FILM
2020 - 2017 ERICSSON
2013 UNITED NATIONS “The Re-Opening of The UN Security Council Chamber” (short doc) (producer, shooter, director, editor)
2012 ARTICLE ONE PARTNERS, NEW YORK (web series) (producer, shooter)
Produced video content for AOP’s YouTube channel.
2012 COOK FOR AMERICA “The Junior Chef Event” (short doc) (producer, editor)
2012 TYCO PARKS THE CAR (producer, director, editor)
2011 MTV’s MADE “Pom Dancer” (tv episode) (field producer)
2011 BIZKID$, PBS “Fundraising Can Be Fun!” (tv episode) (director)
2010 - 2011 FOUNDATIONS THAT MATTER, NEW YORK (web series) (producer, shooter, editor)
Produced videos for the Zocchi Brain Tumor Center’s YouTube channel.
2010 MTV’s MADE “Soccer To Cheer” (tv episode) (field producer)
2010 OPERATION PROGRESS, LOS ANGELES “The Road” (short doc) (producer, shooter, director)
2010 INTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE, NEW YORK “Forty Years of IPI” (short doc) (producer, shooter, director, editor)
2009 - 2010 INTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE, NEW YORK (web series) (producer, shooter, director, editor)
Produced web videos for IPI, a think tank dedicated to the prevention of conflicts between states.
2009 ARTE, FRANCE “Shadow Fighters” (feature doc) (assistant director)
2008 WHEN FISH FLY (writer, producer, director, editor)
Awards: Best Balkan Film & Best Female Actor at the Drama Short Film Festival.
Distribution: Hellenic National Television, ARTE France.
2007 HELLENIC NATIONAL TELEVISION, GREECE "19 Kinimatografistes (feature doc) (shooter)
2006 HELLENIC NATIONAL TELEVISION, GREECE "11+1 Kinimatografistes" (feature doc) (shooter, editor)
2006 UP & RUNNING PRODUCTIONS, “90 Minutes: World Cup Of NYC” (feature doc) (producer, shooter)
2005 - 2009 IN:SITE, OMNICOM GROUP
Produced video ethnographic research videos for IN:SITE. Compiled findings of consumer and cultural behavior for a variety of brands.
2004 - 2008 SKAI TV, GREECE “The Files” (TV show) (producer, shooter)
2004 DATA FOUNDATION “The Heart of America Tour” (short doc) (editor)
The film chronicles Bono of U2 as he travels across the Midwest to bring awareness of the AIDS emergency in Africa.
2004 NBC “Nightly News with Tom Brokaw” (Olympics Games) (fixer)
2003 MIRAMAX FILMS “The Station Agent” (feature film) (assistant producer)
2003 PACIFICA RADIO "Democracy Now! (TV & radio show) (producer)
2002 SHADOWBOXER (writer, producer, director, editor)
Grants: NY State Council on the Arts, Manhattan Cultural Council.
Awards: Grand Jury Best short at Nodance FIlm Festival, Best Mid-Length Film at the Brest Short Film Festival, Silver Remi Award for Directing at the Worldfest Houston.
1998 SOLDIER"S BRIDE (producer, writer, director, editor)
Awards: Wasserman Award, Carl Lerner Award, Grand Prix at the Brest Short Film Festival, Targa Fedic Prize at the Mostra Internazionale di Montecatini.
1998 PBS “Trembling Before G-D” (feature doc) (transcriber)
1997 PBS “An Evening With Harry Belafonte & Friends” (TV special) (production assistant)
1997 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC “Dinosaur Hunters: Secrets Of The Gobi” (TV series) (production assistant)
USER RESEARCH
2013 Morgan Stanley
Lead the user research for the re‐design of Morgan Stanley’s intranet. Synthesized findings and supported the UX team in the implementation of recommendations.
2011 IPSOS MORI, UNITED KINGDOM
Produced ethnographic research videos for one of the leading UK companies that specialize in brand communication, advertising, and media research. Clients include Visa, and M&I Bank.
2009 The Economist
Performed requirement elicitation, analyzed data, and created a best practices recommendation for the UX team.
1998 - 2002 OGILVY & MATHER, NEW YORK
Oversaw all ethnographic video production for the Discovery Group. Shot, edited, and analyzed research material and synthesized findings into both a video and powerpoint presentation depicting in-depth observations and analysis of human behavior. Made recommendations to agency creatives and planners, directly impacting domestic and global product campaigns.
Clients include Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Goldman Sachs, Miller Lite, NY Times, Amex, AT&T, and Huggies.
Key responsibilities: established general research protocol; delineated project scope and developed contextual ethnographic questionnaire; supervised recruitment of subjects and coordinated interviews globally; hired, managed, and trained a rotating team of researchers and editors.
2002 - 2011 OGILVY & MATHER, NEW YORK
Produced ethnographic research videos for Ogilvy & Mather’s Discovery Group. Compiled findings and made recommendations that were used in strategic development of new and existing Ad campaigns. Clients include IBM, AMEX, and GlaxoSmithKline.
ARTS EDUCATOR
2007 One Global Tribe
Taught youth video production and created PSA’s on war-affected children in Africa.
1999-2003 The Door: A Center Of Alternatives
Taught at risk youth the craft of screenwriting, directing, shooting, and editing.
1998 The New York Film Academy
Taught both theory and hands-on directing and editing.
PROFESSIONAL BALLET DANCER
1994 - 1993 KIEL BALLET
1993 - 1992 MIAMI CITY BALLET
1986 - 1980 LES GRANDS BALLETS CANADIENS
EDUCATION
1997 - 1994 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY "TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS"
B.A. with honors in Film & Television production
SKILLS
Film/video production (producing, writing, directing, shooting, editing).
Project management, team building, and strategy development.
Ethnographic field study, focus group and in-depth one-on-one interviewing experience.
Fluent in French, Greek and Spanish with some knowledge of German.