Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

B.S. – Film & Media Arts / English | M.S. – Communications – Digital Media

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY | B.S. – Film & Media Arts

  • senior thesis film PRODUCER / writer / DP: the lift – 2005
  • senior thesis film PRODUCER: the GUERILLAS – 2005
  • senior thesis film editor: a note – 2005
  • senior seminar: Best screenplay recipient award winner – 2005
  • diamond screen film festival director – 2003 & 2004

SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY | M.S. – Communications / Digital Media

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Secondary / Post-Secondary

Secondary Education

Lead Camp Counselor
  • Messiah University Young Filmmakers’s Workshop , 2021
    • Co-Taught filmmaking camp for local high school students interested in filmmaking
Multimedia Teacher
  • Yellow Breeches Educational Center, 2008 – 2010
    • Teaching middle-school through high-school aged special education students skills in the production of multimedia including areas of photography, web design, video production, and audio production.
Asst. Multimedia Instructor
  • Middle Park High School, 2005 – 2008
    • Assisted teaching high school students the theory & production of video production, concluding with each student creating final short films.

Higher Education

Digital Pedagogy & Scholarship Specialist, Bucknell University, 2019 – present
  • Media specialist working with faculty, students, staff and community members on all aspects of multimedia productions. A primary expertise in video production, but with additional work and experience instructing projects in podcasting, website creation, animation, and graphic design.
Embedded Technologist, Bucknell University, 2019 – present
  • IREL 229 – Middle East Conflict and Revolution – Instructed 8 course sessions on digital essays and video storytelling with international relations students creating short video documentaries.
  • HIST 310 – American Rebels – Hosted multiple sessions instructing students to create, curate, and develop historical websites related to course research
  • IREL 265 – Culture, Identity & Power – Lead 8 course sessions on digital essays and video storytelling with international relations students creating short video documentaries.
  • BIOL 326 – Cytogenetics– hosted 4 class sessions and multiple student group consultations instructing students on creating animated videos of cytogenetics processes and narrative biology demonstrations.
  • MGMT 101 –  Intro to Organization & Management – Facilitated 3 sessions of technology instruction for students grouped in companies creating social media videos, advertisements, and course wrap-up videos.
  • RESC 098- Sports, Statistics, and Society – Coordinated video news segments created by students using sports analytics for video segments featuring content information and graphics.
  • HIST 319 – Terror and the Black Struggle – Multi session instruction on creating digital video essays of historical black figures pre 1800’s. Combining historical media, archival photos and text, and modern media recording techniques.
  • IREL 350 – Globalization – Lead 2 sessions on creating digital graphic essays, using online photo editing programs, media content from online sources, and presentation software to create global awareness graphic novels.
  • EDUC 232 – Remaking Public Education – Instructed several sessions instructing students on creating podcasts for secondary education topics, including interviewing techniques, recording resources, and editing processes.
Adjunct Instructor, Messiah College, 2016 – 2019
  • COMM 203 – Basic Video and Editing – Instructing students in video and audio production techniques for film and television.
  • COMM 330 – Multimedia Storytelling – Instructing students on journalism and media production techniques for radio, web, and television.
Guest Lecturer, Messiah College, 2014 -2016
  • Sawyer Digital Proficiency – Media Module – Instructing Faculty and Students on methods of production and use for video and audio storytelling.
  • CIS171 – Problem Solving with Computers – Advising students on Common Craft video productions and digital storytelling.
  • COMM 520 – News-writing – Instructing students on proper formatting protocols and provisions for video production of a mock news production.
  • HDFS 440 – Community Advocacy – Instructing students on video fundamentals and editorial practices for production of an advocacy video explaining wage gap inequality.
Digital Media Specialist, Messiah College (now Messiah University) , 2010 – 2019
  • Served a multi-dimensional role as a video and live event producer for keynote events on campus, in addition to instructional design with faculty on multimedia pedagogy options for courses and scholarship, worked as a course trainer and technologist for in-class academic productions, and as a student employment director for on campus and course assistive productions.
Trainings, Workshops & Presentations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance

 

Film, T.V., & Video

  • Videographer – I Don’t Speak Spanish
    • a live reading of the debut play written by David Zayas at the Gamut Theater in Harrisburg, pA
  • Animator / Editor –  IMBY.COMMUNITY
    • Washington, D.C. – animated welcome and about video for the D.C. based community and developer
  • Videographer / Editor – Greater Philadelphia Lung Force Expo – livestream and highlights video
    • Philadelphia, PA – showcasing the educational and informative work of the American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic
  • Director / Coordinator – 2018 Impact Venture Challenge Finale – Livestream
    • Mechanicsburg, PA- An annual livestream event at Messiah College produced by the student organization Impact Venture Challenge as student-organized and contested “shark tank” event at the campus’ Parmer Hall.
  • Director / Videographer / Editor – PCADV @ 40 – commemorative video highlighting the 40 years of advocacy and groundbreaking work done by the Pennsylvania Coalition against Domestic Violence
    • Harrisburg, PA – commissioned as part of the 40th anniversary conference in Lancaster, PA – 16min.
  • Producer – “Breaks @ Messiah College” – educational web series on informal conversations about technology, 25-30 min
    • Mechanicsburg, PA – Producer of student developed web series on technology issues surrounding higher education.
  • Freelance Producer and Multimedia Production – 2 Slices Productions
    • Harrisburg, PA
 – Freelance videography and editing business that focuses on non-profit video productions in the Harrisburg/Philadelphia area.
  •  Videographer – Raw Sports – Sporting events videography, ongoing.
    • Harrisburg, PA – A small video company focused on producing local high school , college-level, and pro-am sporting events and short features.
  • Director/Videographer/Editor – “My Lovely (The Pancake Song)” – music video, 2.5 min
    • Harrisburg, PA
 – Creator of independent musician Ami Verrill’s music video for her song My Lovely.
  • Crew/Filmmaking Team – “The Guerillas” – narrative short, 25 min
    • Philadelphia, PA
Working as the 1st A.C., Asst. DP , and co- producer to Russ Davis’s political drama centered around Latin American revolutionaries planning a coup.
  • Cinematographer/Editor/Writer – “The Lift” – narrative short, 12 min.
    • Philadelphia, PA – Short musical centered around a British elevator operator and his patrons.
  • Production Assistant – MTV’s The Real World: Philadelphia – 2004
    • Philadelphia, PA – crew member and production assistant for MTV’s reality tv drama on location in center city Philadelphia.
  • Videographer/Editor – “Community Day/ State of the College” – Messiah College 2011-2015
    • Mechanicsburg, PA – Curated video and imagery into state of the college video production as part of President of the college’s address
  • Videographer/Editor – Advocacy films – PCADV- 2014- Current
    • Harrisburg, PA – Recorded and edited live event, and organizational video productions advocating efforts for victim assistance, legislative support, and client testimonials for non-profit organization.
  • Videographer/Editor – “Risk, Live!” – First Person Arts Festival – 2013
    • Philadelphia, PA – live storytelling festival featuring celebrity performances from Kevin Allison of MTV’s The State, and Janeane Garafalo.
  • Videographer/Editor – Career Development Center – Shippensburg University- 2013
    • Shippensburg, PA – How to Prepare for a College Fair Group-based video production for campus career center, discussing effective career fair strategies and approaches.
  • Videographer/Editor – Women’s Lacrosse Season feature – Messiah College- 2013
    • Mechanicsburg, PA – a Season-finale featurette video production highlighting team’s season, players, and coaches.
  • Videographer/Editor – “Live at Chameleon Club” – Stop Making Sense – 2012
    • Lancaster, PA – live musical performances by Bethlehem based Talking Heads cover band
 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Trainings, Workshops & Presentations

Conferences

  • University Film & Video Association – Virtual Conference – 2021
  • Educause Learning Initiative – Anaheim,CA – February 2019
    • 3-Day conference on digital media learning in secondary and post-secondary education, including innovation, and trans-media solutions.
  • Bucknell University Digital Scholarship Conference – Lewisburg, PA – October 2019
    • 3-Day conference focusing on digital scholarship and innovative research and pedagogy practices for librarians, instructional designers, and it professionals at bucknell university.
  • Digital Media + Learning Conference – Irvine,CA – October 2016
    • 3-Day conference on digital media learning in secondary and post-secondary education, including innovation, and trans-media solutions.
  • Digital Media + Learning Conference-  Chicago, IL – March 2013
    • 4-Day conference on digital media learning in secondary and post-secondary education, including innovation, and trans-media solutions.

Workshops

  • REDucation-  New York City, NY – September 2014
    • 3-Day formal training on select RED camera models and their application in feature film and commercial videography.Looking for more i