Education
B.S., Computer and Information Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (2002)
B.S., Criminal Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (1997)
Professional Experience
PRIVATE AIR MAGAZINE
Contributing Editor (2004-Present)
Gadgets (tech toys and audio/video) departmental columns and occasional features
INSOMNIACTIVE Productions
Owner (2002- present)
Freelance Web and print design, videography, and IT services; clients include Greenhill Dynasty, Kingfisher Editions, Dorothy McDaniel’s Flower Market, AIDS Alabama, Red Bull, and GCW Pro Wrestling
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
Program Coordinator I (2002-2004)
Technical Writer (2001-2002) (graduate assistant position)
Redesign and maintenance of Academic Computing departmental website; coordination of IT Internship program; workshop and conference planning and organization; editing of technical papers; web content and creation; design and layout of public relation materials; technical writing (white papers and user manuals); and copyediting
VIDEO DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
Webmaster / Content Editor (2001-2004)
Content creation and editing, gathering of pertinent news items, and maintaining and updating the ViDe website (www.vide.net)
BIRMINGHAM WEEKLY
Contributing Writer (2001- present)
Interim Art Director (2002)
Music reviews, entertainment picks, and column writing; created advertorial content and covers; scanned and manipulated editorial
photographic content
RevolutionSF.com Birmingham, AL
Comics Editor / Art Director (2001-2002)
Review and column writing, organizing and editing additional
feature material and external submissions, multimedia content creation, and coverage of comic industry-related events
HECKLERS ENTERTAINMENT
Online Editor (2000-2001)
Reporting and writing stories and columns for two websites (www.zealot.com and www.ant.com); posting of content to the Internet; copyediting; and creating multimedia features including audio, video and interactive content
BIRMINGHAM POST-HERALD
Editorial Assistant (1998)
Layout, web programming, data entry, copyediting and participation in Marketing Committee (creating and executing marketing plans)
TAPESOUTH, INC.
Production Manager (1992-1995)
Layout and design of CD booklets and cassette J-cards, coordination of production schedule and project management, and quality control
Other Experience: Music
Band Related
- The Avery Ellis Exhibit(s) - Bassist (2003- present)
- Full Moon Blanket - Bassist (1998-2002)
- Lunasect - Stage guitar, keyboard, and electronics (2001-2002)
- Fischerelle - Lead Guitarist (1995-1996)
Recordings
- WHAT PRICE, ETERNITY? (film score, 2004)
- SILENCE (film score, 2004)
- LILAH AND THE ALIEN (film score, 2004)
- HIDE AND CREEP (film score contributor, 2004, with the Avery Ellis Exhibit(s))
- FIRST TIME AROUND... AGAIN (film score, 2003)
- SEVEN YEAR SWITCH (film score, 2002, with Daniel Farris)
GOODNIGHT, MOON (film score, 2002)
- Lunasect: Points of Departure (2002, Asst. Engineer,
clean guitar on Without You All I Am Is a Lie, contribution of 3:47 AM - The Stairwell)
- Anyone Can Play Guitar: A Tribute to Radiohead (2001, Asst. Engineer and acoustic guitar on How to Disappear Completely...)
- Crimson Stain Mystery: Iron Lung (1999)(Gauntlet Press) -
bonus disc included with the hardcover edition of Caitlin Kiernan's Silk , containing a cover of House of the Rising Sun and Iron Lung, music by Kenn.
- Highway 82 Revisited (1996, bass and rhythm guitar on Daniel Farris' Drown) (WMSV Radio / Mississippi State University)
- Frames Per Second: No More Heroes (1999, with Jonas Grey and Daniel Farris)
- Fischerelle: Steel Innuendoes (1995, lead guitar on I BELIEVED YOU)
- Barbie Williamson: Harbinger (1994, guitar and percussion)
Other Experience: FILM
Shorts and Features
- WHAT PRICE, ETERNITY? (2004, produced for the November, 2004 Sidewalk Scramble): Director, Editor, Audio Post, "Serena 'The Ox' Sarducci'
- PROGRAMMING TO DIE FOR (2004, dir: Sam Frazier): Grip, "TV Announcer"
- LILAH AND THE ALIEN (2004, dir: Melissa Banczak): Editor, Audio and Video post-production, "Agent #2"
- HIDE AND CREEP (2004, dir: Chance Shirley): Audio, Audio post-production, "Kenn"
- SILENCE (2004): Writer, director, etc. Featuring Kevin Finney and Kiomi Gornik.
- TAG! (2004, produced for the 2004 Red Bull Writer's Block): Director, editor, etc.
- MOVIES ARE ONIONS, TOO (2004, produced for the February, 2004 Sidewalk Scramble): Writer, Director, Editor, etc. A meta-mocumentary for HIDE AND CREEP.
- FIRST TIME AROUND... AGAIN (2003): Writer, cinetographer, editor, "Tim Crowse"
- GOODNIGHT, MOON (2002): Writer, director, "Franky"
Music Videos (unreleased)
- Lunasect, Empty Eye
- Lunasect, 33° and Raining
Other Experience: Writing
- Finalist, Best Short Screenplay, 2003 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival ("The Art of Self-Defense")
- Finalist, Best Short Screenplay, 2002 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival ("First Time Around... Again")
- Best Short Screenplay, 2001 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival ("Memory of Motion")
- Finalist, Best Screenplay, 2000 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival ("The Beauty of Distance") (read the E-Insiders Interview with Lance and Kenn)
- I Can See Your House From Here (2001-2002) -- weekly column on science-fiction and comics-related material; appeared on RevolutionSF.
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