MARC VANOCUR
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SHOUT SOFTLY January 2016 – Current
Founder and CEO
• Founded post-production company specializing in $2-10M features, episodic, and broadcast VOD. Company creates original music, sound design, color and finishing and QC / Deliverables for Netflix, Amazon, Starz and Lions Gate. Currently acting as creative director and resident composer for media. LIGHT IRON / PANAVISION January 2014 – November 2015 Chief Operating Officer
• Provide effective and inspiring leadership by being actively involved in business growth initiatives. Identify opportunities for Light Iron leveraging cross-platform strengths, opportunities, and address organizational challenges
• Lead, coach, develop, and retain Light Iron’s high-performance senior management team with an emphasis on increasing capacity and revenue. Develop and implement strategic meetings to expand the roles of all staff members
• Prepare and submit an annual operational budget, manage effectively within this budget, and report accurately on progress made and challenges encountered
• Manage and cultivate existing relationships with strategic partners to secure and expand recurring revenue streams. Provide programmatic leadership and input for all strategic planning
• Ensure the continued financial viability of Light Iron’s operational units through sound fiscal management, while fostering enhanced employee communication and well-being CSS STUDIOS – DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS January 2009 – October 2012 EVP
• Management and operations for audio post-production divisions inside the CSS Studios corporate umbrella
• Results from implemented operational changes boosted double-digit margin growth in both divisions
• Complete P&L responsibility and operational responsibility reporting directly to President with sales of over
$75M and 525 employees
TECHNICOLOR March 2003 – December 2008
EVP
• Senior management and operations for all theatrical sound and picture creative services
• Maintain and control the North Hollywood, and Burbank sound services divisions for Technicolor
• Supervise 145 employees, budgeting, forecasting and bidding of projects
• Responsible for technical integration of the various facilities inside of Technicolor
• Manage and service client base including DreamWorks, Fox, Sony, Paramount, Disney and Warner Brothers WEDDINGTON PRODUCTIONS May 1996 – March 2003
Chief Executive Officer
• Accountable for all business operations, engineering and technical growth
• Negotiated capital lines, supervised MIS activities, directive of all CAPEX, and the restructuring of business practices. Negotiated the sale of the company to The Television Corporation, London and performed all general investment banking related services from valuation through sale.
• Reported to the Chairman, The Television Corporation, London.
• In late 2002 coordinated the following sale of all sound assets of The Television Corporation, London to Technicolor, Los Angeles, completed in March of 2003. DIGITAL SOUND AND PICTURE July 1992 - May 1996
Managing Director, Supervising Sound Editor
• Supervising Sound Editor, Music Editor and Re-Recording Mixer of sound effects and music
• Transitioned to operations and budgeting for middle market clients
• Also in charge of all MIS related activities, i.e. maintaining the network, implementing a new high-speed network, and designing all related database software WHITEHALL INVESTMENT BANKING May 1989 - May 1992
Associate Partner, Corporate Finance
• Represented eight M&A transactions during the tenure
• Responsible for company valuations and pricing of IPO’s
• Studied and conducted international transactions with London and Paris
• Completed my third year with a mid-market merger including an AMEX traded oil company and an Italian bank GILFORD SECURITIES, New York – Los Angeles June 1987 – May 1989 Corporate Finance
• Apprenticeship in corporate finance
• Earned Series 7 license
• Uncovered high growth portfolio opportunities, and wrote research papers for firm Harvard University Business, Executive Program March 2008 Foundation Degree in Level V Leadership
California State University, Northridge June 1992
Finance and Management Information Systems
UCLA School of Film Scoring September 1988 - June 1989 Certificate program in Film Music
PERSONAL
Winner, Golden Reel Award - Sound Effects Editing 1995 Tales from the Crypt - Season Two
Winner, Golden Reel Award - Sound Effects Editing 1996 Tales from the Crypt - Season Three
Nomination, Golden Reel Award – Supervising Sound Editor 1997
“In the Presence of Mine Enemies” – Feature Film
Post Production Experience
• Pro Tools, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Motion, Adobe CC Creative Suite, Photoshop, and DaVinci Resolve. Production Experience
• RED, Arri Alexa, Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, and BlackMagic motion picture cameras Proficient in Mac and Windows based applications Excel, Word, PowerPoint and all Apple products and devices Fluent in English, French, and conversational in Spanish