Melvin Deer

Experience

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  Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

  Jan 2011 - now

  Department Director

  Establishes and oversees administrative procedures to meet objectives set by executive leadership and the tribal council.Develops existing teams into high-productivity, results-oriented units through creative initiatives.Researches and analyzes community member needs to determine program directions and goals.Speaks to community groups to explain and interpret agency purposes, programs, and policies.Maintains frequent interaction with senior management to measure goal achievement and determine areas of improvement.Identifies operational process inefficiencies to recommend necessary improvements.Plans and administers budgets for programs, equipment, and support services.Directs activities of professional and technical staff members and volunteers. Show less

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  Vindication Films LLC

  Apr 2018 - now

  Co-Founder | Independent Filmmaker/Producer

  Study and research scripts to determine the script's direction and obtain rights to scripts and other IP items such as existing video footage.Hire principal cast members and crew members, such as art directors, cinematographers, and costume designers.Confer with technical directors, managers, crew members, and writers to discuss production details, such as photography, script, music, sets, and costumes.Hold auditions for parts and negotiated contracts with actors determined suitable for specific roles.Arrange to finance for productions and determined settings and locations for films to determine how scenes will be shot in these settings.Coordinate the production activities of writers, directors, and other production personnel throughout the process.Conduct meetings with staff to discuss production progress and to attain production objectives.Establish the pace of programs and sequences of scenes according to time requirements and cast and set accessibility.Resolve personnel problems that arise during the production process by acting as liaisons between dissenting parties when necessary. Show less