Associate Producer

• Oct 2021 - Present

Freelance Producer

• Sep 2013 - Present

Producer, shooter, editor. For hire! Producer, shooter, editor. For hire!

Freelance Producer

• Oct 2013 - Dec 2021

Conference coverage of the Mobile Backhaul Summit, Mobile World Congress and the Consumer Economics show; managing a multi-camera live stream and a local camera crew of 10+, producing daily highlights and event wrap-up videos. Conference coverage of the Mobile Backhaul Summit, Mobile World Congress and the Consumer Economics show; managing a multi-camera live stream and a local camera crew of 10+, producing daily highlights and event wrap-up videos.

Production Manager

• Mar 2018 - Sep 2018

overseeing the production of factual content for broadcast.

Fixer x Researcher

• Mar 2015 - Mar 2018

China-based fixer/researcher for Discovery, National Geographic, and Channel NewsAsia.Programs have focused on the evolution of the 21st century Silk Road, modern life on China’s ancient Grand Canal, catching up with China’s tycoons, discovering the history of Chinese wood working, and exploring robot technology in the Mainland.I contribute research for story pitches and script writing, secure interviewees and scout locations, liaise with city officials for permits and journalist visas, translate on-location for contributors and crew.

Digital Content Creator

• Aug 2015 - Mar 2018

Freelance content creator for Alizila, corporate news website of Alibaba. I pitch, research, and execute production for video pieces used to educate and engage a Western audience about Alibaba Group. Check out more content at www.alizila.com. Freelance content creator for Alizila, corporate news website of Alibaba. I pitch, research, and execute production for video pieces used to educate and engage a Western audience about Alibaba Group. Check out more content at www.alizila.com.

3D Mapping Producer

• Sep 2015 - Sep 2017

Managed logistics across several vendor artists for media events held on a 4-paneled LED stage (including floor). Coordinated artist assets such as Cinema 4D camera perspectives and stage specs, as well as work-in-progress deliveries of car path animatics and 3D car modeling, managed output time and feedback using Rebus render farm logs and Wipster.io comment sharing site. Helped draft the cue list for the varied visual formats piped through Watchout, Spyder, and IMAG. Managed logistics across several vendor artists for media events held on a 4-paneled LED stage (including floor). Coordinated artist assets such as Cinema 4D camera perspectives and stage specs, as well as work-in-progress deliveries of car path animatics and 3D car modeling, managed output time and feedback using Rebus render farm logs and Wipster.io comment sharing site. Helped draft the cue list for the varied visual formats piped through Watchout, Spyder, and IMAG.

City Producer

• Sep 2014 - Sep 2017

Producing and promoting the 48 Hour Film Project, Shanghai edition. On a fateful Friday night, teams are assigned a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre. Then I release them into the wild to make me a movie.Recruiting teams, securing a venue for kick-off event and screenings, organizing pre-filmmaking workshops and meetups, liaising with HQ, and promoting the hell out of the 48HFP are responsibilities on the docket. Take part. http://www.48hourfilm.com/en/shanghai/

Feature Documentary Researcher, Assistant Producer

• May 2015 - Jul 2015

Fact checking and archival research for documentary "Too High to Fall". Topics focused on the April 2015 earthquake in Nepal and the resulting avalanche at the Mount Everest base camp. Search and secured expert interviewees and footage licensing. Fact checking and archival research for documentary "Too High to Fall". Topics focused on the April 2015 earthquake in Nepal and the resulting avalanche at the Mount Everest base camp. Search and secured expert interviewees and footage licensing.

Assistant Producer

• Oct 2013 - Sep 2014

Providing full service production support for corporate film:- Preproduction - budgeting; scheduling; location scouting; crew booking; organizing itinerary; equipment rental; client consultation for local production- Production - bilingual production in English/Chinese; shot list maintenance and film continuity; live corporate event coverage and live feed for clients including Chevron, Jaguar, KPMG and AustCham- Post Production - managing and co-managing the conversion, editing and output of several videos a week; Chinese-English translation; managing logos, typeface, color scheme to branded perfection; coordinating stock footage, photos, animation, music, VO's, and other assets across teams

Mobile Marketing Tour Coordinator

• Mar 2013 - Sep 2013

With Marketing Werks I coordinated and executed a 6-month regional tour for Verizon products and services:- Touring - co-organized a 100% travel itinerary for a 3-person team; set up a 10’x20’ event space including a tent, 5 structural pieces, audio/video components, and 30 mobile devices and smart accessories - Event Marketing - educated consumers on all things Verizon, from plan pricing to onsite troubleshooting; coordinated with regional retail staff to support sales and consumer interaction; received client reps and incorporated their suggestions for a successful Verizon presence; post-event reporting providing efficacy metrics and consumer feedback from the field- Emceeing - mic messaging on Verizon's event-specific promotions; hosted competitions and activities; broadcasted consumer reaction interviews; cross-promotional messaging for client partners

Production Assistant

• Feb 2012 - Jul 2012

Provided production services for luxury brands including BMW, Fiji water and Mont Blanc: project budgeting and scheduling; preproduction creative advising; staffing and equipment logistics; travel and accommodation preparations; bilingual (Chinese/English) shoot day production support; multimedia post-production coordination Provided production services for luxury brands including BMW, Fiji water and Mont Blanc: project budgeting and scheduling; preproduction creative advising; staffing and equipment logistics; travel and accommodation preparations; bilingual (Chinese/English) shoot day production support; multimedia post-production coordination

Language Localization Team Lead

• Sep 2010 - Feb 2012

Led text-to-speech and speech recognition projects at the Beijing R&D campus for China and the greater Asia region:- Linguists Analysis and Research - produced and maintained data for text-to-speech output via audio analysis and annotation; prosody model specification assistance; ToBI model testing- ToBI Project Expansion - adapted the ToBI US-English model development across 11 languages; trained new team members on developer tools; lead internal calibration; compiled weekly status reports and scheduled targeted goals with project milestones- Mango Speech Recognition Regional Testing - remotely directed UI feedback from over 1300 internal testers across the greater Asia region, including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Russia, India, Singapore and South Korea; reported bugs and tracked their resolutions; fielded linguistic consultation to recalibrate source materials within each domain

Media Technologies Assistant

• Sep 2005 - Jun 2009

- Campus Presentation, Event, and Production Support - filmed campus events; media equipment setup and troubleshooting; media conversions; video edited on Final Cut Pro Studio, the iLife bundle, and Adobe After Effects; audio refinement on Protools and Avid - Web Video Designer - created promotional videos for Carleton Varsity Athletics; researched team history; coordinated shoots according to season schedules; filmed athlete interviews; filmed b-roll material at games and practices; edited the footage and recorded voice overs; uploaded to the web content management system and promoted a 7-minute video biweekly