I’ve been handling a camera since I was a teenager, and have captured experiences in Tehran, Iran during the Islamic Revolution; Venice and Rome; Athens, London, Paris, Prague; Mexico while tracking migratory wildlife with biology grad students; at weddings, corporate events, private parties, art and cultural outings; and marketing efforts for a variety of businesses and organizations. My general photography portfolio is here: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ My experience in videography started at the Walter Cronkite School at ASU, where I earned a master’s degree in 2018. During that time, in addition to coursework, I shot photos with News 21 on a national reporting project (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ ); and learned film crew at AZ PBS, working under Steve Filmer on the science show Catalyst. I crewed over 20 shoots, conducted 10 interviews, and earned Producer, Camera, and Audio credits. You can see the results of my capstone project in this episode: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Since 2018 my clients have contracted my solo services for video and photo at conferences, sit-down interviews, corporate marketing assets, artist profiles, reality tv segments, live productions, and other great projects. - I manage equipment including the camera, audio, and lighting equipment, from one-camera to four-camera shoots; from no audio, to multiple wired and wireless mics; from no lighting to full studio lighting; photography and videography as separate shoots, and in a single shoot - At AZ PBS, as student producer I was responsible for multiple stories, at varying stages of development, requiring story idea development, contacting subjects, scheduling interviews, finding available crew for shoots - Storyboarding and scripting have played small parts in most of my recent work, and I’d love to develop those skills! - Video editing using Premiere Pro, Media Encoder, After Effects on a routine basis, for one-camera one-hour shoots for a 1:00 highlight reel, to 10+ hours across several years and states shooting a family documentary with original scoring, to editing a full online virtual theater productions and scripted, multi-angle, multi-take film scenes. I use Lightroom for all my photography media management and post-production, and Premiere Pro for video footage ingesting, editing, and encoding. My YouTube channel has a demo reel and other samples of my work: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ EEi Media IG: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Some recent credits: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ My Upwork profile shows some of my recent projects and customer feedback: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ And, here is my LinkedIn profile: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

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I’ve been handling a camera since I was a teenager, and have captured experiences in Tehran, Iran during the Islamic Revolution; Venice and Rome; Athens, London, Paris, Prague; Mexico while tracking migratory wildlife with biology grad students; at weddings, corporate events, private parties, art and cultural outings; and marketing efforts for a variety of businesses and organizations. My general photography portfolio is here: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ My experience in videography started at the Walter Cronkite School at ASU, where I earned a master’s degree in 2018. During that time, in addition to coursework, I shot photos with News 21 on a national reporting project (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ ); and learned film crew at AZ PBS, working under Steve Filmer on the science show Catalyst. I crewed over 20 shoots, conducted 10 interviews, and earned Producer, Camera, and Audio credits. You can see the results of my capstone project in this episode: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Since 2018 my clients have contracted my solo services for video and photo at conferences, sit-down interviews, corporate marketing assets, artist profiles, reality tv segments, live productions, and other great projects. - I manage equipment including the camera, audio, and lighting equipment, from one-camera to four-camera shoots; from no audio, to multiple wired and wireless mics; from no lighting to full studio lighting; photography and videography as separate shoots, and in a single shoot - At AZ PBS, as student producer I was responsible for multiple stories, at varying stages of development, requiring story idea development, contacting subjects, scheduling interviews, finding available crew for shoots - Storyboarding and scripting have played small parts in most of my recent work, and I’d love to develop those skills! - Video editing using Premiere Pro, Media Encoder, After Effects on a routine basis, for one-camera one-hour shoots for a 1:00 highlight reel, to 10+ hours across several years and states shooting a family documentary with original scoring, to editing a full online virtual theater productions and scripted, multi-angle, multi-take film scenes. I use Lightroom for all my photography media management and post-production, and Premiere Pro for video footage ingesting, editing, and encoding. My YouTube channel has a demo reel and other samples of my work: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ EEi Media IG: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Some recent credits: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ My Upwork profile shows some of my recent projects and customer feedback: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ And, here is my LinkedIn profile: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

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I’ve been handling a camera since I was a teenager, and have captured experiences in Tehran, Iran during the Islamic Revolution; Venice and Rome; Athens, London, Paris, Prague; Mexico while tracking migratory wildlife with biology grad students; at weddings, corporate events, private parties, art and cultural outings; and marketing efforts for a variety of businesses and organizations.

My general photography portfolio is here: Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

My experience in videography started at the Walter Cronkite School at ASU, where I earned a master’s degree in 2018. During that time, in addition to coursework, I shot photos with News 21 on a national reporting project (Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup ); and learned film crew at AZ PBS, working under Steve Filmer on the science show Catalyst.

I crewed over 20 shoots, conducted 10 interviews, and earned Producer, Camera, and Audio credits. You can see the results of my capstone project in this episode:
Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

Since 2018 my clients have contracted my solo services for video and photo at conferences, sit-down interviews, corporate marketing assets, artist profiles, reality tv segments, live productions, and other great projects.

  • I manage equipment including the camera, audio, and lighting equipment, from one-camera to four-camera shoots; from no audio, to multiple wired and wireless mics; from no lighting to full studio lighting; photography and videography as separate shoots, and in a single shoot

  • At AZ PBS, as student producer I was responsible for multiple stories, at varying stages of development, requiring story idea development, contacting subjects, scheduling interviews, finding available crew for shoots

  • Storyboarding and scripting have played small parts in most of my recent work, and I’d love to develop those skills!

  • Video editing using Premiere Pro, Media Encoder, After Effects on a routine basis, for one-camera one-hour shoots for a 1:00 highlight reel, to 10+ hours across several years and states shooting a family documentary with original scoring, to editing a full online virtual theater productions and scripted, multi-angle, multi-take film scenes.

I use Lightroom for all my photography media management and post-production, and Premiere Pro for video footage ingesting, editing, and encoding.

My YouTube channel has a demo reel and other samples of my work: Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

EEi Media IG: Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

Some recent credits:
Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

My Upwork profile shows some of my recent projects and customer feedback:
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And, here is my LinkedIn profile:
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English
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Education

Bachelor of Science in Education at University of Texas at Austin
August 2, 2023 - December 12, 1983
Double subject areas: English, Physical Sciences
Master of Mass Communications at Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School
August 17, 2017 - December 11, 2018

Qualifications

Nomination for Best Editing of a Stream
December 6, 2021 - December 6, 2021
Edited "Motherhood Out Loud" for Virtual Theater Lab

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Software & Internet

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