I build places and systems that help people make things, and I make the films, photos and brands that tell their story. At Yazaki North America I built and run the Makerspace. Before that I made award-winning fundraising films for Ball State and planned marketing for clients like Amazon Prime Air and Procter & Gamble.
Built and run the Yazaki Makerspace, open for early access in March 2024 and officially in July 2024: six skill areas in 4,654 sq ft, 389 makers and 22 classes. Wrote much of the class content and taught almost half of all classes.
Built its systems in SharePoint and Power Automate: class booking, training records, equipment and safety reporting, and a 74-guide library. Now building a web app to replace them.
Putting a three-class AI image series online; Class 1, Restore & Remix, is live.
R&D Playground
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Built and led the R&D Playground, created to bring people back to the office after COVID: technology exhibits, events and 40+ visits from OEMs, suppliers and Yazaki groups.
Ran the AI Olympics, a six-week competition for 90+ associates on 19 teams.
Also at Yazaki
Designed the Yazaki Innovations booth for CES 2023, its intro film and an HTML kiosk app for sales.
Built a self-serve headshot booth used by 1,000+ employees, replacing about two hours of editing per headshot.
Produced plant, testing and recruiting films, including Spanish edits shown to production teams in Mexico.
Black Tent Productions & LimeLite Videos
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Marketing Strategist · Cincinnati, Ohio
Developed marketing strategies for clients including Amazon Prime Air, Procter & Gamble and Great American Insurance.
Planned paid and owned media, tracked its return, and sold commercial video for LimeLite Videos.
Freelance · IM Productions, now IM4Creative
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Film, photography and brand
Clients include Yazaki's Inspiration Hub, Neely Ironwork, Quality Applied Systems, the City of Milan and Morning Owl Café.
Drone, rental and event films, brand identities, weddings and portraits.
Howden Group
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Video Consultant · Glasgow, Scotland
Video consulting and production, including a 90-second film for the group.
Ball State University Foundation
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Digital Media Specialist · Muncie, Indiana
Wrote and made We Are Cardinals, a poem film for One Ball State Day 2021, later presented to donors at UpLift Ball State.
Made 19 fundraising, donor and campus films with 120K+ views, on my own gear.
Joseph Productions
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Executive Accounts Intern · Livonia, Michigan
Graphic design and VFX for the American Cancer Society's remote gala, and work on the 2020 Ford Bronco and F-150 launch campaigns.
Full portfolio, films and photographs at im4creative.com