MY RESUME
Professional
info
I'm an experienced audio producer, writer, creative thinker, and pop-culture/political scholar with a curious mind and a critical eye. I have a genuine and long-standing passion for podcasting and intelligent media.
Work
experience
WGBH
Producer, Radio and TV (On-Air Fundraising)
2010 - present
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Created, spearheaded, and produced hundreds of fundraising spots and segments for 89.7, WGBH (news), 99.5, WCRB (classical), and WGBH television. The spots - written, sound designed, edited, and sometimes voiced by me - promoted special events, pledge drives, membership campaigns, and so on and raised millions of dollars for one of the biggest names in public media.
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On-air talent and producer for pledge drives on both radio and television
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I've written copy, developed creative strategies, directed voice talent, selected music and sound effects, edited and mixed audio in Cubase, and made edits based on departmental strategies
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I have also developed and produced several pilots for a proposed WGBH podcast network (still in development) including Love & Monsters (a sci-fi/fan culture podcast in the style of Studio 360); Stories From The Stage (a Moth-meets-Radiolab remix of audio from our monthly live storytelling night); and What's On Tap? (a short-form craft beer podcast.)
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Hosted live events (Stories From The Stage, Braniacs At The Brewery, Craft Beer Fest)
Coal Hill Inc.
Creative Director/Vice President
2017-2018
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Producer, writer, and co-host of the Coal Hill A/V Club podcast
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Sketch writer, host, and music composer for variety shows and masquerade/cosplay contests at fan conventions across the US
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VJ and live visual designer for live shows by composer Dominic Glynn
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Panelist, moderator, and interviewer at fan conventions. Moderated discussions with writers, actors, and musicians from the BBC series Doctor Who.
WBCN (CBS Radio)
DJ/On-Air Talent
2003-2009
Late night DJ and event host for the top rated rock station in Boston.
Host/judge, Battle of the High School Bands (with Berklee College of Music)
National Park Service
Park Ranger, Tour Guide
1999-2000, 2001-2005, 2009-2010
Seasonal Park Ranger at Lowell, Minute Man, and Adams NHP. Created and presented tours and educational programs.
Freelance Actor, Director, and Sound Designer
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Worked with various theater companies and educational theater programs throughout the Boston area.
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Adapted and directed stage adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Smoke And Mirrors, 2007
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Co-wrote and composed musical, 2010: Our Hideous Future; performed at Boston Playwright's Theater, American Repertory Theater (Oberon), and Triskellion Arts in Brooklyn, NY
Skills
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Digital Audio Production - editing, writing for audio formats, voice over work, and voice over direction. Expert in Cubase, Adobe Audition, ProTools, Audacity, etc.)
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Video production, writing, and editing
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Photoshop
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Copy writing and professional writing
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Public speaking
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Creative thinking and problem solving
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Cultural analysis, blogging, and video blogging
Education
University of Maine
1997-2001
BA, Theatre, with coursework in Mass Communications