Television & Feature Documentaries

• Collaborated w/ director, Michael Selditch, on overall structure incorporating about 100 hours of new footage and 200 hours of archival footage culled from raw, personal, journalistic, and historical sources to tell a story that spans 80 years

• Researched several characters that were important friends and influencers in Ms. Field’s life

• Created an editorial style called “Story by Proxy” in which anecdotes were told through a deliberate misuse of footage (for example: using shots from The Devil Wears Prada to tell a true story that happened between Meryl Streep and Ms. Field)

• Scored the entire feature using primarily stems from music library, creating a mix of sounds that often differed greatly from the original mixes

• Directed and edited award-winning and award-nominated culinary and journalistic series for GBH (formerly WGBH), including Moveable Feast, Lidia Celebrates America, and Weekends With Yankee.

• Collaborated closely with Executive Producers on story ideas, character arcs, and editorial style.

• Managed field crews of 4 to 15 people

• Developed show bibles and proprietary production workflows to ensure consistent tone and storytelling structure.

• Worked closely with both seasoned hosts and real people and adapted directorial style based on their desires and comfort levels

• Conducted interviews designed to not only uncover a story but to emphasize the character of the person telling it

• Wrote narration for scene introductions, cold opens, and to signpost important story elements that might otherwise be lost.

• Directed international shoots across South Africa, Australia’s Outback, and the U.S.

• Managed editorial structure and post-production for the globally recognized feature documentary exploring the ketogenic diet.

• Working with Zero Point Zero Production, produced and directed Diary of a Foodie (3 seasons for PBS), Project Jay (BRAVO), Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (TRAVEL CHANNEL), Johnny Colt: At Full Volume (TRAVEL), and Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field (feature distributed by Greenwich

• Won Daytime Emmy for Editing and James Beard Award for Culinary Program.

• Led international shoots in Mexico, China, Japan, Vietnam, Spain, Thailand, and the U.S.

• Followed and filmed first winner of Project Runway for 9 months as he designed, built, coordinated, cast, and catwalked his first professional line of clothing at New York City’s Fashion Week

• Created a shooting style guide primarily based on verité scenes with minimal interviews and minimal directorial intervention

• Coordinated with Jay as to what scenes would be most valuable to film.

• Created an almost narrative editorial style that emphasized character development, story arc and surreal scenes to portray just how much work goes into an eleven minute walk on the runway

• Directed and edited award-winning and award-nominated culinary and journalistic series for GBH (formerly WGBH), including Moveable Feast, Lidia Celebrates America, and Weekends With Yankee.

• Collaborated closely with Executive Producers on story ideas, character arcs, and editorial style.

• Managed field crews of 4 to 15 people

• Developed show bibles and proprietary production workflows to ensure consistent tone and storytelling structure.

• Worked closely with both seasoned hosts and real people and adapted directorial style based on their desires and comfort levels

• Conducted interviews designed to not only uncover a story but to emphasize the character of the person telling it

• Wrote narration for scene introductions, cold opens, and to signpost important story elements that might otherwise be lost.

• For the SUNDANCE CHANNEL, Produced, shot, and edited Architecture School (6-part documentary series). Shot for an entire school year on location in New Orleans, LA

• 1st Semester was class and lab work; 2nd Semester was building a single-family home

• Coordinated an 8-member crew consisting of locals and people from NYC.

• Conducted extensive interviews with a large set of characters over the course of a year

• Designed visual storytelling devices

• Wrote and compiled the opening titles script based on student input

• Won International Documentary Award for Best Limited Series; named one of Time Magazine’s Top Ten TV Shows of 2009

“Beautifully crafted. Sterling performances from a stellar ensemble, and a charming, well-developed script filmed with panache in Gotham.” – VARIETY

• Directed and edited award-winning and award-nominated culinary and journalistic series for GBH (formerly WGBH), including Moveable Feast, Lidia Celebrates America, and Weekends With Yankee.

• Collaborated closely with Executive Producers on story ideas, character arcs, and editorial style.

• Managed field crews of 4 to 15 people

• Developed show bibles and proprietary production workflows to ensure consistent tone and storytelling structure.

• Worked closely with both seasoned hosts and real people and adapted directorial style based on their desires and comfort levels

• Conducted interviews designed to not only uncover a story but to emphasize the character of the person telling it

• Wrote narration for scene introductions, cold opens, and to signpost important story elements that might otherwise be lost.

• Developed visual and editorial style for Toy Hunter and Johnny Colt: At Full Volume.

• Created production and post-production “bibles” for both shows.

• Led creative direction and post-production for Heartland Table with Amy Thielen.

• Directed 15-person field crew; developed authentic, visually-driven storytelling rooted in regional culture.

• Created the sizzle reel that secured the series’ greenlight.

• Nominated for a James Beard Award: Best Studio Food Program