Experience

ProcessUnity

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Learning And Development Specialist

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Tunguska Pictures

• United States
• Entertainment

• Writer/Director/Producer

  • 2008 - Present

  Tunguska Pictures is my filmmaking company. We have produced several films under this umbrella - "Pins & Needles" (2011), "Hide & Seek" (2013), "Silent Ring" (2016), "Tethered" (2019), "Weight (2019)". All have done well on the festival circuit. Tunguska Pictures is my filmmaking company. We have produced several films under this umbrella - "Pins & Needles" (2011), "Hide & Seek" (2013), "Silent Ring" (2016), "Tethered" (2019), "Weight (2019)". All have done well on the festival circuit.



Winterfilm, LLC

• United States
• Movies, Videos, and Sound

• Executive Director and Festival Creator

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Winterfilm is a month-long short film competition aimed at giving filmmakers a chance to create a short film during the notoriously slow winter months that will give them a solid work to enter in larger film festivals. Emphasis is on storytelling and the craft of filmmaking. Instead of rushing and trying to throw a short film together over a weekend, Winterfilm spans an entire month, and the criteria is broad enough that the filmmaker can exercise their own creative ideas, tell the story they want to tell. Show less



University of Cincinnati

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visting Assistant Professor - Digital Media Collaborative

  • Jan 2017 - Aug 2021

  Visiting Assistant Professor in UC's Film School - the Digital Media Collaborative. Classes taught: "Intro to Filmmaking", "Intro to Cinematography", "Advanced Filmmaking", "Special Topics in Directing", "On Set - Making a Professional Television/Film Production". I also advise on Senior Capstone projects and am UC's liaison and advisor for the regional annual College Movie Festival.

• Director of Innovative Learning Solutions

  • Apr 2015 - Feb 2019

  Director of the Creative Team in UC's Center for Excellence in eLearning. My job was to lead teams that would investigate and implement new and exciting tools and techniques to enhance the student experience. In this area I drew upon my expertise in storytelling to bring a new level of engagement to the curriculum. Some of our initiatives were:iBooks Authoring - working with faculty to help them publish their self-authored eTextbooks. Lightboard and One-Button Studios - built recording spaces for faculty to create their own professional grade video content, either on their own or with the help of our experts. Articulate Storyline Community of Practice - A 100-seat enterprise implementation of Articulate's authoring tool for creating interactive content. I managed the vendor relationship and led the user group on-campus. Show less

• Manager, Red & Black Productions

  • Nov 2006 - Apr 2015

  Managed an academic video production unit at the University of Cincinnati. Focus was on documentary and narrative films, simulations, and live event streaming and recording.



Aireship Films, LLC

• United States
• Movies, Videos, and Sound

• Creative Director, Co-Owner

  • Mar 2018 - Jun 2021

  Creative Director, Writer and Film Director for Aireship, creating unique media projects for clients with a sense of wonder. Creative Director, Writer and Film Director for Aireship, creating unique media projects for clients with a sense of wonder.



Madcap Puppets

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Director

  • Oct 2004 - Nov 2006

  A touring children's puppet theater, serving about a half-million kids and over 1400 shows a year all over the midwest/east coast. I designed and built mechanical puppet rigs, collapsible modular sets that could be transported all over the country in a van, generated most of the flyers and show programs, created a puppet/asset database and website for the company, and had the most amazing of times. A touring children's puppet theater, serving about a half-million kids and over 1400 shows a year all over the midwest/east coast. I designed and built mechanical puppet rigs, collapsible modular sets that could be transported all over the country in a van, generated most of the flyers and show programs, created a puppet/asset database and website for the company, and had the most amazing of times.



Luxottica

• Italy
• Luxury Goods & Jewelry
• 700 & Above Employee

• Web Developer

  • 2000 - 2004

  Web designer/developer. Responsible for lenscrafters.com and sunglasshut.com, and led the creation of the company's first intranet. Also created a system for the internal training department to manage and create new courses, and for attendees to register online. Web designer/developer. Responsible for lenscrafters.com and sunglasshut.com, and led the creation of the company's first intranet. Also created a system for the internal training department to manage and create new courses, and for attendees to register online.



Bridge Worldwide

• Video Editor and Interactive Producer

  • 1990 - 1999

  The first five years I acted as lead video editor, cutting all of the agency's projects and interacting with our major clients. The following four involved getting the company's fledgeling interactive/web division off the ground in a very 'skunkworks'-style environment. The first five years I acted as lead video editor, cutting all of the agency's projects and interacting with our major clients. The following four involved getting the company's fledgeling interactive/web division off the ground in a very 'skunkworks'-style environment.



Freelance Film & Video

• Grip/Sound/Post

  • 1985 - 1990

  Highlights include: Five seasons of Multimedia Entertainment's "Young People's Specials" which aired on over 500 NBC affiliates nationwide. "Seasonal Differences" - an ABC Afterschool Special. "Good Ol' Boy (AKA The River Pirates)" - Joint feature film for PBS Wonderworks and the Disney Channel. Countless commercials, industrials, and corporate productions. Highlights include: Five seasons of Multimedia Entertainment's "Young People's Specials" which aired on over 500 NBC affiliates nationwide. "Seasonal Differences" - an ABC Afterschool Special. "Good Ol' Boy (AKA The River Pirates)" - Joint feature film for PBS Wonderworks and the Disney Channel. Countless commercials, industrials, and corporate productions.