Experience

Hope Media Group

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Digital Content

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Houston, Texas, United States



Second Baptist Church, Houston, TX

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Technical Director

  • Dec 1999 - Mar 2020

  Houston, TX - Served as an associate pastor within a church membership of over 70,000 members by creating and enforcing a culture of service and efficiency by effectively managing, training and mentoring a staff of 6 full-time employees and a 20-member volunteer camera crew, part of a $65MM church wide budget. - Enhanced the organization’s brand by directing, producing and providing technical support at the highest level for weekly services/events with an average weekly attendance that has grown from… Show more - Served as an associate pastor within a church membership of over 70,000 members by creating and enforcing a culture of service and efficiency by effectively managing, training and mentoring a staff of 6 full-time employees and a 20-member volunteer camera crew, part of a $65MM church wide budget. - Enhanced the organization’s brand by directing, producing and providing technical support at the highest level for weekly services/events with an average weekly attendance that has grown from 7,500 people in 2015 to approximately 9,000 in 2017. - Improved the customer experience by directing and supervising for the research, design and implementation of numerous multimedia upgrades and installations, totaling more than $2.6 million. - Co-produced/directed the acquisition of footage for the international broadcast - requiring the management of a crew of 10 camera operators and 6 engineers. - Increased participation and interest by producing and directing impactful campaigns, from informational, to inspirational, to amusing. These videos and graphics were used as event promotion through social media campaigns, email blasts, PSA’s and more. (e.g. Social media campaign for Easter 2016 saw the largest attendance in the church’s history, with an increase of 28% over the previous year.) - Increased productivity and service quality with the design and launch of a new workflow system to decrease reaction time to AVL equipment repairs and venue setups. This enabled our technical staff to more efficiently provide service to other departments, saving both time and money. Show less



Phil Cooke Productions

• Senior Media Buyer

  • 1998 - 1998

  Los Angeles, CA - Established relationships nationally for the purpose of selling $50,000 of syndicated commercials, as well as, purchased airtime to air these commercials in a targeted region on cable networks.



Impact Productions

• Business Development Manager

  • 1996 - 1998

  Tulsa, Oklahoma - Business Development Team member selling nationally syndicated commercials to clients nationwide. - Awarded for being the highest grossing salesman in 1996 with over $120,000 in sales and expanded the market share by analyzing the market trends and developing key relationships. - Provided superior customer support for clients from the point of sale through airing of commercials by listening to the client’s needs of their clientele, directing the client to the appropriate commercial(s)… Show more - Business Development Team member selling nationally syndicated commercials to clients nationwide. - Awarded for being the highest grossing salesman in 1996 with over $120,000 in sales and expanded the market share by analyzing the market trends and developing key relationships. - Provided superior customer support for clients from the point of sale through airing of commercials by listening to the client’s needs of their clientele, directing the client to the appropriate commercial(s), providing quality checks of the product/service provided, strategizing to ensure the best possible number of commercials aired, all while keeping an open line of communication with the client. - Reduced airtime cost by approximately 15% by negotiating the best price per number of commercials aired for the client. - Consulted and advised client on customized graphic tags for their TV commercials. - Created comprehensive plan and schedule for an international touring company of 28 people that toured an average of 110 dates/year operating under a budget of $1.1 million. Show less



Acappella Company

• Road Manager / Vocalist / Engineer

  • 1994 - 1995

  Paris, TN - Performed advance planning of all technical, personnel, housing, transportation and meal needs of a national touring company of 17 people that toured an average of 200 dates/year operating under a budget of $ 1 million.