Experience

Florentine Films

• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Producer

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  • Producer | Ken Burns UNUM• Developed, produced & edited a new web series based on Ken Burns's archive called UNUM Shorts. Each short recontextualizes a moment or scene from the Florentine Films catalog and connects it to our conversations today.

• Co-Producer

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  • Co-Producer | The American Revolution (2025)

• Post Production Supervisor

  • Oct 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Supervised post-production on College Behind Bars (2019), a four-part series that tells the story of a small group of incarcerated men and women struggling to earn college degrees in one of the most rigorous and effective prison education programs in America – the Bard Prison Initiative.

• Associate Producer

  • Sep 2017 - Jul 2019

  • Helped create and launch a new digital platform presented by Ken Burns and PBS, called Ken Burns UNUM.• Curated content, wrote copy, connected with experts to incorporate their perspectives on historical events.

• Production Associate

  • Nov 2015 - Sep 2017

  • Worked on multiple documentary film projects directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick including a ten-part, 18-hour series on the history and meaning of the Vietnam War, a four-part series on college education in prison, and a short series on Ernest Hemingway.• Developed solutions to streamline and improve production and post-production workflows. • Liaised between producing, editing, and graphics teams. • Managed outsourced motion graphics, producing custom maps for the Vietnam War series.• Researched key historical events to relay accurate representations.• Collaborated with translator to subtitle interviews, focusing on accurate and nuanced translations. • Organized shoots, managed relationships with interviewees, crew, and outside agencies.

• Apprentice Editor

  • Feb 2014 - Nov 2015

  • Managed media and post-production workflow, created blind assembly scenes, edited two scenes under the guidance of supervising editor.• Created solutions for efficiently replicating tasks. Produced how-to guides to share knowledge with team.• Prepared media for screenings.• Logged archival footage and stills in Avid using FileMaker databases.

• Post Production Intern

  • Sep 2013 - Jan 2014



Penn State Sustainability Institute

• University Park

• Video Production Intern

  • Feb 2013 - Jul 2013

  - Managed videos for online courses. Produced, filmed, and edited videos for new solar energy courses. - Managed videos for online courses. Produced, filmed, and edited videos for new solar energy courses.



Penn State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant and Teaching Intern

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2012

  - Created homework activities. Assisted with grading, moderating online forums, and leading exam reviews. - Created homework activities. Assisted with grading, moderating online forums, and leading exam reviews.



National Geographic Society

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Geography Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  - Served as production assistant for the filming of the Explorers Symposium video interviews. - Worked in the Missions International division to provide assistance in expanding grants issued through the Global Exploration Fund. Wrote reports and research summaries to inform team. - Served as production assistant for the filming of the Explorers Symposium video interviews. - Worked in the Missions International division to provide assistance in expanding grants issued through the Global Exploration Fund. Wrote reports and research summaries to inform team.