Degree

Teaching Experience

• Minnesota State University Moorhead, 2011-2012
  
• Columbia College Chicago, 2006-2011
  
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2004-2005
  

Specialities

Cinematography, field recording, audio post-production, experimental film and video production, documentary production, darkroom techniques, underground cinema, optical printing, diary filmmaking, expanded cinema, the films of John Cassavetes, moving image curation.

Film Festivals

• The Images Festival (Toronto)
• The Media City International Film & Video Festival (Windsor, Ontario)
• The Chicago Underground Film Festival
• Milwaukee International Film Festival
• The 8 Fest (Toronto)
• The International Experimental Cinema Exposition (Denver, Montreal)
• FLEXfest (Gainesville, FL)
• PDX Film Festival (Portland, OR)
• Experiments in Cinema (Albuquerque, NM)
• Milwaukee Underground Film Festival
• Bearded Child Film Festival (Grand Rapids, MN)
• Panhandle Picture Show (Haines, AK)

Solo Shows & Showcases

• Oh, The Places I’ve Been (Nightingale Theater, Chicago IL)
• Champion Fishermen: Jason Halprin & JB Mabe (Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago IL)
• Super 8 Diary: Jason Halprin (Nightingale Theater, Chicago IL)
• Amateur Hour (Bearded Child Film Festival, Grand Rapids MN)
• Amateur Hour (TIE, Denver CO)

Professional Experience

• Producer / Line Producer, Chow Town & Green Street, Web Series (2011)
• Sound Recordist, The Cleo Project, Experimental Narrative, Dir. Kate Raney  (2011)
  
• Sound Recordist, Getting’ Grown, Feature Film, Dir. Aaron Greer (2005)
• Producer, I Want That Episode #209, “Kohler Water Tiles,” HGTV (2005)
• Sound Recordist, IRL Marketing Video, ESPN Marketing (2005)
• Sound Recordist, Lift Every Voice, “Gospel Workshop of America,” BET (2005)
  
• Grip, Emeril Kicks up Halloween, Special, Food Network (2005)
  
• Asst. Producer, Mascot Playoff, Animal Planet (2005)
  
• Grip, The Girl In The Moon, Miller High Life (2004)
  
• Sound Recordist, There’s a God on the Mic, Prod. Kool Mo Dee (2004)
  
• Producer, The Two-fer, Dir. Cecil Brown (2002)
  
• Wilderness Grip, Spirit of the Mountains, National Park Service (2001)
  
• Contributing Critic, www.Cine-File.info (2009-present)
  
• Co-Founder & Co-Director, Chicago 8: Small Gauge Film Festival (2011-present)
  
• Instructor, Chicago Filmmakers (2008-2011)
  
• Assistant Director & Board Member, The International Experimental Cinema Exposition (2005-2008)
  
• Assistant Director, Onion City Experimental Film Festival (2008)
  
• Print Traffic & Technical Director, Reeling: The Chicago LGBT Film Fest (2007)
  

Distinctions

• Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Illinois Arts Council
• Professional Development Grant, Columbia College Chicago
• Chancellor’s Graduate Student Award, UW-Milwaukee
• 2^nd Place, Panhandle Picture Show, Haines, AK