Freelance Writer Executive Assistant

P.O. Box *** Sandston Virginia ***** 818-***-**** *******@***.***

RICHARD E. WHITESIDE, JR.

Education: B.S. General Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy (1975) Advanced Professional Program in Screenwriting: UCLA Work Experience:

2015-current Freelance writer. Author of “The Screenwriting Quick Start”. 2012-2015 USC Institute for Creative Technologies. Project Specialist-Administrative. Various administrative business office duties, including managing delivery of proposals and quarterly and final reports to clients; verifying tax compliance for all project purchases; and reconstructed final project report database going back to the beginning of ICT. 2010-2012 PhaseOne - Program Management related to government contracts and technical writing. 2007-2012 Consulting Technical Writer working on various government projects with multiple companies.

1997-2007 Paramount Network Television Legal and Business Affairs - Executive Legal Assistant preparing long-form agreements and flashes for actors, producers, and writers; managing files for current TV programs and 100+ development projects, as well as maintaining department database programs.

1996-97 Freelance Writer. Author of “The Screenwriting Life” (Berkley/Penguin Putnam 1998). Completed the UCLA Advanced Professional Program in Screenwriting. Developed and maintained the Term Deals and License Fee databases for Paramount Network TV Business Affairs.

1995-96 Paramount Network Television Business Affairs - Executive Assistant preparing long-form agreements and flashes for actors, producers, and writers; managing files for current TV programs and 100+ development projects, as well as maintaining department database programs.

1991-94 National Business Consultants, Inc., working within the Hollywood industry on various writing (non-WGA related) and computer tasks. On loan to the Diving Equipment Manufacturers Association: coordinating the annual Trade Show and develop the association’s database.

1989-91 Senior Technical Staff (engineer) with RDR, Inc., working on a government project for the Naval Electronics Systems Engineering Activity. Produced, wrote and directed various informational videos on new communications systems technology for Special Operation Forces (SEAL/Green Beret/DELTA Force/Air Force SOW). Developed databases and produced brochures. Position required Top Secret security clearance. 1984-89 President, Fiscal Fitness, Ltd., providing general accounting, asset monitoring and quarterly/ annual performance statements of assets on IRS approved pension plans— specializing in 401(K) plans. Total assets under management exceeded $12 million dollars and reports detailed activity on checking/money market accounts, participant loans, stock fund activity, partnership investments, mortgages, etc. 1982-84 Engineer at National Business Consultants, Inc. working as a Program Manager on a NASA report to Congress that detailed "Materials Processing in Space." This report reviewed experiments conducted in space from the first space flights through Shuttle flight 4. Worked as a research engineer and writer on a NAVAIR contract tasked with isolating alternate sources of collection and processing natural rubber from materials grown within the continental United States.

Richard E. Whiteside, Jr.

P.O. Box 178 Sandston Virginia 23150 818-***-**** *******@***.*** 1980-82 Co-owner of White House Tapes, a small 24 track recording studio in Orlando Florida. Engineered and marketed various music and commercial recordings. 1975-80 Officer in Navy Special Warfare Commands (SEAL Team 2 and Underwater Demolition Team 21). Commanded SEAL Team 2 and UDT 21 platoons, COMNAVSPECWARGRU2 Staff Air Operations officer and Officer in Charge of the Navy Skydiving show team East. Misc: Co-Chair of Deals & Steals—Venice Family Clinic’s Annual Art Walk Fund Raiser 1992-1998 (raises about $1,000,000 in a weekend in May). Venice Family Clinic in Venice, CA. https://venicefamilyclinic.org