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Career Summary

Extensive experience in production, postproduction, and operations including:

project coordination, studio management, television production, multimedia production, editing, technical writing, and training. Complete familiarity with verifying technical specifications using engineering test equipment. Published author of books and articles on television technology. Produced and managed multiple events simultaneously.  Excellent analytical ability with a result-oriented approach. Strong leadership and motivational skills.  Professional dedication to high quality performance.

Professional Experience

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CBS Television Network, Hollywood, CA

Digital Hi-Def Online Editor | 2001-Present

• High definition online editor for "CSI," "CSI-Miami," "CSI NY," "Two and a Half Men," "Numbers," "Survivor," "Amazing Race," "How I Met Your Mother," "Cold Case," "The Young and the Restless"
• Working in a fully equipped digital high definition online edit bay; including edit controller, switcher, special effects, and digital audio

E! Entertainment, Hollywood, CA

Online Editor | 2001-2002

• Online editing of several different programs for E!
• Formatting shows for distribution and reformatting shows for foreign markets; including commercial and promo insertion and creating timing and format sheets for each program

TV Guide Networks, Inc., Hollywood, CA

Vice President/Operations | 1999-2000

• In charge of coordinating construction and operation of offices, video sound stage and transmission facilities
• Managed project budget control
• Specified all video, audio, and lighting equipment
• Coordinated operations of Hollywood office with other TV Guide facilities
• Supervised staff of twenty production and studio employees
• Coordinated with studio managers and technical coordinators regarding requirements for production
• Worked under stringent budget and time parameters

Marcus and Associates, Inc. Hollywood, CA.

President | 1986 – 1999

• Started and operated a company specializing in editing and postproduction services
• Expanded into Consulting for television stations and postproduction facilities
• Operated all equipment associated with postproduction including: edit controllers, switchers, DVEs, audio, character generators.

Production/Postproduction Freelancer

Associate Director | 1996 - 2000

• Utilizing Video-Assist systems, presented a cut version of the following shows to the audience during production of multi-camera film sitcoms:
• Moesha: Leo Clark, Producer 1996-1997. Jim Tripp, Producer 1997-2000
• The Army Show: Mary Ellen Jones, Producer 1998
• Over The Top: Patricia Palmer, Producer 1997-1998
• Everybody Loves Raymond: Lisa Helfrich, Producer 1996-1997
• Missing Links: Pilot, 1997
• World on A String: Pilot, 1997

Associate Director/Post Production Supervisor

Editor | 1993 - 1998

• KwikWitz: Steve Belkin, Producer 1996-1998
• Top Secret Television: Phil Olsman, Producer 1995-1996
• Roggin’s Heroes: Phil Olsman, Producer 1993-1995
• Comic Strip Live: Joe Revello, Producer 1994
• MuscleMag: John Gallo, Producer 1993-1994

Author

• "Videotape Operations", Weynand Publications, 1983
• "Video Theory and Operations", Weynand Publications, 1994
• "How Video Works", Focal Press, 2004, 2nd Edition 2007

Freelance Writer

• Broadcast Engineering Magazine
• DGA Magazine
• Location Update

Education

• University of California at Los Angeles -- Graduate Studies -- Film
• New York University -- BA -- English Literature

Professional Affiliations

• Emmy Award 1999 "X-Games" Editing
• Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
• Director’s Guild of America / Associate Director
• Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
• I.A.T.S.E. 695
• N.A.B.E.T. 53
• I.B.E.W. 45