Ioannis N. Skiotes
Phone: 602-***-**** - home Email: *********@*****.***
Overall Experience
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ADE CTE K-12 Certified Teacher Business/Marketing, Industrial Technology, Film and Music Production, CTE Director, K-12 certified Marketing & Computer Science, Highly Qualified English, Full SEI, DPS Class One Fingerprint Clearance Card. Community College Adjunct Instructor of Screenwriting & Business.
Education Experience
August, 2010 – Present CTE Certified Teacher – North H.S., Phoenix, AZ Certified Teacher of Business and Technology Education and Film and Music Production using 2010-13 MS Office Products, camera and film software and equipment, Edgenuity for Online English 1 thru 8 classes. TEAMS, ZOOM, One Drive for Remote Learning. August, 2023 – Present Adjunct Film Instructor – Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ Visual Storyelling class emphasizing how the elements of Symbolism, Location, Prod Design, camera Movement, Shot Types, Cinematogrpahy, Editing, Color to enhance and advance story. Screenwriting emphasizing from story to script with additional docs from my book
‘Screenwriting Kept Simple’
August, 2011 – Dec 2013 Adjunct Screenwriting Instructor – Scottsdale CC, Scottsdale, AZ Screenwriting Teacher using syllabus I developed from my book ‘Screenwriting Kept Simple’. Jan, 2006 – May, 2010 Technology Educator – Camelback H.S., Phoenix, AZ Certified Technology Educator teaching tech products to teachers, students, and resolving tech issues. Products used: Genesis, Smartboard/Notebook 10, Easy Grade Pro, OLA, School Center, PLATO, Criterion, CPS, Fast Math, Inspiration, 2007 MS Office Products. Jan, 2006 – Mar, 2006 Adjunct Business Instructor – Corinthian College, Mesa, AZ Teacher of Computer Applications class using 2003 Microsoft Office. Aug, 2005 – Dec, 2005 On-Line Teacher – PSAE H.S., Phoenix, AZ Certified instructor of Digital Arts and Journalism using PLATO computer assisted teaching. Feb, 2003 – July, 2005 CTE Certified Teacher & Director – Summit H.S., Phoenix, AZ CTE Director duties: lead, plan, coordinate, develop curriculum for CTE program; attend ADE meetings; obtain vendor quotes, budget, grant writing Perkins Basic Grant Fund &State Priority Fund; purchase CTE equipment; reports for Concentrator/Completer Enrollments and Submissions, Verification Report, Narrative Report, Notification of Intent, Program Evaluation Report, Coherent Sequence Form, IVEP; coordinate Job Placement; conduct student activites: field trips, DECA, Skills USA; community partnerships with business & educational entities. Taugh CTE classes in Business, Marketin, Film & Music Production, along with Creative Writing and English. Set CTE program school records for monies obtained, enrollments, concentrators, completers, and job placements.
Business, Marketing, Entertainment Marketing, and Radio/TV Teacher. Draw upon my 25 years experience in entertainment industry to give the students real world examples with textbook. Program emphasizes business principles with state-of-the-art digital camera, film/music editors, creating movie dvds and music cds. The program produces school and commercial products. Computer Literacy & Applications. Using 2003 MS Office Products. Utilized my 20 years experience in the computer industry give the students real world examples with textbook. Screenwriting Experience
1982 – Present Screeenwriter/Producer, Screenwriting Instructor Screenwriting Education - Hollywood Script Writing Institute, Hollywood, CA – 1982-1986 Personal Screenwriting Mentor - 1982 to 2003: Allan Nicolette Selected First Annual Sundance Independent Producer's Conference at Sundance, Utah. Scribed 64 scripts, 19 sales, 4 for renown studio, 1 option Won Best Fan Film Screenplay 2012 Phoenix Comicon
Screenwriting Positions:
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ – Adjunct Film Instrutor, 2023 - Present Scottsdale Comm. College, Scottsdale, AZ – Adjunct Screenwriting Instructor, 2011 - 2013 Yanni Enterprises Inc., Phoenix, AZ, 2004 – Present - Owner of C Corp. Offer Script Analysis & On-line Teaching from my book “Screenwriting Kept Simple” City Of Phoenix/Recreation Programs, Phoenix, AZ - Screenwriting Class, 2008 AZ Screenwriters Association, Phoenix, AZ – 12 Session Screenwriting Course, 2005 Hollywood Script Analysis, Hollywood, CA, 1990 – 1996 Critiqued over 1000 scripts Guest Speaker: Screenwriting for Hamilton & Basha Libraries, PFP/IFP-Phx, Phoenix Writers Club, Great Talents, Phoenix Comicon
Screenwriting References (Contact Info Available Upon Request) Terence A. Donnelly, Producer (2 Academy Award Best Pictures & 2 Nominated, Cable Ace) Benjamin D. Rosenberg, 1st AD (Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, 9 Weeks, Black Rain, Prizzi’s Honor) Hilbert Hakim, Producer/Director (Krews) AD (Batman Begins) John Patus, Story Editor/Screenwriter (Cloud Ten Pictures) Informaton Technology Experience
1982 – 2001 Mainframe Programmer/Analyst, Systems Analyst, Project Leader Worked for companies as W2 or 1099 employee nationawide. All life cycle duties using the policies, procedures, software and hardware tools. Managing programmers, training users. Software & applications experience available upon request Retail & Sales Experience
1979 – 1980 Marketing Rep – Burroughs Corp, FL
All accounts on Florida Gold Coast. New and maintained existing accounts, presentations to corporate decision makers, communicated with manufacturing plants orders and pricing. 2000 – 2002 Factor Invoicing - Dancing Shoes, LA, CA Created cash flows, material ordering from Mexico and Europe, promissory note guarantees, process orders, track inventories, analyze worldwide sales & debt ratios for factoring/buying. Education
M.A.– Screenwriting – July, 1982 – Hollywood Scipt Writing Institute, Hollywood, CA B.S. – Computer Information Systems – July, 1982 - Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ B.S. – Marketing – Dec., 1978 – Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ A.S. – Computer Science – May, 1977 - Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL References
Irwin Witzel, Math Teacher, Phoenix, AZ 602-***-**** Janelle Wright, English Teacher, Peoria, AZ 602-***-**** Bob Baines, Edgenuity Teacher, Phoenix, AZ 602-***-**** Mark Lega, (Ret.) Chief Information Officer, Joliet, IL 815-***-**** Jamie Rodriguez, AP, Phoenix, AZ **********@************.***