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Education

  • University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa - Bachelor of Arts, major: Cinema and Comparative Literature, minor: philosophy (2011)

  • DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois - Master of Fine Arts degree, Digital Cinema Production (2021)                                                                

 

Professional Experience

  • Cutters Studios - Assistant Editor, July 2022 - Present

  • Questar Entertainment - Manager of New Titles/Director, Cinematographer, Editor of Original Productions, August 2020 - June 2022 

  • Barstool Sports Chicago - Senior Video Producer, March 2017 - July 2019

  • Sears Holdings Corporation - Video Producer, November 2015 - September 2018

  • DePaul University - Graduate Assistant/Digital Media Instructor September 2013 - June 2015

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Selected Filmography

  • The Christmas Pitch, 82 min, Editor, 2021

  • One Woman Hamlet, 71 min, Cinematographer/Editor/VFX/Sound Designer, 2021

  • Wake and Bake: Chicago, 24 Min, Editor, 2021

  • Wake and Bake: Denver, 24 Min, Editor, 2021

  • Wake and Bake: Los Angeles, 24 Min, Editor, 2021

  • Out of the Loop, 24 min, select sketches Director/Editor, 2021

  • AmbienceTV: Shedd Aquarium: Underwater Beauty, 127 min, Cinematographer/Editor, 2021

  • AmbienceTV: Shedd Aquarium: Wild Reef, 71 min, Cinematographer/Editor, 2021

  • AmbienceTV: Fireplace: Edgewater, 55 min, Editor, 2021

  • AmbienceTV: Fireplace: West Town, 45 min, Cinematographer/Editor, 2021

  • AmbienceTV: Holiday: Christmas on the Chicago River, 47 min, Cinematographer/Editor, 2020

  • Making Beethoven Proud, 9 min. Director, 2021

  • Curbside Eats, 24 min, Editor, 2020

  • What Goes Up, 6 min. Director/Screenwriter/Editor, 2015

  • The Man Box, 4 min. Director/Screenwriter/Editor/Producer, 2013

  • Man Mail, 5 min. Director/Screenwriter/Editor/Producer, 2013

  • The Story of a Generation, 8 min. Director/Screenwriter/Producer, 2011

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Professional Affiliations

  • BAFTA Connect

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Honors and  Awards

Awards:

  • 2nd, AICP Camp Kuleshov, Midwest (2022)

  • Finalist, Independant Shorts Awards (2021)

  • Nominee Best Editing, Premiere Film Festival (2019)

  • Nominee Horror Short Award, Blackbird Film Festival (2017)

  • Winner Gold Award Best Director, Los Angeles Horror Competition Summer (2016)

  • Winner Gold Award Best Original Score, Los Angeles Horror Competition Summer (2016)

  • Winner Platinum Award Best Cinematography, Los Angeles Horror Competition Summer (2016)

  • Winner Platinum Award Best Editing, Los Angeles Horror Competition Summer (2016)

  • Commendation, Red Ditch Halloween Film Festival (2016)

  • Winner Best Short Film, Horror in the Hills (2016)

  • Winner Best Sound, Horror in the Hills (2016)

  • Nominee Best Music, Horror in the Hills (2016)

  • Nominee Best Sound, Chicago Horror Festival (2016)

  • Nominee Best Atmosphere, Independent Horror Movie Awards (2016)

  • Nominee Best Horror Short, Genre Celebration Festival (2016)

  • Winner Silver Award Best Editing, Los Angeles Horror Competition Spring (2016)

  • Nominee Best Narrative, Chicago Shorts Festival (2014)

  • Winner Best Editing, Premiere Film Festival (2013)

 
Official Selections at the Film Festivals/Screenings/Participation in Professional Events:

  • Official Selection UK Film Review Festival (2022)

  • Official Selection Golden Door International Film Festival (2022)

  • Official Selection Fargo Film Festival (2022)

  • Official SelectionDam Short Film Festival (2022)

  • Official Selection Independant Shorts Awards (2021)

  • Official Selection New York Science Fiction & Supernatural Film Festival (2017)

  • Official Selection Blackbird Film Festival (2017)

  • Official Selection Los Angeles Horror Competition Spring (2016)

  • Official Selection Genre Celebration Festival (2016)

  • Official Selection Independent Horror Movie Awards (2016)

  • Official Selection Chicago Horror Festival (2016)

  • Official Selection Horror in the Hills (2016)

  • Official Selection Red Ditch Halloween Film Festival (2016)

  • Official Selection Los Angeles Horror Competition Summer (2016)

  • Official Selection Hamilton Film Festival (2016)

  • Official Selection Chicago Paranormal Film Festival (2016)

  • Official Selection Lake Erie International International Film Festival (2016)

  • Official Selection Bloodstained Indie Film Festival (2016)

  • Official Selection Chicago Shorts Festival Dramatic Narrative Finalist (2014)

  • Official Selection Student Shoot-Out of Chicago (2013)

  • Official Selection Premiere Film Festival (2013) 

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