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EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE DIRECTOR / VIDEOGRAPHER / GAFFER 2018 - Present
• Created numerous promotional videos.
• Gaffer for marketing / industrial productions.

PROFESSOR, UNIVERISTY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES (UCLA) 2017 - 2018

• Created syllabus.
• Instructed the theory, principles, and techniques of motion picture camera composition and framing.
• Organized field trips to film studios and lectures from leaders in the industry.

TEACHING ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2014 - 2017

• Aided in course syllabus revision.
• Managed progress of four first-year graduate classes.
• Assisted in lighting demonstrations.
• Organized and coordinated the picking up and returning of gear.
• Mentored students on their films and cinematography.

CAMERA TECHNICIAN, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2015 - 2016

• Supported full-time camera center staff.
• Created and filled orders. Completed quality checks on returned equipment.

STAGE ASSISTANT, ROBERT ZEMECKIS CENTER FOR DIGITAL ARTS 2014 - 2015
• Assisted productions in the digital filmmaking training center.
• Managed inspections and preparations of stages, equipment, and gear.

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS – MASTER OF FINE ARTS 2017
Emphasis: Cinematography.
• Represented Sony at the 2015 NAB.
• 3.56 Grade point average.
• Director of Photography for 17 USC graduate narrative films. Highlights include:
THE DISCOVERY OF DIT DODSON - Digital video, sizzle reel, and three episodes.
o Project was financed by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s New Form Digital.
o Premiered in the Atlanta Film Festival. Nominated for Best Narrative Short in the American Black Film
Festival. Official Selection at the Pan African, Miami Sci-Fi, and Oregon Film Festivals.
MARGAUX IN AMERICA - Digital video.
o Starring Hannah Kat Jones (Disney Channel’s “Austin & Ally”) and Davi Santos (“Power Rangers Dino
Charge”).
o Finalist at the Rome Film Awards. Award of Excellence for Women Filmmakers from the Best Shorts
Competition. Official Selection for the Pasadena International Film Festival, Toronto International
Independent Film Festival, Sunscreen Film Festival West, and the Twin Cities Film Festival. Pre-selection for
the Madrid Art Film Festival.

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA – BACHELOR OF ARTS (PHOTOGRAPHY) – SUMMA CUM LAUDE 2011
• Winner of three Florida American Advertising Awards.
• Student Government representative.

INDEPENDENT FILM CREDITS

• Director of Photography for 9 independent short films. Highlights include:
NOODLE DELI – Digital video.
o Won the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival. Nominated in two categories at the Palm Springs
International ShortFest. Nominated at the Conquest San Jose Film Festival.
o Distributed on Comcast XFINITY on-Demand and Viddsee (Singapore).
THE ACE - Digital video.
o Starring Matthew McKelligon (“Eastsiders”).
o Premiered at Morelia Film Festival.