Associate Director/Producer

Atlanta, GA (Oct. 2019 to Sept. 2021)

  • Coordinating AD for hundreds of live and taped studio shows on NBA TV, responsible for keeping track of video traffic and show time, counting out of tape elements, and counting to and from commercial break.

  • Assisting producer and director with various elements of the show, including show timing, video traffic, and content suggestions.

  • Working with editors to cut all tape elements needed for shows, including VOs, SOTs, bumps, and roll-ins. Extensive experience searching for and compiling footage for both modern and historical elements.

  • Produced numerous sound features and fully produced and scripted half-hour preview shows prior to the NBA Playoffs bubble in 2020 (all viewable here)

  • Using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere to create and cut many elements myself, including specialty graphics, VOs, and SOTs.

Senior Production Assistant

Atlanta, GA (Aug. 2016 to Oct. 2019)

  • In-game producer experience for NBA on TNT, MLB on TBS, and U.S. Soccer. Weekly experience as a live studio producer for NBA TV throughout the NBA season, including pregame, halftime, postgame, overnight shows, and extended studio coverage. This entails full planning and creation of rundowns, coordinating with and instructing on-air talent, and leading the production in all facets.

  • Coordinating remote AD for NBA on TNT, NHL on TNT, MLB on TBS, and various other TNT Sports (formerly Turner Sports) properties. Responsible for coordinating commercial breaks; keeping traffic and details of video packages; ensuring TD and EVS operators have all necessary graphics; managing EVS operators to organize available video elements; directing pre-production; assisting producer, director, and graphics before and during broadcasts; keeping track of sales and promotional obligations; selecting providing A1 with theme and commercial music tracks.

  • Coordinating studio AD for Inside the NBA, NHL on TNT, MLB Postseason on TBS (including remote), March Madness, Final Four remote, HBCU Legacy Classic remote, and various one-off productions.

  • Producing video roll-ins and specialty graphics elements, both with an editor and independently using my own skills in Photoshop and Premiere.

Associate Director/Producer

Atlanta, GA (Sept. 2021 to present)

  • Lead remote graphics producer for NBA on TNT, MLB on TBS (including postseason), Inside the NBA remote studio (All-Star and Conference Finals), NCAA Final Four remote studio, PGA Championship (TNT and PGA.com), ELEAGUE Major, NBA TV Playoffs and NBA Summer League. Score bug operator for NBA on TNT, MLB on TBS and NBA TV.

  • Lead studio graphics producer for Inside the NBA, MLB Postseason on TBS, NCAA March Madness, ELEAGUE as well as The Starters, NBA GameTime and various other NBA TV properties. Studio graphics producer of ORAD virtual elements for multiple properties. In certain instances, conceiving and executing custom graphics in Photoshop for on-air or social media use.

  • Lead graphics producer for Turner's inaugural coverage of ELEAGUE and the NCAA Women's Beach Volleyball Championship (both in 2016), overseeing insert and wrap-around graphics from conception to implementation and laying a thorough and organized groundwork for future seasons.

  • Producer of live cut-ins during NBA GameTime on NBA TV, coordinating with talent, game loggers, EVS operators, graphics and studio producers/directors. Edit producer contributing storyline ideas for roll-ins and other tape elements while tracking down, compiling and clipping footage.

  • Tape AD for Inside the NBA playoff coverage, clipping and sending requested footage to remote crews and keeping traffic during studio shows.

  • Extensive statistical research and preparation used by on-air talent and graphics. Following in-game trends and storylines and creating graphical support to enhance broadcasts.

  • Coordination with various groups across Turner Sports, including programming, research, social media, marketing, sales, public relations and design.

  • Conceived, created and organized a shareable photo archive consisting of thousands of headshots and action shots for all Turner Sports properties, streamlining the process for production personnel to search for and obtain historic photos for broadcast purposes.

Early Career

Production Assistant (Sept. 2011 to Aug. 2016)

  • See Senior PA entry above

T3 Trainee - Programming Coordinator (Aug. 2010 to July 2011)

  • Assisting in the creation of promo checklists for live sports broadcasts of MLB, NASCAR, NBA, and NCAA men’s basketball

  • Creating and distributing checklists of promotional priorities for NBA TV

  • Operating the NBA TV twitter accounts of NBA TV and NBA on TNT, helping increase the followers of the NBA TV account by over 48 percent

  • Scheduling and organizing NBA TV On-Demand content for Comcast

  • Updating and maintaining the NBA TV League Pass schedule

  • Updating/distributing weekly green sheet of upcoming sports telecasts on Turner networks

  • Organizing/updating office boards for NBA TV with current schedule and ratings notes

  • Compiling competitive sports television programming and creating long-term calendars

Sports Production Intern (Feb. 2010 to Aug. 2010)

  • Logging, clipping, editing of MLB, NASCAR, NBA, PGA footage with Final Cut Pro 7

  • Filming and editing video projects

  • Assisting producers, directors, production assistants, and newer interns with edits

Independent & Freelance Sports Blogger

Atlanta, GA (2006 to 2014)

  • Operated my own Miami Dolphins news and analysis website

  • Over 700 entries written utilizing various media, including text, audio, and video

  • Website building and design, including HTML and Flash

  • Utilization of social-networking websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube

  • Featured Columnist on BleacherReport.com with over 635,000 article reads

  • Wrote 92 articles published on KFFL.com covering MLB, NFL, and fantasy sports

  • Syndicated online at Yahoo! Sports and in the magazine World Championship of Fantasy Football

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA (2005 to 2010)

Bachelor’s Degree from the College of Arts and Sciences

  • Journalism major with concentration in telecommunication

  • Minor in Sociology

  • Additional courses in film, public relations, Spanish