After serving in the U.S. Army, I decided to go to school. Out of the blue one day a friend asked me to fill in as a production assistant on a music video shoot. I was a history major at the time, but on set something sparked inside me and that experience began what would become my passion, and new career path.
I attended Cal State LA school of film. As a student I directed and produced several award winning short films and music videos. I met a group of talented people and learned the importance of collaborating and networking.
Some of my most recent work includes DRAGON BALL Z: LIGHT OF HOPE (2017), which has over 30 million views; THE SHADOW HOURS (2016); POWER RANGERS: SHATTERED GRID (2018), TRACKLANDIA SPACE RACE PROGRAM (Live sports event, 2021) and THE RUN (2021), MID-CENTURY (2022), and AMERICAN TRACK LEAGUE (2023). I work as a freelancer with small businesses and production companies to produce high quality and lasting media. I have a passion for bringing talented people together. I have experience producing and directing in multiple states in the US as well as Canada.
Teaching:
I also have 8 years of experience teaching degree-seeking film and video production students at regionally accredited colleges (Fullerton College, Cypress College) and universities (Cal State LA), and I am currently a film production Assistant Professor at Portland State University, where I've developed new courses in production and post-production. I'm also a team member of two awarded grants:
MHCRC Grant: We in the beginning stages to tell a multitiered story about women in sports as inspired by the 50th anniversary of the civil rights law Title IX as experienced by Portland-area female and non-binary athletes.
ReImagine Grant: We're working on developing the PSU Comics Studies program as a center of scholarship and education, including an MA in Comic Studies and Publishing and a Professional Comics Editing certificate.