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EDUCATION

UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA.

BA Degree in Film & Media.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Major Diamond Productions 04/2006 - Present

Owner/Videographer/Photographer/Editor

Working knowledge of digital production. • Proficient in Premiere Pro, Final Cut, After Effects and Photoshop. • Designed content to be viewed on signage at AT&T ballpark in San Francisco, CA. • Processing of digital assets to be edited on several NLE systems. • Building and populating web content for customer acquisition and client viewing. • Drone and video work for several companies, i.e. Common Sail Investment Group Brighton, MI. ·Winner of the Silver AWARD 2020 TELLY FOR EDITING

California State Military Reserve 1/10/2018 - 3/01/2019

Warrant Officer: Public Affairs Officer

Content provider for the State of California Military Reserve. • Officer in charge of promoting public affairs.

Securitas 12/2017 - 3/2019

Security Officer: Okemos, MI Delta Dental and Oakland, CA. E.D. SPECIALIST/CPO Supervisor of the Emergency Room Kaiser Oakland/Interim Site Supervisor • IAHSS Advanced Training· WMD Training · ED OPS· • Securitas On Site Field Training Officer. • Supervision of 20+ employees in a hospital setting in Oakland, CA

CMW Productions 01/1990 - 04/2007

Owner/Entertainer/Video Editor • Producer, DJ and Actor

Acting and producing jobs are on IMDB: Working knowledge of the acting/talent hiring process. Intern with CSI Miami: CBS Studios

HWM 04/1992 - 11/2007

DJ/Choreographer/Content provider/Video editor

Video editing, audio mixing, visual content provider and Disc Jockey.


SKILLS

Languages: Spanish: Conversational/Int. Italian: Conversational/Int.

Computer/Tech • Audio: Audio technician and troubleshooter. Sennheiser: wireless mic systems. Shure: wireless mic systems • Images: Photoshop CC 2020, Adobe Lightroom CC. • Video: NLE Video systems: Premiere Pro CC, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, FCP7, and Motion. • Cameras used: Canon: EOS-R, 5DMkIV, MkIII and MkII. C100. Sony: A73, FS-700, A7S-II, and A6500. • Drone: Licensed UA Remote Pilot Certificate #4051397. DJI Mavic 2 Pro, DJI Mavic Pro, Phantom 2. HDR Solo. Yuneec. Expires 09/21 • Lighting: LED constant lighting and OCF systems: Canon, Sony and Norman. • Camera stabilization equipment: DJI Ronin-S, Freefly, Movi5 Came 6000, Glidecam HD-2000 and HD-4000, and Zhinyun Crane. Slider Systems: Cinevate: Atlas, Duzi. Kessler. Konova. • Video acquisition: Standard, HD, UHD, 5K and High speed.


AWARDS

Winner: of the Knot's Best of The Knot 7 years in a row for wedding videography. Elevated into the Knot's Hall of Fame for achieving consecutive wins for videography. • Winner: Best Picture Campus Movie Fest UC Berkeley in 2013 and 2014. • Film selected to view at the Cannes Film Festival 2013. • Developed, shot and produced a viral video, 1.2 million original views • Epic Save The Date {Bambo + Janice}. Video was featured on Good Morning America, The Today Show, as well as several news outlets from around the globe.


INTERESTS

Soccer, volleyball, acting and screenwriting.


VOLUNTEER WORK

Big Brothers San Francisco/Marin Chapter. • UC Berkeley Cal Veterans. Video mixing and photography. • Elementary JK, Kindergarten,1st/2nd Grade School Soccer Coach. • Foster/Adoptive Parent • Blue Shield volunteer driver State of California. 

 
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