Filmmaker - 2003-Current
•Directed, wrote and starred in: Sadie OXOX, As American As Apple Lies, When
Prophecy Fails, Zagabits, and My Ideal Self.• Sadie OXOX 2009 Official Selection, Ambient Film Festival at Canoe - Seattle, Washington
• Zagabits - Official Selection, 4th Annual Phoenix Film Festival - Portland, Maine.
• BFFSCAPE - Official Selection, 3rd annual Art Institute of Boston Film Festival -Boston, Massachusetts.
University of Hong Kong at Shanghai 2011 - Instructor -Career Discoveries in Communication
• Create a short film syllabus for the University of Hong's summer program in Shanghai China
• Teach students how to use various filmmaking software, hardware and equipmentWorked closely with international ABC correspondent Jim
Laurie, www.jimlaurie.com, on the syllabus..• tWorked closely with international ABC correspondent JimLaurie, www.jimlaurie.com, on the syllabus..
• Have students write and produce a conventional short fillm. http://jmsc.hku.hk/2011/04/jmsc-summer-programme-in-shanghai-career-discovery-in-communications/
University of New England 2011 - Instructor- Writing for Digital and New Media
• Instruct student on history of film from 1896-1940 and how it relates to narrative cinema.
• Demonstrate how to use Celtx screenwriting software
• Have students write and produce a conventional short fillm
University of Southern Maine 2010 - Instructor- Compositing for Film and Video in After Effects
• Instruct student on history of film from 1896-1940 and how it relates to current media.
• Demonstate concept of masking, channels, and filters in Adobe Photoshop
• Basic motion grapics in FCP.
• 3d Multiplane motion graphics in After effects complete with lighting, cameras, rotoscoping and chromakey.
Maine Student Film and Video Festival - 2008-Current
• Direct, promote and organize the Maine Student Film and Video Festival, the second oldest (33 years) student film festival in the nation.
• Coordinate the Festival in conjunction with the Maine International Film Festival.
• Act as Festival spokesperson to various media outlets.
Freelance Commercial Media - 1997-Current
• Editor/Motion Graphics and Sound Design for Seasons 2 and 3 of Outdoor Adventures with Nate and Chris as seen on The Sportsman Channel. Broadcasted nationally on several cable stations, at the time on 22 million homes.
• Created pilot for North American Safaris, currently a multi-award winning television show as seen on The Sportsman Channel.
• Designed websites for companies that include: Casco Bay Woolworks, Maine Student Film and Video Festival, Oxford County, Town of Waterford Maine, SAD17 Department of Transportation.
Film and Video Instructor, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, Norway, Maine - 2003-Current
• Develop and maintain a curriculum in film and video that dovetails video projects with national short film festivals.
• Students officially selected at Maine Film and Video Festival, Tower of Youth Film Festival, Maine Outdoor Youth Film Festival, Maine Recycles Video Contest.
• Instruct students how to use After Effects, Soundtrack Pro, Final Cut Pro.
• Instruct use of HD cameras.
• Serve on leadership team.
• Manage and adhere to an operating budget of $50,000 annually.
• Maintain relationships with professionals in the community.
Web Designer, TKDSURF.com, Morro Bay, California, 2000 – 2001
• Maintained interface and backend.
• Prepared photos for web.
• Marketed site via the internet.
Education- BA in Communication, University of Southern Maine, 2000
• 3.12 gpa.
• Dean's list 5 semesters.
• Minor in Theater.
• Participated in research regarding seniors and the Internet. Paper for presentation at the
Eastern Communication Association Conference, Portland, Maine, April 2001. View the results at http://www.usm.maine.edu/com/results2.doc.
• Participated in student films.
• Lighting for student play The Flies.
• Wrote Secret Nervous: a student play that was performed at the University.
MFA in Visual Art with an emphasis on Film, Art Institute of Boston, 2008-2011
• Led student workshops in Final Cut Pro and After Effects.
Additional professional activities
Channel 4 Television Series: The Farm 1995, 15 episodes.
Consultant work on websites: http://brickcitymedia.com, http://glacialmultimedia.com, http://thesurfjournal.com.
Comaparitive research: seniors and internet, cited in the book Human Communication on the Internet, by Leonard J. Shedletsky and Joan E Aitken.
Research paper can be found at http://www.usm.maine.edu/com/results2.doc.2001 six month internship with world renowned digital artist Rahul Gajjar. Studied advanced techniques in Photoshop.
2010 studied under the filmmakers Caveh Zahedi, Arnold Barkus, and Virgina Valdes.
References available upon request.