CV
Owner/Director, Dark Holler Studios (October 2020 - Present)
Creator/Director, Dark Holler, a paranormal docu-series with 372,000 collective views on YouTube
having launched a channel that grew 11k subscribers within two months
Writer/Editor on Sasquatch and the Missing Man, featuring Wes Germer of the Sasquatch Chronicles
Director of Photography, The Sasqualogist, an independent narrative film shot in the mountains of
Colorado in just two weeks
DP and Editor, The Shape of Shadows, a critical and financial success
Creator, Werewolves Unearthed, a successful multi-platform documentary with 285k views on
YouTube
Director of Videography, LeafFilter/Leaf Home (December 2020 - Present)
Edit national broadcast TV commercials, including “Amelia”, a 15s spot that aired during the NBA playoffs
Direct digital video and television shoots across multiple verticals, including LeafFilter, Leaf Home Water
Solutions, and Leaf Home Safety Solutions
Produced original “Eden” 30-second ad from concept through completion for Leaf Home Water
Solutions
Display ads cut from original spot proved to be among the top performing brand assets on
Facebook
Dramatically expanded video production capabilities of the Creative Team, acquiring personnel
and equipment to meet all digital marketing needs
Senior Videographer, LeafFilter/Leaf Home (October 2019 - December 2020)
Ideated and designed multiple motion graphic video installation pieces as a key component of the Addy Award-winning design package for annual Summit Awards event
Ideated and produced original video content across multiple platforms
Produced paid social ad video content on a weekly cadence
Senior Production Manager, Full Story Foundation & Films (March 2018 - October 2019)
Production Designer, Director of Photography for documentary film Not In Vein
Directed production of multiple educational series, including “An Introduction to Personality with Dr. Jordan B. Peterson” and “The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands with Dr. Laura Schlessinger”
Responsible for purchasing equipment and awarding IT contracts
Freelance Visual Creative (July 2017 - March 2018)
Responsible for entire post-production on Mead Five Star’s 2017 Student Organization web spots
Performed 3D art and design work for the promotional effort behind the documentary film Norwood: Where Legends Were Born
Full Story Foundation (June 2016 - July 2017)
Created all logos, layouts, and graphic branding upon start up
Transformed logo into 3D-animated film leader for separate Full Story Films effort
Provided motion graphic support and color grading for documentary film trailers and short-form commercial and web projects
TheBlaze (Sept. 2012 - June 2016)
Developed extensive graphics package for “Building the Network” docu-reality series
Created network brand bumps for launch of TheBlazeTV
Ideated “Fighting Back”, a “For the Record” web short with nearly 30 million views, and over 5,000 Facebook shares
Within the Documentary Films division, created all motion graphics packages, from main title sequences to maps and infographics for multiple feature-length documentary films, including “Never Again Is Now” and “Sun City Cell".
Selected by TheBlaze headquarters' studio in 2014 to create all-new ‘retro’ show open for the network flagship “Glenn Beck Show”
Designed Mercury One Films leader, which debuted in front of 65,000+ attendees at the ‘Restoring Love’ event held in Dallas Cowboys Stadium
Designed entire graphics package for all five seasons of the documentary news show “For the Record”, including 3d scene recreations, detailed to-scale maps, as well as titles, lower thirds, and visually interesting document displays
MotionMasters, LLC (Oct. 2010 - Sept. 2012)
Created (and voiced and appeared in) anti-shaken baby syndrome PSA "Keep Your Cool" for TEAM for WV Children - a spot that was subsequently purchased and run in multiple states in two languages
Software Mastery
Adobe Creative Suite, incl. AfterEffects and Premiere
Cinema 4D
DaVinci Resolve