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Consult@DragonUnderGlass.com

Representation:

Currently represented by Anvil Entertainment. Please request contact information from Consult@DragonUnderGlass.com.

Qualifications:

  • Experienced writer and editor. Please see publications and productions and awards.

  • Meets deadlines and strives to make your life easier.

  • Attention to detail.

  • Background in screenwriting, comic book script writing, and computers.

  • Expert in Final Draft, Movie Magic Screenwriter, and several other computer applications.

    Professional History:

  • 2003 to Present -- Freelance Writer and Consultant under the business name Dragon Under Glass. Services include writing, rewriting, production assistance, editing, consulting, and technology training. Past and present clients include Discovery Channel, Zenescope Entertainment, Eastman Street Productions, Stormfront Films, Silver Leaf Books, The Scriptwriters Network, IBM, NASA, Qualcomm, Federal Express, Discover Financial Services, State Street, and Intuit.

  • July 2002 to May 2003 -- University of South Florida, Florida Center for Community Design and Research, Tampa, FL
    Coordinator, Information / Publication Services
    Coordinate Web design, HTML, and XHTML publishing and programming for various clients related to the http://www.wateratlas.org family of sites.

  • March 2001 to April 2002 -- Intermedia Communications Inc., Tampa, FL
    Corporate Web Manager (Webmaster)
    Final authority for design, development, planning, and analysis of all Web and extranet sites related to http://www.intermedia.com, including over 800 pages at its peak. Write Web pages. Enforce Marketing, Legal, and programming standards. Project management, coordinating with numerous departments. Program HTML and ColdFusion interfaces to Access and SQL databases. NT server and database management.

  • August 1999 to March 2001 -- Intermedia Communications Inc., Tampa, FL
    Senior Web Developer
    Program ColdFusion Web interfaces, HTML, and databases. Proofread and document interfaces. Assist Web Manager in duties (above).

    Special Skills:

  • IBM Certified Instructor for all Rational ClearCase and Rational ClearQuest classes, including Multisite classes (2003-Present).

  • IBM Certified Instructor for IBM Rational Functional Tester, IBM Rational Manual Tester, and IBM Rational Performance Tester (2008-Present).

  • IBM Certified Instructor for Build Forge since 2009.

    Education:

  • University of Nebraska at Omaha, Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Major in Writer's Workshop (Creative Writing). Minor in English. Thesis in screenwriting.

  • University Honors Program. Graduated summa cum laude, 4.0 cumulative grade point average.

    Publications section and Awards and Leadership Activities section (left sidebar)



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    Writing for Hire Waiting on Publication/Production:

  • "Clean Bill of Death." A Frank & Steinway animated short. Wil Panganiban, Director. Shaene M. Siders and Craig A. Siders, Writers. April 2013.

  • Two educational comic scripts written for a second Zenescope Entertainment / Discovery Channel book, February 2012. "Shark Biology: Killer Senses, Killer Systems" and "The Reproductive System: Survival of the Species in a Shark-eat-shark World." Discovery: Great Whites.

  • Rewrite of Action/Horror/Thriller feature script for Stormfront Films, July 2011.

  • Rewrite of Horror/Thriller feature for Eastman Street Productions, October 2011.

  • Role playing game series of 8 books for Silver Leaf Books, 2010-2012.

  • Short film script optioned by Plum Street Productions, September 2011.

    • Publications and Productions:

  • The Discovery Channel and Zenescope Entertainment, August 2012. "Lunch is Stranger than Fiction" and "Edestus: Sea Scene Investigation (Sea S. I.)." Discovery: Megladon & Prehistoric Sharks (Digital download). Or preorder hard copy on Amazon.

  • The Kingdom Scepter (video game mini module). Writer/Game Designer. (Download available here. Must have Neverwinter Nights with all expansion packs installed).

  • Fundamentals of ClearCase UCM. (Instructional videos, courseware slides, book, labs, and server-based lab environment). Qualcomm Incorporated: 2011.

  • ClearCase UCM Advanced Training. (Instructional videos, courseware slides, and book). Qualcomm internal training class: 2011.

  • ClearCase Quick Guides. (Job Aides). Qualcomm Incorporated: 2011.

  • Developing Software with IBM Rational Team Concert. (Courseware slides, book, and VMWare-based lab environment). LearnQuest: 2011.

  • Project Management with IBM Rational Team Concert. (Courseware slides, book, and VMWare-based lab environment). LearnQuest: 2011.

  • System Design Description and Software User Manual for the video game-based MCIT (Mobile Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Interactive Trainer). For Quicksilver Software, Inc. and USC Institute for Creative Technologies: 2010.

  • "Read, recycle, and reuse: Reporting made easy with Excel, XML, and Java technologies, part 1." IBM developerWorks. February 16, 2010.

  • "Read, recycle, and reuse: Reporting made easy with Excel, XML, and Java technologies, part 2." IBM developerWorks. March 2, 2010.

  • How to Upload Files in CMS Made Simple. Instructional video. Written and produced by Dragon Under Glass. 2008.

  • ClearCase UCM at State Street. (Courseware slides, book, and VMWare-based lab environment). State Street: 2007. (Developed for training courses at State Street Corporation)

  • "The CS Open Opens Eyes." Creative Screenwriting Magazine. 2007 Screenwriting Expo Special Edition, p. 11.

    In addition to the publications and productions we have created for other companies, our company's publications and productions have been used by organizations such as NASA, Federal Express, Winn-Dixie, Discover Tech, and The Scriptwriters Network:

  • XML-Based Web Services for Mad Scientists. (Courseware slides and book). Dragon Under Glass Press: 2007.

  • ColdFusion Web Services for Mad Scientists. (Courseware slides and book). Dragon Under Glass Press: 2007.

  • Java Web Services for Mad Scientists. (Courseware slides and book). Dragon Under Glass Press: 2007.

  • Advanced Topics in ColdFusion MX for Mad Scientists. (Courseware slides and book). Dragon Under Glass Press: 2005.

  • Crystal Reports 10 for Mad Scientists. (Courseware slides and book). Dragon Under Glass Press: 2005.

  • Advanced Crystal Reports 10 for Mad Scientists. (Courseware slides and book). Dragon Under Glass Press: 2005.

  • Advanced Dreamweaver for Mad Scientists. (Courseware slides and book). Dragon Under Glass Press: 2004.

  • Java for Mad Scientists. (Courseware slides and book). Dragon Under Glass Press: 2004. (Sample: Excerpt from Chapter 2, including exercise and step-by-step solutions)

    Awards and Leadership Activities:

  • Finalist, The Biz of Screenwriting Contest, 2009.

  • Winner, The Scriptwriters Network Hollywood Outreach Program, 2008.

  • Quarterfinalist, Hollywood Nexus Competition, 2008.

  • Top 20% Award, 2007 Screenwriting Expo Competition.

  • Semifinalist, 2006 Creative Screenwriting Open live screenwriting tournament at the Screenwriting Expo.

  • Finalist, Scriptapalooza teleplay competition, 2004.

  • Quarterfinalist, Scriptapalooza screenplay competition, 2004.

  • Reader / Analyst for the Scriptwriters Network Hollywood Outreach Program and Television Outreach Program since May 2006.

  • UNO Regents and Distinguished (Scottish Rite) Scholarships. Writing awards/writing scholarships from the Millard Education Foundation, Mensa, Beth Ann Brooks Foundation, Agora Magazine, and the Omaha Elks club.



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