Real-Life Stress Test
Kodiak, 2004: a fatal rescue, a freighter broken in two, and a brand-new press system that crashed twice.
Crisis communications for entertainment and media
I spent 27 years in U.S. Coast Guard public affairs. For the last twelve I was Assistant Director of the service's Motion Picture & Television Office in Los Angeles, the two-person office that works with the studios, networks, streamers, game publishers and creators who want the Coast Guard on screen. Before that I worked the press side of major federal emergencies, including Deepwater Horizon, Hurricane Sandy and the Paulsboro train derailment.
Both halves of that career ask for the same thing: get to the true story fast, protect the people and the brand in it, and keep the room calm when the pressure is on.
- Titan documentaries. Negotiated separate access arrangements for the Netflix and BBC/Discovery documentaries during an active Marine Board of Investigation.
- Emmy-winning documentary. Agency lead, technical advisor and contributing producer on Paratus, winner of a 2026 Southeast Emmy Award.
- Film, TV and games. 90 IMDb credits, including Dunkirk, Top Gun: Maverick, The Finest Hours, NCIS: New Orleans and Deadliest Catch, plus technical guidance on Call of Duty and The Division 2.
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