Resumé

Concepts Completos/Complete Concepts – Los Angeles, CA

Founder: Filmmaker, Producer, Director, Web Editor/Designer, Social Media Marketing:

I shot, edited, wrote, directed, and funded the award-winning feature doc, Backstreet to the American Dream. With Dolores Huerta and Jarritos, the 90-minute social justice film profiles American entrepreneurs and Mexican immigrants in the food truck industry, and takes a bilingual modern-day look at the classic American Dream. Proven success with practical field and post-production media pipelines and editorial eco systems in Premiere. Experience with live, near live and standard post-production workflows in evolving technologies, marketing, audience engagement, and grant writing. More @BackstreetFilm.com.

Dances With Films Festival – Los Angeles, CA

Behind the Scenes (BTS) Producer:

•Produce, interview, shoot, and edit exclusive BTS content with filmmakers/newsmakers at L.A.’s prestigious 10-day-event at the Hollywood Chinese Theater.

•Manage BTS production schedule for dynamic in-house story shoots.

•Coordinate with filmmakers, talent agents, and BTS team to secure exclusive content, enhancing branding and visibility for the festival and filmmakers.

Nexstar Media Group/KTLA 5 The Tournament of Rose Parade – Los Angeles, CA

Segment Producer, Editor, Field Producer:

•Backstage at the Parade and Parade Countdown - two live pre-parade shows on New Year's Day

•Produce/Edit feature packages for air on live pre-parade show

•Field Producer includes communicating via two-way radios with stage managers, line producer, and talent along the parade route during live commercial broadcast.

•Duties: Work with on-air talent, stage managers, and line producer during pre-parade production and live event coverage. Identifying and pitching story ideas, coordinating with camera/sound crews, talent, guests and their agents before/during/after shoots/live segments, preparing location-shoot forms (with prompt delivery to all involved), question lists for talent, work closely with producers/executive producers in a highly collaborative environment on tight deadlines.

Recovery Shot Annual Golf Tournament: Healthing Through Golf

Live Event Producer:

•Direct technical crew along the course to ensure seamless production during live event, without distracting elite players during prestigious tournament. Grab interviews on the fly.

•Implement strategic workflows and contingency plans to integrate social media shots, as well as handle unforeseen challenges during live-to-tape recording, ensuring uninterrupted coverage and adherence to production schedule.

KPCC News 89.3 FM (NPR Affiliate) – Los Angeles, CA

Reporter: Health, Immigration and Housing

•Award-winning reporting under tight deadline - multiple breaking news shots from the field/studio and writing multiple spots while regularly advancing long-form features.

WLRN Miami Herald News 91.3 FM (NPR Affiliate) – Miami, FL

Fill-in Anchor, General Assignment Reporter:

• Produced 18-daily news spots and award-winning special projects on tight deadline.

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, MARKETPLACE, THE WORLD (co-produced by the BBC World Service) – Buenos Aires, AR

International Correspondent:

•Enterprised politically/economically driven spots/features about Argentina’s severe social, economic and political crisis. I covered Argentina’s controversial 2003 presidential election and traveled across So. America, filing from Ecuador, Colombia and Costa Rica.

WFUV-90.7 FM (NPR Affiliate) – Fordham University, NY

Fill-in Anchor, NYC Bureau Reporter:

•Covered NYC's 9/11 Terrorist Attacks and tracked the city’s initial recovery efforts

•Anchored headline newscast during prime morning/afternoon commutes.

CENTRAL FLORIDA NEWS-13 – Orlando, FL

Fill-in Anchor, General Assignment Reporter:

•One-man band with multiple live shot responsibilities at 24-hour local news channel

KTTV FOX-11/Good Day LA – Los Angeles, CA

Coordinating Producer, Segment Producer, Field Producer:

•Wrote packages; coordinated live remotes and booked guests for live, morning show

•Associate Producer on ½-hour documentary, “KTTV- A 45 Year Legacy”