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EDUCATION
January 2005 – December 2006 Temple University, Philadelphia PA
B.A. Degree (cum laude) awarded in American History
Honor Roll and Dean’s List Recipient
Major academic course highlights: The American Presidency, The Vietnam War, 20th Century America, Race and Ethnicity in American History, U.S. History 1877-Present, The Black Presence In Film, UFO’s in American History, American History Through Film, European History Through Film, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, What Is Christianity, Revolutionary Europe, Colonial America, Dimensions of Racism, Social History of Modern America, Third World History, Gender And History
August 1993 – May 1994 The College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe NM
Candidate for Moving Image Arts degree
President’s Honor Roll Recipient
Teaching Assistant for Science Department, Moving Image Arts Department
Major academic course highlights: Literature of Social Change, Creative Writing, History of Avant-Garde Cinema, Epistemology, Design For The Moving Image, Drawing
August 1992 – May 1993 Bucks County Community College, Newtown PA
Candidate for Communications degree
Major academic course highlights: Cultural Anthropology, Historical Archaeology, History of the Ancient World, Astronomy, Logic and Critical Thinking, Acting, Television Studio Production, Audio Production, Music Composition, Electronic Music Synthesis, Media Production
EXPERIENCE
January 2011 – Present Driver Training Services, North Wales PA
Marketing Director, Program Instructor
Marketing responsibilities include website design and content development, SEO/SEM efforts, social media marketing, brochure/business card design, video production, photography, public relations and promotional events. Instructor responsibilities include one-on-one training behind-the-wheel and in virtual-reality driving simulators for novice drivers, seniors and those with disabilities including autism, Asperger’s, Attention Deficit Disorders and traumatic brain injuries. Also includes development of new curriculum materials and classroom instruction. PA Department of Education certified Driving Instructor and National Safety Council certified Defensive Driving Instructor.
January 2006 – Present CrackerHammer Productions, Quakertown PA
Owner, Project Director
Primary responsibilities: Multimedia content development for a variety of clients, including The Parkinson Council, EMC Global Technologies, Cult Movies Magazine and more.
December 2007 – April 2009 Zoological Society of Philadelphia (The Philadelphia Zoo), Philadelphia PA
Manager, Online Communications
Primary responsibilities: Copy editing and writing for Philadelphia Zoo website and e-newsletters, internet traffic analysis and reporting, multimedia production of visual website assets (including images, video and Flash animation). Shooting and directing documentary-style short videos for the Zoo’s website. All aspects of audio/video production and post-production, animation, titling and effects.
August 2007 – May 2008 ITT Technical Institute, King of Prussia PA
Adjunct Professor, Multimedia Design
Taught college-level classes in website design and interactive media, including “Scripting & Web Authoring I (IT204)”, “Interactive Communication Design II (IT213)” and “Broadcast Graphics (IT212)”. Consistently rated “Exceptional” in faculty observation reports by various department chairs.
June 2005 – May 2006 Temple University, Ambler PA
General Manager, WRFT-1610AM
Responsible for hiring management staff, training and scheduling DJ’s, monitoring on-air broadcasts for quality and content and organizing promotional events including live concerts. Created new, interactive website populated with original content. Reported to Department Chair, Student Life.
January 2004 – December 2004 Garage A Go Go Productions, Kulpsville PA
Project Director
Primary responsibilities: producing and directing video projects for corporate clients.
January 2001 – December 2006 TransAnalytics LLC, Kulpsville PA
Research Associate
Primary responsibilities: performed research in various traffic safety projects, co-authored research papers, produced multimedia content for clients such as AAA and PennDOT. Directed video productions for clients including AAA, PennDOT, AAMVA and the U.S. government; created custom video recording applications to support transportation safety research; supervised production teams of up to 15 people. All aspects of video production (scripting, storyboarding, casting, location scouting, hiring crew, shooting, recording and mixing sound, editing via NLE); composed soundtrack music; still photography; voiceover narration; Flash animations; website design; technical writing; graphic design; technical illustration.
2005-2006 Temple University (Ambler, PA)
General Manager, WRFT 1610AM
2005-2006 Temple University (Ambler, PA)
Staff Writer, The Column
2001-2002 Recording For the Blind & Dyslexic (Bryn Mawr, PA)
Voice-Over Recording Engineer
1999-2000 The Scientex Corporation (Kulpsville, PA)
Research Associate
2000-2001 The Writers Room of Bucks County (Doylestown, PA)
Managing Editor, Underage Thinking Magazine
1999-2001 Blonde Fetus Comics (North Wales, PA)
Publisher, Illustrator
1998-2000 WELL-TV (Willow Grove, PA)
Producer/Editor
1997-1998 The Village Green Bookstore (Doylestown, PA)
Copy Writer, Newsletter Layout
1997 Sellersville/Perkasie News-Herald (Perkasie, PA)
Freelance Writer
1996-1999 J.P. Mascaro & Sons (Harleysville, PA)
Promotions Team Member
1995-1999 Astera Video Productions, Inc. (King of Prussia, PA)
Cinematographer/Video Editor
1994 Sunstone Pictures (Santa Fe, NM)
Audio Assistant
1993-1994 College of Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM)
Teaching Assistant, Moving Image Arts Dept.
1993-1994 College of Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM)
DJ, Promotions Director, KCSF Radio
1993-1994 Santa Fe Community Television (Santa Fe, NM)
Producer/Director
1992-1993 Bucks County Community College (Newtown, PA)
DJ, Promotions Director, WTYL Radio
1992-1993 Bucks County Community College (Newtown, PA)
Staff Writer, The Centurion
1989-1991 Pennridge Community Television (Perkasie, PA)
Producer/Director
1989 Taylor Made Media (Perkasie, PA)
Lighting Assistant
RECOGNITION
2010 Best Marketing Award, Project Twenty1 Film Festival (“Immoral Desires”)
2010 Best Concept Nomination, Project Twenty1 Film Festival (“Immoral Desires”)
2010 EPIC Award Nomination, Project Twenty1 Film Festival
2009 Web’s Best Sites Award from Encyclopedia Britannica, for Philadelphia Zoo website (webmaster)
2007 Guest Lecturer, Gloucester County College
2003 Scientific Paper of the Year Award, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
1996 Telly Award (“Champions”)
1992 First Place, Experimental Photography, Pennridge Community Art Show
CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Driving Instructor, licensed by the PA Department of Education
Certified Defensive Driving Instructor, National Safety Council
AFFILIATIONS
Member, Phi Alpha Theta (National Honor Society for Historians)
Member, International Webmasters Association
PUBLICATIONS
2009-Present: Contributing Writer, Wonka Vision Magazine.
2008: Consultant (Video Systems Specialist), A Pilot Study to Test Multiple Medication Usage and Driving Functioning. NHTSA Report No. DOT HS 810 980
2006: Photos and Illustrations, The Pennsylvania Driver’s Manual. PennDOT Pub 95 (9-06).
2005: Staff Writer, The Column (Temple University student newspaper)
2005: (Cover and Interior Illustrations), In Search of the Grail of Hope and Knowledge by Roy Cusumano (Wasteland Press)
2003: Contributing Author, Distractions in Everyday Driving (AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety)
2001: Gish, K., Mercadante, M. (06/2001). The Effect of False Forward Collision Warnings on Driver Responses. U.S.DOT/NHTSA Publication No. DOT-HS-809-418. Washington, D.C.
1997: Freelance Writer, Sellersville Perkasie News-Herald.
1994: Staff Writer, Centurion (Bucks County Community College student newspaper).



