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Résumé

Full career history, competencies, and credentials.

Professional summary

VP of Digital Operations with 15+ years scaling media operations for independent film and television distributors. Currently leading digital fulfillment, post-merger integration, and infrastructure modernization at Radial Entertainment, one of the largest independent libraries in the industry.

Grew annual platform deliveries from 968 to 46,000+ across 20+ platforms. Leading a 7.2 PB storage migration and Iconik MAM rollout. Business lead on a rights-management migration to Rightsline. Built automation that cleared 703 overdue deliveries in a single run and a consolidated data warehouse powering the weekly ops meeting.

Pairs business ownership with direct technical execution: writes Python and Power Automate workflows, architects data systems, and runs SOW negotiations. PMP-certified. Named to the Media Play News 40 Under 40 in 2025.

Core competencies

Digital Media OperationsMulti-Platform Content DistributionPost-Merger / M&A IntegrationMedia Asset Management (MAM/DAM)Rights & Avails SystemsMetadata Architecture & GovernanceStorage & Archive ModernizationWorkflow & Delivery AutomationAI/Automation for OperationsOperational Data & ReportingVendor Selection & SOW NegotiationCross-Functional LeadershipPMP-Certified Program Management

Experience

Vice President, Digital Operations

Jul 2025 – Present

Radial Entertainment · Los Angeles, CA

  • Own end-to-end digital fulfillment for one of the industry's largest independent libraries — 70,000+ titles across film and TV, spanning acquisition, QC, localization, metadata, and global platform delivery.
  • Lead post-merger operational integration of two distribution organizations — unifying avails, asset tracking, delivery, and metadata workflows and enabling cross-brand delivery across all major platforms.
  • Business lead on the rights-management migration to Rightsline; ran vendor selection, the board presentation, and the future-state workshop series (Phases 1–6 complete).
  • Lead a ~7.2 PB NY→LA storage migration and Iconik MAM rollout; negotiated the MAM SOW from $400K+ down to ~$201K.
  • Built the operational data layer — a consolidated warehouse indexing ~23.7K titles and ~1.68 PB — plus an onboarding/delivery dashboard powering the weekly ops meeting.
  • Designed automation that cleared 703 overdue platform deliveries in a single run and generalized into a delivery engine supporting 27+ platforms; authored 130 SOPs and 213 workflow-automation rules.

Sr. Director, Production Operations

Jul 2014 – Jul 2025

Shout! Factory / Shout! Studios · Los Angeles, CA

  • Scaled multi-platform digital delivery from 968 deliveries (2017) to 46,000+ annually (2024) across 20+ platforms including Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Pluto TV, Roku, and Shout! Factory TV.
  • Led production-operations workflow transformation and built in-house infrastructure for global distribution; spearheaded the move to 4K/HDR delivery and international localization.
  • Designed and built a post-production facility and company-wide post workflows; administered edit servers, NAS, Signiant/Aspera transfer, and LTO archive and restoration.
  • Managed internal teams and multiple vendors; maintained company-wide scheduling and a custom metadata database. Promoted from Digital Production Manager (2014–2015).

Media Asset Manager / Post Supervisor

Nov 2011 – Jul 2014

Playboy Plus Entertainment · Burbank, CA

  • Delivered 1,000+ titles per month across broadcast, VOD, and online clients.
  • Built workflows, policies, and ingest/archive/transcode infrastructure for a new post-production facility. Promoted from IT Post-Production Technician.

Associate Editor & Director of Media

Apr 2010 – Jan 2013

Famous Monsters of Filmland · Los Angeles, CA

  • Produced and managed photo, video, advertising, and editorial assets for print and web.
  • Owned the company website and mobile apps and supported live-event coverage.

Education

University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh

B.S., Radio/TV/Film (Minor: Journalism), 2005–2010

Certifications

  • PMP — Project Management Professional
  • Lean Six Sigma White Belt
  • Google Analytics IQ
  • Google AI Essentials
  • Apple Certified (Support / Final Cut Pro)

Honors

  • Media Play News '40 Under 40' (2025)