Bret Keough - Production Intern, ShareWIK Media Group

Leadership and Campus Involvement

Rinella Learning Center | Miami University

Head Tutor - Language and Humanities Division August 2011-Present
- Oversee general operations of Language and Humanities division of Rinella Learning Center
- Match clients with tutors; recruit, interview, and train potential tutors; organize entire system
Tutor- History and Italian Language September 2010-May 2011

Active Member of the Alpha Chapter of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity January 2009-Present

Historian- Oversee the education of all active members in the history and traditions of Beta Theta Pi
Archivist- Responsible for the preservation and progressive growth of the Alpha chapter's archives
Curator- Administer tours and general upkeep of the museum of Beta Theta Pi, the only one of its kind nationally

Member- Miami University Club Ultimate Frisbee Team

Objective

Seeking a full-time position with a television production house utilizing my skills in Final Cut Pro and Mac computers, as well as proficiency with all Microsoft Office products and ability to learn quickly.

Education

Aug 2008 - Present

Miami University of Ohio

Minor: Italian Language

Cumulative GPA: 3.56/4.0

Study Abroad- Spent 7 weeks in Urbino, Italy; received 8 credit hours towards Italian Language minor

- Learned about Italian culture and visited many different cultural sites all over the peninsula

Work experience

May 2009 - Present

Production Intern

ShareWIK Media Group

ShareWIK Media Group is a transmedia health and wellness content production company which actively produces television, radio and online print, audio and video as a branch of Matjik Creative
Made he first cut on most of the media to be published on the ShareWIK's website and used in clients' promotion
Trained 3 new interns on using Final Cut Pro

May 2011 - Aug 2011

Production Assistant | Video Editor

Group CSE

Edited an entire episode for the show from start to finish; aired on The Weather Channel on October 1, 2011
Converted, compressed, and organized all media that came into our office from our Field Producers
Researched and interviewed subjects of interest in relation to Weathering Disaster
Facilitated the transcribing of all interviews conducted for the show, hiring and training my own team of transcribers

Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

Professor: Dr. Nishani Frazier

HST 433: Oral Traditions and History

For this class, I made a documentary on the Kent State Shootings of May 4, 1970, entitled The Perfect Storm
Wrote, filmed, directed, produced, reported, edited the film entirely on my own from start to finish
Researched, contacted, and interviewed eyewitnesses of the shootings on 2 separate trips to Kent

Skills

Mac computers

Audacity

Garageband

Adobe Dreamweaver

Microsoft Office

Excel, Word, Powerpoint, etc.

Compressor

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Photoshop

Final Cut Pro

Certifications

Dean's List

Miami University

May 2011 - Present

Student Service Leadership Award

Miami University

May 2010 - Present

Joseph Russo Scholarship

Department of French and Italian at Miami University of Ohio

References

Brian Breittholtz

Brian Breittholtz was the chapter advisor for the Alpha chapter of Beta Theta Pi at Miami University until he moved to Bloomington, Indiana in the Fall of 2011. I've known him for 6 years, and he has been my anchor and my guide during my college career. I knew that I could go to him with anything, and have the utmost respect for him.

Matt Clement

Matt Clement is the one who taught me everything that I know. He owns his own Television Production Agency based in Atlanta, GA, and frequently performs post-production operations on commercials and TV shows for such big names as the Speed Channel, the Golf Channel, and Real Savvy Media. In February 2011, Matt began working for Group CSE as a Senior Producer, able to perform masterfully all components of the production process.

Ned Simon

Ned Simon was my boss when I interned at Group CSE, and is a genius of a story teller. I learned a lot from him on how to organize the various elements of a piece to best bring out the story hidden within. Whenever I needed an outsider's perspective on the flow of a video, he would always tell me exactly what he wanted and how his vision for the piece could best be portrayed on screen.

Dr. Nishani Frazier

Dr. Nishani Frazier taught History 433: Oral Tradition and History, the fall semester of 2010. It was in her class that I made The Perfect Storm, the documentary whose introduction is posted above, and she has been one of the most valuable professors I have had in my academic career. She is extremely knowledgable on anything that she discusses, and I included her on my list of references as a witness to my academic personality and overall work ethic.