on a moving Celebrity Cruise Ship, so 10 / 24hr days. Florida to Mexico.

               (budget not including Photographer & Talent Fees/Usage)

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            • Production Manager - $150K NAKED “man on the street” Campaign (Director Tony Kaye) - shoot/get people to

               agree to be naked on camera, on streets of Manhattan,NY in Winter! for fun interviews talking about their cell service.                     (I know, I know. It was the 90’s)

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