Hey, I’m Ray!

I’m a young Producer / Production Coordinator with diverse experience from NBA teams to political campaigns, and everything in-between. I have experience collaborating with other producers, leading a team of editors/graphic designers, coordinating with in house accounts and strategy teams, as well as crewing up, crafting call sheets, booking locations, and all the fun that goes along with getting the project across the finish line. I have produced work for broadcast, digital, social, as well as a little bit of print and radio, though the moving image is my specialty. After spending a year doing political ads for the ‘22 election cycle, I have been freelancing on commercials of all shapes and sizes in the Chicago area. When not on set or actively engaged in a commercial project I work on my own (gotta stay busy!). My interests lie in telling the truth of the human condition and always improving the medium however I can. I’m a creative individual, and I love collaborating with brands and production companies that have something to say.

Some highlights selected by the editor:

• I wrote my common app essay about me pirating “Boogie Nights” and the tracking shot that kicks the movie off (a 15 year old Ray was in awe)

• Chess ELO 1356 (at the time of this publication)

• Below average surfer

• Above average sailor

• Favorite author: Dostoevsky or Hemingway

• Best city in the world: Chicago

• Marathon finisher

• Personal goal for 2025: work on my tennis kick serve

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