IBM, Quantum Creative Team Senior Producer, Oct 2023-Dec 2024

I worked as a Senior Producer with IBM’s talented Design team who were tasked with creating a design language to represent the Quantum brand and convey conceptual and very technical concepts through design. As the senior producer I managed and produced a myriad of projects in various mediums, including, design systems, illustration, video, photography and digital renders. The Design team has won many awards for their work for their Quantum design system and their product design for the Quantum System Two. The Design team also created design systems for IBM’s premiere Quantum events: Quantum Developer’s Conference and IBM Quantum’s annual industry event.

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Google Brand Studio Senior Producer/Executive Producer | Nov 2012 - March 2023 | San Francisco and New York

I was part of a team that told stories. Stories about Google, stories about Users, stories about ideas and about what is in the zeitgeist. From amazing people living in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro, to senior Veterans using tech to virtually march in their parade, to Googlers' inventions and innovations and those using tech to make the world a better place. 

• Created processes & standards for production. Sourced and managed external talent.   

• Executive produced award winning docu series, ‘Search on and ‘Beyond the Map’’ 

• Mentored producers and founding member and moderator of annual production summit. 

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Google Studio G Producer | July 2009 - Sept 2013

Managed and built an in house studio and edit suites. Worked across departments within Google to produce videos that support their products, services and mission. Guide them through the creative process, including scripting & storyboarding and budgeting. Responsible for all aspects of client relationships, production, post production & final delivery.

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Three on the Tree Productions Head of Production, Director Danny Clinch | April 2008 - June 2009

Ran a boutique production company specializing in music documentaries & concert films for Grammy nominated director & photographer, Danny Clinch. Created budgets, pitched, hired freelancers, and oversaw a small post production team. Supervised projects from creative pitch thru post production & delivering of wrapped budgets. Executive Produced multicam live coverage of the main and second stage at Bonnaroo music festival. 

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ABC Network - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Design Producer | Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

Produced and managed the building of a dozen homes from concept through six-day construction and full interior design. Coordinated, negotiated & developed relationships with vendors around the country. Acted as the liaison between talent, builder, executive producer and volunteers. Conceptualized storylines and then implemented projects & design aspects to bring the story to life.  

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CBS News - '9/11' Documentary and 48 Hours Associate Producer | January 1999 - November 2003

‘9/11’ Documentary: Part of a small team along with the French brothers, Jules and Gideon Naudet, created the documentary ‘9/11’. Produced bonus interview section from extensive hours of intimate interviews with firemen after September 11th. Assisted in selecting footage to be added and deleted from the longer Director’s Cut of the film. Tracked down footage to complement the director’s script changes.

48 Hours Newsmagazine: Wrote story pitches, booked potential characters and researched stories. Conducted interviews both on the phone and in the field. Logged incoming feeds during crash mode. Compiled field research and collaborated with producers on all aspects of production.

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Awards and notable credits 

• Primetime Emmy ‘9/11’ Documentary, Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Informational)

• Emmy Outstanding Reality Program; Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

• Google, ‘Search on’ documentary series: One Show, Gold Pencil - Branded Entertainment

• Cannes Lions - Shortlisted, Film, Art Directors Club, Bronze Cube - Branded Content

• Epica Awards, Bronze - Branded Content, Brand Film Festival NYC, Best Documentary Series Selected

• George Foster Peabody award; ‘Heroes Under Fire’,  48 Hours

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Education

Ithaca College, New York. Bachelor of Science: Communications/Media Management    

Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Semester abroad