Video Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Videographer

2/2003 - 6/2007

Real Life Ministries

Manager

• Responsible for all phases of studio production, including writing, directing, producing, editing, digital graphic art, DVD authoring, labeling and duplication. Projects ranging from testimonial interviews to commercial announcements to scripted video dramas designed to educate and inform the 8000 member audience of a non-denominational church during weekend services. Live video director. Designed, built and maintained live video control room for 2000 seat auditorium, trained interns and volunteers in live video and studio production, recommended and ordered video production related software and equipment. Lighting and set design and construction for live performance stage. Media liaison for all high profile events. Member of church Worship Arts and Communications teams.

8/2000 - 2/2003

Pearson Packaging Systems

Manager

• Responsible for all phases of studio production including writing, directing, producing, editing, digital graphic art, 2D animations, packaging, duplication and labeling, compression to CDRom and web streaming. Also programmed and maintained a computer based video kiosk used at trade shows. Projects types included training, sales, marketing, corporate image and corporate communication for a large industrial machine manufacturer. Converted 3D CAD drawings to digital art of for print publishing. Maintained company media library. Member of company Marketing team.

6/2000 - 2/2001

Damascus Light Productions

Self-Employed

• Sole Proprietor , Director of freelance video production company. Responsible for all phases of studio and live event production. Project types included corporate image, sales, training, education, commercials and cable television shows. Event production included shooting and editing of weddings, funerals, seminars and the like. Videographer for Fox Sports Television. From 1986 until 2000, Damascus was a part-time freelance endeavor. I continue to freelance under this company name today.

11/1990 - 6/1999

North Idaho College

Manager

• Responsible for all stages of studio video production of educational, commercial and promotional videos for a two-year college. Maintained and managed college media center, trained and supervised work study and part-time employees in media center. Directed weekly PBS television show airing in 7 states and 2 provinces of Canada. Set, stage, prop and set design and construction. Trained part-time live studio production crew, designed, built and maintained live television studio and control room, light repair of video and audio equipment. Videographer for live events in college auditorium. Researched, acquired and installed classroom A/V multimedia equipment. Controlled yearly supply, equipment, maintenance and operational budget of $140K.

6/1989 - 11/1990

Steinleys Photocart Systems

Manager

• All phases of studio production for a full-service video production and photography company. Projects included commercial, educational, training, sales, corporate image and event videography. Audio/Visual equipment rental, delivery and set-up. 8 mm film to video transfer. Director of live video for Coeur d'Alene Greyhound Park.

6/1988 - 6/1990

Pinnacle Productions

Individual Contributor

• Video tape operator for multi-format linear video edit suite utilizing Betacam, 1”, 2”, D1 and D2 videotape formats. Studio and field production grip, lighting grip, set construction, assistant to art director, prop construction and procurement, videographer, Nagra sound technician, cell animation (Paintbox) for a film and video special effects production house. Project studio included automated motion control gantry. Projects included network television show openers, commercials, corporate image, sales, training, and marketing videos.

1988

Bachelor Degree

Eastern Washington University

• Radio and Television Production and Performance