Screenwriter, Story Analyst

I am an experienced screenwriter and story analyst, having provided coverage on a variety of creative work including screenplays, teleplays, web series, short stories, stage plays, and novels. I have worked in fast-paced environments with demanding turn-around schedules. I am extremely dependable, easy to work with, and very knowledgeable about entertainment industry drivers and demographic audience trends.

Screenwriter: Hold the unique distinction of being a three-time winner of the Austin Film Festival Feature Screenplay Competition with T-MINUS ZERO (historical drama), THE HITCH (thriller), and THE OLYMPIAN (comedy).

Screenwriter: Performed uncredited rewrites of BENEATH THE LEAVES, a thriller starring Academy Award Winner Mira Sorvino.

Screenplay Coverage: Read screenplays, teleplays, and novels for Miramax, The Black List, and AGC Studios, providing written summary and coverage. Covered over 200 projects.

Screenplay Competition Judge: Read, provided feedback, and recommended advancement for feature film and episodic scripts for the Austin Film Festival. Read and judged over 500 hundred scripts.

Screenplay Coach/Consultant: Have worked with over a dozen screenwriters, at various career stages, to help them conceptualize, draft, polish, and revise screenplay material.

• Alchemy Systems (Austin, TX): Educational Writer/Designer (2013-Present)
• Austin Film Festival (Austin, TX):  Reader/Competition Judge (2006-Present)
• AGC Studios (Los Angeles, CA): Reader/Coverage (2021-2023)
• Miramax (Los Angeles, CA):  Reader/Coverage  (2016-2018)
• AMS Pictures (Austin, TX):  Creative Writer (2013-2018)
• The Blacklist (Los Angeles, CA): Reader/Coverage (2016)
• Alamo Drafthouse (Austin, TX):  Special Events Host (2011-2015)
• Hideout Theatre (Austin, TX):  Improv Teacher/Corporate Trainer (2003-2015)
• AOL City’s Best (Austin, TX):  City Beat Writer (2010-2011)

“25 Screenwriters to Watch”: MovieMaker Magazine

Screenwriting Fellowship: The Black List Screenwriters Lab

Best Improvisational Theatre Group: B. Iden Payne Award (2x)