Experience

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  Directors Guild of Canada - Ontario

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Director of Member Services

    • Jan 2022 - Present
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Responsible for leading the management, planning, development, evaluation, and continuous improvement of Member Services for DGC Ontario.

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  TVO

  • Canada
  • Online Audio and Video Media
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Acquisitions Officer

    • 2009 - Jan 2022

    I negotiated all of TVO's acquisition and pre-buys deals. I am a strong negotiator who continually strives to acquire all targeted rights for the best price to ensure TVO receives the best value for their dollar. I demonstrate superior time management and organizational skills and am able to handle a high volume, time sensitive workload. I provide an exceptional level of customer service to both internal and external clients and have established and strengthened relationships to guarantee future negotiations and deals. I oversee all delivery schedules and mange a high volume of materials to ensure delivery deadlines are met. I provide comprehensive database management to ensure that all rights and deal terms are accurately reflected and trackable.

  • Production Coordinator

    • 2008 - 2011

    In this role I assisted with production planning and consulted on logistics to ensure that all staging, props, equipment and talent were ready for the production shoot. I worked well under pressure and was able to deal with stressful situations calmly. I exhibited excellent interpersonal skills and unflinching diplomacy.

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  Dufferin Gate Studios, Warner Bros., Alliance Atlantis, Sony Pictures, CBS Prods., Rhombus Media

  • Toronto and Vancouver

  • Second Assistant Director

    • 1994 - 2006
    • Toronto and Vancouver

    In this position I helped set the shooting schedule, tracked daily progress against the film production schedule, arranged logistics, prepared daily call sheets, resolved equipment delays, staffing problems and issues that arose with talent as well as interdepartmental conflicts. I interviewed, hired and trained junior staff in the day-to-day running of the department including all necessary paperwork. I demonstrated on a daily basis that I was an analytical, detail conscious, "big picture" thinker with outstanding organizational skills and the ability to produce results in a stressful, deadline driven environment.