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PROFILE
MFA writer-director and UCLA School of Film & Television graduate with 10+ years of experience in
entertainment, business and technology. Focused on Copywriting, Visual Design & Branding, including B2B.
Draws on a diverse set of communications and interpersonal skills to understand client needs and produce
positive results from the advertising oriented to the most technical of content.
EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE COPYWRITER & TECHNICAL WRITER, FJORD, LOS ANGELES, CA — 2015
Copywriter and technical writer; created branded content for 34+ pages of the newly designed website of a
$12BB semiconductor company post-merger – from the Home page and About Us to the Innovation, Product
and Application pages
FREELANCE COPYWRITER & PHOTO EDITOR; LUXURY LINK, LLC; LOS ANGELES, CA — 2015
Freelance copywriter, photo editor. Created branded content for company's website and partner Gilt’s travel
promotions; wrote for company's travel magazine
FREELANCE SEARCH ENGINE ANALYST; LEAPFORCE; HOUSTON, TX — 2013-2014
Search Engine analyst for a multinational, Fortune 500 technology company; month to month contract
PARTNER, KWAN YIN ENTERPRISES, INC., LOS ANGELES, CA — 2011-2013
Private Equity focused on commodities (in a JV with Energía Latina S.A.); put together a $50MM credit fund oil
import, managed relations with Energía Latina S.A., and ALBA
COO, PARTNER, BOARD, ARCHANGEL GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC, LOS ANGELES, CA – 2009-2011
Startup Hedge Fund, Real Estate Investment Fund
HOTEL ROOMING COORDINATOR, M.A. CENTER, LOS ANGELES, BOSTON — 2005-2012
Coordinated hotels for 1500+ attendees in Los Angeles and Boston for non-profit humanitarian organization's
Meditation Retreat during its Summer Tour. Volunteer position, 30 hours/week
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT, UCLA SCHOOL OF FILM & TELEVISION, LOS ANGELES – 1995-2000
Teaching Assistant for graduate course in Experimental Media with Professor Bruce Yonemoto
PRODUCER, BRUCE YONEMOTO: DISAPPEARANCE OF MEMORY, LOS ANGELES, TOKYO – 1999-2000
Produced artist’s mid-career survey at the ICC, Tokyo, Japan. Large scale multi-media
VISUALS DIRECTOR, UNI NEW MUSIC CONVENTION, MCA RECORDS, HOLLYWOOD, CA – 1995
Directed forty (40) 1-3 minute music videos/EPKs showcasing new music by MCA Records talent
CONSULTANT, AMERICAN PRODUCTIVITY & QUALITY CENTER, HOUSTON, TX – 1992-1994
Founded APQC's Benchmarking Consulting Division. Completed Best Practices study for Nabisco & 11 partner
companies. Wrote “Making Benchmarking Faster, Cheaper, Easier” CMA, February 1994, Vol. 68, No. 1
BENCHMARKING ASSOCIATE, UMS GROUP, NEW ORLEANS, LA – 1991-1992
Benchmarking associate for boutique consulting firm focused on public utilities. Developed Service and
Performance measures for Best Practices study involving 11 major utility companies
Represented by Creative Circle – 323-930-2333
DAV I D W. OT T E N H O U S EDAV I D W. OT T E N H O U S E
Copywriter & Creative Director with an MFA in Directing from the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television, a
B.A. in English, and a B.S.E.E. in Electrophysics (with a Minor in Bioengineering) from Rice University. David’s
30+ years of experience in entertainment, enterprise and technology make him a unicorn of sorts for writing,
visual design & branding.
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2. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, HOUSTON, TX – 1989-1990
Semiconductor Division; Failure Analysis Laboratory; investigated semiconductor failure
TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT, ARNOLD WHITE & DURKEE, HOUSTON, TX – 1988-1989
Analyzed semiconductor technologies for obviousness & patent infringement for firm's attorneys
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
AMMA’S KITCHEN & H.O.P.E., LOS ANGELES – 2003-2012
Cooked for and served approximately 90-150 homeless people once to twice per month. Revamped menu to
a healthy and delicious mostly organic meal
EDUCATION
UCLA School of Film & Television – MFA, Film & Television Directing 2000
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Centre Parisien d'Études Critiques – Charles Boyer Fellowship 1996-1997
Rice University, Houston, Texas – BSEE Electrophysics (Quantum Mechanics), Minor Bioengineering; BA English 1989
FILMS, FESTIVALS, AWARDS
“Scorpio Ascending” Writer Feature Film Script, Occult thriller: Kalin Devins, a NYPD Detective from the other
side of the tracks pursues a demonic killer
"Backtrack" Writer 2000-2004 Feature film adaptation, based on the novel by Joseph Hansen. In association
with François Duplat
“LATE SUMMER" Writer, Director, Editor, Producer 1998-2001 35 mm, 30 min, Thesis film UCLA. Distribution
DVD: “Boy’s Life 5: Four films of self-discovery by auteurs” Strand Releasing, 30+ Festivals: Outfest, San
Francisco Gay & Lesbian, London Gay & Lesbian, Turin Gay & Lesbian
UCLA Spotlight Award, James Bridges Award in Directing, Charles Boyer Fellowship
"CLOSE TO" Writer, Director, Editor, Producer 1996-1997 9 min, starring Alexis Arquette. Distribution:
Theatrical & DVD: “Love Reinvented” Jour de Fête. 30+ festivals: Séptième Terrasse à Festival de Cannes,
Toronto International Film Festival, Outfest.
“Memory Denied It" Writer, Director, Editor 1994-1995 16mm, 15 min. IFFM, Independent Feature Project,
short film selection. Festivals: San Francisco, Turin, Montreal, Chicago Gay & Lesbian
SKILLS
Writing, Copywriting, Screenwriting, Film & Television Directing, Photoshop, Aperture, Lightroom, Producing,
Sound Engineering, Sound Editing, Post Production, Digital Media, Social Media, Photography, French Fluency,
MAC, Pages, Numbers, Microsoft Office, Garage Band, iMovie, AVID, Final Cut Pro, SketchUp, Final Draft
INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES
Meditation, Weight Training & Fitness, Cosmology, Cooking & Wine, Music, Electronics, Vampire Romances (on
my iPad), Movies & Television, Travel, Camping, Paris
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BSEE Electrophysics BA English
MFA, Film & Television Directing