Fisher Kelly Professional Resume

K E L L Y

D A W N

F I S H E R

[email protected]  818-633-2251  http://goforkelly.blogspot.com

EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTED SKILLS

Brigham Young University, Provo UT   

PRACTICAL SKILLS • • • • •

Organized Problem Solver/Adaptable Collaborator Deadline Driven Punctual

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06/1996 to 08/2000

B.A. Media Arts: Non-fiction emphasis Minor: Communications Thesis: Directed, produced and wrote 30-minute documentary for PBS Television about a Medal of Honor recipient who during an air battle in Vietnam rescued a downed pilot Awards: KBYU Senior Grant Project Grant; Final Cut Student Grant

WORK EXPERIENCE OPERATING SYSTEMS • Mac • Windows

PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE • Acrobat Pro • Filemaker Pro • Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook • EP Budgeting/Scheduling • Final Draft/Tagger • Internet/Messaging

MEDIA BASED PROGRAMS • • • • • • • • •

Final Cut Pro Adobe Photoshop Adobe AfterEffects Adobe Premiere Adobe Illustrator Avid DVD Studio Pro Soundtrack Pro ILife

Highly savvy with new programs

OFFICE MACHINERY Scanners Printers Copiers Fax Machines 10-key Multi-Phone Lines Ability to troubleshoot/ provide basic tech support • Type 65 wpm • • • • • • •

TECHNICAL SKILLS • • • • • • •

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HD/HDV/SD Cameras Still Cameras Basic grip/lighting kits Basic field sound kits Routing/running cables GPS/Thomas Guide Clean driving record 15 pass vans/passenger vehicles/cube trucks

Relativity Real/The Jay and Tony Show Dick Clark Productions/Stewart Street Productions Various Locations (Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City) • • • • • • •

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Key Production Assistant 05/2008 to 07/2009

Issued new hire paper work; obtained and distributed walkies Handled and reconciled petty cash, production credit cards, and purchase orders Stayed under budget while supporting production needs Received and organized production release forms; maintained photo inventory of cast and extras Key support to the production management and A.D. teams; ran production shots and b-roll, set interviews; and monitored daily production schedules Communicated often with supervisors, executives, and team members Always maintained common sense and a professional, cheerful disposition on set and in the office

BYU Theatre & Media Arts Department Brigham Young University; Provo UT • • • •

07/2009 to 04/2010

Maintained PO binders, wrap binders and check requests Tracked production and post production purchases and created spending reports and grids Supervised Production Office interns and production assistants Communicated often with traveling production teams and ensured needs were met immediately Handled new hire paperwork and worked with executives in executing credits and contact lists Worked directly with vendors, negotiated rates, tracked requests, and handled purchase requests Kept office and set organized and running smoothly as sole contact between the office, set and post

The Jay & Tony Show/Allison Grodner Productions Sherman Oaks CA (project locations varied, contract work) • • • • •

Production Coordinator (APOC)

Production Facilities Supervisor, Projects Coordinator 07/2007 to 08/2008

Supervisor for the daily operations of a network of eight production/post production facilities Managed a successful production team who supported each specific production area Maintained department budget; approved and purchased equipment; and tracked purchase orders Worked directly with vendors for equipment needs, expendables, office purchases, and repairs

Issimo Productions Production Coordinator, Associate Producer Pleasant Grove UT (project locations varied, contract work) 04/2007 to 08/2008 • • • • • •

Coordinated schedules, talent, locations, and production resources for “period piece” productions Researched, negotiated and secured production locations Received and organized production release forms; maintained photo inventory of cast and extras Worked directly with talent agencies in casting actors and coordinated extras casting on set Successful in delivering production needs and support while staying under budget and on schedule Key player in development of script and story idea while support the creative development

JAKKS Pacific, Inc Malibu CA • •

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Communicated directly between vendors and production team to ensure production goals were met Developed a detailed and systematized database to accurately track production schedule and details Participated in weekly production meetings to interpret and then implement companyʼs product goals

Passport Entertainment Productions North Hollywood CA • • • •

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Production Coordinator 10/2003 to 05/2005

Tracked the production delivery schedule for monthly releases of 10 to 20 shows Daily coordination with the creative team (including writers, graphic designers, video editors, motion graphic designers, sound editors, DVD authoring, and web designers) to reach delivery deadline Conducted asset research to acquire media materials and obtain copyright and license rights Responsible for all quality control checks of printed and video related components, approved materials to send to the printers and replication facilities Consulted daily with executives and legal department to assure production goals were on-track

The Waterford Institute Sandy UT •

Product Manager/Coordinator 05/2005 to 01/2007

Producer, Video Editor 12/2000 to 06/2003

Streamlined the video department to create a cohesive team specifically related to design meetings, video production schedules, and securing talent and assets for each video project Contacted, negotiated rates and coordinated each video production schedule with talent agencies Key in managing video department including production schedules, project flow, and media tracking Wrote, produced and edited video packages to accompany the interactive/instructional design lesson Secured locations and acquired props to supplement video projects