•  Over 11 years of experience in broadcast television production. 

• Strong practical knowledge of production and television station operations.

• Well-rounded experience in a variety of production and business disciplines 

 
• Excellent organizational and inter-personal skills.

• COMMUNICATIONS: Basic & Advanced Television Production, Television Practicum (3 semesters), Communications Law, Broadcasting and Audio Production.
• COMPUTER SCIENCE: Programming in Pascal, BASIC, FORTRAN, and COBOL, Systems Analysis.
• BUSINESS: Business Organization and Management, Accounting, Business Math, Economics, and Macroeconomics.

• Conceptualize, write, shoot, edit and produce commercials.
• Coordinate conceptualization, scripting, shooting with advertising clientele. 
• Run audio, camera or floor for noon news.

1992 - Present North Country Tubworks Morrisonville, NY 
Small Business Owner 

• Set-up, operate, and administer an ongoing and successful kitchen and bath surfaces refinishing business.
• Manage budgets, staff training, sales relationship – all aspects of small business ownership.

1986 - 1992 WCFE-TV (PBS) Plattsburgh, NY 
Producer/Director 

• Progressed from volunteer studio worker, to production assistant, to producer/director through merit… Considered the stations studio lighting expert.
• Conceptualize and actualize local television programming.
• Direct/technical direct weekly public affairs program, produce long-format field-produced documentaries and in-studio music/documentaries.
• Produce roll-in packages for weekly public affairs program, produce in-studio live call-in and fundraising events
• Guiding, instructing and grading college interns

• Preparing and rolling ¾” videotapes for 6:00pm newscast.

• Setting and operating sound and lighting equipment for campus functions, live band audio and lighting, some troubleshooting and minor repair of sound and lighting equipment.

• Operations and data entry (checks, deposits) on an IBM System 370/125 Mainframe, running under DOS/VS and Power VS, Print and collating check statements, update and back-up system and data files.

• Vestry Member – Trinity Church, Plattsburgh, NY
• Volunteer Camera/Audio, Director – WCFE-TV, fundraising.
• Guest Speaker – 1-day student seminars, “In-studio Lighting”, State Univ. @ Plattsburgh, NY.

•  References available upon request.

• It is my ambition to continue my growth and experience in the broadcast television production field, preferably in the area of production or promotions management.

•  Husband and Father – to a lovely wife (Kelly), and 2 wonderful daughters (Megan and Alyssa), a dog, and a cat.
• PC Computing (er, my OTHER wife!)
• Music – I play the saxophone, and enjoy jazz music – all types.

Reading – I’m Steven Kings’ “biggest fan”, Dean Koontz, Richard Kellerman, Frank Herbert… the stranger, the better!