Video editor and audio engineer specializing in research-oriented video essays

I like the raw and authentic style of Casey Neistat (of course), the deeply researched and well delivered style of Johnny Harris, the bizarre and funny campfire feel of The Why Files, the straight-faced analytical sense of Thomas Flight and the profound writing prose of American Baron. It should be fun, energetic, well researched and talking about a topic that is interesting and (most of the time) beyond or outside of the news cycle!

The example topics to the left of my current page for this profile say I should talk about my accomplishments and unique skills that make me "awesome". I'll just tell you who I am instead. I give too many of my curiosities 100%, have a minimal list of accomplishments worth touting but have effectively prioritized an experiential existence. My journal scribbles always rant about living the life worth making a movie about rather than making movies about lives well lived...that sort of thing. I have a degree in Religion and Mythology, an MA in International Affairs, joined the Army in my 30s because all the grad school folk in Brooklyn, NY (me included to some extent) criticized it and I thought "I ought to go through it if I'm gonna critique it". That may have been extreme but I don't regret it. I've done a lot of different jobs, I've lived abroad, I speak Chinese and I really want to bring visual life to good stories that need no exaggeration (but I never let the truth get in the way of a great story).

For official reference, back in 2005 I pitched and helped build out my high school's editing bay in the early days of Final Cut Pro. I started a film festival. I Minored in film. I utilized my editing skills to do pitch videos/visual resumes that landed me a great marketing job in NYC in 2017 and later as the Media Producer for The Veritas Forum. Now I am out of an intensive 2.5 years of Army training and looking to join up or partner with anyone trying to produce meaningful, thoughtful and captivating content.

If any of this resonates, please reach out to me.