Resume

• 2007.

  Freelance marketing scripts for Chubby Gorilla\n\nFreelance book editing \n\nFreelance marketing materials for Mad Mike's\n\nFreelance editing for The Vaping Advocate\n\n\"Bat Pat\" for Amazon Prime\n\n“Brothers Flub” – wrote multiple episodes for Nickelodeon\n\n“Batman Beyond” – wrote the episode “Hidden Agenda” w/Hilary Bader\n\n“Fix und Foxi” – Wrote 3 episodes for German television\n\n“The New Adventures of Jonny Quest” – Wrote episode “Diamonds and Jade” for Hanna-Barbara\n\n“Metal Men” – developed animated series for ABC\n\n“Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain” -- “Two Mice and a Baby”)\n\n“The Accidental P.I.” – created and wrote pilot for independent TV production\n\nVarious comics for DC

  Dark Horse and Disney\n\n“Heroes” co-author with Dr. James K. Beggan of University of Louisville\nInternational Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities

  1 vol.

  eds. M. Flood

  J.K. Gardiner

  B. Pease

  and K. Pringle. London & New York: Routledge

  Many

  Many

  Many

  Lecturer

  Salvaged and managed a student-directed one-act festival by overcoming warring factions

  a limited talent pool of actors and over 30 directors by instituting a “draft by lottery”.\nProduced Academy-Award nominee Robert Forester’s one-man show.\nCreated workshops on team building through improvisation.\nTaught directing (stage and film)

  script analysis

  playwriting. \nCreated

  developed and taught new classes for Theater Department.

  SUNY Buffalo State

• 2006

  BA

  Theatre

  Casting Hall (President)

  intramural floor hockey

  MFA

  The University of British Columbia / UBC

  TESOL

• 1994

  Warner Bros. Animation

  Started as production assistant

  promoted three times to Associate Producer during first 18 months. Successfully managed up to three productions with budgets over $15 million

  and 75 employees. “Go-to” person with all corporate departments and studios in Korea

  Japan and Taiwan.\nDelivered high quality show despite 65% budget cut and increase to 7 main characters

  and episodes with much larger scale stories. [Justice League].\nInsured extension of brand quality

  and on-time production under budget

  by deploying experienced director and dedicated crew to second production after management decided to do simultaneous direct-to-video feature [Superman/Batman and Batman Beyond]. \nSalvaged PG rating

  release and integrity of Batman Beyond after discovery that script/storyboard readers never reviewed them. Re-boarding and retakes made possible by original production being under budget.\nSolved challenge of recruiting artists by using high-profile campaign in fan press

  advertising and defining required portfolio content for candidates at conventions.\nDeployed a successful K.I.S.S. model to correct chronic deadline misses.\nCast overseas animation studios like talent to insure best quality episodes. Delivered 400 episodes of television [5 Emmy award winners] on time and under budget.\nProduced first CGI for WBTVA.\nProduced music video ancillary for “Return of the Joker”.\nStrategized allocation of key production elements

  allowing unit responsible for one show to split and produce two shows and a DTV simultaneously.

  Warner Bros. Animation

  Producer

  Spearheaded and oversaw Canadian/American co-production.\nInitiated project and art directed until suitable director was found.\nGuided casting and voice-directed the actors.\nTook control of strategic and distribution meetings with Beckett [President].

  Gene-Fusion

• Scripting

  Creative Writing

  Feature Films

  Independent Film

  Commercials

  Web Content Writing

  Film

  Video Production

  Screenwriting

  Storyboarding

  Post Production

  TV Production

  Television

  Animation

  Film Production

  Performing Arts

  Creative Direction

  Entertainment

  Video

  Theatre

  McLaughlin

  Shaun

  SUNY Buffalo State

  Many

  Many

  Many

  Gene-Fusion