Creative For Hire!

Resumé

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

Apple Final Cut Studio (Final Cut, Soundtrack, Motion, LiveType, Color, DVD Studio, Compressor)
Audio/Video equipment
Photography equipment
Lighting eqiuipment
Adobe Lightroom and Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Video Broadcast Equipment (3CCD Cameras, CCU, Graphic Overlay, Video Switchers)
FOH Audio Engineering
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher)
OSX and Windows Operating Systems
CSS, SEO and HTML (DotNetNuke, Joomla, WordPress)
Web Content Delivery (RSS, Podcasting, Flash Media Compression)
Social Media Expert (Twitter, Blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Vimeo, Flickr, etc.)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2011 – Current // iCampus Producer, Creative
CedarCreek Church – Perrysburg, Ohio

3-point lighting, green screen chroma-key, and field audio recording to create compelling weekly videos.
Provided photography of children, weekend music, and architecture to graphic designers.
Produce weekly videos for web distribution.
Produce live broadcast of internet campus video feed.
Leverage use of social media for interaction and information distribution.
Take part in weekly programming meetings, designing each weekend’s service from start to finish.
Research, plan and execute creative elements such as short films, interviews, song & video packages.

2007 – Current // Owner & Photographer
www.loveisgreaterphoto.com – Albuquerque, New Mexico & Toledo, Ohio

Used online tools and social media such as Craigslist, Facebook, Twitter, and blogs to begin a client base.
Utilized various lighting techniques such as off-camera, three-point, and natural lighting.
Sought out and shot in various locations, various types of clients including portraits, engagement photos, family photos and landscape.
Post-produced photos using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
Shoot on average 50 portrait sessions and 15 weddings per year, plus a number of live events.

2009 – 2010 // Contemporary Worship Director
St. John’s United Methodist Church – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Introduced organization into the weekend experiences, using tools such as Planning Center Online and Basecamp to better schedule volunteers and keep track of tasks.
In process of introducing brand new flash-based website, a drastic change from the terribly outdated old website.
FOH audio engineering.
Started and lead a creative programming team of eight volunteers. Goal was to constantly be coming up with fresh, and relevant ways to connect culture to the Gospel.
Introduced video playback and modern character generation (ProPresenter) into the weekend experiences.
Helped create and plan the 2010 budget for a brand new ministry, under very strict guidelines.
Recruiting and lead all band and production volunteers.

2003 – 2009 // Video Producer, Webmaster, Live Video Director
CedarCreek Church – Perrysburg, Ohio

Successfully oversaw four complete redesigns of website.
Introduced rich content delivery via video and audio podcasting, and embedded flash video.
Managed content for website that averages over 80,000 unique visits per month.
Successfully trained a creative team to use and administrate the website.
Created hundreds of videos from concept to completion under strict deadlines, including motion graphic music videos, interviews, and teaching videos.
Utilized 3-point lighting, green screen chroma-key, and field audio recording to create compelling weekly videos.
Produced the weekend service, overseeing lighting, audio and video teams.
Trained, scheduled, and led a team of 80+ volunteers on live video broadcast equipment, including: Hitachi 3CCD Triax Cameras and control units, Canon XL1 Cameras, Panasonic MX 70 video switchers, Compix Character Generator, ProVideoPlayer, ProPresenter and Streambox Live IP Broadcast unit.
Provided photography of children, weekend music, and architecture to graphic designers.
Designed and produced weekly newsletter.

2000 – 2003 // Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Rumpf Ambulance – Toledo, Ohio