"Phil Spencer Secret Agent" (Channel 4) - Raise The Roof Productions , United Kingdom
2011 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
I produced-directed 3 one-hour shows for this series, helping members of the public sell their properties by advising them on how best to go about improving their house (and sending in experts to help them with the work); presented by Phil Spencer. I directed a crew for our presenter-led days & filmed GVs, IVs and some of the secondary sequences on a Canon XF305.

RTL News - RTL Television (London Office) , United Kingdom
2011 - Producer
I worked as a producer for RTL Television (German broadcaster), producing VTs for news (current affairs) and factual magazine shows ("Explo" & "Punkte").

Moulin Rude (working title) - Studio Lambert , United Kingdom
2010 - Development Producer
I worked as a development producer on a new Channel 4 show ("Eurotrash" meets "Britain's got Talent").

ARD News - ARD (German Television) , United Kingdom
2010 - Producer
I worked as a news producer for ARD, Germany's main public broadcaster, primarily producing news stories on the Budget and the World Cup.

"Escape to the Country", series 10 (BBC2) - Talkback Thames , United Kingdom
2009 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
I produced-directed 4 one-hour shows for this series about members of the public looking to relocate to the British countryside (self-shooting on DSR450 & writing pre-shoot scripts).

"Cops with Cameras", series 3 & 4 (ITV1 & ITV4) - ITV Productions , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2009 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
I worked as a self-shooting producer-director (DSR-570) on this factual prime-time ITV1 series about the police throughout the UK, filming with officers on their daily shifts; I also edit-produced & wrote the script for one of the episodes.

"Total Emergency" (ITV1) - ITV Productions , United Kingdom
2008 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
I worked as a self-shooting producer-director (DSR-570) on this factual prime-time series about the three main emergency services in Sheffield, filming with the ambulance service on their daily shifts for a period of 3 months.


"Grand Designs Trade Secrets" (Channel 4/More 4) - Talkback Thames , United Kingdom
2007 - Producer/Director
I produced-directed one half-hour show for this series following up on themes from the main "Grand Designs" show; directed crew, presenters and contributors and oversaw edit / wrote script.

"Fantasy Homes by the Sea", series 2 (UKTV Style) - Splash Media , United Kingdom
2007 - Producer/Director
I produced-directed three one-hour shows for this series on members of the public looking to buy a property by the Sea, both in the UK and abroad; directed crew, presenters & contributors on location and oversaw the edit / wrote scripts.


"A Place in the Sun - Home or Away", series 3 (Channel 4) - Freeform Productions , United Kingdom
2006 - Producer/Director
I produced-directed one-hour shows for this prime-time Channel 4 series about members of the public looking to buy a property in the UK or abroad; directed crew, presenters & contributors on location and wrote scripts.


"Tough Cookie" (working title) - RDF Media , United Kingdom
2006 - Camera Operator
Shot interviews & GV's around the UK (on DSR-570) for this series about people who are learning how to cook, with TV chef Rosemary Schrager


"A Place in the Sun - Home or Away", series 2 (Channel 4) - Freeform Productions , United Kingdom
2005 - Producer/Director
(see above)

"Rosemary - Queen of the Kitchen" (Discovery - Home & Leisure) - Wall to Wall (New York) , United States of America
2004 - Series Director
I directed this 12x30 minute series in which British TV chef Rosemary Schrager teaches various quirky characters in & around New York how to cook a 3-course cordon-bleu meal from scratch; directed 2 camera operators & contributors on location.

"A Place in the Sun - Home or Away", series 1 (Channel 4) - Freeform Productions , United Kingdom
2004 - Producer/Director
(see above)

"Spy" (BBC2) - Wall to Wall (UK) , United Kingdom
2004 - DV Director
10x60 minute series combining reality TV, ob-doc and drama - 8 members of the public ('recruits') get trained by ex secret services to become spies and are sent on missions in the real world; I operated DSR-570 on location, as well as a range of covert cameras (plus rigging hidden cameras).

"Crimefighters" (ITV1) - London Weekend Television , United Kingdom
2003 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Prime-time ITV ob-doc series following police forces around the UK on their nightly patrols; operated DSR-570 and edited VTs for the series.

"The Test" (ITV) - Meridian Television , United Kingdom
2003 - Producer/Director
I produced-directed 2x60 minute programs for this series about members of the public trying to overcome various challenges in their lives; directed crew, presenter & contributors and oversaw the edit / wrote scripts.

"National Lottery Jet Set" (BBC1) - BBC , United Kingdom
2002 - Associate Producer
Set-up shoots & story lines for VTs on location around the world (filming with game show winners) - filming in Peru, China, South Africa, Canada, Italy, Australia, the US and the Caribbean.

"London's Scariest Mysteries", series 2 (LWT) - LWT , United Kingdom
2002 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
A 6-part series looking at famous unresolved / mysterious crimes with a London connection; I edited & produced-directed 1 half-hour episode on the Brighton Trunk Murders of 1934, as well as doing some of the camera work (on DSR300).


"Eurotrash", series 15 (Channel 4) - Rapido TV , United Kingdom
2002 - Associate Producer
Set up stories & studio guests for the show throughout Europe (with Beta crew); shot B-roll on mini-DV (PD150).


"Backstage - Art to Wear" (Artsworld) - London Weekend Television , United Kingdom
2001 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
A 1-hour documentary on young British fashion design talent, as part of a 6-part series on a variety of artists / designers; I shot (DSR-500) & edited (Sony Edit Station ES-3) the programme.


"Nightlife" (LWT) - London Weekend Television , United Kingdom
2001 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
A magazine show about culture & society in London; shot & edited VTs for the series (DSR-500, Sony Edit Station ES-3).


"Eurotrash", series 14 - Rapido TV , United Kingdom
2001 - Associate Producer
Set up stories & studio guests for the show; shot B-roll on DSR-500.


"Backstage - Vegas Dreams" (Artsworld) - London Weekend Television , United Kingdom
2000 - Camera Operator
A 1-hour documentary on the dance choreographer Javier de Frutos and the Rambert Dance Company, leading up to a performance in Edinburgh; I shot most of the footage on DSR-500.


"Dinner Dates" (LWT) - London Weekend Television , United Kingdom
2000 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
A London-based restaurant review programme, where 3 friends or colleagues are taken to a mystery restaurant (and have to review the place); I shot (DSR), directed and edited VTs for the show.


"Beyond Boiling Point" (Channel 4) - London Weekend Television , United Kingdom
2000 - Camera Operator
A behind-the-scenes documentary series about life in and around Gordon Ramsey's kitchen; I did a lot of the camera work for the series (DSR-500).


020 - The Lab/London Weekend Television , United Kingdom
2000 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Weekly magazine show reviewing London's culture and nightlife; shot and edited VTs (DSR300/Sony Edit Station ES3).

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
"Phil Spencer Secret Agent" (Channel 4)
Raise The Roof Productions
August - October 2011

PRODUCER - RTL NEWS
RTL Television (German Broadcaster) - London Office
Sept. 2010 - May 2011

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR / CAMERA OPERATOR
www.parentchannel.tv
Tomorrow's Child
August / September 2010

DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER
Studio Lambert
July 2010

CAMERA OPERATOR
"Talent & Enterprise Doc"
Media Trust Productions
June 2010

PRODUCER - ARD NEWS
ARD Television (German Broadcaster) - London Office
April 2010

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
"Escape to the Country" (BBC2)
Talkback Thames
May - July 2009

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
"Cops with Cameras" - series 3 (ITV1)
ITV Productions
July '08 - April '09

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
"Total Emergency" (ITV1)
ITV Productions
April - June '08

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
"Grand Designs Trade Secrets", series 2 (More 4/Channel 4)
Talkback Thames
October - December '07

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
"Fantasy Homes by the Sea" - series 2
(UKTV Style)
Splash Media
July - October '07

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
"A Place in the Sun-Home or Away" - series 3
(Channel 4)
Freeform Productions
February - May 2006

DSR CAMERA OPERATOR
"Tough Cookie" (working title)
RDF Media
February 2006

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
"A Place in the Sun-Home or Away" - series 2 (Channel 4)
Freeform Productions
February - October 2005

DIRECTOR
"Rosemary - Queen of the Kitchen"
(Discovery - Home & Leisure)
Wall to Wall, New York
September / October 2004

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
"A Place in the Sun-Home or Away" (Channel 4)
Freeform Productions
June - September 2004

DV DIRECTOR
"Spy" (BBC2 & BBC3)
Wall to Wall Media
February - April 2004

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
"Crimefighters" (ITV)
Sept. 2003 - January 2004

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
"The Test" (Meridian / ITV)
June - August 2003

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
"Street Crime UK" (LWT / BRAVO)
May - June 2003

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
"National Lottery Jet Set" (BBC 1)
October 2002 - March 2003

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
"London's Scariest Mysteries", series 2
(LWT)
April - July 2002

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
"Eurotrash", series 15
(Rapido TV / Channel 4)
September 2001 - March 2002

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
"Backstage: Art to Wear"
(LWT / Artsworld)
June - August 2001

VT PRODUCER
"Nightlife" (LWT)
April - June 2001

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
"Eurotrash", series 14
(Rapido TV / Channel 4)
November 2000 - March 2001

DV CAMERA OPERATOR
"Backstage"
(LWT / Artsworld)
October / November 2000

VT PRODUCER
"Dinner Dates" (LWT)
August - October 2000

DV CAMERA OPERATOR
"Beyond Boiling Point"
(LWT / Channel 4)
July - August 2000

VT PRODUCER
"020" (LWT)
May - July 2000

MA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
Goldsmiths College, University of London
(September '95 - September '96)

MA SOCIAL SCIENCES
(Philosophy & Politics)
University of Glasgow
2.1 Honours
(September '91 - July '95)

ABITUR
(German equivalent to A-Levels)
English Literature (A), History (C), Physics (B), Mathematics (C)
Meerbusch Gymnasium, Germany
(1987 - 1990)

BBC - Health & Safety

"8-WEEK CAMERA COURSE"
(16mm / BETA SP / lighting)
Halfway Production House
London SW12
(May - June 1997)

"VIDEO PRODUCTION IN THE TV STUDIO"
(Multi-camera live shoots, vision & sound mixing)
Goldsmiths College, University of London
(January - March 1996)

Experienced in operating:

SONY DSR450/500, SONY EX1/EX3, SONY Z1/Z7, CANON XF305

FINAL CUT PRO

I have my own Z1 camera (with 1 radio mic and 1 directional top mic), which I am happy to hire out on any production I am employed on.