Experience

VirTra

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Content Director

  • Jan 2020 - Present

• Content Manager

  • Mar 2015 - Feb 2020

  Manage the company’s Content development team including Directors, Visual FX Artists & Compositors, Production Coordinators, and Subject Matter Experts. Project leader on major content development projects, including large scale government contract projects.Responsibilities and Accomplishments Include:• Project lead on major content development projects, including large scale government contracts. Create detailed and accurate design docs and scopes.• Created the company’s current unique method of filming 360° panoramic videos with seamless stitching and video branching capabilities, allowing for the development of more complex and realistic training material for clients.• Collaborate directly with key client agencies and departments including government agencies such as the United States Secret Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, National Sheriff's Association, and Utah Courts and Corrections to develop content which meets their needs.• Modified and adapted department workflows to various project management systems such as JIRA and Wrike, helping achieve the company-wide goal of becoming ISO 9001 certified and listed on the Nasdaq (attended opening bell ringing in NYC).• Plan, budget, and manage ever-changing quarterly and annual projects and financials with diligent time management and resource allocation.• Continually adapt workflows and processes by understanding individual development strengths and personality characteristics. Show less

• Video Production Director

  • Jan 2009 - Mar 2015

  Direct and manage all phases of production and post-production, including oversight of talent, crew, and vendors; Crafting dramatic scenes for use in Law Enforcement and Military simulation training.*Even though I now manage the content development department, I still actively work as a Director on key projects and productions.• Wrote and developed treatments and shooting scripts for scenes of varying subject matters with Law Enforcement and Military Subject Matter Experts. Created customized content by collaborating directly with client agencies and departments.• Managed all phases of pre-production including casting and scouting.• Responsible for all directing, filming and lighting duties on set.• Managed and directed talent and crews on location and studio-based productions.• Acquisition and management of vendors including production freelancers, post-production facilities and audio specialists.• Lighting for green/blue screen productions and location-based productions, including many demanding night exteriors.• Worked on set with Subject Matter Experts to assure that both technical needs and training value were satisfied with precise scene blocking and execution.• Managed post-production processes including all editing, sound mixing, color timing, visual effects, and final testing and approval.• Managed massive ADR and localization projects, including dubbing and translating entire content libraries into various languages such as Arabic, Spanish, and French. These projects consisted of hundreds of videos, dozens of hours of footage, hundreds of characters, and thousands of text files. Show less



MarzMotion

• Tempe, AZ

• Producer/Director

  • May 2008 - Present

  • Produce, direct and edit projects of varying sizes and classifications such as marketing, promotional, industrial/business, and music videos. Working on freelance projects provides me opportunities to remain educated in the ever-evolving production industry. • Work with clients on projects from inception and pre-production to completion and approval. • Maintain genuine concern for the company brand. • Produce, direct and edit projects of varying sizes and classifications such as marketing, promotional, industrial/business, and music videos. Working on freelance projects provides me opportunities to remain educated in the ever-evolving production industry. • Work with clients on projects from inception and pre-production to completion and approval. • Maintain genuine concern for the company brand.