1. Wendy Rolón
Cell: 510-384-7407
Email victorioustart@gmail.com@gmail.com
Blog: http://haikubeeyatch.wordpress.com/
SUMMARY
• Writer/Textile Artist/Video Maker/Producer
• Highly Creative, Smart, Self-Motivated, Problem Solver, People Lover
• Organized, Strong Attention to Detail, Excellent Multi-tasker
• Effective in Fast-Paced Creative Environment
• Funny and Nice
EXPERIENCE
Monsoon Company - September 2014 - present
Freelance Ghostwriter and Editor
Ghostwriter published in The Wall Street Journal Accelerators blog, TechCrunch, Venture Beat
Innovators and Influencers, March 2014 - present
Ghostwriter published in Entrepreneur, FastCompany, Inc.
Cost Plus World Market, November 2012 – present
Freelance Stylist Assistant, Prop Wrangler, Fabricator
• Style sets, maintain props, build and paint sets, drive prop truck for photo shoots.
Kicker Studio, Sept 2012 – present
Freelance Writer, Editor, Nerd Collaborator
• Think tank rabble-rouser and writing partner of Jody Medich, principle and founder of Kicker, a San
Francisco design studio.
Busse Design, January 2011 – present
Freelance Writer and Video Maker
• Researcher and writer of articles and blog postings. Client video creation specialist.
ShadeMaker Productions, June - August 2012
Costume Technician
• Costumed puppets for Henry Selick's (Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline) stop-motion film, The
Shadow King.
Fonco Creative, April 2011 – June 2012
Producer, Writer , Fabricator, Video Editor
• Managed production for all projects- artists, assets, materials, timelines and budgets
• Fabricator for stop-motion commercials.
• Writer, Producer and Editor for stop-motion spots
• Co-writer on the MORAV series with Fon Davis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DHo8fYFsd0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p01sVSi3ESs
Cicada Princess, July 2011 – June 2012
Production Coordinator / Costume Designer
• Managed all set & prop fabrication, shooting schedule, stage and equipment.
• Designed and created micro-knitted costumes and jewelry director Mauricio Baiocchi's stop-motion
animated film.
http://www.cicadaprincess.com/
2. Lookyloo Video, Jan 2011 - present
Writer/Producer/Director/Video Editor
• Produce, write, direct and edit creative and inspiring custom videos for the web.
http://lookyloovideo.wordpress.com/sample-videos/
Five Ton Crane, January 2006 – present
Artist/Fabricator/Project Manager
• Managed production of "Oakland^2", a group installation for the SF Moma Gallery.
http://sfmomaag.blogspot.com/2012/08/interview-with-five-ton crane_21.html
• Create large-scale art installations with a diverse group of artists, geeks and inventors from the San
Francisco Bay Area.
http://www.fivetoncrane.org/blog/
Independent Screenwriter and Story Editor, September 2009 - present
• Write original feature films
• Story editor for hire
Writing sample provided upon request.
*I'm currently at work on a novel, god help me...
Men from Nowhere, Jan – Oct, 2010
Co-Producer/Story Editor
Worked closely with director, Laurent Malaquais, on his DIY Bricolage documentary.
• Story development, script and continuity feedback, editorial guidance
• Production management - created and maintained all production timelines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_From_Nowhere
Reverie Digital, 2009
Screenwriter/Script Supervisor
• Wrote various short genre films for director Justin Oliphant and script supervised on set.
http://www.reveriedigital.net/Reverie_Digital/Main.html
ImageMovers Digital, A Walt Disney Company, 2008 - 2010
(A Christmas Carol, Mars Needs Moms, Yellow Submarine)
Training Coordinator/Video Editor/Independent Projects/Production Assistant
Training Department:
• Coordinated Arts and Technical Classes: Managed enrollment, scheduling, budgeting, documentation,
videography, supplies and equipment, models, and instructors.
• Training Instructor & Training Library Coordinator
• Cross-Training Documentation: Recorded and edited training classes in Final Cut Pro.
• Maintained company wiki.
• Videographer: Recorded, edited and distributed company Monthlies reel.
• Travel & Expense Super User: Disney appointed company expense reporting instructor.
Independent Projects:
• Producer/Actor: Breath by Breath – first animated short from IMD by director Rudy Grossman
Production Department:
• Created and managed render priority list
• Captured and managed Bob Zemekis dailies director notes
• Reconciled all production department procurement cards
• Maintained scripts
• Also responsible for purchasing, travel requests, coordinating of over-time meals
The Crucible, 2008
Assistant to Executive Director/Production Manager/Event Coordinator
3. • Assisted in production of the 2008 Fire Arts Festival as well as events at the Great American Music
Hall and De Young Museum
• Worked with Executive Director to produce The Firebird Ballet
• Responsible for management of all daily production tasks and errands, cast and crew hiring/
management, scheduling and creating calendar, prop research, tracking and acquisition, rehearsal
management, costume design research and support, creative brainstorming, etc.
http://thecrucible.org/component/content/article/77-event-gallery/234-fire-arts-festival-2008-gallery
http://thecrucible.org/component/content/article/77-event-gallery/231-firebird-gallery
Warner Bros., 2007
Clash of the Titans
Researcher/Production Assistant
• For Stephen Norrington, Clash of the Titans - Responsible for creating, organizing and maintaining
period image research database in Photoshop, and for generating and organizing movie database for
pre-production of Clash of the Titans. Organized original concept art and renderings on FTP site.
• Managed artists
• Pre-production timeline wrangler
Walden Center & School, 2006 – 2007
Rehearsal Assistant
• Assisted Drama/Dance Instructor Russell Wright with Upper Group student performance.
• Duties included voice coaching, acting coaching, running theater games, procuring costumes,
generating costume and running-order lists, and setting up, and maintaining dressing rooms/back
stage area at Live Oak Theater.
English Instructor – Barcelona, Spain, 1995 – 1996
• Taught English to adults and children, privately and in academy settings.
EDUCATION
• Binghamton University, New York - BA Comparative Literature
• Scuola Per Strangieri, Siena, Italy
TECH & FABRICATION SKILLS
• Software: Final Cut Studio, Premiere, Photoshop, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor, Rhino, MS Office,
Shotgun Production Database, Filemaker, Plone Content Management System, Scratch Dailies Viewer,
Final Draft, Celtx, Omniplan
• Platforms: Mac, Windows, Linux
• Fabrication: Proficient in the user of stand shop tool, including MIG welder, general carpentry tools,
and sewing machines.