I'm a creative and detail-oriented Video Editor & Post-Production Specialist with 20+ years of experience in film, broadcast, and digital media. Skilled in Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, especially Premiere Pro, with proven expertise in storytelling, pacing, color grading, and sound design. Experienced managing productions from script to distribution for both independent films and corporate clients. Recognized with multiple festival awards for narrative feature films. Passionate about transforming raw footage into polished visual stories that connect with audiences across platforms, from feature films to YouTube videos and social media shorts.…

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I'm a creative and detail-oriented Video Editor & Post-Production Specialist with 20+ years of experience in film, broadcast, and digital media. Skilled in Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, especially Premiere Pro, with proven expertise in storytelling, pacing, color grading, and sound design. Experienced managing productions from script to distribution for both independent films and corporate clients. Recognized with multiple festival awards for narrative feature films. Passionate about transforming raw footage into polished visual stories that connect with audiences across platforms, from feature films to YouTube videos and social media shorts.…

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I’m a creative and detail-oriented Video Editor & Post-Production Specialist with 20+ years of experience in film, broadcast, and digital media. Skilled in Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, especially Premiere Pro, with proven expertise in storytelling, pacing, color grading, and sound design. Experienced managing productions from script to distribution for both independent films and corporate clients. Recognized with multiple festival awards for narrative feature films. Passionate about transforming raw footage into polished visual stories that connect with audiences across platforms, from feature films to YouTube videos and social media shorts.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Production Manager | Editor | Post-Prod. Supervisor at Envisiant, Inc.
August 1, 2007 - September 18, 2015
Led a team of up to 8 employees and contractors creating and editing all in-house productions of premium lifestyle-focused video content for web syndication (including YouTube) and broadcast news. Personally edited thousands of web-based shortform how-to instructional, DIY, advice, and informational videos for major clients including AKC, USDA, Bayer, US News, Sodexo, Nioxin, and many more.
Producer | Director | Editor at Freelance – Various Real Estate Companies
March 1, 2006 - November 15, 2015
Produced, shot, directed, and edited multiple engaging promotional web/YouTube videos for real estate agents, brokerages, and developers in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, showcasing individual properties and residential developments as well as highlighting regional attractions and lifestyle features.
Producer | Director | Editor at CSB Legend LLC
December 31, 2019 - Present
Co-creator and editor of BLOODSPAWN, an International award-winning creature feature film currently in limited theatrical distribution in the US with worldwide streaming and physical media release slated for Fall 2025.
Producer | Director | Editor at Totality Films LLC
December 29, 2003 - June 15, 2008
Produced, directed and edited 4 feature-length films for direct-to-DVD sales at major North America retailers including Walmart, Sam’s Club, Target, as well as SVOD streaming on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon: Lost Stallions: The Journey Home (2008), starring screen legend Mickey Rooney. Pirate Kids II: The Search for the Silver Skull (2006), Nightmare at the Fear Factory (2005), Pirate Kids: Blackbeard's Lost Treasure (2004).

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts at University of North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking
September 16, 1996 - May 20, 2000
Dual Concentration in Directing & Editing

Qualifications

WINNER - Best Feature Film - "Bloodspawn"
November 23, 2024 - November 23, 2024
Grindhouse Planet Film Festival 2024
WINNER - Best Family Feature Film - "Pirate Kids: Blackbeard's Lost Treasure"
November 15, 2004 - November 15, 2004
Southern Exposure Film Forum
RECIPIENT - Seal of Approval - "Pirate Kids: Blackbeard's Lost Treasure"
September 1, 2004 - September 1, 2004
DOVE Foundation
WINNER - Best Narrative Feature Film - "Bloodspawn"
May 3, 2025 - May 3, 2025
Gallup Film Festival 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services