Experience

Detroit Institute of Arts

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director of Visual Media

  • Mar 2023 - Present



Local Projects

• United States
• Design Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Film Director

  • Jan 2020 - Feb 2023

  Directed over 50 films for the new Planet Word Museum, Washington DC as well as worked on the Faith & Liberty Discovery Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening in Medora, North Dakota in 2024. Directed over 50 films for the new Planet Word Museum, Washington DC as well as worked on the Faith & Liberty Discovery Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening in Medora, North Dakota in 2024.



Detroit Institute of Arts

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Film Director

  • Mar 2022 - Jan 2023

  Directed primary exhibition film for the “Van Gogh in America” special exhibition that runs October 2, 2022 through January 22, 2023. Directed additional films for social media. Directed primary exhibition film for the “Van Gogh in America” special exhibition that runs October 2, 2022 through January 22, 2023. Directed additional films for social media.



MolQ Entertainment, Inc.

• United States
• Technology, Information and Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Films

  • Nov 2020 - Oct 2022

  New SVOD streaming service featuring the best featuring independent films, documentaries, and series. This film library of over 1000 hours of high quality, curated programming, will launch in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands in the 3rd quarter of 2022, and in the United States and Canada during the 4th quarter of 2022. MolQ will present films and series from around the globe, including festival favorites from Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, Venice, Sundance, SXSW, Telluride, Tribeca and others, along with the best of independent cinema and Hollywood classics, and original programming. Responsible for overseeing the curation of the content library, green-lighting original programming, and development of the website and applications. Show less



Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Memorial

• Washington DC

• Film Director

  • Apr 2019 - Sep 2020

  Directed and edited films for The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Memorial on the Memorial's architect, Frank Gehry, the sculptural artist, Sergey Eylanbekov, and the tapestry artist, Tomas Osinski, and a film for the Memorial's grand opening ceremony. Directed and edited films for The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Memorial on the Memorial's architect, Frank Gehry, the sculptural artist, Sergey Eylanbekov, and the tapestry artist, Tomas Osinski, and a film for the Memorial's grand opening ceremony.



G&A

• United States
• Design Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Film Production

  • Oct 2016 - Jan 2020

  Select Clients: International Spy Museum, Washington D.C.: a completely re-imagined 140,000 sq. foot museum with 50 media exhibits dedicated to the tradecraft, history and contemporary role of espionage. Directed exhibits include the "Cyber Infinity Mirror Room," telling stories of the cyber warfare, and the "Intro Briefing Film" featuring narration by Morgan Freeman. National Museum of African-American Music, Nashville, Tennessee: A museum dedicated to preserving the legacy and celebrating the accomplishments of the many music genres created, influenced, or inspired by African Americans. Developed films on Gospel, The Blues, Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, and Hip Hop. Illinois Holocaust Museum, Take a Stand Center, Skokie, Illinois: An entirely new way to experience history, utilizing high-definition holographic interview recordings of Holocaust survivors—created by the USC Shoah Foundation—to create an immersive, interactive theater experience. Winner of the Gold AAM Muse Award for Interactive Interpretive Installations and the Jim Blackaby Memorial Award, a Best in Show award. The intro film, "The Answer," a spoken-word music video, was the winner of two Telly Awards. Chicago Architecture Center, Chicago, Illinois: new visitor center featuring an 8 minute film about the history of Chicago architecture projected onto a 30 square foot scale model of the city. Johnson & Johnson Museum, New Brunswick New Jersey: Eleven unique exhibits include interactive timelines, large-format film projections, and multi-sensorial environments. Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Experience, Meridian Mississippi: Dozens of media exhibits celebrating the works of Mississippi artists and entertainers. Sazerac House, New Orleans, Louisiana: A three-story museum featuring information on the history of cocktails as well as the influence of the Sazerac on New Orleans and cocktail culture. Show less



Local Projects

• United States
• Design Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Media Production and Content

  • May 2009 - Sep 2016

  Director of both the content and media production departments leading teams in the concept and development of film and interactive experiences for museums, cultural institutions, and corporate clients. Interdisciplinary skill set spans concept ideation, content development, writing, film direction, film editorial, exhibit installation and technical oversight, client, budget and team management. Select Clients: National September 11 Memorial & Museum: developed exhibit concepts and directed media for approximately 85 media exhibits. Conducted interviews with Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Colin Powell, Eric Holder, Janet Napolitano, Robert DeNiro and 90 others for a large-scale, environmental exhibit, "Reflecting on 9/11"; developed, directed and produced thousands of audio recordings for the opening exhibit of the Museum, "We Remember," a 9 projector, 16 speaker exhibit that stretches over one hundred feet; directed 15 Alcove films featuring stories from those who were inside the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Flight 93 on the day of 9/11. Winner of Five AAM Muse Awards, Cannes Gold Lion. Museum of the City of New York: New York at Its Core, the museum's first permanent exhibit, featuring the 30 minute "Timescapes", large-format film that tells the history of New York through maps. IBM Watson Experience Centers: blending storytelling with design, data, and expert-guided interaction One World Trade Center Observation Deck: City Pulse ring, using gesture control led by ambassadors, visitors can explore over 100 New York stories and destinations on 10 interlocking monitors. National Museum of American Jewish History: Dreams of Freedom, Only in America, and Innovation & Expansion exhibits. Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Memorial: developed concepts and interaction for E-Memorial website; wrote, produced, and directed 10 films about Eisenhower’s life in the military and as President. Show less



Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Segment Producer

  • Sep 2008 - Feb 2009

  Produced eight documentary short films on Holocaust survivors utilized as part of the permanent core exhibition at the new Museum that opened in April, 2009. Produced eight documentary short films on Holocaust survivors utilized as part of the permanent core exhibition at the new Museum that opened in April, 2009.



20th Century Fox Television

• Los Angeles, CA

• Associate Producer

  • Jul 2008 - Aug 2008

  Yahoo! Buzz, television news pilot Yahoo! Buzz, television news pilot



The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons From the Life of Robert S. McNamara

• Cambridge, MA

• Associate Producer

  • 2001 - 2005

  2004 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature; official selection of Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals. - Helped plan and conduct film interviews with former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and B-roll shoots in Boston, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles. - Consulted daily on editing for the length of the film and the DVD extras.  Responsible for overseeing all textual, photographic, and archival film research. Individually wrote all content, including film synopsis and glossary, for Sony Pictures Classics’ official website , winner of the 2004 Webby Award for Best Film Website. Show less