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THOMAS KREFT
www.tomkreft.com tomkvideo@gmail.com
Baltimore, MD 21229 443-996-1920
WORK EXPERIENCE
OWNER | Tom K. Video Productions
Catonsville, MD Jan 2007 – Present
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Editing client video content for local and nationwide contracts.
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Onsite video production for local clients.
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Creating commercial videos for local area businesses.
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Shooting and cutting music videos for local musicians.
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Designing print media for local area restaurants.
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Creating print and web media for nationwide music tours.
SEASONAL FLORAL CLERK | Blue Iris Flowers
Catonsville, MD Feb 2025 – May 2025
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Running front desk, greeting walk in customers, handling cash and electronic payments.
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Unloading and unboxing daily perishable shipments to be arranged by designers.
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Taking phone orders and organizing daily delivery schedule and routes.
DIRECTOR OF VIDEO OPERATIONS | The Baseball Factory Columbia, MD Jun 2011 – Nov 2024
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Director of creative content for social media videos. Producing weekly original content.
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Expanded and managed a nationwide videographer network of over 30 freelance contractors for weekly events.
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Booking hotels and flights for contractors, payroll for contractors, purchasing video equipment.
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Onsite production and editing of video packages for TV and web broadcast on ESPN and MLB Network during MLB draft season.
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Directing and editing several dozen instructional videos for DICKS Sporting Goods during partnership
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Overhauled editing department to improve video output by 50%
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Lead video editor for skill showcase. Creating 60 to 90 unique videos per week.
SKILLS SUMMARY
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Tools: Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Creative Cloud, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, Sony Vegas, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Excel
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Equipment: Panasonic HVX200A, Canon 5D, Canon C100, GoPro Hero, Sony FX30, Black Magic, Canon HFG50, Sennheiser Audio, Lowel lighting systems, greenscreens, blue screens, C-stands, cardioid microphones, lavalier microphones, boom microphones, shotgun microphones
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Soft Skills: People management, rapport building, excellent communication, punctuality, customer service.
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Hard Skills: videography, editing, production, social media accounts, Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, lighting sets, lighting green screens, chromakey, title design, sound equipment, pallet jacks, electric jacks, trash compactor
EDUCATION
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Catonsville, MD
Sep 2007 – Dec 2010
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Bachelor of Arts, Film and Video
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Won Grand Prize for Documentary “My 2 Cents” Wide Angle Youth Media Film Contest.
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Vice President of Filmmaker’s Anonymous for 2010-2011 school year
Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) Catonsville, MD
Sep 2004 – Jun 2007
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Associate of Applied Science, Graphic Design
REFERENCES
Robert Naddelman, Former President of Baseball Factory 410 – 340 – 2844
Brian Johnson, Former Senior Designer of Baseball Factory 410 – 935 – 9136
Wei Xue, Former Lead Programmer of Baseball Factory 410 – 206 – 3739
Allison Glascock, Owner of Blue Iris Flowers 410 – 747 – 5186