Kevin B Chatham
KEVIN B. CHATHAM
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EDUCATION
B.F.A. Film, Photography, and Visual Arts
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY – 1992
Highly organized and skilled at working with and leading high-performance team members in a deadline driven atmosphere. Experienced with all formats of video. Proficient at non-linear editing for video and film. Highly skilled in authoring interactive media. Excellent communication skills with both clients and management. Nearly infinite patience. Comfortable in any OS environment. Skilled at specifying computers for process intensive operations, such as server applications, video editing, and sound engineering. Experienced with managing and creating content for social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, blogs, etc.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Produced numerous award-winning commercials and marketing campaigns in the legal, travel, and medical industries
• Created and managed aggressive Social Media campaigns responsible for generating thousands of new legal clients
• Developed the industry standard for on-line training of intake departments, The OPUS Intake Solution
• Assembled and managed production teams of over 25 creatives
• Created and developed new products and business paths resulting in the creation of new businesses and opportunities
• Produced the first Virtual FAM Tour for the Playa del Carmen and Cozumel, increasing tourism by 600%
• Operated as primary liaison for clients
EXPERIENCE
OPUS VI Productions, Director of Media Production, 2007-present
Created several award-winning campaigns for Brent Coon & Associates; created media expansive marketing strategy for the Board of Tourism for the State of Nayarit Mexico; designed 18-course interactive eLearning program; spearheaded aggressive social media campaigns on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram
IBCTV, Director of Video Production, 2004-2007
Co-produced and directed the first Virtual FAM tour for the travel industry; produced hours of video content for over dozens of websites, including corporate history videos and a half hour documentary on asbestos litigation.
I-Dep, Manager of Digital Video Productions, 2002-2004
Designed and built dual-encoding video broadcast station which became the “flagship” product; configured MPEG encoding stations, adding to the company’s range of services; designed database for project tracking; helped design and launch sister company, IBCTV.
Interaccess/Allegiance Internet, Network Technician, 1999-2002
Promoted to manager of Level 1 support within one year of starting, one of only two part-timers to ever achieve that rank.
Film to Video Labs, Production Manager, 1995-2001
Guided movement of company from analog duplication to digital video and audio production; specified and built computers for designated purposes of non-linear editing, DVD authoring, sound editing and mixing, and graphic design; responsible for bids and proposals.
Freelance: Camera, Grip, Sound Recordist, 1992-1994
Various commercials, independent features and shorts, including: American Airlines, Hardy’s, and Empire Carpet commercials; Mad Science (feature film for H-Gun Labs); and Thieves Quartet (feature film for Mooncoin Productions).
COMPUTER SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Vegas Video Pro, Cakewalk, SONAR, Acid Pro
All Windows OS, Mac OS8-X, Unix, MS Office,
ActionScript, HTML & Web 2.0
OTHER PRODUCTIONS
• Wrote, produced, and directed the feature-length film Jumper (screened at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival) and several music videos and short films, including; Storm of the Eye (screened at Chicago Underground Film Festival), Melody (Lost) (screened at CineKink Film Festival) and Klingons: The Strange and Terrible Saga of Outlaw Trekkies (broadcast on R-Rated Fox-32).
• Leading member of Group 312 Films, a collective of local short video artists.
• Edited Everyday (distributed by York Entertainment and nominated for 18 awards by the DVD Premiere Academy, including Best Editing)
KEVIN B. CHATHAM
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EDUCATION
B.F.A. Film, Photography, and Visual Arts
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY – 1992
Highly organized and skilled at working with and leading high-performance team members in a deadline driven atmosphere. Experienced with all formats of video. Proficient at non-linear editing for video and film. Highly skilled in authoring interactive media. Excellent communication skills with both clients and management. Nearly infinite patience. Comfortable in any OS environment. Skilled at specifying computers for process intensive operations, such as server applications, video editing, and sound engineering. Experienced with managing and creating content for social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, blogs, etc.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Produced numerous award-winning commercials and marketing campaigns in the legal, travel, and medical industries
• Created and managed aggressive Social Media campaigns responsible for generating thousands of new legal clients
• Developed the industry standard for on-line training of intake departments, The OPUS Intake Solution
• Assembled and managed production teams of over 25 creatives
• Created and developed new products and business paths resulting in the creation of new businesses and opportunities
• Produced the first Virtual FAM Tour for the Playa del Carmen and Cozumel, increasing tourism by 600%
• Operated as primary liaison for clients
EXPERIENCE
OPUS VI Productions, Director of Media Production, 2007-present
Created several award-winning campaigns for Brent Coon & Associates; created media expansive marketing strategy for the Board of Tourism for the State of Nayarit Mexico; designed 18-course interactive eLearning program; spearheaded aggressive social media campaigns on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram
IBCTV, Director of Video Production, 2004-2007
Co-produced and directed the first Virtual FAM tour for the travel industry; produced hours of video content for over dozens of websites, including corporate history videos and a half hour documentary on asbestos litigation.
I-Dep, Manager of Digital Video Productions, 2002-2004
Designed and built dual-encoding video broadcast station which became the “flagship” product; configured MPEG encoding stations, adding to the company’s range of services; designed database for project tracking; helped design and launch sister company, IBCTV.
Interaccess/Allegiance Internet, Network Technician, 1999-2002
Promoted to manager of Level 1 support within one year of starting, one of only two part-timers to ever achieve that rank.
Film to Video Labs, Production Manager, 1995-2001
Guided movement of company from analog duplication to digital video and audio production; specified and built computers for designated purposes of non-linear editing, DVD authoring, sound editing and mixing, and graphic design; responsible for bids and proposals.
Freelance: Camera, Grip, Sound Recordist, 1992-1994
Various commercials, independent features and shorts, including: American Airlines, Hardy’s, and Empire Carpet commercials; Mad Science (feature film for H-Gun Labs); and Thieves Quartet (feature film for Mooncoin Productions).
COMPUTER SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Vegas Video Pro, Cakewalk, SONAR, Acid Pro
All Windows OS, Mac OS8-X, Unix, MS Office,
ActionScript, HTML & Web 2.0
OTHER PRODUCTIONS
• Wrote, produced, and directed the feature-length film Jumper (screened at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival) and several music videos and short films, including; Storm of the Eye (screened at Chicago Underground Film Festival), Melody (Lost) (screened at CineKink Film Festival) and Klingons: The Strange and Terrible Saga of Outlaw Trekkies (broadcast on R-Rated Fox-32).
• Leading member of Group 312 Films, a collective of local short video artists.
• Edited Everyday (distributed by York Entertainment and nominated for 18 awards by the DVD Premiere Academy, including Best Editing)