Experience

Winona State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor of English & Film Studies

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Teaching and advising students in the Film Studies major and minor tracks within the English department. Courses range from intro-level film studies and film genre courses to upper level topics courses on major stars and directors, film production seminars, and some first-year composition courses mixed in for good measure. Teaching and advising students in the Film Studies major and minor tracks within the English department. Courses range from intro-level film studies and film genre courses to upper level topics courses on major stars and directors, film production seminars, and some first-year composition courses mixed in for good measure.



Binghamton University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  Adjunct Instructor in English and Rhetoric at the undergraduate level. Classes taught for the 2020-2021 academic year include: -ENG 280F: Locating Popular Cinema (Online Combined--Asynchronous and Synchronous units) -RHET 246: Oral Communication (Online Combined--Asynchronous and Synchronous units) Adjunct Instructor in English and Rhetoric at the undergraduate level. Classes taught for the 2020-2021 academic year include: -ENG 280F: Locating Popular Cinema (Online Combined--Asynchronous and Synchronous units) -RHET 246: Oral Communication (Online Combined--Asynchronous and Synchronous units)



Binghamton University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - May 2020

  Graduate Teaching Assistant in English at the undergraduate level. Classes taught for the 2019-2020 academic year include: -Going Viral and Digital Fads (stand-alone, online) -Locating Popular Cinema (stand-alone, face-to-face) Classes taught for the 2018-2019 academic year include: -Introduction to Theory and Criticism -Shakespeare Survey 2017-2018 academic year: -Writing 111: First-Year Writing (stand alone, fall & spring) 2016-2017 academic year: -Globalization and Literary Culture -British Literature II Show less



Journal of Popular Culture

• East Lansing, MI

• Assistant Editor

  • May 2015 - May 2016

  Processing journal article submissions, copy editing, communicating timelines to authors and answering any author questions, and utilizing my ISO background to develop work flow processes for incoming assistant editors at The Journal of Popular Culture. Processing journal article submissions, copy editing, communicating timelines to authors and answering any author questions, and utilizing my ISO background to develop work flow processes for incoming assistant editors at The Journal of Popular Culture.



Michigan State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - May 2016

  Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Integrative Arts and Humanities at the undergraduate level. Classes for the 2014-2015 academic year include: -Global Flows of Literature, Music, Art, and Popular Culture from a U.S. Perspective -The Gothic in Modern Litertaure, Film, Media, and Art 2015-2016 academic year: -Introduction to Film Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Integrative Arts and Humanities at the undergraduate level. Classes for the 2014-2015 academic year include: -Global Flows of Literature, Music, Art, and Popular Culture from a U.S. Perspective -The Gothic in Modern Litertaure, Film, Media, and Art 2015-2016 academic year: -Introduction to Film



Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc.

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Certificate Coordinator

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Follow and implement ISO processes in the service of delivering over 8,000 domestic ISO certificates to clients. Skills include copy editing final certificates, facilitating communications between clients, PJR's auditors, and the certificates department, troubleshooting early-process certification issues for clients, negotiating clients' needs and semantic requirements for certification, and plaque proof quality control for over 8,000 domestic clients and hundreds of international clients. Follow and implement ISO processes in the service of delivering over 8,000 domestic ISO certificates to clients. Skills include copy editing final certificates, facilitating communications between clients, PJR's auditors, and the certificates department, troubleshooting early-process certification issues for clients, negotiating clients' needs and semantic requirements for certification, and plaque proof quality control for over 8,000 domestic clients and hundreds of international clients.



Trailer Park Group

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Production Coordinator

  • Oct 2012 - Feb 2013

  Tracked, packaged, and delivered 25 marketing and home entertainment pieces for "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." Duties include facilitating communication between producers, assistant editors, graphic designers, colorists, and music composers, acquiring music licensing for marketing packages, performing quality control on 10 Peter Jackson production blogs for the Best Buy special DVD release, uploading and delivering final cuts via FTP and in-person delivery, assisting with time management for meeting hard delivery deadlines, managing and organizing big data sets, and creating spreadsheets and tools for large-scale project tracking. Show less



Production/Development

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Freelancer

  • Jan 2009 - Feb 2013

  Film Development, Production, and Post Production from independent film to large-scale studio films. Film Development, Production, and Post Production from independent film to large-scale studio films.



Bliss Sinema

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Assistant to Director

  • Apr 2012 - Oct 2012

  Assistant to writer/producer/director mainly focusing on developing, producing, and distributing independent feature-length films. Providing script coverage, securing crew for re-shoots, assisting on re-shoots, organizing and tracking camera and post-production equipment, rolling calls, scheduling meetings, managing and arranging for the upkeep of multiple residential properties across the U.S., hand-delivering packages, drives, and data, and various personal assistant tasks. Assistant to writer/producer/director mainly focusing on developing, producing, and distributing independent feature-length films. Providing script coverage, securing crew for re-shoots, assisting on re-shoots, organizing and tracking camera and post-production equipment, rolling calls, scheduling meetings, managing and arranging for the upkeep of multiple residential properties across the U.S., hand-delivering packages, drives, and data, and various personal assistant tasks.



A.C.I Films

• Assistant to the Producer/ Assistant to UPM

  • May 2011 - Nov 2011

  Assistant to the producer/UPM on The Wicked (Winther, 2011). Major duties included: Managing, updating, and organizing multiple production binders, updating and maintaining crew list and budgets, distributing sides, and assisting actors when necessary. Assistant to the producer/UPM on The Wicked (Winther, 2011). Major duties included: Managing, updating, and organizing multiple production binders, updating and maintaining crew list and budgets, distributing sides, and assisting actors when necessary.



Revelations Entertainment

• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Provided script coverage on upwards of twenty spec scripts, performed film and television development research, including locating information about actors, directors, locations, and writers, rolled calls, minor office management tasks, performed supply inventory and supply ordering, and organized and maintained various office spaces. Provided script coverage on upwards of twenty spec scripts, performed film and television development research, including locating information about actors, directors, locations, and writers, rolled calls, minor office management tasks, performed supply inventory and supply ordering, and organized and maintained various office spaces.



Screen Actors Guild Foundation

• Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Coordinated the BookPALS program through large-scale database curation, event planning, and coordinated a book auction fundraiser for the non-profit SAG Foundation. Coordinated the BookPALS program through large-scale database curation, event planning, and coordinated a book auction fundraiser for the non-profit SAG Foundation.



Wendy H. Schwartz and Associates, PLLC

• Intern

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  Accounting assistance, administrative Support, office management support Accounting assistance, administrative Support, office management support



Putting Edge

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Shift Manager

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Guest services, general shift management, staff management, general operations

• Entertainment Coordinator

  • Oct 2005 - May 2008

  Party coordination, guest services, general retail organization