Resume/CV

SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES

Videography and Editing

Able to capture powerful, well-framed camera shots and angles
Skilled with HD, DV, and SD video cameras, XLR and mini-plug sound recording devices
Proficient and self-taught in video-editing software including Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Premiere Elements, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro

Journalism/Media

In-depth interviews, investigative research
Concise, well-written stories, event coverage
Research, writing and producing,
Radio/audio programs, on-air audio-visual field reporting
In-the-field audio-visual footage collection and audio-visual media editing

Anthropological Research

Participant-observation-style research
Interview-based research
Survey development and administration
Reflective field note-writing
Creative and informed ethnographic scripts and reports

Communication and Interpersonal

Skilled at paying attention to detail, completing assignments with accuracy and timeliness, and demonstrating strong public speaking and writing techniques

Computer

Programs: Final Draft, blog sites, social networks, Quickbooks, Constant Contact, Wix, and Microsoft Office
Motivated learner

Language

Conversational Spanish
Basic Conversational Sesotho (Southern Sotho)
Rudimentary Canadian-French
Lingual and cultural capacity for adaptation

EXPERIENCE

Lanternfish Press (Publishing House)

Second Reader (2016-2017)

Women of the Year (Audio-Visual Research Project)

Director/Producer (2015-2017)

The Mind’s Eye (Feature Film) 2016

Production Assistant (Winter 2016)

Bleed for This (Feature Film) 2014

Extra Actor (Autumn 2014)

Seeds (Feature Film) 2014

Assistant Production Office Coordinator (Fall/Winter 2015)

Irrational Man (Feature Film) 2014

Extra Actor (Summer, 2014)

Seeds (Feature Film Pre-Production Internship) 2014

Pre-Production Intern (Summer/Fall 2014)

Ambrosino/Delmenico (Film Production Internship) 2014

Office Intern (Summer 2014)

Rhode Island Film Collaborative (Production Internship) 2014

Office Intern (Summer 2014)

The Catholic Free Press (YouTube Channel) 2011 and 2014

Staff Reporter/Videographer (2011 & 2014)

Baking Day at Grandma’s (Book Trailer) 2014

Production Assistant (Summer 2014)

Welcome to the Colony (48 Hour Film Project Short) 2014

Screened at Providence 48 Hour Film Project 2014

Director/Co-Producer (Summer 2014)

R.N.S. Video Media (Equestrian Event Videography) 2014

Videographer (Summer 2014)

iDeal Wife (Sci-Fi Short) 2014

Screened at: Boston International Film Festival 2016, Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival 2016, Hollywood Short Film Festival, New York No Limits Film Series Summit 2015

Production Assistant (Spring - Early Summer 2014)

New Life: The Struggle to Support Families (Short Documentary) 2014

Screened at: Art City Cambridge Festival 2014

Researcher/Filmmaker (Spring 2014)

Saint Andre Home (Fundraising Documentary) 2014

Screened at: Saint Andre Home Then & Now Celebration Dinner, April 2014

Researcher/Filmmaker (Winter 2013-Spring 2014)

Trees for Hope (Promotional Video) 2013

Screened at: Upton Cable Television December 2014

Filmmaker (Winter 2013)

The Desire to Sing After Sunset: A Collaboration (Docu-Short) 2013

Screened at: The Desire to Sing After Sunset Book Signings and Events
Filmmaker (Summer 2013)

Postcards From Home (Documentary Short) 2013

Screened at: Goldsmiths Visual Anthropology Graduation Screening

Filmmaker/Researcher (Summer 2013)

My Body My Hair (Documentary Short) 2013

B Camera Operator (Fall 2013)

Caribbean Quadrille Live (Cultural Exploration Videos) 2012

Videographer/Sound Technician (Fall 2012)

The Catholic Free Press (Print Journalism) 2011-2014

Staff Reporter. (Spring 2011-2014)

East African Community Outreach 2011-2012

ESL Teacher/Filmmaker (Fall 2011-Summer 2012)

WCUW-FM (Program Production) 2011

Researcher/Host/Editor (Fall 2011)

EDUCATION

University of London, Goldsmiths College, London, England

MA Visual Anthropology

Specialisation: Scripted Audio-Visual Ethnography

Specialisation: Documentary Film

Assumption College, Worcester, MA, USA

BA English

Specialisation: Writing Mass Communications

BA Anthropology

Specialisation: Cultural Anthropology

Specialisation: East African Refugee Populations

Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Study Abroad

University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

Study Abroad

WORKSHOPS

Industrial Scripts: Screenwriting For Beginners --- Spring 2013

(Tutor: Jon Gilbert (Screenwriter

Paul Watson: Rain in My Heart Screening and Lecture --- Spring 2013

(Tutor: Paul Watson (Producer, Director(

The Road - A Story of Life and Death Screening and Discussion --- Spring 2013

(Tutor: Marc Isaacs (Director, Cinematographer

Steel Town (2013) - On Pedagogical Film, Part II with Martin & Mollona --- Spring 2013

(Tutors: Daria Martin (Director), Mao Mollona (Visual Anthropologist

Disorient (2010) - Special Screening and Lecture --- Spring 2013

(Tutors: Laurent Van Lancker (Producer, Director), Ricardo Leizaola (Filmmaker

Naked Eye - Video Ethnography Research Company Discussion --- Spring 2013

(Tutor: Nick Leon (Founder

David Charap - Documentary Editing - Discussion --- Spring 2013

(Tutor: David Charap (Video Editor

BAFTA Masterclass: John Battsek on Documentary Producing --- Summer 2013

(Tutor: John Battsek (Producer

The Art of the Interview: How the Masters Do It --- Summer 2013

Tutors: Vanessa Engle, Olly Lambert, Bert Layton, Richard Macer

Scripted Factual Vs. Factual-Based Drama --- Summer 2013

Tutors: Bart Layton, Patricia Boutinard Rouelle, Martin Davidson

Commercial Success for Online Video --- Summer 2013

Tutors: Gideon Mountford, Martin Thornvist, Marc Eychenne, Emily Best, Jamie Searle

Why the Gap? Can Media Do Anything About Global Poverty? --- Summer 2013

Tutors: Nick Fraser, Mette Hoffmann Meyer, Helen Yanacopoulos, Mark Galloway

Walter Murch: From The Godfather to The God Particle --- Summer 2013

(Tutor: Walter Murch (Video Editor, Director

The Sound Carries the Emotion, The Picture Bears the Facts

A Technical Masterclass in Sound Recording with Kim Longinotto --- Summer 2013

(Tutors: Kim Longinotto (Director, Cinematographer), Sara Lima (Sound Technician