Professional Associations
Producers Guild of America member of several committees
Screen Actors Guild
UCLA Board member of the UCLA Entertainment Alumni called Bruin Entertainment Network
Skills
Negotiation
Talent Acquisition
Script Clearance
Clearance
Legal Deliverables
Distribution
Contracts
Title and Copyright reports suitable for errors and omissions purposes
Resume
Experience
CEO
Entertainment Support Services
1976 - Present
General
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Preparation of Script clearance, title and copyright reports, rights and clearances, legal deliverables
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Negotiated with and managed 30 - 40 vendors during film shoots
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Worked with needs of clients - can operate half a million-dollar budget to a 100 million budget
Film and Television
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Negotiated contracts for Actors, Screenwriters, Directors, Producers and Radio personalities
Film Distribution
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Bookings, advertising transportation and sales of films, the representation of major exhibitor chains and liaison with major distribution companies
Music
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Assisted several artists, record labels, and management companies in the negotiation, drafting, and promotion of acts
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Worked for concert promoters Wolf and Rossmiller in the booking of acts, promotions, merchandising, venue agreements, settling accounts and advertising
CEO
Janick Entertainment
January 2012 - Present
General
A division of Entertainment Support Services designed to produce quality, Oscar contender, redemptive, type films. Janick Entertainment also specializes in quality female empowered independent films.
Executive Vice President & Director of Business Affairs
Continuum Pictures
January 2010 - January 2012
General
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Continuum Pictures 2010-2012 Executive Vice President and Director of Business Affairs, supervised several departments including:
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Talent Acquisition
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Distribution
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Legal Affairs
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Script Acquisition
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Developed Video on Demand, Cable Channel, Budgets, and Scheduling
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Headquartered on the Paramount Studios Lot
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Negotiated with and managed 30 - 40 vendors during film shoots
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Worked with needs of clients - can operate half a million-dollar budget to a 100 million budget
Film and Television
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Negotiated contracts for Actors, Screenwriters, Directors, Producers and Radio personalities
Business Affairs Site Manager
SCV Production Services
January 2009 - Present
General
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Negotiated and administrated contracts, site management and business affairs
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Developed Pola Rosa Ranch - used in Heroes, CSI, Las Vegas, Rizzoli & Isles and 2 and runs up to 2 movies/television shows at time
Co-Founder
Santa Clarita Film Commission
January 1988 - December 1994
General
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Laid groundwork Santa Clarita's then small film business to expand into over 20 sound stages and several fixed locations, villages and ranches
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Teamed up with fellow commissioners and negotiated SVC into having the largest film shoot area for locations in the country, second only to Los Angeles
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Lead SVC and their handful of permits to becoming one of the largest areas for film permits (location filming) in the world
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Generated massive influx of money into the community
Film Commissioner
Agua Dulce Film Commission
January 1988 - January 1995
General
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Promoted and regulated location filming
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Opened door for several movie ranches, such as the Airpark and Vasquez Rocks
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As with SVC increased film related revenues for this area
Education
1977
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF LOS ANGELES
Law School J.D., Loyola University of Los Angeles, 1977
J.D.
1974
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Bachelor of Arts, UCLA, 1974
Bachelor of Arts