Experience

The Embassy

• Canada
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Producer

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Managed projects from bidding to delivery, liaised with internal teams, clients, and vendors. Reported on the team and show progress to Company Executives. Established workflows and processes for the production department.Key responsibilities:Created master schedules, oversaw daily operations for all shows, monitored progress and tracked actuals.Managed client expectations and interacted directly with clients to problem solve.Led internal bid meetings, ensured work is within scope, and monitored changes with clients.Handled bidding with outsourcing vendors, created shared bidding worksheets in Google Sheets, and established bidding and briefing workflows internallyManaged facility crew schedules, optimized workloads, and monitored timesheets/OT.Trained, supervised, and evaluated VFX Production Managers and Coordinators.Reported to Company Executives weekly on team and show progress, discussed any issues and suggested improvements.Discussed with the Head of Studio and Finance department the financial status and projections of projects.Liaised with Editorial, Pipeline and IT teams to develop new processes and tools.Achievement:Successfully delivered 807 VFX shots in 11 months with a production team of 3 people, while managing the majority of bidding, scheduling, daily operations and client relations.List of projects:TV Episodic:Warrior Nun - Season 2The Spiderwick ChroniclesWhite House PlumbersSuperman and LoisThe Flight AttendantPachinkoFeature Films:DrinkwaterWalter BoysShort Films:Sick BeatsCommercials (11):Altafiber, BOP, Cat’s Pride, Cathay, Disney Resorts, Endigo, Flonase, GMC, Ingrezza, Verzenio Show less

• Production Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Feb 2021

  Managed projects from start of production to delivery, including scheduling and crew, client and vendor management. Responsible for show setup, delivery, and show wrap.Key responsibilities:Managed master schedules and all daily operations, monitored progress, maintained ShotGrid and tracked actuals for all shows in the facility.Proactively addressed issues, communicated priorities and targets to the team in order to hit deadlines on time. Directly liaised with clients for reviews, requests, schedules and deliveries.Optimized crew schedules and workload, and monitored timesheets/OT.Managed show setup and helped establish production workflows.Worked with editorial to establish ingest/delivery pipelines and workflows.Responsible for shots creation and ingest management with editorial, and tracking turnovers with clients.Managed internal breakdowns and delivery of archiving material.Liaised with Pipeline and IT departments to create new tools and workflows.Helped manage priorities on render farm with leads and supervisors.Achievement:Effectively handled 7 simultaneous projects with diverse clients and a small teamList of projects:TV Episodic:Warrior Nun - Season 1Twilight Zone - Season 1, 2Project Blue BookMan in the High CastleLost in SpaceKryptonMX4Fast LayneFeature Films:The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2The 5th WaveShort Films:BMW Films: The EscapeThe RunnerCommercials (26):BCAA, Bell LG, Belair, Credit Karma, Cat's Pride, Consumer Reports, Cathay, Emgality, Fantom Wallet, Hong Kong Disneyland, Hyundai Santa Fe, Lexus, Mentos, Nissan, Old Dominion, Pennzoil, Rain-X, Sewell’s, Toyota, Verzenio Show less

• Production Coordinator

  • Apr 2014 - Jul 2015

  Oversaw shot progress across all departments, handled client deliveries, crew and data management, and client communication.Key responsibilities:Managed daily operations of projects and shot progress across all departments, and maintained ShotGrid up to date.Conducted artists rounds and liaised with Supervisors.Helped manage priorities on render farm with leads and supervisors.Collaborated with Producer and Supervisors to set milestones, and uphold schedules.Coordinated, attended and documented internal and client meetings.Responsible for show setup, email aliases, chat rooms, calendars, and Shotgrid pages.List of projects:Feature Films:The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1ChappieCommercials (7):Brokerlink, BMW, Hyundai, Disney, Pennzoil, UPC Show less



Sony Pictures Imageworks

• Canada
• Animation and Post-production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Coordinator

  • May 2013 - Apr 2014

  Oversaw shot progress for Lighting and Compositing departments, collaborated with Supervisor to establish schedules, conducted artists rounds and documented dailies. List of Projects: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Feature Film Oversaw shot progress for Lighting and Compositing departments, collaborated with Supervisor to establish schedules, conducted artists rounds and documented dailies. List of Projects: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Feature Film



Zoic Studios

• United States
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 100 - 200 Employee

• VFX Coordinator

  • Dec 2012 - May 2013

  Managed shot progress for Tracking, Animation, and Compositing departments, conducted artist rounds, ensured precise tracking in ShotGrid, and handled edits and client deliveries. Helped prioritize the render farm along with the Data Wranglers. Projects: Once Upon a Time - TV Episodic Wonderland - TV Pilot Managed shot progress for Tracking, Animation, and Compositing departments, conducted artist rounds, ensured precise tracking in ShotGrid, and handled edits and client deliveries. Helped prioritize the render farm along with the Data Wranglers. Projects: Once Upon a Time - TV Episodic Wonderland - TV Pilot



MPC

• United Kingdom
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Matchmove/Roto/Prep Department Coordinator

  • Jul 2011 - Dec 2012

  Managed internal teams and outsourced shots for Tracking, Rotoanim, Rotoscope, Paint and Dimensionalisation departments, conducted artist rounds, created schedules, coordinated with Bangalore teams, and communicated schedule changes to Producers. Updated weekly crew allocation reports and reviewed with Show Producers.List of Projects:Feature Films:Superman: Man of SteelJack the Giant KillerLife of PiThe Seventh Son (partial)The Lone Ranger (partial)

• Production Assistant

  • Feb 2011 - Aug 2011

  Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows



CIMA+

• Canada
• Engineering Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Proposals Coordinator

  • Jun 2009 - Jan 2011

  In charge of business proposal production: coordination, layout, revision, assembly, reproduction and follow-ups. In charge of business proposal production: coordination, layout, revision, assembly, reproduction and follow-ups.



Valley Wind Productions

• Cast and Crew

  • Jun 2009 - Apr 2010

  General crew work on various productions: LEGEND OF OZ, feature film directed by Allan Mackey Stage manager, script supervising, PA, boom operator, photographer, with some stunt work on the side and minor roles. The film is a contemporary update to the classic children's tale "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. View http://www.valleywind.com/xlegend.php for more details. SURVIVE THE HOUSE, interactive "Choose your own adventure" serie, drected by Allan Mackey Stage manager, script supervising, PA WINDRUSH, theatre showcase Producer Show less



Service Canada

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analyst

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Coordinated website improvement requests between employees Coordinated website improvement requests between employees



Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Web Developer

  • May 2006 - Aug 2007

  Updated, managed and created pages for the Learning Resources website, convert Word document to HTML pages Updated, managed and created pages for the Learning Resources website, convert Word document to HTML pages