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Patrick Dever Olmstead

***** ****** ****, ***** *******, CA, 91350

T/C: 323-***-**** Email: adz62w@r.postjobfree.com

Profile Upper management/project manager with over 30 years of experience in the motion picture, recording, education, design, and construction industries. Recognized as a leader with high integrity and strong organizational and people skills, driving projects from inception to completion. Successfully collaborated with all levels of management to meet or exceed project and productivity requirements. Experience Rancho Mirage Media, Rancho Mirage, CA June 2022 – Present

• President

Co-created and produce TAKE FOUNTAIN, a weekly entertainment-based podcast/talk show hosted by Thom Mount, former president of production, worldwide at Universal Studios and Bill Geddie, co- creator, and former producer of The View. Guests on the podcast have included motion picture writer/director Ron Shelton, David Hartman, former host of Good Morning America, Comedian Mario Cantone, Jennifer Pryor, Comedic legend Richard Pryor’s widow and others.

Built the podcasting studio, installed the audio & video equipment

Created the set for the YouTube show

Director, Technical Director, Lighting Director and Picture & Sound Editor

Distributed Take Fountain on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other Podcast sites www.takefountainpodcast.com

Columbia College Hollywood, Tarzana, CA June 2016 - June 2022

• Vice President, Operations

Revived a non-profit film school by rebuilding the operations department and remodeling the campus.

Designed, remodeled, and upgraded 10 classrooms, 2 screening rooms, lobby, and a main theater within a minimal budget to bring the multi-media school into the 21st Century. Also remodeled the admissions, administrative offices and boardroom while maintaining smooth school operations.

Oversight of security and technology

Created inventive spaces for students to maximize their learning experience.

Member of the Executive Committee; met weekly to decide on policy and steer the school towards its ultimate goals.

Managed a multi-million-dollar capital expenditures budget.

Guided the school through the COVID-19 Pandemic. Led the operations team to reopen the campus after the initial lock-down in March of 2020 by safely re-opening parts of the facilities in April 2020 to student curbside equipment check-out and the safe use of post- production facilities, all while maintaining a 100% COVID free environment.

Maintains excellent working relationships with vendors, contractors, and local government officials.

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Musicians Institute, Hollywood, CA Feb 2015 – June 2016

• Director of Operations

Managed the operations for the Musicians Institute. A 12-building creative campus in downtown Hollywood with over 200,000 sq.ft. of recording studios, classrooms, and a live music venue.

Remodeled a 2-story strip mall into a 15 classroom, 3 lab Motion Picture makeup school. Designed and built 3 classrooms to support a new DJ program.

Developed, permitted, and supervised the construction of a 20,000 square foot creative building which includes a live venue, student center and 5 dance studios to relocate the International Dance Academy.

SAE (School of Audio Engineering), Hollywood, CA Apr 2014 – Nov 2014

• Director of Operations

Contributed to and supervised the design, development, and construction of a 40,000+ square foot multi-media educational facility at the iconic former Kodak Building location in Hollywood, CA on a dramatically accelerated timeline. The facility includes classrooms, recording studios, post- production suites and a screening room.

Worked side by side with the property ownership, architect, consultants, general contractor, city officials and sub-contractors from concept and design to permitting and construction.

Lowered the budget from $13.2 million dollars to $9.8 million dollars through value engineering.

The Los Angeles Film School, Hollywood, CA Sept 1998 - Mar 2014

● Vice President, Campus Development

Excelled at managing all daily facilities maintenance, MEP, tech services and security operations of a 250,000+ square foot multimedia school campus in central Hollywood, CA. Rose from the initial title of Director of Operations to VP of Operations and ultimately to VP of Campus Development. The campus includes a 340-seat movie theater, a 250-seat live venue, a café, multiple classrooms, sound stages, recording studios and office space. The campus can accommodate 2500+ full time students in all areas of Film Production, Audio Production, Computer Animation and Video Game Production. Also responsible for the creation and implementation of all on-campus events.

Member of the 7-person executive management team responsible for making high level decisions impacting the short and long-term stability and growth of the company.

Managed an annual departmental budget of $1.1 million dollars.

Managed company’s annual Capital Expenditures budget. Researched and acquired technology to support all five educational programs, including 1st generation high-definition cinema cameras, motion picture lighting and grip equipment and large format audio consoles.

Built and managed a staff of 30+ employees in all areas of Facilities, Operations, Security, Tech Services and Events Support. Many of the lower-level employees hired and cultivated by me were promoted or went on to higher positions within the company.

Successfully internalized security operations from a third-party vendor.

Converted a 250-seat legit live venue theater space into a film production sound stage and back to a live venue theater to accommodate fluctuating enrollment requirements.

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• Director of Operations

Contributed, coordinated, and supervised the conception, design, and construction of the 4 building, 250,000 square foot LA Film School campus in Hollywood, CA. This included construction of highly specialized facilities such as recording studios, sound stages, a live venue, and technical classrooms. Liaison to architect, general contractor, sub-contractors, consultants, the LAFD and the LADBS. Budget: $3.5 million dollars.

First person hired by the company in 1998.

Researched real estate options, located, and negotiated the lease for the downtown Hollywood property.

Provided oversight for daily operations. Successfully managed everything from building maintenance to check writing authority for the start-up company.

Provided oversight for facilities maintenance.

Contributed to the creation of the curriculum for the film program. The Mount Company, Burbank, CA Feb 1991 – Aug 1998

• Story Department Manager

Read galleys, magazine and newspaper articles, legit theater and other sources for motion picture and television production consideration.

Provided coverage of screenplay submissions for motion picture and television production consideration.

Developed screenplays for the motion pictures Death and the Maiden and Night Falls on Manhattan. Met with screenwriters and producers, gave notes, and worked on revisions. Liaised with the studio.

Registered screenplays with the WGA.

● Location Scout

Night Falls on Manhattan, Paramount Pictures – Director: Sidney Lumet

• LA Prop Manager

Death and the Maiden, Paramount Pictures/Spelling Films – Director: Roman Polanski Shelton Leigh Palmer & Co., New York, NY May 1987 – Dec 1990

● Studio Manager

Managed 3 recording studios for a commercial music composition and production company.

Wrote, cast, and produced over 200 radio commercials for the ABC-TV Network

Completed and filed dozens of BMI & ASCAP Contracts for commercial music sessions. Education Bachelor of Fine Arts, Film (3.5 GPA) New York University, New York, NY 1982 – 1987 Skills Project Management Process Development Personnel Development Team Leader Creative Problem-Solving Knowledge of Film & TV MS Office Suite Google Office Suite Adobe Creative Cloud CAD Sketch Up Pro

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