Résumé & BG

Communications professional capable of creating, writing, designing, filming, editing and presenting refined material to clients
Equally adept at working on Mac or Windows
Highly experienced working with the full Adobe Suite, especially After Effects, Premier, Illustrator, InDesign, Audition, and Encoder
Equally proficient with Microsoft Suite and Apple Pro Training Series, especially counterparts Word & Pages, and PowerPoint & Keynote
Results-driven and organized project manager, skilled at envisioning finished product while identifying tasks to facilitate on-time and cost-efficient completion
Twenty+ years of experience in marketing, advertising, and public relations, and eleven years experience in video production for the services of education, awareness, and marketing

AASHTO's TransComm Skills Award for Bridging History, Best Transportation Documentary in the United States, 1st place, 2009
AASHTO's TransComm Skills Award for Proper I.D., Best Video for External Audience, 2nd place, 2014
National Association of Government Communicators’ (NAGC) Gold Screen Award, 2nd place for Legacy of the Land, Best Documentary in the United States 2014
National Association of Government Communicators’ (NAGC) Gold Screen Award of Excellence for ID: Proper Carding Procedures, one of four best instructional films in the United States, 2007

NATIONAL ACCOLADES

PROFILE

INTERNATIONAL ENDEAVORS & ACCOLADES

UNIQUE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Produced, wrote, and directed award winning films in broadcast rotation on statewide PBS and other networks nationwide, all disseminated to West Virginia schools and public libraries and sold as DVDs at museums
Films have received exceptional reviews and were grouped and shown at A Night with David Marcum, an event of the South Charleston Film Series
Attracted coverage from Washington Post while operating as Crisis Communications Expert for FEMA for recovery in Gulf of Mexico region for hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Developed and organized unique “working press conference” for renowned choreographer Twyla Tharp with Philadelphia media that resulted in reversing previously bad reviews and changing the course of the show’s run to greater success

Graphic design for Rockefeller Center flag installation among 180 selected from international competition with over 3,000 entries
Create video intros, outros and promotions for Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland.
Actor and voiceover artist for Association of Imaging Producers and Nuclear Medicine in Brussels, Belgium

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Multimedia Specialist

West Virginia Department of Commerce

May 2018 – Present

Charleston, West Virginia

Selected by Governor Jim Justice to be part of Capitol Hub Communications in April 2018.

Create explainer and infographic videos throughout entire process: scriptwriting, graphic design, character creation, music selection, and final editing in Adobe After Effects
Create the weekly mini-documentary web and Spotify podcast series "The History Project" through research, writing, graphic design and editing; picked up by PBS for broadcast
Design logos, graphics and content for various state agencies and private entities to create commercial development
Develop material for websites and social media
Create video graphics, maps and animatics for video presentations
Coordinate outreach efforts with Congressional offices in Washington
Creator of promotional materials for the West Virginia Film Office

Multimedia Creator

West Virginia Department of Transportation

November 1998 – May 2018

Charleston, West Virginia

Appointed to position by Governor Cecil Underwood, November 1998 and reappointed by by three subsequent governors so far.

Write and direct educational and training films for five state agencies, viewed on statewide PBS and issued in DVD form to all libraries and all middle schools in the state
Perform all aspects of film production: producer, writer, director, videographer, and editor
Act as press secretary and exclusive public relations contact for Regional Airport concept and develop copy and graphics for website
Produced segments for WV on the Dot television program
Write and develop effective marketing strategy for projects used by Governor
Design handouts, booklets, brochures, trade booths, posters, and other collateral material
Create and execute Governor Underwood’s litter campaign for children, Litter Free Because of Me, which created a media push for reduced waste

Assistant Director

Warner Brothers Studios/Wonderland Productions

April 2006 – October 2006

Los Angeles, California

Worked as Assistant Director on documentary, Return of the Thundering Herd, which was

broadcast on the A&E network in December 2006 (and is currently sold on DVD) to promote

the theatrical release of the Warner Brothers film We Are Marshall starring Matthew

McConaughey, Matthew Fox, David Strathairn, and Anthony Mackie.

Public Information Officer

Federal Emergency Management Agency

September 2005 – September 2006

Washington, D.C.

Appointed to Presidential will-and-pleasure position to assist in disaster relief in Austin, Texas

after hurricanes Katrina and Rita; Acted on-call as a Disaster Assistance Employee to produce

video segments for FEMA’s Disaster Recovery Channel; wrote press releases and news features; created collateral material concerning disaster recovery.

Assistant Artistic Director

Dance Celebration at UPenn's Annenberg Center

August 1996 - August 1997

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Produced 1997 Next Move Dance Festival, generating a fourteen percent increase in ticket sales from previous year
Generated sold-out box offices through use of press events for visiting dance luminaries including Twyla Tharp, Merce Cunningham, Mark Morris, and Trinity Irish Dance Company
Negotiated cross-promotions with Philadelphia Phillies MLB, Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and the Philadelphia Mayor's Office of Ed Rendell

FREELANCE

Multimedia Creator/Writer

TransMontaine Media

November 2011-Present

Huntington, West Virginia

Create documentaries, family history films and commercial properties
Perform all aspects of film production: producer, writer, director, videographer and editor
Develop websites and create content for them
Provide all follow up to projects with effective marketing strategy