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Full Episode (YouTube): S01 E02 Toothless Couch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57fc758c20099e7cf4b1f79d/1476197550076-L1Q3WK2NM7W46YLAVY2B/Life-Below-Zero.jpg TV and Media LIFE BELOW ZERO - SEASON 7 National Geographic Channel / BBC Worldwide Story Producer April-May 2016 Collaborated with the lead editor to create a new format for a standalone, single-character compilation series that blended archival materials with scenes from the main series. Show Website: Life Below Zero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57fc758c20099e7cf4b1f79d/1477066160497-3K7SFSQMR7LM7TGMCOEN/image-asset.jpeg TV and Media Cutthroat Kitchen // Control Room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57fc758c20099e7cf4b1f79d/1631476049986-SI5E3S2V7N4Q9E1QJVRT/ctk_producers.JPG TV and Media - Make it stand out Cutthroat Kitchen // Lighting Test https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57fc758c20099e7cf4b1f79d/1527905902340-UNVRL1RVO2LY6LKHF8T5/WickedTuna.png TV and Media WICKED TUNA - SEASONS 7 & 8 National Geographic Channel / Pilgrim Media Story Producer / Writer Nov. 2017 - May 2019 Envisioned, developed, wrote, and produced 8 unique episodes for national television; 4 of these episodes required me to develop new formats (i.e. episode structure and style). Wrote 70-160 lines of voiceover per episode while leading a team of up to 6 editors to shape these episodes. Each episode required analyzing material from 12+ episodes (562+ minutes), identifying key story arcs and making creative decisions about how to track those storylines, and recutting that content into informative and entertaining 47- and 22-minute episodes. Current Website: Wicked Tuna on National Geographic Channel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57fc758c20099e7cf4b1f79d/1527905471979-A70CF94KDVKELD71BE62/BiggieTupac.jpg TV and Media WHO SHOT BIGGIE & TUPAC? Fox Television Network / Critical Content Story Producer / Writer Aug. 2017 - Sept. 2017 A contributing writer for the 2-hour television special for Fox. Blended archival material with interviews, recreations and graphics to tell the complex story behind the unsolved murders. Select Scene: Recreating Tupac’s Death https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57fc758c20099e7cf4b1f79d/1476199753871-32EV2VJ2XDP5G5EAEVYB/image-asset.jpeg TV and Media THE CLOSER (Now MAJOR CRIMES) TNT Network / Warner Brothers Television Executive Assistant Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2011 Supported the writers, creators, and executive producers as crimes were created and solved. Current Website: Major Crimes on TNT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57fc758c20099e7cf4b1f79d/1477074677774-1SQAINIWC1DSUTHNZZTU/JoshuaTree.jpg TV and Media TIA MOWRY AT HOME - SEASON 2 Cooking Channel / Critical Content Lead Story Producer Sept. 2015 - Jan. 2016 Responsible for all 13 episodes. Balanced the arc of Tia’s personal stories and guest appearances with the technical story of the recipes and the dishes she created. Show Website: Tia Mowry At Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57fc758c20099e7cf4b1f79d/1476197746240-OG1HXQ2MDGWRKE1KLY45/tumblr_mlsetsKySj1rkz363o4_1280.jpg TV and Media CUTTHROAT KITCHEN - SEASONS 1-9 Host: Alton Brown Food Network / Embassy Row Digital Media Producer / Story Producer / Coordinator May 2013 - Sept. 2015 Helped craft each episode's story as it evolved in real time on-set and in Post Production. While working on the main television series, I also handled all Digital Content for the show. I produced 100+ webisodes with Alton Brown on-set. Then in Post, I cut each show in Avid and collaborated with an editor to refine the story, content, energy, and comedy within each piece. Show Website: Cutthroat Kitchen Alton's After Show (highlight): The Best of the Worst Testing the Sabotages (highlight): Awful Waffle Basket https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57fc758c20099e7cf4b1f79d/1527906833713-VRQ9I781JWIU0F5YCYSI/SamAndSue-forweb.jpg TV and Media Life Below Zero // Sue Aikens’ visit to post-production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57fc758c20099e7cf4b1f79d/1476199188989-SY2S7LBPRSU0NQJ2IGLR/image-asset.png TV and Media LONGMIRE - PILOT and SEASON 1 A+E Network / Netflix / Warner Horizon Television Coordinator / Executive Assistant Aug. 2010 - Aug. 2012 Worked with the writers, creators, and executive producers to help bring the story of Craig Johnson's Sheriff Walt Longmire to life. 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Placed in the top of the class in order to be selected for the on-site rover competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57fc758c20099e7cf4b1f79d/1631492039778-FV1EX248E8UEFAT5JWBF/lc39_area_Sam_office.jpg NASA + Computer Science - Make it stand out NASA Kennedy Space Center Intern / Software Development for Launch Control Systems Sept. 2018 - Dec. 2018 My Final Paper can be found on the NASA Technical Reports Server. · Developed two new system application GUI features for the Spaceport Command and Control System at KSC which will be used to help launch rockets into space · Wrote the original source code, developed robust unit tests using multiple testing frameworks, handled code review, and wrote functional tests for these two features as part of the software development cycle · Created new unit tests for legacy code to improve the overall system’s maintainability; for one class, I increased the code coverage for methods by 10%, for lines by 14%, and for conditionals by 19% · Utilized version-control software, an automated testing framework, and shell scripting for configuration · Collaborated with several full-time engineers, including my technical leads and senior management https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57fc758c20099e7cf4b1f79d/1631491531648-Q8YN0NNYB0WF8Y74PI9P/sam_at_ames.jpg NASA + Computer Science NASA Ames Research Center Pathways Intern / Intelligent Systems Division Automated Planning and Scheduling Group Sept. 2020 - March 2022 · Leveraged artificial intelligence and Mixed Integer-Linear Programming to create an autonomous service request scheduler in MATLAB for a proposed low-cost, ad-hoc Lunar Position, Navigation, and Timing smallsat constellation (a.k.a. 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