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2019 - 2022 ASSISTANT ANIMATION EDITOR
"DC League of Super Pets" - animated feature
Warner Brothers

2019 - 2020 EDITOR
"American Pie: Girls Rule" - comedy feature
Universal Pictures

2019 ASSISTANT EDITOR
"Legacies" - fantasy TV series
Warner Brothers


2019 3D EDITOR
"Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" - action feature
Universal Pictures

2019 VFX EDITOR
"Inside Man: Most Wanted" - action feature
Universal Pictures

2018 - 2019 VFX EDITOR, FIRST ASSISTANT EDITOR
"Doom: Annihilation" - action horror feature
Universal Pictures

2019 - ASSISTANT EDITOR
"How High 2" - comedy feature
Universal Pictures

2018 FIRST ASSISTANT EDITOR
"Magnum P.I." - action television series
CBS

2017 VFX EDITOR
"Deep Blue Sea 2" - horror feature
Warner Brothers


09/2017 - 10/2017 VFX EDITOR
"Honey 4: Rise Up and Dance" - dance feature
Universal Pictures

2017 VFX EDITOR, FIRST ASSISTANT EDITOR
"Tremors 6: A Cold Day in Hell" - horror comedy feature
Universal Pictures

2016 - 2017 FIRST ASSISTANT EDITOR
"Dragonheart 4: Dragonborn" - fantasy feature
Universal Pictures

2015 - 2016 FIRST ASSISTANT EDITOR/VFX ARTIST
"Kindergarten Cop 2" - comedy feature
Universal Pictures

2015 VFX ARTIST
"Santa's Little Helper" - comedy feature
WWE Entertainment

2015 EDITOR
"The Merry Maids of Madness" - comedy feature
Director: Phillip Hughes

2014 - 2015 FIRST ASSISTANT EDITOR
"Tremors 5: Bloodline" - horror comedy feature
Universal Pictures

2014 FIRST ASSISTANT EDITOR
"The Man with the Iron Fists 2" - martial arts feature
Universal Pictures

2014 FIRST ASSISTANT EDITOR
"Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse" - fantasy feature
Universal Pictures

2014 EDITOR
Wizard World - journalism

2014 MOTION GRAPHICS
"Shame Ghost" - series for Channel 101
Director - David Valdez

2012 - 2014 EDITOR/MOTION GRAPHICS

Crave Online - journalism/web series

2014 ASSISTANT EDITOR
Nerdist Industries - journalism/web series

2013 - 2014 EDITOR
Revolt TV - music programming

11/2013 EDITOR
"Disney Creativity Spot" - Suite Spot TV

2013 VFX COMPOSITOR
"Dustland" - short drama


2013 EDITOR
"Mr. Cartoon" - biography for Axe/Unilever
"District Millworks", "pennybirdrabbit" - biographies for Vans Shoes

2013 ASSISTANT EDITOR
"Annie Takes Off" Pilot - comedy/series
Director - Perry Blake (Happy Madison Productions)


2012 - 2013 EDITOR/MOTION GRAPHICS

AXS Live - AXS TV (HDNet)

2013 EDITOR
G'Day USA/Australia Week - gala
Pace Pictures

2013 EDITOR/MOTION GRAPHICS

IAWTV Awards - gala
Bryan Allen Events

2012 EDITOR/MOTION GRAPHICS
"Formula 1 Insider" - sports/journalism
Director - Violet Ketskarova

2012 MOTION GRAPHICS

Adobe EchoSign - product videos

2012 ASSISTANT EDITOR

"Go For Sisters" - feature drama

Director - John Sayles

2012 MOTION GRAPHICS

VidCon 2012 - event

Bryan Allen Events

2012 EDITOR

Blip.tv - web series

Producer - Kent Nichols

2012 EDITOR/MOTION GRAPHICS

"What the Heck Are You Eating" - Everyday Health Channel

Post Supervisor - Eric Aaron Peters

2012 - MOTION GRAPHICS

Celebrate the Web - gala

Producer - Jenni Powell

2012 - VFX COMPOSITING ARTIST

"Fury of Solace" - web series

Director - Emmett Furey

2012 - MOTION GRAPHICS

YTF television series - intro sequence

2012 EDITOR

Ali Campbell 2012 (working title) - documentary

Director - Anousha Hutton

2012 EDITOR/MOTION GRAPHICS

Adobe EchoSign stinger - promotional

Bryan Allen Events

2012 EDITOR/MOTION GRAPHICS

International Academy of Web TV Awards - gala/event

Bryan Allen Events

2012 EDITOR

Australia Week/G'Day LA - gala/retrospective

Pace Pictures

2011 MOTION GRAPHICS ARTIST
Celebrate the Web - gala

Producer - Jenni Powell

2011 EDITOR
VUM: "Savage" - music video

Director - Anousha Hutton

2011 EDITOR

"March 13th" - short drama

Director - Phillip Hughes

2011 SPECIAL EFFECTS PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
"The Avengers" - Marvel Entertainment

Supervisor - Dan Sudick


2011 EDITOR
EEG Info - online course

Producer - Susie Arnett

2010 - 2011 VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR

Media Technology Services - UNM

2010 EDITOR/VIDEOGRAPHER

"NM Remix" - performance

Client - Idris Goodwin

2010 MOTION GRAPHICS ARTIST

"Fighting For Answers" - feature documentary

Director - Adan Garcia

2010 EDITOR/MOTION GRAPHICS

"Laser Safety" - interstitial

Client - Bryan Konefsky

2009 EDITOR
"The Scare Game" - horror web series
Director - Phillip Hughes

2009 - 2010 AUDIOVISUAL STUDENT MANAGER

Communication & Journalism Dept. - UNM

Operations Manager - Adan Garcia

2009 EDITOR
"Super Pissed" - short comedy
Director - Phillip Hughes

2009 - 2010 EDITOR
Emu Video - personal documentaries
Videographer - Damien Beresford

2008 DIGITAL ARTIST
7 Dimes Distributing - designer: Pet Project, Sweet Little Things
Marketing Manager - Sela Smith

2007 VIDEO INGEST TECHNICIAN/TRANSCRIBER
Orion Multimedia: Versus Network - reality

2006 - 2007 EDITOR
"Marching Home" - short documentary
Directors - Jennifer Powell and Grae Drake

2006 EDITOR
"Celebration of Life" - short documentary
Director - Husamuddin Akhras

2006 EDITOR
"Forgiveness and the Indigenous Culture" - short documentary
Director - Husamuddin Akhras

2006 DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
"Jigoku" - feature thriller
Director - Phillip Hughes

2005 - 2006 EDITOR
"JDRF Oxnard" - short documentary
Director - Judi Jordan

2005 EDITOR
Reel - television/comedy
Actor - Stephanie Escajeda

2005 EDITOR
"Lady Samurai" trailer - action
Director - Judi Jordan

2005 EDITOR
"Feet Afire" trailer - musical
Director - Judi Jordan

2005 EDITOR
"The Curse of PP Fartingham's Gorilla Suit" - mockumentary
"Kong" - short comedy
Director - Chad Fogland

2005 EDITOR
Reel - sketch comedy
Actor - Josh Fadem

2005 DIGITAL ARTIST
Red Bull - graphics sequence
Supervisor - Austin Cable

2005 EDITOR
"Venice Unveiled" - promotional
Director - Megan Tyson

2005 EDITOR
"Eden High" commercial - sitcom
Director - Michael Busch

2005 EDITOR
various pieces for "The Pretty-Okay-Ho-Hum-Spectacular-on-Ice"
Directors - Danforth France and Chad Fogland

2004 EDITOR
"Couched by an Angel" - short comedy/suspense
Director - Mitch Gettlemen

2004 ASSISTANT EDITOR
AFI Film Fest 2004 - documentary
Director - Kerim Duran

2004 EDITOR
Premeire Valet - instructional video
Director - Tony LaPalio

2003 - 2004 EDITOR
"A Good Band is Easy to Kill" - feature documentary
Director - Charles Norris

11/2004 CAMERA OPERATOR
"A Good Band is Easy to Kill" - concert footage
Director - Charles Norris

2003 KEY GRIP
"Double Barrel" - short thriller
"Channeling Alphonse" - short comedy
Producer - Michael Burke

2002 SECOND UNIT DIRECTOR/CAMERA OPERATOR
"Yellowville" - short drama
Director - Phillip Hughes


education
LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2001-2004
AA in Cinema Production

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO 2008-2010
BA in Media Arts


skills
COMPUTER:

* Mac and PC proficient * Avid Media Composer * Premiere * Final Cut Pro * Photoshop * Illustrator  * Flix * After Effects * DVD Studio Pro * Soundtrack * Microsoft Word * Excel * Filemaker Pro * Type 65 wpm * easily adaptable to other photo/video editing and compositing platforms

PROJECTION:
* Strong projectors/platters * Kinotone projectors/platters * Christie projectors/platter * CP650 * 70 mm * Cinerama * build up/tear down prints * trailer work * run interlock * run changeover * microphone setups/sound mixers * projector maintenance

PHOTOGRAPHY:
* 35 mm SLR camera * Digital SLR cameras * light meters * 16 mm camera operator * lighting equipment * HDV camera operator * digital photo manipulation