Eric M. Bumpus, MBA, MFA

Experience

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  June Beallor Productions

  Jan 2003 - May 2003

  Intern

  Primarily, I read scripts and wrote coverages. But, I also organized the office's tape library and did general office duties (faxing, filing, answering phones, internet research, etc).

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  Meliora Productions

  Jan 2005 - Dec 2020

  Owner (Videographer, AV Editor, Producer)

  Meliora Productions was founded in January 2005 as an Indiana-based production company serving two purposes.1. Meliora services (Development through Post-Production) other production companies as an independent contractor.2. Meliora assists businesses with informative products such as documentaries, training videos and promotional pieces.In 2014, footage I shot for a client, Fiberglass Freaks, was used in a documentary on the home video release of the 1966 Batman TV series by Warner Brothers. Show less

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  CeaseFireStrategies

  Jun 2008 - Dec 2016

  CeaseFireStrategies, CFS for short, is a ministry that seeks to encourage positive interaction between religions and society (politics, culture, and the sciences). CFS seeks to bridge the culture gap by offering up strategies and resources that provides positive interaction between the various spheres of society. CeaseFireStrategies, CFS for short, is a ministry that seeks to encourage positive interaction between religions and society (politics, culture, and the sciences). CFS seeks to bridge the culture gap by offering up strategies and resources that provides positive interaction between the various spheres of society.

  • Founder / Director

    Jun 2008 - Dec 2016

  • Producer

    Jun 2008 - Dec 2016
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  YWCA Marion

  Jun 2008 - Jun 2009

  Executive Assistant / Bookkeeper / Marketing & Development

  Executive Assistant to the Executive Director (E.D.):Organized offices, made phone calls, light bookkeeping, orchestrated mailings, data entry, etc.Marketing / Development: Wrote strategic plan and approx. six grants.

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  Chapel of the Flowers

  Jun 2009 - Mar 2010

  Videographer / Video Editor / Photo Processor

  I record weddings live to DVD and stream them online, as a 'one-man operation'. I edit live by switcher, operate a 3 camera set-up by remote control and playback DVD and CD files played during the ceremony.I've also recorded weddings via handheld camera (then to come back and dump them to DVD and stream to the internet). These ceremonies are done in "one take" and are for the outdoor Garden and Gazebo weddings. I've also shot handheld at the Grand Canyon.I keep track of inventory through the tracking of DVD usage and confirm the couple receive the media products they've ordered, based on the package they've purchased (ie: internet broadcast time and DVD copies).Finally, I edit, color correct, and apply light Photoshop effects to the photo packages. I order the prints, upload the files to the chapel's servers, create slideshows, and burn the couple's completed package as a data-DVD. Show less

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  Branders MarkIt

  Aug 2011 - Jan 2014

  Accounting and Finance Assistant

  Reconciled bank accounts, reorganized the chart of accounts, and entered transactional data in to Microsoft Excel and Quickbooks 2012 for four different companies.

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  Fiberglass Freaks

  Feb 2012 - Apr 2013

  Office Manager / Marketing Manager / Accountant / Video Editor

  Fiberglass Freaks is licensed by DC Comics / Warner Brothers Entertainment to build 1:1 scale replicas of the 1966 Batmobile.I handled the weekly payroll for 10-13 independent contractors (including vacation time and tracking personnel files); accounting (account reconciliation, A/R, A/P, creation of financial statements, creation of royalty payment reports, and creation of the 2013 budget) in QuickBooks; I set up and managed social media accounts (YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter); and I assisted in the design of promotional/sales materials. I also answered calls, voice mails, emails, and was responsible for the filing. Show less

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  MagicHouse Productions

  Feb 2012 - Apr 2013

  Office Manager / Accountant / Video Editor

  I handle the bookkeeping in Quickbooks 2011. I also edit their video projects, from clientelle work to feature films.

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  Chapel of the Flowers

  Jan 2014 - Oct 2014

  Lifestyle Photographer, Photo Processor, and Videographer

  I took candid photos of couples and their guests during the wedding ceremony and during the photo shoot with the couple's primary photographer after the ceremony. Some shoots also involved off property sessions, which were usually conducted on the Las Vegas strip.I also processed photos by color correcting, organizing, storing files, and ordering prints for the photo appointments scheduled for the next day's business.Finally, I filled in as Videographer whenever the video department was understaffed for a given day. This involved live switching of three remote CCTV cameras, running audio, CD playback, streaming the ceremony live online, and burning to DVD at the end of the ceremony. Show less

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  Stories by the River

  Dec 2015 - Dec 2015

  Film Festival Judge

  I viewed and evaluated 50 films for the 2016 Stories by the River film festival.

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  Doxanoûs Media

  Apr 2016 - Jul 2020

  Founder / Director

  We are a publishing and marketing services company to publish and market fiction and non-fiction works that cover entertainment, business, theology, politics, and reintroducing civility back in to the cultural conversation.

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  Accountemps

  May 2016 - Feb 2017

  Accountant

  On assignment for BELL Aquaculture:Daily reconciliation of accounts, tracking cash flow, AP tracking, weekly expenses, weekly budget and forecasting.Created Excel spreadsheets and entered data into both excel and Peachtree.

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  Accountemps

  Apr 2017 - Jul 2017

  Unposted Items Repair Specialist

  Worked on assignment for First Merchants Bank to research unposted items and assign them to the right account and situation (wrong account, stop pays, wrong account type, deceased account holder, etc.)

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  The Moritz Group, PC

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  Document Specialist

  Responsibilities: scanning tax returns for archival, tax year 2017.

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  The Moritz Group, PC

  Aug 2018 - Oct 2018

  Document Specialist

  Responsibilities: scanning and digital archival of tax year 2014; prepping for tax year 2018.

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  The Moritz Group, PC

  Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  Document Specialist

  scanning tax returns for archival, tax year 2018.

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  DoxaNous Media, LLC

  Jul 2020 - now

  Co-Owner
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  Grand Canyon University

  Apr 2023 - now

  Adjunct Professor

  Teaching online courses in the Digital Film Production program.* Advanced Digital Post-Production* Cinematography* Creating the Dramatic Television Series* Digital Video Production I* Film Production Management* Introduction to Cinema: History & Aesthetics* Nonlinear Editing* Screenwriting I* Visual Storytelling