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OBJECTIVE Writing and video editing assignments.
Work History
Currently: Freelance writer and video editor.
1/95 to present: Freelance Writer. Video script for Trinchero Family Estates. Print articles and stories for The Pacific Sun, Videography Magazine, BIKE Magazine, Film/Tape World, Film & Television Update, More Bridges and The 2009 San Francisco Writer's Conference Anthology. Published online at Fieldreport.com, Editors.net, Tiny-Lights.com, and IFILM.com. Please see clips for writing samples.
7/09 to present: Creative Writing Instructor for a weekly writing class, held at the Senior Center in Healdsburg, CA.
9/92 to 2/08: Bravura Films, Inc. San Francisco.
Video Editor for corporate marketing videos utilizing Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro and Photoshop. Writer of video scripts. Producer. Responsibilities included pre-production planning and scripting; hiring crew and talent; tracking budgets and paperwork; post-production supervision. Clients included The San Francisco Ballet, Apple Computer, Cisco Systems, Microsoft Corporation, Sony PlayStation and The Computer History Museum.
7/88 to 9/92, Freelance video editor and production manager: For Apple Computer, Inc., Bravura Films, Jane Hall Productions, Bree Renz Productions, Bass/Francis Productions, Jack Morton Productions, SAS Productions, Media XXXIII and Omega Productions.
1/88 to 7/88, Offline Editor, CoVision Corporation, San Francisco, CA.
9/87 to 1/88, Post Production Scheduling, Varitel Video, San Francisco, CA.
6/85 to 8/87, Production Coordinator & Offline Editor, Dudkowski/Lynch Associates, Mill Valley, CA.
EDUCATION:
MFA in Writing, University of San Francisco, 2008.
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Cultural Studies with a Writing Emphasis
Dominican University of California (Summa Cum Laude).
Additional areas of study:
Graduate of Avid Master Editor's Workshop 1999. Researcher, creator of www.writersquest.org, an online research portal for writers.
Software skills:
Media software: Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, Media Cleaner, Photoshop, After Effects.
Productivity software: Microsoft Word, Excel, FileMaker, Quicken, and Adobe InDesign.
MISCELLANEOUS: Member of Sebastopol Toastmasters. Speak some Spanish and French. Resourceful, responsible and good company. Interests include fused glass art, yoga, cats and chocolate.
last update 11/10/09