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WORK EXPERIENCE: Team Creations Washington, DC Producer September, 2005 – Present • Currently developing Otto’s Children, a feature-length documentary film on the life of Otto Frank • Developed, wrote and produced broadcast promotional spots for series and films (BBCA, TLC, Discovery Health, Discovery Home, PBS, The Military Channel) • Wrote and produced TVOne’s 2006 Upfronts (Telly Award winner) • Wrote and produced extended interstitial for Little People, Big World • Served as lead writer for broadcast promotional materials for the 2007 Silverdocs Film Festival Team Productions Washington, DC Associate Producer April, 2003 – August, 2005 • Researched and complied sources, content, footage and photographs for documentary films • Assisted with writing, editing and production for major cable network clients including The History Channel, Discovery Networks, TLC, and National Geographic Channel. • Production credits include Tyrants on Trial (THC), JFK: A Presidency Revealed (THC) The Project (Team Productions) and promotional spots for TLC • Created, wrote, produced, and directed videos for viral internet campaigns • Developed and refined proposals for films, television series and direct-to-market video productions • Wrote, directed, and produced original short films for festivals, company holiday videos and promotional tools Team Sound and Vision Washington, DC Operations Manager: BBC America August, 2001-April 2003 • Managed and coordinated post-production needs for all departments of major client • Demonstrated problem solving and dependability through consistently handling crises and meeting deadlines • Rewrote show scripts for the National Geographic Channel • Arranged and directed voice over talent • Wrote, directed and produced original video piece for company’s tenth anniversary party BAPA’s Imagination Stage Bethesda, MD Education Coordinator; Box Office Manager September 2000-July 2001 • Implemented and managed after school program for at-risk middle and high school students • Developed curriculum for long-range education plan • Designed and implemented drama programs promoting observation and analytical skills through acting • Supervised all box office staff, coordinating actions of ushers and house personnel with the production crew • Developed spreadsheet solutions to monitor all box office related activities • Controlled the intake and outflow of all monies made during performances First Stage Children’s Theater Milwaukee, WI Assistant Director of Education September 1999-August 2000 • Trained and supervised education staff, interns, and volunteers, including scheduling, mentoring and counseling • Developed and taught classroom workshops to correlate with the current production season • Developed and implemented drama programs promoting teamwork and problem solving through acting EDUCATION: Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois • Bachelor of Science in Speech; June, 1999 • Major in Interdepartmental Studies; concentration in Theater and Psychology • GPA: 3.7/4.0; cum laude Corey Finkle Resume, page 2 RELATED THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE: • Professional Storyteller • Director and performing member of the Comedy Gears, a DC-based improvisational comedy troupe • Performing member of DC ComedySportz and related improvisational comedy groups: Poppycock, Grimprov, and The District of Columbia Unscripted Players (DCUP) • Contract drama teacher for Capital Children’s Museum’s Play’s the Thing creative drama program • Lead actor in Next I Hem…, a serialized Web film and comic book series. • Lead actor in An Isolated Incident, an independent horror film from Ball in Pocket Productions. • Wrote, directed and produced SHA, an independent short internet film. LITERARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Published movie reviewer (lead writer and administrator, [login to view URL]) • Head writer for web comic The Paradox 5 ([login to view URL]) • Published web humor columnist ([login to view URL] and [login to view URL]) • Produced playwright: (Jury of Peers produced 1998, Colonial Little Theatre, Johnstown, NY) • Aspiring children’s book author (Tommy’s Time Machine Ticket) • Aspiring writer and lyricist for children’s musical (Tommy’s Time Machine Ticket) • Aspiring screenwriter (The Perfect Plan, ZTV, Green, Public Access and Women?) • Provided editorial guidance to authors of stories, plays, screenplays, and novels SKILLS: • Proficient in Windows, Mac, Microsoft Word, Excel, & Outlook and Avid Media Log • Some expertise in Power Point and basic website design • Improvisational Comedy • Strong command of large groups or audiences, including children INTERESTS: • Avid Reader and Book Collector • Singing (Baritone) and Guitar, Independent Acoustic Folk/Rock Music • Crossword Puzzles, Brainteasers, Politics, Travel, Comedy, Running, Ultimate Frisbee, Boxing