PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
EXPERIENCE
*Brazen Media / Project Brazen - London, UK/Singapore/Remote // May 2022 - Present // Senior Producer, Project Manager, Ops & Management // projectbrazen.com // brazen.fm
*Field Producer + Fixer + Translator (Interpreter) - San Juan, PR // March 2016 - Present // Clients: The Wall Street Journal; Motherboard (Vice Media) "The Most Unknown" full-length documentary (Director Ian Cheney); Sprint Telecommunications (Hurricane María Relief); AJ+ (Al Jazeera Plus); Left/Right TV; Magnet Media; Cisco/NetHope; Vice News Tonight on HBO; Deep Films; Think Out Loud; Sierra Club; The New York Times (print division); The New York Times (video division + 360º video); ITV Britain ("Islands of America"); Newsy.com; Paramount Network; Disney Plus Marvel Hero Project; MaggieVision; Ketel One; Something Inc. (UK); TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress; Half Yard Production; Gabriel Ríos short documentary (Puerto Rico portion); Feature-length (WIP) documentary for A24 Films (Puerto Rico portion); “My Wild” Short documentary for The Documentary Group + REI with director Jennifer Brea (“Unrest”); Boletus Films; Bloomberg
*Producer - Freelance - San Juan, PR // August 2015 - Present // TV, web, music videos and print production, casting, set-design, director of photography, field production, art department, co-directing for various brands // Clients: Medalla (Cervecera de Puerto Rico); Proctor & Gamble; Coors Light; Huggies; Ciqala Luxury Suites; Ford; Universidad Interamericana; Isla y Vuelta TV Show (nominated for a Suncoast Emmy); Seaborne; Santurce es Ley 6 (Neo Divedco); Jorge Chafey; Made NY - Fashion Week featuring Walter Mercado; Sierra Club; Andrea Cruz; McDonald’s; Fishito Films; Residente; Bad Bunny; La Tara; Doomsday; Uber Eats; Dewar’s; T-Mobile; Joe Louis; (Me llamo) Sebastián; KaboPro Films; Pancho Barraza; Tito Nieves; MMM; Badillo; Warrior Love Productions; Populicom; FirstBank; Kia; DDB Latina; Axis
*Production (Various) - San Juan, PR // June 2017 - Present // Crackle series "The Oath: Season 1" for Sony (Production Coordinator + Art Department Coordinator); TUMS TV ad campaign Fall 2017 (Wardrobe); Isabella "Mentí" Music Video (On-Set Locations Manager); Silver Key "Dubidubi" for Nostrom Video Ad (On-Set Locations Manager); ENDI "Reforma Educativa" for Young Collective TV Video Ad (Production Assistant/Driver); "The Journey Ahead" full length feature film (Art Department Coordinator); Oriental Bank video ads for Calma Films (Art Director); KFC video ad for Calma Films (Art Director); Honda video ad for Latitude Films (On-Set Locations Coordinator); McDonald’s video ad “Traductor de Monchis” for Fishito Films (Locations, Production, Art Direction); Claro video ads for La Tara TV (Production Coordinator); “Bravas” YouTube Original web series; “El Cuartito” feature film directed by Marcos Carnevale (POC); “Midnight in the Switchgrass” feature film directed by Randall Emmett (Art Dept. Coord.); “Punk in Translation: Latinx Origins” for Audible - 16 episodes’ podcast (Senior Producer) via La Coctelera Music for Fresh Produce Media (winner of a Signal Award and a Premio Ondas); “CATK” (title WIP) 16 episodes’ podcast (Senior Producer) via La Coctelera Music for Project Brazen; Partizan’ Latinx brainstorming for campaign pitch (Researcher)
*Photographer - Freelance - San Juan, PR // May 2015 - Present // art exhibits, product shots, food shots (+art direction), music band shots, portraits, video stills, making-of stills, photo essays, Remezcla online magazine, Les Inrockuptibles (French printed magazine), Área (printed magazine); howwegettonext.com for Alicia Kennedy (Storythings, UK - republished by El País, Spain); CLMDO Restaurant “2xTuesday” campaign; Chef Natalia Vallejo for Cocina al Fondo; ; Musician José Ciénaga for his single release “Cruzando el cuerpo” for Spotify; Chef María Mercedes Grubb; McCormack Baron Salazar (MBS) 50th Anniversary Photo Book
*LOCAL: Travel Guide San Juan (publishing) - San Juan, PR // May 2016 - Present // Editor-in-Chief, Project Developer
*MECA International Art Fair - San Juan, PR // November 2015 - December 2021 // Partner, Director of Production & Project Management - First (2017), second (2018), and third (2019) editions of an international art fair in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
*MECA Illustration Art Show - San Juan, PR // February - November 2019 // Partner, Director of Production & Project Management - First (2019) edition of an illustration art show in San Juan, Puerto Rico, parallel to MECA International Art Fair.
*MECA Art Talks - San Juan, PR // November 2018 // Producer - Two-day conference at the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico which approached Art, Design, Culture, Community and Creativity: bringing together a select group of professionals from various disciplines and various countries to share ideas and projects that are relevant to the Caribbean region.
*Home Box Office (HBO) - New York, NY // October 2006 - May 2015 // Project Manager, post-production (Game of Thrones S1-S5, True Detective S1-S2, Girls S1-S5, Boardwalk Empire S1-S5, The Jinx)
*El punto es… - New York, NY // September 2010 - February 2014 // Editor-in-Chief, Media Content Manager, Cultural Blogger, Photographer (Sebastián Vallejo)
*MTV Networks - New York, NY // September 2003 - October 2006 // New Business Development Coordinator
PHOTO EXHIBITS
*Dec. 2021: “Preponderancia femenina” / Women in Need PR / Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
*Nov. 2020: St. Regis Bahia Beach Art Weekend by @theartwalkpr, Río Grande, Puerto Rico
*Oct. 2020: “Pívot” (solo show) / Galería de Arte de la Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, Santurce, PR
*Sept. 2019: “Exhibición 024” (post protests) / Diagonal, Santurce, PR
*Sept. 2019: Fundraiser exhibit for Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI) / El Local, Santurce, PR
*Feb. 2019: "Casa Semilla para Don Guillermo" (Fundraiser) / La Casa de los Contrafuertes, Old San Juan, PR
*Feb. 2019: "FemForce" / Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR
*June 2018: "María, categoría 6" / La Marqueta Retoña, NYC
*May 2018: "Ocho meses en la vida..." / Hartford Public Library, Connecticut, USA
*Feb. 2018: "Correspondencia" / Taller Malaquita, Santurce, PR
*Dec. 2017: "Mary Christmas" / Souvenir 154, Old San Juan, PR
*May-June 2017: "Confrontación/Contemplación" / El Cuadrado Gris, Barrio Obrero, PR
*April-May 2012: "Fotos de Celular II" / Casa Aboy, Miramar, PR
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
*Photographer, odd-jobs, ad-hoc projects for Radio Red, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2015-2016)
*Translation and public relations for the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees - AFSCME (1997-2003)
*Public radio DJ in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and in Santurce, Puerto Rico (1996-1998)
EDUCATION
Duquesne University - Pittsburgh, PA // Bachelor of Liberal Arts - May 1997 // Double Major: Public Relations & Advertising // Minor: Spanish Literature
SKILLS & PLATFORMS
Fully bilingual (written and verbal) in English and Spanish
Copywriting, proofreading and translations in English/Spanish
Proficient in productivity platforms such as Microsoft Office, iWork and Adobe
Proficient in collaboration platforms such as Google Drive, Notion, Slack
Proficient in project management platforms such as Asana, Trello, Monday
Proficient in all social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, SnapChat, Periscope, Tumblr, Reddit, LinkedIn, Discord)
Proficient in website building and content management platforms such as WordPress and SquareSpace
Proficient in AI-based tools such as ChatGPT and Midjourney
INTERESTS
*Traveling, cycling, environment, photography, print design, tech, art, music, film, architecture
*Currently building an art database via social media that shows current cultural events and art exhibits in Puerto Rico (IG @enlazartes)