Michelle C. Dunlap

Profile
Video editor and video editing instructor with eight years of experience using Final Cut Pro editing software seeking a position as an editor or assistant editor for a production company, television studio, or web television studio.

Experience

Specialist & GYO Creative, The Apple Store, Wayne, NJ                   August 2008-present

• Work with the Creative team to provide training in Mac OSX, iLife, and iWork software
• Teach Final Cut Pro 6 editing classes and workshops to beginners and professionals
• Work closely with customers to help them reach a complete solution for their technology needs

Series Editor, Issues: The Series, Issuestheseries.com                               July 2008-present

• Worked on site to import clips from P2 cards and create dailies for use by cast and crew
• Created promotional pieces and trailer during lead up to releases
• Provided video and audio editing, color correction, and titile and animation for all episodes for the series

Instructor, N.J. Governor's School of the Arts, Ewing, NJ                       July 2006-July 2008

• Instructed ten high school students on the basics of Final Cut Pro Editing software
• Assigned music video project to enforce student knowledge of effects and transitions
• Supervised and provided troubleshooting for afternoon and evening studio times

History Teacher, Mount Olive High School, Flanders, NJ              August 2007-June 2008

• Taught five sections of high school history - World History and U.S. History II
• Maintained discussions and encouraged research on how current events are shaped by history
• Developed strong interpersonal skills through interaction with students, staff, administration, and parents

Tribute Video Producer, The College of NJ, Ewing, NJ                       May 2007-July 2007

• Served as one-person crew to create a farewell video for a departing faculty member
• Conducted both outdoor and indoor interviews with colleagues and friends
• Edited and printed to tape the final video, while working closely with the two creators

A/V Technician, Dept. of Comm. Studies, The College of NJ, Ewing, NJ         2004-2007

• Arranged booking of video and audio equipment and studios
• Assisted in budgeting, bookkeeping, and buying equipment
• Performed routine maintenance and troubleshooting on all video and audio equipment, including Canon XL-1 and GL-1 cameras, Apple Final Cut Pro editing systems, Arri film cameras, Nagra audio recorders, Steinbeck film editing systmes, and the audio recording suites

Crew, The Journal, The College of NJ, Ewing, NJ                                                     2004-2007

• Worked as technical director, camera operator, lighting crew, Tele-Prompter, and editor for a once-weekly campus news show
• Directed all taping sessions from Spring 2006 until Spring 2007, and reorganized show into an expanded, once-monthly format to allow greater involvement from other campus groups
• Organized production teams to attend live events, conduct interviews, and gather b-roll

Education
The New School, New York, NY — Master of Arts in Media Studies, currently enrolled
The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ — Bachelor of Arts in History, May 2007