Resume

• 2016

  Ph.D. Candidate (expected completion Spring 2021)

  Mass Communication Theory and Research

  Florida State University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  English and Film

  University of Notre Dame

• 22

  Washington

  D.C.

  • Policy researcher and writer for K Street consultancy serving politicians

  lobbyists

  and public policy stakeholders \n\n• Conducted telecommunications policy research on public safety communications and cable TV \n\n• Researched and presented results covering the stakeholders influencing the telecommunications policy of the John Kerry 2004 campaign\n\n• Researched and wrote reports on stakeholders concerned with wireless spectrum and telecommunications piracy

  including Verizon

  Nextel

  and Panasonic\n\n• Analyzed 160 FCC comments and created an Excel database summarizing policy positions concerning wireless spectrum allocation \n\n• Researched and created Excel databases of third party groups and stakeholders

  including 200 U.S. think tanks

  000 U.S. firehouses

  and all 2004 Congressional candidates \n\n• Reviewed and edited press releases

  advocacy letters

  and client development proposals\n\n• Managed outreach efforts to Congressional offices for press events\n\n• Facilitated policy roundtable events at the National Press Club and coordinated press outreach

  Policy Researcher and Writer

  Issue Dynamics

  Inc. (IDI)

  College Park

  Maryland

  • Researched

  wrote

  and edited profiles of radio

  television

  newspaper

  magazine

  satellite radio

  and cable network contacts and outlets throughout the U.S. and Canada for the largest public relations database in North America\n\n• Primary writer and researcher of profiles for information technology firms and analysts; e.g.

  Gartner

  AMR Research (owned by Gartner)

  IDC

  Forrester

  Aberdeen Group

  and AMI Partners\n\n• Executed research through use of media kits

  direct communication with media contacts

  internet search engines (e.g.

  FCC database) and mass media industry news outlets (e.g.

  AllAccess.com)\n\n• Verified and fact-checked profile and contact information\n\n• Analyzed print

  web

  and client materials to code service-category keywords to aggregate news for key clients; e.g.

  Price-Waterhouse-Coopers\n\n• Trained media researchers in profile writing and editing\n\n• Solved contact research and profile writing problems

  as well as contact communication problems

  for media researchers and call verifiers\n\n• Trained call verifiers for VOCUS’ Philippines call center

  Senior Media & Technology Researcher

  VOCUS Public Relations

  Washington

  D.C.

  • Responsible for all aspects of media-appearance training support and client relations\n\n• Assisted in training executives and VIP’s for national media bookings and large scale presentations \n\n• Produced performance analyses of training sessions

  Communications Associate

  Berenson Communications

  Inc.

  Washington

  D.C.

  • Responsible for fundraising from foundations for the proposed $80 million National Law Enforcement Museum\n\n• Wrote fundraising proposals and grants targeted to stakeholder foundations \n\n• Made fundraising presentations to donors and stakeholders\n\n• Participated in strategy development and implementation\n\n• Established contacts for potential donors and celebrity supporters\n\n• Engaged in cultivating foundation donor relationships\n\n• Aided in coordinating fundraisers and events for NLEOMF\n\n• Attended stakeholder fundraising events

  Foundation Relations Officer

  National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

  Baltimore

  Maryland

  • Courses taught:\n-- Visual & Verbal Rhetoric – (Graduate course) PBDS 610

  2 sections\n-- Words & Images – (Graduate course) PBDS 601

  2 sections\n-- Media Genres and Adaptations – CMAT/ENGL 333 \n-- Representing Reality: News & Documentary – CMAT 381\n-- Arts

  Politics

  and Media – ARTS 297

  3 sections\n-- Music in American Culture – ARTS 297\n-- Interpreting Popular Culture – CMAT 271\n-- Communicating Effectively – CMAT 201

  2 sections\t\t\n-- First Year Seminar – IDIS 101

  2 sections\t\t\n-- Compositional Writing (at UB through CCBC) – ENGL 102\n-- Compositional Writing (at UB through CCBC) – ENGL 101\n-- Compositional Writing (at UB through CCBC) – ENGL 052\n\n• ARTS 297 and CMAT 271 courses were taught as a part of Learning Communities\n\n• Coordinated syllabi and course materials with colleagues for ARTS 297 courses to establish cross-course links to learning community theme\n\n• Courses included instruction to students in compositional writing fundamentals

  Adjunct Instructor

  University of Baltimore

  Tallahassee

  Florida

  • Taught three courses in Mass Media

  Film Studies

  and Writing for Electronic Media\n\n• Courses taught:\n-- Introduction to the Mass Media – MMC 2000\n-- Elements of Film – FIL 2000\n-- Writing for the Electronic Media – RTV 3101\n\n• Courses included instruction to students in compositional writing fundamentals\n (excluding Writing for the Electronic Media)\n\n• Advised undergraduate communication majors\n\n• Graduate Teaching Assistant for an additional 4 undergraduate courses in Film Studies and Mass Communication\n\n• Maintained Graduate Student computer lab

  Graduate Instructor

  Florida State University Department of Communication

  Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

  Motion Picture Arts

  Florida State University

• 000

  Tallahassee

  Florida

  • Taught eleven courses in Screenwriting

  Film History

  Film Genre

  and general Film Studies

  and Thesis Script Rewriting \n\n• Courses taught:\n-- Introduction to Film – FIL 2001

  6 sections\n-- History of Motion Pictures – FIL 2030\t\n-- Film Styles – FIL 3833 \n-- Screenwriting I – FIL 2110\n-- Screenwriting III – FIL 4135\n-- Thesis Script Rewrite – FIL 4976 \n\n• Advised undergraduate film majors\n\n• Courses included instruction to students in compositional writing fundamentals (excluding screenwriting courses)\n\n• Evaluated undergraduate freshman and transfer admission applications (approximately 500 annually combined)\n\n• Assisted in development of undergraduate Film School admission application\n\n• Served on undergraduate and transfer admissions committees\n\n• Served on undergraduate and graduate thesis selection committees\n\n• Coordinated classroom and sound stage scheduling for course instruction \n\n• Developed and maintained security policy for 20

  000 sq. ft.

  45 room facility\n\n• Coordinated purchasing

  inventory control

  and maintenance for $2

  000 inventory of film production equipment

  including vehicles \n\n• Coordinated maintenance and installation of onboard equipment\n\n• Supervised staff of 3 professional and 4 student employees

  Filmmaker in Residence & Operations Manager

  Florida State University

  Tallahassee

  Florida

  • Developed and managed all aspects of production for interactive CD-ROM projects

  including budgeting

  research

  script-writing

  and producing video & sound \n\n• Managed a team of videographers

  graphics designers

  and programmers to keep projects on time and on budget\n\n• Conducted on-camera

  content-expert interviews at Columbia University Medical Center and the University of Denver Medical Campus\n\n• Hired out-of-state crews and produced on-camera

  location interviews\n\n• Met with clients to gather research materials and conduct script meetings\n\n• Presented both in-progress and finished interactive projects to clients \n\n• Managed HIV drug-resistance testing project for an audience of patients & doctors \n\n• Managed Florida Department of Forestry Wildfire Prevention project created for middle-schools

  including coordinating materials between state forestry association officials and education professionals

  Project Manager

  Interactive Training Media (ITM)

  Tallahassee

  Florida

  • Courses taught:\n-- Persuasion – SPC 4540

  3 sections\n-- Introduction to the Mass Media – MMC 2000

  2 sections\n-- Elements of Film – FIL 2000

  2 sections\n\n• Courses included instruction to students in compositional writing fundamentals\n\n• Advised undergraduate communication majors\n\n• Graduate Teaching Assistant for an additional 6 undergraduate courses in Film Studies and Special Topics courses

  including Science Fiction Film and Shakespeare in Film\n\n• Supervised 5 undergraduate teaching assistants each semester over five semesters\n\n• Graduate Research Assistant for 2 semesters

  Adjunct Instructor

  Florida State University

• Media Research

  Technical Writing

  Editing

  Blogging

  Proposal Writing

  Social Media Measurement

  Fundraising

  Ap Style

  Social Media

  Community Outreach

  Facebook

  Vocus

  Microsoft Office

  Public Relations

  Media Monitoring

  Journalism

  Media Relations

  Online Research

  Press Releases

  Social Media Marketing

  Pilger

  I am an experienced college instructor

  writer

  and researcher

  comfortable communicating with and presenting to students and professionals at all levels. I have been a writer in public relations

  in fundraising

  and on K-Street. I have researched and written about information technology firms

  mass media firms

  mass communications policy

  and candidates for national office. I have also worked as a project manager in interactive multimedia and have taught over 70 college courses in film

  mass communication

  writing

  and persuasion. My education is in letters

  fine arts

  and research.

  Paul

  Interactive Training Media (ITM)

  Issue Dynamics

  Inc. (IDI)

  University of West Florida

  Five Star Productions

  Florida State University

  University of Baltimore

  National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

  Berenson Communications

  Inc.

  VOCUS Public Relations

  VOCUS Public Relations

  Boca Raton

  Florida

  United States

  • Managed production segments for 30-minute television show

  Today’s Environment

  including crew-coordination

  research

  script break-down

  selecting A and B roll content

  client relations

  in-house video coordination

  and off-line editing

  Producer and Production Coordinator

  Five Star Productions

  College Park

  Maryland

  • Researched and wrote profiles of media contacts and outlets throughout the U.S. and Canada for the largest public relations database in North America

  Media Researcher

  VOCUS Public Relations

  Pensacola

  Florida

  • Courses taught (includes current semester):\n-- FIL4102 Writing for Film-TV-Radio

  10 sections\n-- FIL3833 Film Styles

  6 sections\n-- FIL4036 History Motion Pictures I

  4 sections\n-- FIL4364 Documentary Film

  3 sections\n-- FIL4990 Film Production I

  2 sections\n-- FIL4991 Film Production II\n--FIL4992 Film Production III\n-- MMC2000 Principles Mass Communication

  2 sections\n-- MMC4990 Interpreting Popular Culture

  3 sections\n-- COM2713 Writing for the Communication Professions

  4 sections\n-- COM2203 Communication Dynamics\n-- SPC2608 Basic Communication Skills

  2 sections\n-- SPC4540 Propaganda and Persuasion\n\n• Directed 18 independent studies\n\n• Faculty Advisor for UWF Film Club

  Instructor (was Visiting Insturctor from August 2016 to August 2020)

  University of West Florida