Accomplishments

  • 25+ DiMeNars (Digital Media SemiNars) Since 2002 – Informative Evening Mini-Conferences
    • Open Participation/Co-Sponsorships with Aligned Media Organizations
    • Held @ Digital Media Facilities throughout Florida
    • Panels covering the State of the Art in DM segments ranging from Mobile Media to Game Development to Simulation to Digital Audio, Video, Music, Graphics, Animation, Visualization and much more
  • The Convergence” – Ongoing Monthly Social Gathering of Florida’s Digerati – since 2003
    • Held in and around Central Florida and Miami – expanding to other parts of the State

PARTNERING

  • Conducted TRDA SBIR Training Program jointly with the National Center for Simulation
  • Organized Media Mingles
    • 13 Participating Media & Entertainment Organizations
  • Annual Co-Sponsorship of Women in Film & Television-Florida’s Jingle Mingle Holiday Event
  • Assist other Media Organizations with organizational development (e.g., re-formation of the Central Florida FMPTA and Orlando ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapters)
  • Facilitation of Media Organization Alliances
    • Initiated Inter-Association Presidents’ Council
    • Initiated Member Discount Reciprocity between allied media organizations

EDUCATION

INDUSTRY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Led successful bid to Workforce Florida to fund the Employ Florida Banner Center for Digital Media
  • UK Trade & Investment/Florida Game Company Interchange
  • Successfully implemented economic development projects and initiatives with grant funding from the City of Orlando, Orange County and the National Center for Simulation – 2005-2011
  • Digital Media Job Fair at Universal Studios Orlando (DAVE School) with Orlando ACM SIGGRAPH – 2011

ADVOCACY

  • Strong, Longstanding Advocate for Florida’s Entertainment Industry Incentives
    • Has Annually Supported Film Florida’s Legislative Rally in Tally since 2007
    • Founding Executive Member F.A.M.E. (Florida Alliance of Media and Entertainment) non-profit advocacy organization to provide our industry with full time representation in Tallahassee through the engagement of a government relation firm
    • Led efforts in incorporate incentive for Digital Media Production into the State’s Entertainment Industry Incentives
    • Championed Digital Media parity  and Emerging Media queue in $242M Entertainment Industry Tax Credit Incentive/Jobs Bill
  • Industry Representation at Trade Shows, Exhibits and Events (Digital Media Demos in the State Capitol; SXSW 2011, etc.)
  • Formation of Games 4 Good Special Interest Group
  • Financial/Volunteer Support For:
    • G.A.M.E.S. Synergy Summit – 2005 (Government, Academic, Military, Entertainment and Simulation synergy)
    • Otronicon – 2006 – 2011 - Digital Media, Gaming and Simulation Con  at the Orlando Science Center
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