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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  • In process of introducing brand new flash-based website, a drastic change from the terribly outdated old website.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

  • Provided emergency treatment and transfer to 911 patients.
  • Assisted Paramedics with more intensive care.
  • Kept up-to-date and accurate records.