Manager Project

Location:

Canada

Posted:

February 16, 2017

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Resume:

D. Forrest MacKeigan

** ***** ******, ***.#*, Toronto, ON M4E 3H4

Tel: 647-***-**** Email: *******.*********@*****.***

PROFILE

A results oriented, self-motivated Project Manager for the past 25 years

Works well independently, and as part of a team

Keen negotiator; negotiates well and stays on budget

Solves problems

Thrives and shines when the pressure is on

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2005-2014- PRODUCTION MANAGER, CBC SPORTS

Position Overview

Responsible for managing events to $1 Million, from cradle to grave.

Worked closely with the producer and technical producer to reduce costs.

Organized crews, travel, meals, shipping as well as any onsite expenses.

Mastered the art of on-budget event coverage:

-surveywith relevant production staff how the event was to be covered.

-explain to producer that we could not possibly afford what he was asking for

-negotiate best prices on each element of the event

-think on my feet, take advantage of spontaneous opportunities from a position of understanding the big picture

-deal effectively with the inevitable curveballs. A live sporting event is guaranteed to have moments where things go sideways. It was my job in consultation with the producer to fix them.

Accomplishments

-Developed reputation for strong negotiating skills. Examples include:

oSuccessfully managed all costs for the complex, live, cross-Canada, Hockey Day in Canada multi-game event, including the last minute relocation of games

oAs Production Manager for CBC’s coverage of the Canadian Women’s Open Golf Tournament, successfully negotiated agreements to bring the production in under budget

1989–2005 - PRODUCTION MANAGER,CBC DOCUMENTARY INDENDENDENT UNIT

Position Overview

Meet with executive producer to go over the budget for an independent documentary.

CBC license fee of $75,000 would generate matching funds from Telefilm.

Meet with the producer and go over time frame, travel, editing, crew, etc.

Identify and itemizepotential savings, andwork with the producer to arrive at the final budget that would maximize the potential to attract the balance of the funding so that the project could proceed.

Continue to work with producers throughout production to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery of the projects.

Mastered the art of doing a lot with very little.

Accomplishments

- Worked with producers to get hundreds of documentaries into production and through the production cycle to delivery, for the high profile CBC documentary television streams The Passionate Eye and Rough Cuts

EDUCATION

Graduated Lively High, 1979

COMPUTER SKILLS

Word,Excel

INTERESTS

Cottage life,sports of all kinds, volunteering (Renascent – addiction recovery centres)

References

Trevor Pilling

Director of Production

CBC Sports

416-***-****

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