Executive Director

University of California, Los Angeles, Master of Fine Arts, Film, Television, and Digital Media, 2001

University of California, Los Angeles, Professional Certificate, Screenwriting, 1996

Georgia State University, Atlanta, Bachelor of Arts, Film and Video Production, 1994

FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY, CREATIVE WRITING MFA PROGRAM, Winter Park, FL – 10/2011 – Present
Professor of Screenwriting, Course Director
Taught entertainment scriptwriting for film, television, animation, comics, and games to graduate level students

UNIVERSAL EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY (UEP), Winter Park, FL – 03/2014 – Present
Live Event Video Camera Operator
Operated the video camera on live regional dance competition events for the nation’s largest organizers of talent competitions (Starpower, Nexstar, Revolution)

ODOM-BOOKER ENTERTAINMENT, Orlando, FL – 06/2004 – Present
Executive Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Writer, Video Editor
Produced, directed, shot, wrote and edited narrative feature films, documentaries, commercials, music videos, commercials, trailers and corporate video

TECHNOLOGY MARKETING TOOLKIT, Franklin, TN – 10/2010 – 02/2012
Live Event Producer, Video Camera Operator, Video Editor
Produced live event videos for conferences, workshops, seminars and classes

ONE WAY OR ANOTHER PRODUCTIONS, New York, NY – 11/2010 – 11/2011
Co-Producer, Cinematographer, Video Editor
Co-produced, shot, and edited a feature film, short, and trailers

INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE (ITVS), San Francisco, CA – 06/2006 – 09/2009
On-Air Promo Producer, Director, Writer, Video Editor
Produced, wrote, revised and edited audio and video on-air promotions creative promo and trailer scripts for the PBS nationally televised original series Independent Lens

LIVE UNIVERSE, LIVE VIDEO, West Hollywood, CA – 11/2006 – 08/2007
Video Editor
Edited raw footage into webisodes from interviews, concerts, paparazzi video, sketch comedies, and scripted content, including projects for Robin Thicke, Cedric The Entertainer, Joanna Krupa, Elton Brand, Trick Pony, and Lukas Rossi

CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY (CAA), Los Angeles, CA – 03/2006 – 10/2006
Story Analyst

WARNING FILMS, NU-LITE ENTERTAINMENT, Hollywood, CA – 07/2005 – 12/2005
Cinematographer

BETA RECORDS, Hollywood, CA – 01/2005 – 06/2005
Promo Video Editor

OBS, Los Angeles, CA – 12/2004 – 12/2005
Vice-President, Editor-In-Chief, Writer

AKIMBO SYSTEMS, INC., San Mateo, CA – 07/2004 – 05/2005
IPTV Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Writer, Video Editor

UCLA, SCHOOL OF FILM, THEATER & TELEVISION, Los Angeles, CA – 10/2003 – 07/2004
Administrative Specialist

DAN GORDON, INC., Thousand Oaks, CA – 06/2002 – 08/2003
Writer’s Assistant

WATTS LABOR COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE (WLCAC), Los Angeles, CA – 01/2001 – 09/2001
Program Coordinator

AQUENT, Los Angels, CA – 11/1997 – 12/2000
Various Entertainment Contract Positions

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, ABC NETWORK TV PRODUCTION, Burbank, CA – 12/1996 – 09/1997
Staff Coordinator, Senior Clerk

• Honored with over 50 university PROPS awards from students for exceptional performance as a Course Director
• Produced, written, and edited over 50 promos and trailers for national broadcast; edited over 100 webisodes; and written over 200 features, shorts, music videos, promos, trailers, and commercials
• Won over 25 awards for filmmaking and screenwriting, including 2 best picture wins and published over 10 books
• Screened multi-award-wining feature films in over 18 domestic and international festivals including the Cannes Pan African, Berlin Black Cinema International, Tel Aviv Spirit, and Calgary International film festivals
• Received over 25 reviews in print, radio, and the web for produced features
• Produced 3 features films with worldwide distribution and held key roles on 7 features films with worldwide distribution for Entertainment One, Maverick Entertainment, and Vendetta Filmworks
• Featured as a Q&A panelist on over 9 talks and lectures

Arts, Cinema, Culture, Dance, Entertainment, Film, Fine Arts, Media, Music, non-profit, Performing Arts, Theater

Motion Picture Editors Guild, Screen Actors Guild, Writers Guild of America

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