Experience

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  Apexx Creative

  • Des Moines Metropolitan Area

  • CEO and Producer

    • Jan 2024 - Present
    • Des Moines Metropolitan Area

    Welcome to Apexx Creative, where your story takes center stage, and we're here to make sure it resonates like never before. We're not your ordinary podcast producers – we're your storytelling allies, guiding you to express your unique perspective. We're not just about the technical side; we go beyond recording. Apexx Creative offers support in establishing podcast goals and coaching. We are invested in your podcast's success from start to finish.

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  Freelance

  • Podcast Producer

    • Jan 2023 - Present

    www.yoursasstasticlife.com

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  self

  • Des Moines Iowa/Lincoln, Nebraska

  • Voiceover & Freelance Artist

    • 1985 - Present
    • Des Moines Iowa/Lincoln, Nebraska

    Voiceover Artist, Writer and Video Production

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  Farm Bureau Financial Services

  • Life New Business

    • Mar 2019 - Apr 2023

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  Briggs Healthcare

  • West Des Moines, Iowa

  • Credit and Collections Manager

    • Dec 2000 - Jul 2018
    • West Des Moines, Iowa

    Successful collection of $50 million in annual receivablesMentored a team of ten credit specialistsDirected invoicing and collection efforts for multiple, multi-state subsidiariesDeveloped all operational policies and protocols for the credit services departmentOversaw successful transition of accounts receivable services from a major acquisition Determined risk associated with orders and shipment viability for 45,000 accountsMaintained relationships with corporate accounting managers for large healthcare entitiesEvaluated viability of collection and directed write off as appropriateSet department budget, performed all evaluations and wrote all job descriptionsProvided weekly updates on project progress to stakeholders from unit to executive

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  University of Nebraska, Department of Communications and Information Technology

  • Lincoln, Nebraska

  • Multimedia Producer/Director

    • 1996 - 1999
    • Lincoln, Nebraska

    • Award-winning Multimedia Director/Producer: Created educational, instructional and informational videos. Primary clients includeduniversity staff, professors and extension personnel. Oversaw all stages of all productions. Built storyboards, wrotescripts, shot all footage and developed graphics and animations. Created and managed web page content.• Non-Linear Editor: Media 100, Final Cut and Adobe Premiere and as well as conventional editing systems.• Graphic Artist/Animator: Created graphic layouts, brochures, logos and animations using Adobe Photoshop and After Effects.

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  KZUM 89.3 FM

  • Lincoln, Nebraska

  • News and Public Affairs Director

    • 1996 - 1996
    • Lincoln, Nebraska

    • News and Public Affairs Director: Built a radio news department from the ground up and managed the news department.Created partnerships with community organizations and government offices.• Host: ‘Parrothead Island’, all Jimmy Buffett radio program

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  KOLN/KGIN-TV 10/11 News

  • Lincoln, Nebraska

  • Television News Anchor/Reporter/Photojournalist

    • 1994 - 1996
    • Lincoln, Nebraska

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  KTVO

  • Kirksville, Missouri

  • News Anchor/Reporter/Photojournalist

    • 1994 - 1994
    • Kirksville, Missouri