Born and raised in Wexford, Pennsylvania (15 minutes north of Pittsburgh), I now reside in Washington, D.C.. I constantly like to challenge and test myself and enjoy solving new problems. As I am finishing up college I am pursuing a career in directing for camera.
screen credit
Below the Beltway (Feature Length Movie) --- 2009
Production Assistant
The Sword - New Rock Church of Fire (Music Video) --- 2009
Props Master, Dolly Grip, Best Boy (Electrical)
Rock and Roll - The Moderate (Music Video) --- 2009
First Assistant Director
The Washington Life (The CW) --- 2009
Videographer
EcoViews (Maryland Public Television) --- 2009
Motion Graphics - Deadzone Interstitial
My Tale of Two Cities (Carl Kurlander) --- 2008
Intern
Doing Therapy (Joe Giacobello) --- 2006
Student in Cafeteria (Acting)
experience
Featherweight Media, Washington, D.C. --- 2009
A student run group of 4 that provided video, photography and web services. American University provided a grant to fund the group.
1905 Productions, Pittsburgh, PA --- 2005
A film company led by Carl Kurlander (St. Elmo’s Fire and Saved by the Bell). Responsibilities varied, but included organizing release forms and fundraising paperwork as well as filming b-roll footage.
PMI Digital, Pittsburgh, PA Summer --- 2005
PMI Digital is an commericial production house based in Pittsburgh. Responsibilities varied, but included visual storyboards, product shots and pre-production.
education
American University
Washington, D.C. (expected 2010)
Visual Media Major (Video) and Graphic Design Minor (Interactive)
Visual Media Major (Video) and Graphic Design Minor (Interactive)
Oxford Media School
Oxford, England (Summer 2004)
honors and awards
Nominated "Best Short" for FailClown by Visions Film Festival 2009
"Most Promising Young Filmmaker" by NATV 2006
"Best Editor" by NATV 2005
certifications
PC Hardware and Software Certification Cisco Systems
technical skills
Final Cut Pro, Avid, After Effects, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, MS Word, MS Excel and MS Powerpoint.
leadership
Head of TGIF Division - NATV --- 2005 and 2006
Responsibilities included producing a 12 minute sketchcomedy show once a week.
