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KENS 5Creative Manager/Brand Manager
Oct. 2021San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area · On-site
KHOU 11Creative Producer
Apr. 2019 - Oct. 2021Houston, TX · On-site
ZenfilmCreative Director, Film Director, Post Production Artist
Sep. 2005 - Apr. 2019USA · On-siteAs owner and creative lead of the top commercial production shop in America’s 4th largest city I developed creative concepts and strategies with agencies and brands. Directed commercial and branded content shoots for national/regional clients. Managed a diverse team of creative professionals. Oversaw budgets and business operations. Lead client pitch meetings. Served as lead post production artist. • Helmed celebrity-studded national TV campaign for Houston Tourism that increased destination awareness 37% • Created multi-city campaign for the College for Healthcare Professions that doubled enrollment for the school • Working with a team that included writers from Funny or Die, developed a 12 episode sitcom for a financial services client. Established in 2005, Zenfilm is a creative film production company offering strategic creative development and comprehensive post production services. Zenfilm has been recognized numerous times for outstanding work. Over the last five years alone the company has brought home dozens of awards for innovative works, including five Emmys.
Cool FilmsFilm Director, Creative Director, Partner
May. 1994 - Sep. 2004Partner. Developed creative with agencies and brands. Led pitch meetings. Casting. Directed national commercial shoots. Supervised a talented team of animators, editors, FX artists and sound designers. Served as lead post artist. • Directed two award-winning commercials in the highly successful “Count on Shell” campaign for Shell Oil. • Developed and executed major pharma ad campaigns for Merck, GlaxoSmithKline and others.
POV EditorialEditor
Jan. 1992 - Dec. 1994Creative editorial of national and regional TV commercials for major agencies. Worked with creative teams from Ogilvy Worldwide, JMT, McCann Erickson and many more. Served as project manager and post producer for agency projects, supervising negative transfers, online post, visual effects and mastering. • Early adopter of non-linear editorial technology. Helped introduce Avid into agency workflows.
The Travel ChannelDirector/Cinematographer
Jul. 1987 - May. 1992Traveled the world, writing, directing and filming documentary content for the original (MTV/TWA) Travel Channel. Spent months at a time on location developing stories and filming. Upon returning to home base from a shoot, supervised telecine, served as lead editor on my projects and finished them for broadcast. • Led one of the first documentary crews into East Germany as the Berlin Wall fell. • Developed creative program with Lufthansa Airlines to market former East German destinations to the world. • Directed the first TV commercials debuting the Grand Hyatt Hotel concept in Taipei, Taiwan.
Cable Advertising SystemsCinematographer & Editor
Mar. 1985 - Sep. 1987Operating out of a production vehicle in locations all over the US, I produced, wrote, and filmed commercials for clients of the first nationally syndicated cable advertising company. Returned to Austin to edit and master completed spots for broadcast. Working in a collaborative post production environment, I developed graphics, selected voice over talent and performed client service duties.
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