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Manager Human Resources

Location:
Los Angeles, CA, 90046
Posted:
June 23, 2010

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Resume:

JEFFREY L. DAVIDSON

310-***-****

****@**********************.***

WORK EXPERIENCE:

. 2009 - Present, DRUPAL DEVELOPER/WEB CONTENT PRODUCER - Los Angeles, CA

Develop and produce integrated media web sites for advertising and

entertainment clients. Projects include: Amex Open Forum via Crispin

Porter Bogusky, Microsoft via Reveille LLC, Orange Entertainment, Virgin

America via Creative Artists Agency.

. 2007 - 2009, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/CTO, HONEYSHED, LLC. - Los

Angeles/New York, NY

Ran start-up web video shopping site Honeyshed.com, a co-venture of the

Publicis Groupe and Droga5 Advertising. Was responsible for overseeing all

company operations with an annual budget of over $20 million. Oversight

included corporate strategy, technology development and implementation,

physical video production, sales and marketing, business development,

finance, legal, and human resources. (www.honeyshed.com)

. 2005 - 2007, CONSULTANT, FOCUS ADVISORY SERVICES - Los Angeles, CA

Created cash flow, valuation, and participation models for media companies

and wrote business plans for motion picture production and distribution

companies, television channel start-ups, comic book publishers, and

videogame producers. Extensive use of risk analysis tools. Philip Fier,

Principal. (www.focusadvisoryservices.com)

. 2002 - 2004, SR. VP, PRODUCTION, VALHALLA MOTION PICTURES, Beverly Hills,

CA

Executive for producer Gale Anne Hurd (Terminator, Aliens) and president

Barbara Boyle. Responsible for overseeing all development and production

activities for motion picture and television projects. Productions during

this period:

. Aeon Flux, Paramount Pictures

. The Hulk, Universal Pictures

. The Punisher, Lions Gate Films

. Adventure, Inc., Tribune Entertainment

. Interman, Paramount Pictures (Co-Producing w/Hurd)

. 1997 - 2002, FOUNDING PARTNER, PANOPTIC PICTURES - Los Angeles, CA

Started and ran an independent motion picture and television production

company. Highlights include:

. Developed film Akeelah and the Bee, 2006, Lions Gate Films with

Starbucks Coffee.

. Developed project Seniors, Lily Tomlin, Fox Atomic, Director: David

Wain.

. Produced Just One Night starring Timothy Hutton, sold to First

Look Pictures

. Produced Little City, sold to Miramax Films 1998

. Produced The House of Yes also sold to Miramax, Sundance 1997

. Developed project Smashcut at MGM, Director: Adam Shankman.

. Produced Cosmo's Tale, Director: Adam Shankman.

. 1996 - 1997, VP, PRODUCTION, ZETA ENTERTAINMENT - Los Angeles, CA

Oversaw all finance, production, and development activities for an

independent feature film production company owned by Overseas Film Group.

Also served as Unit Production Manager on all Zeta projects.

. 1992 - 1996, FREELANCE LINE PRODUCER & UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER, Los

Angeles, CA

Oversaw all operations associated with the production of motion pictures,

television programming, and television commercials.

. 1988 - 1992, PRODUCER, SSC&B: LINTAS WORLDWIDE, New York, NY

Produced over fifty commercials for clients including Coca-Cola USA,

Maybelline, Planters-Lifesavers, IBM, Ray-Ban, Lever Brothers, and

Chesebrough-Ponds.

EDUCATION:

. MBA, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Los Angeles, 2006, GPA 3.7.

. BFA, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, Film and Television,

1988, GPA 3.7.

OTHER:

Drupal, Ruby on Rails, Filemaker Pro, LAMP, JavaScript, jQuery Library,

VB/VBA, Objective-C/Cocoa, AppleScript. Working knowledge of Photoshop,

Freehand, Illustrator, Quark, Premier, Final Cut Pro, Dreamweaver,

Flash/Flex/Action Script 3.0



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