EDUCATION

PADI SCUBA certification -  Sports Chalet, West Hills, CA - 2008

Santa Fe Workshops, 24P Advanced Digital Cinematography - 2004    Learned technical and operational instruction of the Sony HDW-F900 (24P) camera system in addition to other systems and equipment having to do with high definition production.

The Independent Producer Series, IFP West - 1998    Eight evening series hosted by a variety of working entertainment industry professionals covering production issues such as development, packaging, financing, distribution, and marketing.

Steadicam Workshop, Calabasas - 1992    Learned operation and construction of all elements of Steadicam.

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio   Received Bachelor of Arts in Radio-Television-Film with a support field of Visual Communication Technology.

St. John's High School, Toledo, Ohio

AWARDS AND HONORS

Joseph Black Memorial Scholarship, Bowling Green State University  Awarded to a student who currently excels in television production and who shows future promise in the field.  Fall 1989

Outstanding Technical Director   WBGU-TV, Bowling Green, OH. Spring 1990

Outstanding Student Production Nominee, "Civil War."      WBGU-TV. Fall 1992