Erik Baker
Soudan,CA
Summary
I am a man of cue word: “Hire Me!”
Multi-faceted Creative Producer-Writer-Engineer 30+ years who leads with humor & humility in the workplace to create long-lasting relationships & partnerships. Grounded in creative & structured problem- solving.
Looking for an environment that seeks HIGH CONCEPTS and CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING under tight deadlines.
Experience leading million dollar projects for Comedy Central, Fox, Mattel, XBox, Toys R Us, Nintendo & McDonalds.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Writer-Producer
4TH WALL DOWN PRODUCTIONS
09.2011 - Current
- Create & shoot properties with immersive worlds, weaving sponsorships into storylines
- Shepherd projects from ideation through post production delivery
- Negotiate rates & donations with vendors, locations, crew and talent
- Wrote, Produced, Directed Frank Incensed for Sierra Community Church
- Write & Direct Children’s summer camps (ages 5-14) in Film Boot Camp, Improvisation, Junior Performance Academy, Performance Academy, FUNdamentals.
Director of Theatre Department
LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
09.2022 - Current
- Produced, Directed, Marketed Seussical with community of 25 new actors ages 7-70
- Produced, Directed, Marketed Peter and the Starcatchers with community of 25 new and experienced actors
- Headed & hired production crews of 10 people
- Secured premiere sponsor for LTCC Theatre
- Teach: Film Appreciation; Acting I & II; Musical Performance; Acting Performance; Stagecraft; Improvisation
- Re-Started department from Covid
- Marketing Manager – Created social media, posters, playbills
- Manager of all contract licensing & patron relations
- Grew ticket revenue 5x over previous 4 years of shows.
Producer | Narrator | Sound Engineer
Amazon / Audible
07.2014 - Current
- Produce, narrate and sound engineer audiobooks for Amazon, iTunes, and Audible from home WhisperRoom sound booth.
Patent Engineer
Amin, Turocy & Watson
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Patent Research
- Prep work for trials.
Activities Director
MORAGA ROYALE SENIOR CARE
04.2021 - 09.2021
- Create, plan, run all daily activities for seniors ages 75 to 102, including sports, karate, crafts, games
- Direct all holiday & special events, including gather community volunteers
- Create, write, edit, design, photograph monthly newsletter (InDesign)
- Create Adaptive fitness classes (Sit n’ Be Fit)
- Run, Sing & Emcee daily social hour.
Lead Developer | Tech Manager WE tv
AMC Networks
09.2015 - 02.2019
- Technical Liaison & WE tv site manager
- Lead development & maintenance of WordPress enterprise-level, video-centric sites in PHP, Javascript, MySQL, Node, CMS, including: amc.com, bbcamerica.com, wetv.com, sundancetv.com, ifc.com, employee marquee site, global amc & sundance affiliate sites, and marketing initiatives
- Contribute to creative brainstorming team for Sundance TV
- Pioneered first application of React & Webpack on new site: www.sundancetv.com
- Architect for Sundance Shorts international competition sites; Includes user registration, video submissions, video voting
- Created photo bomb web mobile app to share cast members in user photos; Built on Phaser game framework; Developed Facebook & Twitter Apps with Oauth endpoints for sharing
- Created template for all international property sites
- WordPress language internationalization specialist (i18n)
- Scrum Agile - JIRA environment.
Ads & Reporting Specialist
VIACOM / MTV-COMEDY CENTRAL
08.2009 - 07.2013
- Created, Produced, Wrote, Filmed the property: Weather-man & Winsock
- Developed partnerships with Ad Sales team
- Pitched original content to Comedy Central President & VPs
- Led implementation of all ads & reporting services for DoubleClick DART, Omniture, ComScore, Nielsen
- Created Selenium scraper tool for automated ads & reporting
- Senior Developer and Site Support for comedycentral.com, thedailyshow.com, colbertnation.com, tvland.com, spike.com, tosh.comedycentral.com, jokes.com.
Director of Technology
4Kids Entertainment, Inc.
09.1999 - 09.2008
- Led $1mm project with partner Mattel to set up & train a newly created department of 20, launch a new production line & oversee QC within a 3 month deadline
- Video edit cartoon episodes and music videos for Mattel Juice Box
- Copywriter / Ad concept products for 4Kids
- Technical liaison to CEO & Senior VPs
- Created interactive DVDs with games, properties, music, and video for high profile clients, including 1 Million run for Toys R Us / Fox launch; 10 Million run for McDonalds Kids Meal; 4Kids Annual Report and Property Marketing DVDs
- Single-handedly managed re-launch of 4Kids’ first websites for Fox Saturday morning cartoon lineup (top 10 children’s website)
- Created microsites & advertorial campaigns for top clients Nintendo, McDonald’s, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Pokémon, Kirby, Lego Bionicle, Kellogg’s (Macromedia Site of the Day Award)
- Project managed game development & personally created Flash games
- Developed Online Style Guides cataloguing 10k+ images & guidelines.
Ski Instructor
Vail Resorts
12.2023 - Current
Hill Operations
Tube Tahoe
01.2024 - 05.2024
Fitness & Nutrition Teacher for Pre-K through 2nd Grade
P.S. X314, Bronx NY (via FAN4Kids)
11.2013 - 08.2014
- Established recess procedures & gym classes for transitioning underserved school
- Created F.A.I.R. Play – program to de-escalate conflict & promote safe play.
Course Designer
Datalink
09.1996 - 12.1999
- Designed & taught computer courses for people new to English.
Test Equipment Engineer
Holley Automotive
06.1989 - 09.1995
- Project Manager & liaison between Manufacturing, Production, Functional Test & manufacturing plant personnel
- Manage vendor test equipment & software builds (on vendor site)
- Production line programmer (C++, PLC, DOS) for mass production equipment (110k+ parts per day)
- Lead Trainer in manufacturing plant on test equipment, monitoring operations, data analysis, event tracking, and report generation
- Member of the launch team that installed the first fully computer automated production line in Mississippi manufacturing plant
- Designed test equipment, hardware/software interface, DOE, R&R statistical studies
- Wrote technical manuals for new equipment and production procedures
- Lead research into the application of fuzzy logic to production lines
- Quarterly presentations for President, Vice Presidents, and managers
Omniture Research Report Developer
FEDERATED MEDIA / AMerican Express
11.2013 - 01.2015
- Developed monthly Omniture Dashboard for American Express Forums.
Host/Instructor
Timestep Players
08.1998 - 06.1999
- Host of Readers: The Winning Team (for underserved K-6 schools)
- Toured MidWest with two-person show that encouraged Reading through interactive play.
Volunteer Instructor/Presenter
Children’s Museum
08.1991 - 06.1992
- Host 30 minute presentation of the body’s organs and digestive system with anatomical doll
- Assisted & taught children guests hands-on science stations.
Coach & Senior Referee
NYC Central Park – Lasker Ice Hockey outdoor rink
- Coached youth hockey teams
- Officiated Youth & Adult leagues.
Education
Master of Fine Arts - Specialization in Movement - Performance
Kent State University
Kent, OH06.1998
Bachelor of Science -
Kettering University (formerly GMI)
Flint06.1994
Master of Liberal Arts – Pending Thesis -
University of Detroit - Mercy
Detroit, MIMaster Certification -
ScreenwritingU
Los Angeles, CA06.2022
Professional Writer-track Program -
David Farland
Utah12.2022
LEVELS 1-3 -
SECOND CITY IMPROVISATION
Detroit, MI08.1995
Level 4 USA Certified Tenured Ice Hockey Official -
USA Hockey
Level 4 USA Certified Ice Hockey Coach - undefined
USA Hockey
Certified - undefined
Stage Combat
Skills
- Producer-Writer-Director
- Creative Writer (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy)
- World-Building Expert
- Electrical Engineer
- Scriptwriter
- Program Developer
- Comedian
- Photographer
- Audiobook Producer-Narrator
- Accents & Cartoon Voice Specialist
- Tenured Level 4 Ice Hockey Referee & Coach
- Gymnastics Teacher
- Black Belt Taekwondo
- College Teacher
- LAMP Web Developer
- Video Editor
- Computer Engineer
- Ski, Tae Kwon Do, Theatre Teacher
Websites
Awards And Kudos
- Dancing with the tahoe stars (CHOREOGRAPHER & DANCER)
- 1st Place Audience vote & money raised (received all 10’s from the Judges)
- Best comedy screenplay (¿SAY, QUÉ?!), L.A. Die Laughing Film Festival
- 168 Film festival Write of passage (How not to be a stupid adult), 1st Place Jury & Audience Favorite Award
Systems And Software
- Adobe Suite: Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Audition
- QLab
- Reaper
- WordPress Plugin Developer
- React
- PHP
- MySQL
- JavaScript
- ActionScript
- CMS
- Linux
- Git
- Docker
- Node
- JIRA
- Build High-end Workstations
Accomplishments
- Worked as a rhythmic gymnastics coach for national and state levels 1-3.
- Directed [description] program to achieve [result].
- Built [type] program from the ground up, with [Number] athletes and $[Amount] yearly budget.
- Oversaw the school's [type of sport] program.
- Earned the highest-level trophy at [Number] consecutive high school [Sport] tournaments.
Affiliations
- SAG-AFTRA
- Actors Equity Association
- American Renaissance Theatre Company
- Loupakis Performance Troupe
Certification
- Certified [Job Title], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]
- [Area of certification] Training - [Timeframe]
- [Area of certification], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]
- Licensed [Job Title] - [Timeframe]
- [Area of expertise] License - [Timeframe]
Additional Information
Additional detials go here
Languages
American Sign Language
Elementary
Hobbies
- Hockey
- Skiing
- Cartoon Voices
Timeline
Hill Operations
Tube Tahoe
01.2024 - 05.2024
Ski Instructor
Vail Resorts
12.2023 - Current
Director of Theatre Department
LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
09.2022 - Current
Patent Engineer
Amin, Turocy & Watson
01.2022 - 12.2022
Activities Director
MORAGA ROYALE SENIOR CARE
04.2021 - 09.2021
Lead Developer | Tech Manager WE tv
AMC Networks
09.2015 - 02.2019
Producer | Narrator | Sound Engineer
Amazon / Audible
07.2014 - Current
Fitness & Nutrition Teacher for Pre-K through 2nd Grade
P.S. X314, Bronx NY (via FAN4Kids)
11.2013 - 08.2014
Omniture Research Report Developer
FEDERATED MEDIA / AMerican Express
11.2013 - 01.2015
Writer-Producer
4TH WALL DOWN PRODUCTIONS
09.2011 - Current
Ads & Reporting Specialist
VIACOM / MTV-COMEDY CENTRAL
08.2009 - 07.2013
Director of Technology
4Kids Entertainment, Inc.
09.1999 - 09.2008
Host/Instructor
Timestep Players
08.1998 - 06.1999
Course Designer
Datalink
09.1996 - 12.1999
Volunteer Instructor/Presenter
Children’s Museum
08.1991 - 06.1992
Test Equipment Engineer
Holley Automotive
06.1989 - 09.1995
Coach & Senior Referee
NYC Central Park – Lasker Ice Hockey outdoor rink
Master of Fine Arts - Specialization in Movement - Performance
Kent State University
Bachelor of Science -
Kettering University (formerly GMI)
Master of Liberal Arts – Pending Thesis -
University of Detroit - Mercy
Master Certification -
ScreenwritingU
Professional Writer-track Program -
David Farland
LEVELS 1-3 -
SECOND CITY IMPROVISATION
Level 4 USA Certified Tenured Ice Hockey Official -
USA Hockey
Level 4 USA Certified Ice Hockey Coach - undefined
USA Hockey
Certified - undefined
Stage Combat
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