About

I am a Ferris State University Alumni who has experience, and is excited, to work in all aspects of production. I have worked on award-winning works and have been recognized by professors and my peers as a great student. My prior work experiences also show that I am a friendly face and great at communicating with others. 

I grew up in the small town of Johannesburg, Michigan. The rural experience of my childhood left a lasting impression of adventure on me. I love to explore and travel the world around me.  My first few weeks at college I would take a long way to my classes, navigating through random buildings, just to explore and learn about my surroundings.  I apply this aspect to my work ethic, taking time to learn hotkeys and settings, to increase my own efficiency. 

In high school, my current events teacher wanted to start up a school news. Myself, being the only tech savvy person in my class, volunteered to edit the news together. The following year we received some equipment from Boyne City High School. With this upgrade, my teacher and I taught ourselves how to use Adobe Premiere and use actual video cameras. We even started broadcasting our school's sports games online. I would stay after class almost every day just messing around in Photoshop or in Premiere just learning cool new things. 

Upon graduating high school, I wanted to leave my home town and learn about the world around me. I decided to go to North Western Michigan College in Traverse City while I figured out the path I wanted to take in life. During a transfer fair, I noticed the Ferris booth digital media courses. This interested me and so the next school year I started attending Ferris State University.

While at Ferris I have had some really amazing opportunities. I was able to participate in the Grand Rapids Film Festival's 36 Hour Challenge. Our film, Periphery, won Best Editing and sound and was then later screen during the PBS Online Film Festival. I was also able to direct a short film I wrote called The Roll. This was an amazing experience that I was able to learn a lot about film from. 

I was lucky enough to obtain an internship opportunity working at Fission3, a creative company specializing in video and multimedia production. During my time there, I wasn’t treated like an intern but like another professional. I was able to work independently with small local clients as well as Fortune 500 companies. I am extremely grateful for the experiences that I had there. Now, I am excited to continue my professional career wherever it takes me!