2011-Present
RkM Art LLC | Managing Partner | Founder
-As the Founder & Managing Partner of the company, with help from my lead photographer and our clients visions; I direct, produce & design successfully creative client art projects. Beginning my company in Utsunomiya, Japan I started shooting promos and commercials for local small businesses in the area. That's a creative habit I continue practicing now
2019-2020
College Park SkyHawks | Freelance Photographer
-As a Photographer for the NBA G League Team the College Park SkyHawks, I was afforded the amazing sideline opportunity to capture the players live in action at every game during their 1st season
2017-2020
City of College Park | Visual Media Specialist
-In my role with this municipality, I photographer and filmed countless city events, sporting events and more. Throughout this exciting time, I also designed, edited and shot photographs for numerous flyers, brochures, magazines and ads
2015-2016
WCJB TV 20 | Newscast Technical Director
-In this early morning role beginning at 3 am, often ending at 1 pm, I took total charge of the five 30 minute newscasts and 2 afternoon newscasts we did during that time period. Everything from the placement of the CG's to when the anchor's spoke to what camera they looked at was all at under my direction. This was a great and exciting time filled with lots of growth, skill improvement and the dizzy humor of myself and my tired coworkers
2015-2016
ANTV African Network Television | Editor | Anchor | Photog
-At this International Network which airs in more than 25 countries, I edited video for multiple television shows using masks, chroma keys and more. Not only did I edit and shoot video, pictures and pictorial profiles, I also anchored a couple of weekly newscasts
2014-2015
Prep Sports Network | Lead Editor | Lead Videographer
-During this brilliant time, I shot dozens of high school football games around the cities of Jacksonville, St. Augustine & Fernandina Beach in Florida. I edited Highlight Reels from the footage I shot of the games and posted them to the web site I designed for the company
2007-2014
Based in Yamaguchi Ken & Tochigi Ken, Japan
Training Manager | English Teacher | Freelance Photog | Artist
-Living in Japan for 7 years I began by teaching English at 4 schools under the same company based in Kudamatsu Shi, Yamaguchi, Japan. I moved to a few other places continuing my teaching career and expanding into my Art by painting at Live Art Exhibitions, playing Drums with my Bands in Tokyo, Utsunomiya, Nikko and more; by shooting photographer in the mountainside, by the rivers, in the countryside and more all over the country, South Korea & Micronesia
Skills
Versatile reporter, trained anchor, editor, photog & writer skilled in multiple mediums with proven TV Newscast, Radio, Newspaper, Reporting, Newspaper Design, Magazine Production, Production, Web Design and Marketing experience. I love to use my Canon Cameras, I'm also trained in using Nikon, Pentax, Black Magic, & Panasonic cameras. I prefer using FCPX & Motions for video editing, and the Adobe Suite for creating captivating and engaging Art.
Education
*Graduate of THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL UNIVERSITYs' Prestigious School of Journalism & Graphic Arts
B.S. Journalism, Specializing in Broadcast .2005
*Graduate of THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY's Inspiring & Influential College of Arts & Sciences
B.S. Psychology, Specializing in General Psychology .2006
*Graduate of University of Oxford, Oxford Press Winter International Early English Education Course
IEEEC Certificate Recipient .2014
*Graduate of Shaw Academy, Adobe Photoshop Design Course
EQF Level 5 Diploma Recipient .2018
