Work Experience
- Writer and self-publisher for Creating a Career in Entertainment, Collaborating Outside the Spotlights in an Evolving Industry
- Writer and self-publisher for a memoir entitled Outside The Spotlights: Conversations With Unsung Creators Behind the Screens in Hollywood
- Expert content creator for online platforms and IT projects, including requirements documents, user guides, personal profiles, and press releases
- Director responsible for production departments of up to 12 people and budgets in excess of $2 million
- Experienced entertainment professional with a detailed understanding of television and movie production, Internet content design, client communication, and team management
- EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
- 21st Century Fox - IT Director
Hollywood Entertainment Corporation - ProducerProducer, content creator, and team manager for three consumer websites with over 1 million monthly visitors: www.reel.com, a movie marketing, film review, and entertainment industry site www.hollywoodvideo.com, a marketing/customer service site for 1800 Hollywood Video stores www.gamecrazy.com, a video game marketing and trading site.
Cenquest, Inc. - Director of Course DevelopmentManager of the Course Development department for a venture-funded education provider; Producer for original video case studies, interactive games, and learning objectives for accredited graduate schools, including the Oregon Graduate Institute and the University of Texas at Austin.
Universal Studios - Director of Television Information ServicesCreator and Director of a 10-person department. Defined the group's mission, managed a $2 million annual budget, and established policies for the use of personal computers in all phases of television production and distribution; Responsible for outreach to executives and production personnel at all levels of the company; Directed the implementation of software for scriptwriting, picture cost, casting, business affairs, ratings s and international sales. EMS & Associates, Inc. - PresidentOwner of a company that capitalized on my success in developing and installing automated systems for Hollywood studios; Leveraged my knowledge of the entertainment and interactive industries to advise clients on interactive games and informational product design, automation strategies, and marketing planning.
Sample Projects:Writer for the monthly member spotlight in the AAUW Vero Beach Chapter Hotline newsletterWriter for a press release for the mermaid animation in the Tom Bradley International Terminal Environmental Media Experience at LAXAuthor of monthly Member Spotlight articles for the Producers Guild of America New Media Council online newsletterResearcher and book proposal writer for Before I Forget, an autobiography by TV Director James SheldonInteractive Producer for Entertainment Drive, LLC, producers of an award-winning online entertainment magazineInteractive Producer for Magic of Tibet, a CD-ROM game conceived by the founder of Trans-Pacific Communications, a former CEO of Trilobyte (developers of The 7th Guest), and a founder of Tibet House in New York.Interactive Consultant for Universal Studios Television's interactive press kits and Internet sites for the TV series Last Call (this press kit won an Honorable Mention at the Cindy Awards) and Hercules: the Legendary Journeys.Co-Instructor at UCLA Extension for: Interactive Creation: Design, Production, and DistributionModerator and Producer for an Academy of Television Arts and Sciences event entitled Interactive Hollywood: New Jobs, New Media, New Markets.
EDUCATIONUCLA Extension - Certificate: Business of Motion Picture Production/DistributionBoston University - Bachelor of Applied Science, Computer Science MEMBERSHIPSAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences - Interactive Media Peer GroupProducers Guild of America New Media CouncilPortland Creative Conference - Board of Directors - 1994-2002 Speaker Committee Member - 2000-2010, 2015, 2016