My last name might be hard to pronounce, but it comes from regions in both France and Japan. It’s also the Spanish word for “screenplay.”

Like my name, my writing’s diverse, comes from a personal place, and has an intriguing story to tell. From screenplays to webisodes, reading curriculum to blog posts, I’ve crafted tight, compelling work that delivers.

I’m currently based out of Minneapolis, but travel to Los Angeles and Austin as needed.

Writer and Editor – S4S LLC – July 2015-Current

• Designed full website with custom palette, design, and layout
• Draft, edit, and publish six feature-length articles per month
• Ran e-newsletter dealing with current events in entertainment industry/designed layout to accommodate writing style
• Blog hit 22,000 monthly page views less than a year after launch
• Ad copy for review blog averaged 18% engagement on Twitter Ads, at times as high as 33% (National average is 1.7%)
• Aesthetic and content were praised by Senior Vice President of a Forbes’ best mid-sized publishing company

Contributing Writer – Press Publications – May 2023-Current

• Compose 3-5 articles per featured page covering local Arts & Culture
• Interview and profile emerging artists in diverse mediums and fields
• Created and continue to maintain robust network of notable local figures
• Work praised as outstanding and impeccable by supervisors
• Arts & Culture page moved from back of human interest section to second page with front-page preview and lead-in

Communications Coordinator – Huntington Learning Center – October 2016-February 2023

• Drafted, edited, and proofed internal and external emails for Regional Director of a six-center educational franchise
• Published weekly schedule for 18 employees
• Managed over 100 client relationships, ages preschool to grandparent
• Supervised direct reports whenever director was at another location
• Synthesized writing curriculum, consulting a dozen different teachers’ methods, resulting in content universally preferred to corporate solution
• Advised Regional Director to use virtual tutoring in March 2020, Avoided COVID-related client loss, ONLY upper Midwest franchise to show growth in 2020

Content Creator and Facilitator – AVID Learning – October 2019-August 2021

• Updated reading program from 1977 for 9th–12th grade DEI class
• Researched, drafted, edited 200 fiction and non-fiction documents
• Filmed 30 companion educational videos, enhancing reading skills
• Student improved ACT reading score by 8 points (300 SAT points)

Submissions Reader – Austin Film Festival – July 2018 – September 2019  

• Helped select top 1% of 12,000 entries for country’s largest screenplay contest
• Gave constructive criticism regarding plot, characters, and structure
• Personally recognized by festival director for impeccable and insightful coverage notes

Co-Creator – Prosopanonymous – May 2015 – May 2018

• Overhauled neuropsychologist’s YouTube channel, gaining attention from Business Insider and Bournemouth University
• Developed scripts about complex topics and presented them using easy-to-understand language

Writer and Producer – Point and Shoot Productions – January 2012-July 2015

• Wrote original screenplay; facilitated production and post-production
• Crafted print and digital press materials, official production emails, and a pitch-trailer campaign, helping secure investors, creditors, and a VOD distribution deal
• Film was widely distributed through Amazon Prime and Redbox

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ScreenCraft Horror Semifinal Selection 2020

The Genesis Collection

Austin Film Festival Second Round Selection 2018

Steep Grade

Austin Film Festival Second Round Selection 2018

The Control Group

Twin Cities Film Festival Selection 2014

The Problem with Mr. Withers

Hurricanes Film Festival Selection 2011

University of Miami Department of Ethics Special Selection 2011

SKILLS

Adobe CC: Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, InCopy, Acrobat, Spark

Apple: Final Cut Pro X & Motion

Mac OS/Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Office/Google Suite

Squarespace/WordPress/Custom CMS

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI—Coral Gables, Florida

Majors: Communication—Film/Motion Pictures

English—Creative Writing

Minor: Theatre Arts

Graduated in: May 2011—GPA 3.45

FURTHER CRAFT

ANNA HENRY CONSULTING—Los Angeles, California

Teacher: Anna Henry

Class: The TV Pilot April 2020 – May 2020

Class: The TV Pitch Bible August 2019 – October 2019

FILMNORTH—St. Paul, Minnesota

Teacher: David Grant

Class: Advanced Elements of Screenwriting October 2016 – March 2017