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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).