Experience
Production and Post-Production
Consulting, research, rights and clearances, editing, and occasional camera operation.
Editorial, research and ghostwriting
Ghost-wrote two memoirs, edited 50+ academic papers, contributing editor to urban planning blog, researched and wrote historical blurbs for travel app, economic and financial research for a book, among other things.
Other projects
California Revealed, California State Library
Consultant
Worked with a team of library scientists on the implementation and project management of digital preservation services for historical audio-visual and print collections around the state.
MAPLight.org, Berkeley, CA
Research Director
Directed a team of web developers, news reporters, and researchers for data-driven think tank. Oversaw all technical and editorial aspects of research and reporting, including: data collection and information design; computer-assisted reporting; content production and editing; product management; and web design. Edited all press releases, research reports and blog posts.
Education
M.A., Economics, The New School, New York
B.A., International Relations, American University, Washington, DC
Semester Abroad, Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Training
San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking, San Francisco
Production Intensive
Downtown Community Television, New York
Getting Your Film into Festivals
Crafting your Proposal, Oct 2013
Camera, Audio, and Lighting Fundamentals
Introduction to Final Cut Pro,
San Francisco Film Society, San Francisco
Introduction to Screenwriting
Languages
Spanish – Near fluency reading and speaking, proficiency writing
Proficiency in Spanish>English translation, editing, proofreading
French – proficiency reading
Production Credits
Archival Producer, JUST THE BEGINNING: A Century of Women’s Political Power (in post-production), IntersectionsTV
Archival Producer, THE MESSENGER (in post-production), Trancas Films International
Archival Consultant, BAGHDAD TO THE BAY (in festivals), Erin Palmquist
Archival Researcher, LEGACY OF THE HEARTLAND (ancillary content for the USA NETWORK SHOW: Damnation), Play Productions
Archival Researcher, THE BOYS WHO SAID NO! (in production), C. Colorado Jones Productions
Archival Researcher, BOSTON: THE DOCUMENTARY (2017), The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Producer/Director, THE LAST GLIMMER (2016), IndustriousElves
Associate Producer, INTO THE NIGHT: PORTRAITS OF LIFE AND DEATH (2018), Helen Whitney Productions
Associate Producer, WE BREAK THINGS (2015), a Yale Visual Law Project documentary
Assistant to the Producer, FORGIVENESS (2011), WETA/Helen Whitney Productions
Office Assistant, COLD QUARTER (2013), PolyWeb, Inc.
Production Assistant, PHILOMENA (2013), Philomena Lee Productions, theatrical feature
Set Production Assistant, Startups: Silicon Valley, Den of Thieves/Bravo, unscripted TV
Set Production Assistant, X-Factor Season 2, X-Factor Productions, unscripted TV
Set Production Assistant, Quiero Mis Quinces Season 8, MTV/NIM, unscripted TV
Production Assistant, Demos On Demand
Set Production Assistant, “Square Register 2.0 Launch” commercial, Square Inc.
Set Production Assistant, “Square Cards 1.0 Launch” commercial, Square Inc.
Current Tools
Editing: Premiere
Camera: Canon C100
Content management: WordPress, Drupal
Data and metadata management: Filemaker, Excel/LibreOffice/Google Sheets, Lightroom, Bridge, Islandora
Other: Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office Suite
Additional: Thorough experience project managing and writing business requirements for web design, user testing, database and web development