1. Christopher M. Kopitzke
Richmond, VA 23225 (804) 396-3842 chris@chriskopitzke.com skype ID: c.kopitzke
PROFILE 16+ years of experience in the private sector and 4+ years experience in the civil and armed services sectors in both
digital and analog cinematography film and video direction and production.
“Hands-on” experience with the latest film and television production practices, policies, and technical theory,
contemporary state-of-the-art broadcast and production techniques including real-time technical direction, including
broadcast audio and video recording, as well as editing animation in 2D, 3D, Virtual Reality and web based formats.
Director, Producer, Team lead/crew chief and primary videographer with responsibilities including but not limited to:
· Ensuring that appropriate equipment is available and setup, determining if natural lighting is adequate or if other
types of lighting are needed.
· Coordinating with various agencies to determine where production will take place, availability and configuration of
lighting, audio distribution systems and/or photography support systems.
· Operating a primary video / camcorder during interviews, news conferences, and B-roll shots for productions.
· Exercising a high level of independent judgment in determining most appropriate method of coverage based on
evaluation of communications goals, location environment, time constraints and availability of resources.
· Evaluating spontaneous news, impromptu situations and devices as a non-traditional means to accomplish scripted
shot footage and news coverage.
· Served as a senior video editor when working with a team of editors on assigned productions.
· Exercise comprehensive knowledge of contemporary network level technical standards/practices, program
distribution practices, and related technologies.
· Work with editing equipment, including recorders, switchers, computer software editors, character generators, audio
mixers, and graphics generators to produce preliminary and final news, fillers, and documentary products.
· Provide guidance, advice and direction to actors, actresses, correspondents and producers/directors including script
interpretation, creative sequencing, mixing, and special effects required to enhance and communicate their message.
· Maintain equipment inventory, including spare parts and disposables. Coordinate purchases, repair and preventive
maintenance functions with in-house and contractor personnel making independent judgments about expenditure of
funds for maintenance and repair of broadcast equipment and systems including prop appropriation.
· Maintain up-to-date records on inventories, repair and maintenance transactions, and purchase requests to ensure
constant availability and functioning of equipment and facilities.
· Serve as team lead of television and video crew personnel, sets crew and cast call times, determines personnel,
equipment requirements, and make all decisions required by the production.
EXPERIENCE Lead UI/UX Designer Developer
12/15-present Chasmart – Contract - offsite / Richmond, VA
· Re-contracted redesign upgrade to Mobile first Responsive web and Social media sites, Html5, CSS3, Angular JS,
Git, HCI visual design SEO/SEM e-commerce product catalog site. Create deliverables; photos, videos, edit assets.
· Build, monitor social media, respond to queries, track metrics, ensure browser, operating system compatibility.
Review, assess, report, and integrate design elements, patterns for habit-loop formation, customer retention.
Lead UI/UX Designer Developer
5/13-12/15 Verisk Health Analytics - Apex - onsite & offsite / Richmond, VA
· Featured my UI/UX and graphics to secure several multi-million dollar contracts for StarNav, ChartNav and
Solution Portal web apps for Medicare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana RFP(s).
· Led Humana RFP Team brainstorm to production discovery sessions. Designed UI/UX contributed to Forbes rank
of 18th
on 2015 World’s Most Innovative Companies list. Design, Develop, storyboard, flowcharts, wire frames,
functional prototypes of Saas cloud migration Mobile first Responsive sites in Azure, Axure, Balsamiq with user-
centered UI/UX. Integrate experiential instructional design patterns and development principles
to produce effective, engaging, innovative applications. Storyboard, create, script, animate, led several UI/UX
Training / knowledge share Lunch-n-Learn developer luncheon workshops and video on demand on SharePoint.
· Consulted stakeholders, architects, developers, healthcare providers, physicians, nurses, clinicians, coders, gather
requirements. Build, QC, deploy final products, graphics aligned w/ style, brand guides integrating user feedback,
A/B, comparative, statistical analysis and holistic user-centered visual design working in Scrum & Scaled Agile.
Lead UI/UX Designer Developer / Animator & Video Editor
11/12-5/13 Owens & Minor - Dudley Mfg. - Brancore Corp. offsite / Richmond, VA
3/08-5/09 · Re-contracted, Design, Develop responsive web 2.0 sites. Html5, CSS3, JavaScript, jOuery, Bootstrap, Photoshop,
Final Cut pro, Dreamweaver. Edit OM CEO Video/Audio, Create 3d graphic animation, design new look & feel.
Sr. Web Manager & Technical Lead
6/12-11/12 Governor of VA - Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) onsite & offsite / Richmond, VA
· Webmaster for the Governor of VA Design, develop and maintain VITA website(s) for all VITA directorates
including the Governor, Lt Governor, Secretary of Technology and Northrop Grumman. Stream live video of press
conferences, speeches and events, edit audio of governor’s radio broadcast interviews for the website. Work with
VITA PR Dept. to ensure consistent branding across media.
· Extensively use TinyMCE, Ektron, (CMS) content management systems, content updates with Html5, CSS3,
JavaScript, jQuery, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Visual Studio Team Foundation Server & ColdFusion Draft wire frames.
frame storyboard versions, RFP’s for Responsive web, Mobile Phones and Tablets. Validate 508 accessibility.

2. Federal 508, WCAG Accessibility Web Application Developer / UI/UX
6/11-8/11 U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Apex / CACI offsite / Richmond, VA
· Design, Develop eBenefits Vonapp web app Html5, CSS3, Ajax, jQquery on MVC Restful web Geolocation.
· Verify Federal 508, WCAG AA 2.0 compliance with W3C Accessibility Validation, Site Valet & JAWS.
Web Designer & Developer
10/10-5/11 Hewlett Packard - Paladin Marketing offsite / Dallas, TX
· Design, Develop, Create Hewlett Packard product pages: Xml CSS Html Geolocation and Flash localization.
Web Master & SharePoint Administrator
9/09-9/10 U.S. Army - Columbus Technology Inc. onsite / Fort Lee, VA
· Design, Develop, Maintain, Merge US Army Ordnance Corps, Aberdeen Proving Grounds 61st Brigade site into
the U.S. Army Ft. Lee Ordnance Corps Website. Html, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, Xml, Storyboard, script, shoot,
direct, edit, integrate HD Video/Audio, Photography to comply w/ Federal 508 Accessibility WCAG guidelines.
· Develop, Design, Admin Sharepoint sites draft specs, proposals, create wire frames, click-able prototypes.
· Develop, new navigation link taxonomy. user-friendly page design with Persona-driven user centered UI/UX and
Experiential Instructional Graphic design principles; color theory, typography, composition, perspective and
images with extreme attention to detail. Assure adherence to Software Engineering, Style & Graphic Design Guide
best practices. Pre-launch beta testing, cross-browser and demographic assessments, Shot, edit video for intro page.
Graphic & Web Designer / Animator & Video Editor
10/07-1/09 Heelys Shoes - Boss Staffing offsite / Dallas, TX
· Re-Contracted Design, Develop Heelys site Streaming Audio/Video, Animation, Editing in Action Script 2&3.
Create GUI new events calendar and create Disney approved 3d graphics animation for Disney Heelys promos.
· Design Develop; High School Musicals 2&3 Promo, Little Mermaid Promo. Initial contract Design, animate
and launch site for 11th
hour deadline launch of Heelys Gamer site with updates.
Web Designer / Lead Developer / Videographer & Photographer
6/08-1/09 Virginia House of Delegates - Boss Staffing offsite / Richmond, VA
· Design, Develop, Produce Audio/Video and Photograph a twenty-eight room 360o
Panoramic Virtual Tour of the
VA Capitol for the Capitol of Virginia website. Storyboard, Shoot, Edit HD Video, Animate Interactive 360o
Panoramic Photographs in AS2,3 Xml, JavaScript. Stream HD Video/Audio on Demand.
· Integrate interactive instructional design of historical features for SOL info mapping in FS pro DocuTools.
· Assure (ISD) Instructional System Design (WBI) Web based Instruction best practices in SCORM standards.
Web & Graphic Designer / Branding, Print & TV
2/08-4/08 National Client Services - Consult2Hire offsite / Richmond, VA
· Design Create Good Neighbor Counseling site and logo for web, print, signage and network TV commercials.
Web Graphic Designer / Lead Developer
10/07-6/08 SSC Services - Contract offsite / Richmond, VA
· Design, Develop sites for Children’s Museum of Richmond, Orbit Logistics, Amelia County, Bradley Mechanical.
Web Graphic Designer / Lead Developer
10/07-10/07 On The Border/Truco - Boss Staffing offsite Dallas, TX
· Design, Produce Action Script, Animate promo Ad page, create 3d graphics sync audio. Design look & feel.
System Analyst II Web Manager SharePoint Admin
6/07-10/07 U.S. Army - Dekatron Inc onsite Fort Lee, VA
11/05-3/06 · Re-Contracted Redesign, Update ALMC, The U.S. Army Logistics Management College website with CSS
persona-driven user centered UI/UX design to distribute ALMC course material globally. W3C Validator SiteValet
JAWS to verify Federal 508 WCAG AA W3C Accessibility. Hands-on SharePoint migration. Admin user security,
delegate monitor permissions lists libraries. Assure (ISD) Instructional System Design (WBI) Web based
Instruction best practices. Provide user support, new user training and consult on best practices. Hold periodic
meetings with department leads clients analyze configure design sites based on client direction.
Multi-media Interactive Designer / Developer
11/06-1/09 Circuit City - Boss Staffing offsite Richmond, VA
· Design, Develop, Commercial for Firedog PRN (Press Release Network) for Nationwide distribution to Circuit
City America, broadcast on HD wide screen plasma and LCD in-store TV displays. Contract extended to Create
Interactive in-store Screen Saver on PC & Laptop displays. Contract extended third time create, animate interactive
HD video kiosk in Final Cut Pro, Flash to Mp4 HD video promo of Sony, JVC, Panasonic HD Camcorders.
Web Admin / Designer MCMS SharePoint Trainer SME
8/06-11/06 Wm. & Mary School of Business - Profiles onsite Williamsburg, VA
· Redesign with user centered UI/UX, Site Admin Content Manager and Faculty Trainer. Design, Develop, launch
School of Business site and MCMS Sites. Admin rights, permissions in Site Manager, Train faculty & staff
MCMS, content management and development. Deliver lessons, evaluate criteria effectiveness and retention.
Web Designer / Web Developer
4/06-6/06 Virginia Dept. of Historical Resources - Udig offsite / Richmond, VA
· Redesign site with hand-coded xhtml, CSS. Comply w/Federal 508, WCAG AAA W3C Accessibility Standards.

3. Lead Web Developer / Graphic & Web Designer
9/04-9/05 NASA - CNU onsite & offsite / Hampton, VA
· Design/ Redesign, Develop NASA Educational and Administrative websites integrate Audio/Video Web casts
and Interactive Instructional Design. Maintain update UNIX, Perl, CGI, MySQL Databases on Apache Servers.
· Create, Develop Sites, Pages, Graphics, Concepts, Animation and Navigation connecting to MySQL databases
CGI, Perl, Html, CSS, Photoshop and Illustrator. Design, Build UI/UX with data/feedback from targeted field
tests, demographic Persona-driven user centered design. Create, maintain video web casts with video conversion
to three bandwidths and Video/Audio stream on demand from database video library/ PhpMyAdmin Mysql.
· Responsible for complete site migration to NASA portal format with SCORM standards, maintain Federal 508
Accessibility, WCAG AAW3C Standards on Edspace site, conduct, maintain Astronaut interviews, blogs/vlogs.
· Integrate Interactive educational instructional design principles; discovery based learning, pattern recognition
modalities and (ISD) Instructional System Design best practices. Represent Langley web team, report design,
development progress at interagency video teleconferences. Distribute email newsletter to 15,000+ members.
· Draft NEAT (National Educator Astronaut Teachers) conference agenda, prepare, brief Langley NEAT team
representatives for National NEAT conference at Air & Space Museum in Hampton, VA. Prepare, brief NASA
Robotics Education Project (REP) representatives for FIRST Robotics regional competition. Maintain, integrate
Astronauts and ASCAN (Astronauts Candidates) on-line journals and diaries including multi-lingual w/ captions.
· Design, develop ISS (International Space Station), SST (Space Shuttle Transport) return to flight web agenda
content. Design, develop Site Overview, an inter-agency tool for the site development to be used by JSC
(Johnson Space Center) in Houston, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Langley Research Center Hampton VA,
Marshal Space Center in Alabama. Maintain site remotely RSNVPN secure access (telecommute).
Web Designer / Developer / Consultant
2/03-6/10 CommForce LLC - Contract offsite Richmond, VA
· Design, Develop, Maintain Secure site for Legal Title Search Company with clientele including Sun Trust Banks.
Contract Art Director / Graphic & Web Designer /Photographer Videographer
6/02-7/05 Independent Contractor offsite Richmond, VA
· Create, Direct, Shoot, Video, Photo, Print and Promo Productions including Fine Art Photo quality Laser Art.
Director / Associate Director Videographer
7/01-3/02 Media Arts Inc. Independent & Contractor offsite Richmond, VA
· Direct, Cast, Crew on location and in-studio, HD Video Cinematography Write Pre/Post Production DVD/TV.
Web & Graphic Design / Fine Art Photography Art Gallery & Event Exhibition
7/97-5/00 Apprenticeship & Fine Art Photography Gallery & Event Exhibition Tokyo, Japan
· Apprentice to one of Japan’s Leading Graphic Web Designers and Photography Exhibited Internationally.
Computer Technician
4/94-5/97 MCV Hospitals Richmond, VA
· Troubleshoot, Resolve computer errors to component level. Provide Analysis, Recommendations, Tech Support
Customer Service. MVS CICS diagnostics on IBM 3745 Cisco Token Ring Linux network. Including PC repair
in Operating Room while surgery was in progress as well as repairs in the Emergency Room during triage.
Photographer
11/93-3/94 American School Pictures Richmond, VA
· Professional Photographer of class reunion portraits throughout Washington, D.C. and VA.
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
BGS - Bachelor‘s Degree - Independent Studies - Multimedia Productions, VCU Richmond (‘88)
Computer Technology - Computer Technology Associates Diploma - ECPI Richmond VA (‘94)
Other Industry related positions include:
 Several roles in numerous Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures and independent productions.
 East Coast Club & Stage Lighting Main spot for bands, theater, stage lighting, Video projection production, House DJ, DC, VA, NC.
 National and International Photography Art Gallery Exhibition Experience.
 Professional Art, Graphic, Visual and Instructional Design, Web Design and Development Experience.
Brief List of Equipment and Software (“with hands on” experience) www.chriskopitzke.com
· Adobe Creative Suite · Flash · Tandenburg Video Conference · Nikon D90 720p SR
· Adobe Premier · FS Pro & Docutools · Yamaha pro live sound console · Sony DV1000, SR10HD Camcoders
· Final Cut Pro · Sorenson Audio Compression · Green & Blue Screen editing · 70mm Bell & Howell, 16mm Arriflex
· OctaneVR · Pioneer DJM-900NXS, ipod · ATEM Television Studio Switcher · Boom & multi-Lavalier Mic set ups
· Pano 360 · Windows Movie Maker, iMovie · Theater, Stage Main Spot & Portrait · Analog & Digital Video Editors
· Camtasia Studio, Storyline · Technics Dual Turntable & mixer Studio Lighting, Lasers & Gels · Analog Feedback Pattern Generator