EDUCATION
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Master of Arts in Communication with an Emphasis in Directing and Cinematography. Regent University
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Bachelor of Arts in Communication with an Emphasis in Film and Public Relations. Southwest Baptist University, 1997
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Certificate of Completion from the Los Angeles Film Studies Center, 1996
2003
1997
1996
EXPERIENCE: HIGHER EDUCATION
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Program Co-Director – Los Angeles Film Studies Center – Oversee curriculum, story development, marketing, and enrollment
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Professor of Narrative Storytelling and Filmmaking – Los Angeles Film Studies Center: topics include – Developing Main Characters, Story Structure, Developing Your Antagonist, Writing Compelling Endings
2018-Present
2007-Present
EXPERIENCE: PRODUCTION
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Virtual Reality Producer – writer/director/animator of Lightning: A VR Story
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2D-Animator/Graphic Designer – Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator
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Editor – Adobe Premiere, Final Cut, and AVID
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Writer/Director/Producer – feature and short films
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Story Development – feature screenplays, short scripts, and teleplays
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Producer – Fortune 500 clients. Heavy utilization of live production, motion graphics, and editing
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Storyboard Artist – National commercial spots (clients included: Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros. Animation, and Coca-Cola)
2018-Present
2003-Present
2003-Present
1999-Present
2015-Present
2002-2005
1999-2001
EXPERIENCE: PUBLIC SPEAKING
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Featured Speaker – Scriptfest 2018: Developing Characters Across Platforms – Los Angeles, California
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Featured Speaker – STORY: Transcendent Storytelling – Nashville, Tennessee
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Featured Speaker – The Storytelling for Social Profit Conference: Transcendent Storytelling – Online
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Featured Speaker – The (Virtually) Everything Story Conference: Developing Characters for Cross-Platform Media – Los Angeles, California
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Guest Speaker – Animation Nights New York: Tvori Animation Master Class – New York, New York
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Guest Speaker – CTN Animation Expo: Tvori Animation Master Class – Burbank, California
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Writing Instructor – The Visual Story Network: five-week, online storytelling seminars, every spring and fall
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Guest Speaker – Middle East Women’s Leadership Network: How to Tell Better Stories: Developing Characters and Structuring Your Plot – Los Angeles, California
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Instructor of Screenwriting and Directing – The Global Short Film Network: Screenwriting and Film Directing – Egypt, Australia, New Zealand, Ethiopia, Ukraine, Italy, Jordan, Brazil, Costa Rica (upcoming: India and China)
2018
2018
2017
2016
2018
2018
2015-Present
2015-Present
2010-Present