ACADEMIC


EDUCATION

California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, California - M.F.A. Film/Video, 2009
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania - B.A. Biology, 2002

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

Assistant to Dana Brunetti, Trigger Street Prod., Los Angeles, CA - 2011-present

PAST EMPLOYMENT

Feature Assets Coordinator, Universal Pictures, Universal City, CA - 2009-2011
Creative Director / Web Designer / Dir. Operations, 2m1 Records - 2010-2011
Web Designer, KNR Productions, Venice, CA - 2011
Producer, Masque Films, Los Angeles, CA -
2009-2010
Producer Assistant, KNR Productions, Venice, CA -
2009
Designer, Mayfield Brewing Company, Palo Alto, CA - 2009
35mm Bijou Theater Projectionist, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA - 2007-2009
Research, Dept. of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - 2002-2006
Systems Specialist, Xenotope Diagnostics, Inc., San Antonio, TX - 2001-2002
Tech Associate, Information Technology Services, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA - 2001
Researcher, Dept. of Biology, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA - 1999-2001
Researcher, Dept. High Energy Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA - 1997
Research Assistant, Dept. Microbiology, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX - 1996-1998

INTERNSHIPS

Universal Pictures, Feature Assets, Universal City, CA - Summer 2008
KNR PRoductions, Venice, CA - Summer 2007

MENTORS

GRADUATE SCHOOL:
Nina Menkes
 (Film Artist, Director, Producer - Cal-Arts) - 2006-2009
Charlotte Pryce (Film Artist- Cal-Arts) - 2006-2009
Eric Sherman (Producer) - 2006-2009
Gary Mairs (Editor/Director/Producer) - 2007-2009
Nicole Panter (Novelist/Screenwriter) - 2006-2009
Kevin Ragsdale (Producer) - 2008-2009 

UNDERGRAD TO GRAD:
Dr. Marc F. Schmidt, Ph.D. (Neuroscientist, University of Pennsylvania) - 2002-2006

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL:
Dr. Amy Cheng Vollmer, Ph.D. (Microbiologist, Swarthmore College) - 1998-2002

HIGH SCHOOL:
Dr. Hermann Wellenstein, Ph.D. (Physicist, Brandeis University) - 1996-1998

GENERAL SKILLS

PRODUCTION: Production sound mixing, microphone placement, cinematography, camera assistant, assistant directing, directing, producing, line producing, business plans, pre-production, research, grant writing, database management/updating, trend analysis, post-production, editing, coloring, audio mixing, HD authoring (BluRay). Always finished projects on-time and under-budget.

COMPUTER LITERACY: Final Cut Studio 2, Final Draft, Adobe Creative Suite, All MS Products, iWork, IRC, Linux, all Apple and Microsoft products, CSS, HTML, PHP, VNC, SFTP/FTP, SSL, SSH/Terminal, P2P Technology, digital distribution and marketing techniques, all Mac/PC hardware.

PRODUCTION


2011

Disney, Through The Looking Glass (Motion Picture Soundtrack Score), Producer
This Is Me (Motion Picture Soundtrack Score), Producer/Exec Producer
Mechanical Bride (Motion Picture Score), Producer/Exec Producer
Big River Man (Motion Picture Soundtrack Score), Producer/Exec Producer
The Nickel Children (Motion Picture Soundtrack Score), Producer/Exec Producer
The Curse of El Charro (Motion Picture Soundtrack Score), Producer/Exec Producer
The Interview, Doritos Spec Commercial
, Producer

2010

Spring & 5th Mix by Carmen Rizzo, Visual Artist
Chemistry.com Commercial, Sound Designer - in post-production

Mayfield Brewing Co. Commercial
Producer

2009

DesolationProducer/AC
Left Where It Fell (RED HD)
Writer/Director/Producer 
7:4:3 WGAW #1333368, Writer
Aleph 12 (16mm)
, Director of Photography
Exoskeleton (16mm), Director of Photography
Après un rêve1st Assistant Camera
Fixed Income
1st Assistant Camera

2008

The ProspectorCo-Producer
Siamese, Director of Photography
Mythili Prakash Documentary for the World Sacred Music Festival (HD)Director of Photography
Isolate WGAW #1222778, Writer
Four Seasons, Writer/Director/Producer

FrogtownSound Mixer/Boom Operator
Lucir y Sombra (Panavision 16mm)Assistant Camera
Intermezzo, Assistant Camera

2007

The Bed By The WindowAssistant Director
Tear You ApartSound Mixer/Boom Operator
Biscochitos, Director/Editor/Mixer/Sound Designer
Memory, Writer/Director
Salt Lick (16mm), Director of Photography
Rickety Bridge of Impossible, Director/Editor/Mixer/Sound Designer
Overpass (7 min), Director/Editor/Mixer/Sound Designer

2005-2006

A Scanner Darkly Trailer 'Remix' Project, Editor/Sound Designer
Ghost City (Graduate School Submission), Director/Editor/Post-Production