Hi, I'm Daniel.
Allow me to introduce myself...
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I'm an innovative communications and marketing professional equipped with valuable IT/technical skills and more than 20 years of experience leading 24/7 press offices, planning strategic marketing campaigns and representing public agencies as an on-the-record spokesperson.
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My technical skills extend well beyond the traditional "communications" scope, including professional video editing & production, event management, multimedia content development, network administration, mobile app development, AI/automation, web design and more.​​
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I'm passionate about leveraging technology to create fresh solutions that delight customers while generating results.​
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I am a problem solver, with deep, wide-ranging experience managing crisis situations and communicating effectively with the public during real-world incidents and emergencies.​
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I excel at transforming complex, technical concepts into clear and actionable strategies. As a communicator, I immerse myself in the subject matter, going beyond talking points to gain a full understanding of nuance, detail, and context.
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​As a trusted advisor to CEOs and C-suite executives, I pride myself on providing valuable insights and honest feedback.​​​
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MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER AND DIGITAL STORYTELLER
In a noisy, cluttered media landscape, getting a message to connect means "meeting your audience where they are." As a communicator, I believe the ability to create engaging digital content is as vital a skill as the ability to draft a press release. For more than a decade, I have made it a priority to develop and maintain a parallel skill set in digital video production -- from scripting and storyboarding to lighting, audio, filming, editing, graphics and post-production.
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Here are some examples of videos that I wrote, filmed, and produced.
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PROBLEM
SOLVER
It was the first week of Covid lockdowns, and Metro's Pandemic Task Force needed a way to share critical information with the agency's 10,000+ employees who operate trains and buses in the nation's capital.
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Metro had never attempted a live broadcast of this scale and didn't have much AV equipment to deploy. Still, I knew that a live video format would be the most efficient and effective way to -- not only reach our audience-- but to reassure them. I was convinced we could pull it off.
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Working with my Employee Communications colleagues, I produced a series of livestream broadcasts (Metro Voices Live) that would become the agency's first-ever Facebook Live event.
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And to make it happen, I...
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BUILT A
CONTROL ROOM
IN MY LIVING ROOM
Metro Voices Live
May 20, 2020
EXPERIENCE
AND EXPERTISE
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Communications
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Media Relations/Spokesperson (20 years of on-the-record experience)
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Crisis Comms & Incident Management
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Branding & Marketing Strategy
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Video Production & Multimedia Content Development
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Live Web Conferences, Announcements & Events
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Live-stream Event Production (NDI, WebRTC, HLS, RTMP)
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Video Over IP, Audio/Visual Systems
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Social Media Tactics & Strategy
TECHNICALLY...
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ChatGPT/AI Language Models
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Video Events/Platforms/Protocols (e.g. NDI, RTMP, SDI, HLS, WebRTC)
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Zoom Enterprise, Teams/Skype, WebEx, Jitsi, Bluejeans, Google Meet, et al
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Operating Systems: MacOS (expert), Linux (fluent), UNIX, Windows (proficient)
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Front-end Development: Javascript, Python, NodeJS, YAML
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Social Platforms: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
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Applications
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Office365 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Sharepoint, Teams, Outlook, etc.)
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MacOS (Keynote, Motion, Final Cut Pro, Pages, Numbers)
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Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat)
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Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Motion