Resume
Everest: A Trek to Base Camp
Producer and Head of Post Production
September 2020 - May 2022
This Emmy-nominated 18-part interactive hiking series, starring mountaineering icons Kenton Cool, Lydia Bradey, and Ang Tshering Lama, takes you all the way up 17,500+ feet along the traditional pilgrimage route from Lukla, Nepal, to Everest Base Camp. Get ready to take in some truly breathtaking views on this adventure of a lifetime.
2022 Boston Marathon Experience
Co-Producer and Head of Post Production
September 2022
This 7-part interactive running series, starring Tommy Rivers Puzey, follows Rivs in his triumphant return to the world's biggest stage, after his near-death experience with cancer.
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Trail of the Dead
Co-Producer and Head of Post Production
September 2022 - October 2022
This action-packed interactive cycling feature, starring Ashley Paulson, races through the mountains of Utah as you try to survive an onslaught of zombies in this post-apocalyptic thriller.​
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Mars Shakes
Producer and Head of Post Production
November 2021 - July 2022
This futuristic interactive feature, set on the planet Mars, and starring Aria Song, was the first-ever volumetric production to pair a treadmill to the Unreal Engine.
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Champion Series: Michael Phelps
Co-Producer and Head of Post Production
November 2021 - March 2022
Follow legendary Olympic super-human Michael Phelps and fitness trainer John Peel through beautiful Hawaii in this 16-part cross-training series.
Train Like a Pro: Alex Morgan
Head of Post Production
September 2021
This 7-part interactive running series, starring Tommy Rivers Puzey, follows Rivs in his triumphant return to the world's biggest stage, following a near-death experience with cancer.
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Ancient Egyptian Adventure Series
Co-Producer and Head of Post Production
January 2020 - March 2020
Join host Ramy Romany in this 13-part educational adventure series through amazing Egypt. Visit the Great Pyramids, Karnak Temple, King Tut's Tomb and more.​
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Zimbabwe Adventure Series
Head of Post Production
November 2022 - July 2022
This 6-part docu-adventure series, starring Mick Davie, will take you to one of Africa’s most beautiful and enigmatic landscapes where you'll see the burial grounds of Matopos National Park, wander through the historic Great Zimbabwe Ruins, get up close to elephant and rhinoceros, track a herd of buffalo, and much more.
iFIT — Producer and Head of Post Production
July 2018 - September 2022 PROMOTED TO LEADERSHIP
Senior Content Developer, Producer, Co-Producer, Technical Director and Head of Post. Produced or Co-Produced hundreds of series in 60+ countries and all seven continents. Managed a team of 50 professionals in the areas of interactive programming, post production, and photography. Released 12,000 interactive episodes in 9 languages to our streaming platform, which included on-demand and live content.
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University of Wyoming Foundation — Digital Media Editor
August 2015 - July 2018 PROMOTED TO LEADERSHIP
Responsible for digital media production in the form of still photo, video, and multimedia content. Content is created for solicitation of major gifts from potential donors and to steward relationships with these donors by highlighting faculty and student initiatives and impacts gifts have made on campus.
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Following the Manito Trail — Producer
June 2015 - September 2020 LEADERSHIP ROLE
Content strategist, coordination of interview sessions, collection of historic materials for the archival entry at the American Heritage Center, primary photographer/cinematographer, documentary film editor, co-curator of gallery exhibition, website management, quality control, community stewardship.
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Douglas Budget, Glenrock Independent — News Editor
June 2015 - September 2020 PROMOTED TO LEADERSHIP
Assist publisher in managing newsroom operations, deadlines, quality control, accuracy, and integrity. I was also responsible for primary photography duties, primary graphic design duties, copy editing, headline drafting, feature writing, and editorial writing.
During my tenure as News Editor at the newspaper the Budget won • 2014 National Newspaper Association (NNA): 1st, Best Feature Series, Photos • 2013 NNA: General Excellence - 2011 Wyoming Press Asoc. Photo of the Year
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Global Natural Health Alliance — Media and Marketing Director
October 2010 - November 2011 LEADERSHIP ROLE
Manage media identity, lead photographer, cinematographer, producer and editor for all marketing aspects of GNHA. Manage and guide a team of visual artists to create and publish thought provoking visual media for marketing and educational purposes for viewing on the web, print, and film.
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Revelar Los Enlaces — Documentary Film Production Editor
June 2009 - April 2010
Pitch content to EP, and produce multiple in-country stories. Conduct interviews solo, serve as still photographer, first camera video, audio capture. Documentary video editor for the creation of a feature length documentary film. Project combined the work of 16 content contributors. Interview, Verite-style story arch, Final Cut Pro 7 editing, sound design, assist motion graphics.
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Svara: South India Project — Lead Production Editor, Book
June 2008 - April 2009 LEADERSHIP ROLE
Pitch content to EP, and produce multiple in-country stories. Conduct interviews solo, serve as still photographer, first camera video, audio capture. Post-production manager for the book that was created alongside a documentary film, website, and gallery exhibitions for the project. Managed deadlines, print company negotiations, and led a team of five. Edit photo and written content to create a cohesive 160 page, hard cover book that encompasses the work of 20 artists. Story arc, story editing, written story editing, font selection, page layout and design.
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Brooks Institute — Professional Photography, Visual Journalism, Digital Media
February 2008 - May 2010 SANTA BARBARA, CA
Grade Point Average: 3.56
Activities and societies: ASMP
Graduated with Honors:
Commitment to Excellence Award, School of Visual Journalism
Northern Michigan University — Bachelor of Fine Arts: Photography,
Minor: Journalism
August 2000 - May 2005 MARQUETTE, MI
Grade Point Average: 3.0
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Leadership
Ingenuity
Personal Creativity
Project Management
Professionalism
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Film Production
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Post Production
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• 2016-17 Adam Herrera (PI), Vanessa Fonseca (Co-PI). 30th Anniversary South Park Paving Project, Social Justice Resource Center. University of Wyoming. $2,800
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• 2016-17 Fonseca, Vanessa (PI); Adam Herrera (Co-PI), Trisha Martínez (Co-PI), Robert Perea (Co-PI), Levi Romero (Co-PI). Following the Manito Trail: Los nuevomexicanos en Guayomin. Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, Cheyenne, WY. $9,000.
• 2016-17 Fonseca, Vanessa (PI); Adam Herrera (Co-PI), Troy Lovata (Co-PI), Robert Perea (Co-PI), Cultural Remnants of New Mexico Sheepherding in Wyoming. Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research. University of Wyoming.
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• 2022 43rd Annual Sports Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Interactive Experience - Original Programming
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• 2014 National Newspaper Association (NNA): 1st, Best Feature Series, Photos
• 2013 NNA: General Excellence, News Editor, Douglas Budget
• 2012 Wyoming Press Association (WPA) Photographic Excellence Award, Small Weeklies, Glenrock Independent, News Editor
• 2012 WPA Pacemaker- 1st, News Feature, Large Weeklies (Co-written with Jesse Bishop)
• 2012 WPA Pacemaker- 1st Specialty/Beat Reporting, Large Weeklies
• 2012 WPA Pacemaker- 1st, Headline Writing, Large Weeklies, Staff
• 2012 WPA Pacemaker- 1st, Use of Graphic Elements, Large Weeklies
• 2012 WPA Pacemaker- 2nd, Use of Graphic Elements, Large Weeklies
• 2012 WPA Pacemaker- 2nd, Portrait/Personality Photo, Large Weeklies.
• 2012 NNA: 2nd, Best Breaking News Photo
• 2011 WPA Photo of the Year, 2011 WPA Pacemaker- 2nd, Column Writing, Large Weeklies
• 2010 Commitment to Excellence award, School of Visual Journalism, Brooks Institute
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