Experience

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  • Master Control
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  KHSL and KNVN

  • Chico, California Area

  • Master Control

    • Feb 2013 - Present
    • Chico, California Area

    Master Control operator for these two network television stations.

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  KIXE-TV (PBS)

  • Redding, California Area

  • Producer- Editor

    • Aug 2010 - Present
    • Redding, California Area

    Produced and edited segments and shows for this PBS television station.

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  Videomaker

  • Chico, California Area

  • Contributing Writer

    • Feb 2010 - Present
    • Chico, California Area

    Occasional contributor to this magazine devoted to all things Video.

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  Butte Community College

  • Oroville, California

  • Associate Professor

    • Aug 2009 - Present
    • Oroville, California

    Currently teach Music Video Production in a hands-on lab/classroom environment, utilizing single and multi-cam techniques for taped and live production. My Class has become very popular (filling up months in advance), and students are attracting good job prospects!

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  Northstate Public Radio - KCHO/KFPR

  • Northern California

  • Producer/Editor

    • Jan 2009 - Present
    • Northern California

    Create program elements, television and radio spots for programs produced by Northstate Public Radio, such as "I-5 Live!" and "Health Dialogs", addressing such sensitive topics as teenage binge drinking, and teenage suicide. Funded by KQED, the programs that I prod...

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  Northstate Public Radio/ McConnell Foundation/ ...

  • Redding, California Area

  • Producer/ Director

    • Jan 2009 - Jul 2014
    • Redding, California Area

    Produced the Soundtrack for, and Directed The City of Redding's Freedom Fest for five yeara in a row. The largest fireworks display between Sacramento and Seattle each year's show was the culmination of months of hard work by many people.. We had a lot of great shows. Great audience resp...

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  The Cammies

  • Chico, California

  • Producer

    • Feb 2010 - Mar 2011
    • Chico, California

    Produced 2011 live concert video show from 5 camera, six hour concert with several live acts at Manzanita Place in Chico, CA. .Show also went out live on the web this year! First time the show went out live and first time in HD. We had a great time!.

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  The Valley Film Festival

  • North Hollywood, California

  • Technical Director

    • Sep 2007 - Nov 2010
    • North Hollywood, California

    Show pre-production, management, installation and presentation for this innovative Southern California film festival utilizing electronic playout and projection of over 20 hours of programming over a five day period each year.

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  Greendance Film Festival

  • Chico, Californa and worldwide, via the Internet

  • Festival Director

    • Dec 2009 - Apr 2010
    • Chico, Californa and worldwide, via the Internet

    Produced and directed the Greendance Film Festival, along with Lorraine Dechter, in Chico, CA. which occurred late April, 2010, on the Big screen, on the silver screen (via KIXE-PBS), and with groundbreaking presentations on the web (via VideoRanch3D.com)! Everyone had a great time participating...

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  Disneyland Resort

  • Anaheim, Californa

  • Camera Operator/ Stage Technician

    • Mar 2003 - Jan 2006
    • Anaheim, Californa

    Highlights include: camera operator, video, sound and utility for "The X Games Experience", a live extreme sports show, stage technician for "Fantasmic" as well as technical support for a variety of shows and attractions at the Happiest Place on Earth.

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  Screen Door Media

  • Woodland Hills, California

  • Editor

    • Apr 2004 - Jan 2005
    • Woodland Hills, California

    Edited two series for Screen Door: "Room by Room" and "Knitty Gritty", airing on HGTV and DIY respectively

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  Six Flags, Inc

  • Valencia, California

  • Supervisor, Sound and Video Dept.

    • Aug 1999 - Jun 2003
    • Valencia, California

    Magic Mountain: Supervisor, Park Television and Sound: Produced all in-park media, including training films. Managed in-park television programming and hardware, as well as Park Sound, utilizing Media Matrix. Converted studio facilities from analog to digital for both picture an...

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  Paramount Pictures

  • Hollywood, California

  • Editor

    • 2003 - 2003
    • Hollywood, California

    Editor for "Entertainment Tonight" and Dr. Phil. From editing news packages for ET, to 12 camera coverage of counseling sessions, these two shows represented quality productions in their respective formats.

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  Viacom/ Paramount Pictures

  • Hollywood, Californa

  • Editor

    • 1999 - 2000
    • Hollywood, Californa

    Editor - Entertainment Tonight

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  KOCE-TV

  • Huntington Beach, California

  • Associate Producer/Editor

    • Apr 1997 - Feb 1999
    • Huntington Beach, California

    "Dollars and Sense" (PBS- McGraw-Hill) 26 Episodes. Offline (Avid) and Online (CMX) for this innovative series on personal finance. 1998 Emmy® Winner.

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  Columbia College, Hollywood

  • Tarzana, Californa

  • Instructor

    • Apr 1996 - Apr 1998
    • Tarzana, Californa

    Taught linear and non-linear videotape and film editing to first through fourth year students.

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  BET

  • Burbank, California

  • Editor

    • Sep 1995 - Apr 1998
    • Burbank, California

    Edited this network's number one show "Comic View", as well as their daily entertainment news show "Screen Scene, as well as several specials, including "The Q Factor", a special on Quincy Jones. Projects included directing V/O sessions and editing Interstitials, prom...

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  Atlantic Post

  • Hollywood, California

  • Vice President and General Manager

    • Jan 1994 - Sep 1995
    • Hollywood, California

    Day-to-day responsibilities included supervision of all editorial functions, including duplication, bookings, billings and advertising and capturing v/o sessions Generated new and maintained existing accounts including House of Blues, KCET, Concorde/New Horizon, Microsoft, and many others.

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  Ediflex

  • Manager, Customer Support

    • Oct 1990 - Dec 1993

    Ediflex Systems manufactured Emmy-Award and Academy Award winning non-linear electronic editing systems (NLE's) for motion pictures and television. Clients included; and many others. I managed a department of up to 12 trainers and 66 systems as well as created customer support and quality assurance materials. Acting as a trouble-shooter on behalf of Ediflex' major studio clients, I solved many post production problems from off-line to on-air. We set the benchmark for customer support.

  • Systems Analyst

    • Mar 1988 - Oct 1990

    Responsible for practical analysis of operational systems for the Ediflex, troubleshooting as necessary, and devising solutions to customer needs. Wrote documentation regarding procedures and usage of Ediflex systems and trained personnel to implement modifications as appropriate.

  • Editing Instructor/Customer Relations

    • Mar 1986 - Mar 1988

    Instructed editors, assistant editors and apprentices in their duties as they related to operating the award winning Ediflex. "During the course of my employment at Ediflex, I personally trained hundreds of editors on our system for the Editor's Guild. I also guest lectured on editing at UCLA and USC, and contributed to books and articles that dealt with the subject of electronic editing. In my capacity as Systems Analyst, I contributed to the design of the product, and was personally responsible for overseeing and implementing many operational modifications and technical improvements."

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  E! Entertainment Television

  • Hollywood, California

  • Editor

    • Sep 1989 - Jun 1990
    • Hollywood, California

    Edited news and entertainment packages for this then fledgling cable network.

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  NIWS

  • Beverly Hills, California

  • Supervising Editor

    • Jan 1981 - Jan 1983
    • Beverly Hills, California

    Edited news packages for this nationally and internationally syndicated news service. Highlights included being the first news source to break stories such as the then El Salvador drug trafficking scandal, and updating Russia invading Afghanistan. Packages ranged from hard news to mini-documenta...

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  R.A.S.E.L

  • Beverly Hills, California

  • Senior Trailer and Commercial Editor

    • Jan 1979 - Jan 1981
    • Beverly Hills, California

    Edited trailers and commercials for this boutique production company.

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  KWST FM

  • Los Angeles, California

  • Production Director

    • Aug 1976 - Aug 1978
    • Los Angeles, California

    Produced all recorded media for this top rated rock and roll radio station, including all in house commercials, promo's, public affairs programming, etc. Recorded interviews with rock legends such as Rick Wakeman, Ted Nugent, Keith Emerson, Yes, Ten Years After, Supertramp, David Gilmour, Ro...

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  KNAC

  • Disc Jockey and Producer

    • May 1976 - Aug 1976

    Produced approx. eight hours of block programming monthly for this legendary station, including producing and eventually voicing their "import" show.