Customer Service Manager

Walter C. Boholst

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WORK EXPERIENCE:

WALTERTAINMENT, entertainment business consulting

Burbank, CA

President (Nov. 2012 to present)

Negotiate and draft agreements, conduct legal research in

film/entertainment production, financing and distribution,

Production counsel on feature films including legal delivery,

Advise on business strategy for entertainment projects

IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT INC., Legal and Business Affairs

Chatsworth, CA

Consultant (Nov. 2013 - Mar. 2014)

Associate Director of Business and Legal Affairs (Dec. 2008 -

Nov. 2012)

Negotiate and draft distribution, licensing and acquisition

agreements, Analyze all film financing, chain of title,

production and music agreements, Work with licensors to acquire

all legal delivery and marketing documents, Analyze E&O

insurance, name/likeness, credit obligations, paid ad statements

and title reports, Analyze complex music licensing issues, Track

facilitation of dozens of agreements and documents per project

for 50 projects at a time, Extremely heavy workload

RHINO ENTERTAINMENT/WARNER MUSIC GROUP, Business Affairs

Burbank, CA Manager (August 2005 - Oct. 2008)

Coordinator (Oct. 2004 - August 2005)

Negotiate, draft, analyze and summarize agreements for videos,

music, DVD's, digital, wireless, settlements, music and talent

clearances in distribution, licensing and production, Chain of

title and rights research, Confirm Delivery Requirements, Head

of Album Cover Licensing, Extremely heavy workload

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, UniversalMusicStore.com

Santa Monica, CA

Featured Autograph Auction Operations and Customer Service Specialist

(Oct. 2003 - Sept. 2004)

Supervised, developed operations for Specialty Customer Service

Dept. for top 10 Ebay retail site generating over 1/3 of

Division's revenue. Coordinated 4 customer service reps.

WALT DISNEY STUDIOS, Business Affairs

Los Angeles, CA

Legal Consultant (Sept. 2002 - Sept. 2003)

Depts: Buena Vista TV Business Affairs, Music Business Affairs,

Immigration/Minors Contracts, Analyzed film and TV syndication

documents, Drafted and distributed contracts

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS, Feature Film Creative Affairs

Santa Monica, CA

Asst. to Creative Executive/Asst. Story Editor (June 2000 - Mar.

2001)

Correspondence with numerous talent representatives and

production companies, Updated, and organized hundreds of

contracts, Business Affairs Liaison, Supervised Intern Program

EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES EXTENSION

Los Angeles, CA

Negotiating Producer, Actor, Writer & Director Deals, Negotiating

Film Finance & Distribution, Legal Aspects of the Recording

Industry, Business Affairs for TV, Talent Representation,

Producing TV Commercials, Producing Music Videos, Cinematography

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW, Juris Doctor

Coral Gables, FL

MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, School Of Film And Television

Miami, FL

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, College of Business

Gainesville, FL

B.S. In Marketing, Minor in Mass Communications

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Admitted to Florida Bar Association

Coalition of Asian Pacifics In Entertainment

The Scriptwriters Network (Diversity Chairman, Development Panel

Chairman)

Filipino American Network (Board of Directors)

FilAm Creative

Founder/Co-Chairman

Run not for profit volunteer organization for the advancement of

Filipino Americans in entertainment. Coordinate staff of 10

holding a dozen events a year.

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