Qualifications Summary

Tenacious, highly motivated team player with an unmatched passion for all things basketball; ready to engage relevant education and experience in sports media to make excellent contributions as a Director of Scouting and Video Operations.

Video Production: Several years’ success capturing, editing, and producing quality, dynamic sports content for national to local news outlets. Proven talent for television, radio, web, and social media broadcasting and reporting with a bachelor’s degree in sports media production. Seasoned with Adobe, Final Cut and SportsCode. Has spent the last year turning around a program at UT-Arlington with their creative content.

Coaching Support: Prepared to provide energetic front-line support to coaching staff to build and promote winning culture. Solid strengths in team leadership, motivation, and coordination. Advanced knowledge of game rules/procedures developed through years of experience in player development and instruction.

Program Administration: Eager to hit the ground running while partnering with program leadership to plan and implement basketball programs. Excellent organization, prioritization, time management, and communication skills. Creative problem solver able to manage public-facing and behind-the-scenes roles.

Key Strengths: Quickly build and maintain rapport with players, coaches, fans, and media representatives. Stellar work ethic; willing to put in long hours and hard work to achieve team goals and organizational objectives. Highly adaptable to fast-changing requirements and priorities. Juggled recruiting, game prep, film prep and player development in a graduate assistant role, going above and beyond the call-of-duty.

Educational Background

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Bachelor of Science, Sports Media Production, May 2017

Held four industry positions while completing full course load and maintaining 3.5 major GPA

University of Texas-Arlington, Arlington, TX

Master’s of Arts, Communication, May 2020

Working as a director of recruiting content, video coordinator and coach while maintaining a 3.0 GPA

Professional Experience

UT-Arlington | basketball Arlington, TX

Graduate Assistant | Content Producer (May 2018 – Current)

Contributed to the every-day film breakdown and preparation of the men’s basketball team, while maintaining a thorough database of plays, practice, offensive and defensive clips. Helped all coaches with player development and recruiting. Led independently on the creation of graphics, videos and creative content for recruiting. Delivered viral highlight videos and gear for social media, and worked as a liaison with the Sun Belt.

Selected Contributions:

Delivered breakthrough content generating more than five thousand new followers in 12 months.
Designed all of UTA Basketball’s gear and accessories, from shirts, to backpacks to special items.

Draft Express | ESPN, Remote Engagement with Travel

Video Editor | Content Producer (May 2016 – August 2018)

Edit and produce video content using Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Creative Cloud, including player interviews, workout clips, and NBA draft/college basketball scouting videos, for broadcast via Draftexpress.com, ESPN, Yahoo Sports, YouTube, Complex, and other media channels.

Selected Contributions:

Delivered high quality, breakthrough content generating more than five million views within 12 months.
Conducted extensive research to identify promising talent, and conducted interviews with prospective NBA draft picks.
Readily met challenges of demanding schedule, delivering all videos and projects on deadline.

KOCO-TV in OKC (ABC), Oklahoma City, OK

Weekend Morning News Editor (December 2016 – May 2017)

Provided key production and technical support for morning news show, preparing, editing, and signing off on all footage before handoff to Technical Director for broadcast.

Selected Contributions:

Effectively utilized Adobe Premiere program to collect clips from various sources and platforms and develop content supporting producer’s creative vision.
Maximized downtime by logging interviews and refining technical skillset.

The Poke Report (COX Cable), Stillwater, OK

Producer | Anchor | Reporter | Editor (September 2015 – May 2017)

Maintained multiple roles within student-produced sports news program, managing entire process for production of stories covering events across the state. Developed and wrote stories, set up and operated technical equipment, delivered on-camera reports, and used Final Cut Pro X and Photoshop to edit footage and incorporate graphics.

Selected Contributions:

Won multiple national championships from Broadcast Education Association (BEA) and National Broadcasting Society (NBS).
Often completed projects independently due to limited resources.