RÉSUMÉ
PROFILE
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Communications professional capable of creating, writing, designing, filming, editing and presenting refined material to clients
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Equally adept at working on Mac or Windows
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Highly experienced working with the full Adobe Suite, especially After Effects, Premier, Illustrator, InDesign, Audition, and Encoder
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Equally proficient with Microsoft Suite and Apple Pro Training Series, especially counterparts Word & Pages, and PowerPoint & Keynote
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Results-driven and organized project manager, skilled at envisioning finished product while identifying tasks to facilitate on-time and cost-efficient completion
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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
NATIONAL AWARD WINNER
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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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
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Films have received exceptional reviews and were grouped and shown at A Night with David Marcum, an event of the South Charleston Film Series
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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
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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
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Actor and voiceover artist for Association of Imaging Producers and Equipment Suppliers in Brussels, Belgium
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Multimedia Creator
West Virginia Department of Commerce
May 2018 – Present
Charleston, West Virginia
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Script and animate explainer and infographic videos
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Design logos, graphics and content for various state agencies
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Develop material websites and social media
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Create video graphics, maps and animatics for video presentations
Multimedia Specialist
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 four subsequent governors so far.
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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
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Perform all aspects of film production: producer, writer, director, videographer, and editor
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Act as press secretary and exclusive public relations contact for Regional Airport Concept and develop copy and graphics for website
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Produced segments for WV on the Dot television program
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Write and develop effective marketing strategy for projects used by Governor
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Design handouts, booklets, brochures, trade booths, posters, and other collateral material
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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 to Artistic Director
Dance Celebration at U. Penn's Annenberg Center
August 1996 – August 1997 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Produced 1997 Next Move Dance Festival, generating a fourteen percent increase in ticket sales from previous year
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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
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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
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Create documentaries, family history films and commercial properties
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Perform all aspects of film production: producer, writer, director, videographer and editor
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Develop websites and create content for them
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Provide all follow up to projects with effective marketing strategy
Writer
The Naked Truth Magazine
June 2016 - June 2017
Arlington, Texas
Columnist and blogger for political & entertainment magazine.
EDUCATION
Studied Film and Video Production and Marketing,
Art Institute of Seattle
Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing,
Marshall University
Minors: English, Journalism, Theatre
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SKILLS
FILMMAKING:
Directing
Writing
Editing
Videography
LAYOUT & DESIGN
WRITING
SPECIAL EVENT PLANNING
PUBLC MEETINGS PLANNING
COMPUTER SKILLS
I work at high proficiency on both Mac & Windows with these computer programs:
ADOBE SUITE
MICROSOFT SUITE
Technically advanced working with the Adobe Suite, primarily these five programs most often.
APPLE PRO
TRAINING SERIES
COREL 7
INTERNET
MEDIA SITES
SOCIAL MEDIA
