Experience for today. Vision for tomorrow.

A passionate, entrepreneurial professional interested in opportunities to apply my leadership skills, business acumen and creative expertise to foster the success of a forward-thinking organization that appreciates and strives for a triple bottom line… people, profit and planet.

“Mr. Poe’s integrity is of the highest caliber, his honesty in business dealings is consistent and his ability to provide a calm and assuring business climate in a very high pressure business is remarkable. I recommend him without reservation.”
- Eric Karson, President, American Media Group, Inc.
Board Member, Los Angeles Repertory Company

“Rudy enjoys a higher than typical level of respect from those around him. He has always been willing to work side by side with his people and they admire that.”
- Shawn Buckley, Senior Partner, Buckley/Friedman Marketing Communications

RESULTS DRIVEN SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
Strategic Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
Operations & Project Management • Research & Development
Communications, Advertising & PR • Media Design, Production & Distribution

A CAREER OF EXCELLENCE
Imagine it! Project, Thousand Oaks, CA (www.imagineitproject.com) 2007 – Present
Co-founder, Board Member
• Co-founded and built this non-profit, educational, new-media organization from inception.
• Engineered and managed on-line digital media library.
• Produced and Directed 80+ interviews with luminaries from Stanford, MIT, the Smithsonian, National Academy of Engineers, Lincoln Center, Pixar and others.
• Edited and provided creative direction on all finished media productions including 2 feature documentaries.

Rudy Poe Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (rudypoe.com) 2009 – Present
Media Consulting
• Work with clients in retail, medical and electronics industries to develop branding/imaging, educational and media solutions across various mediums

Eleventh Day Entertainment, Encino, CA (www.eleventhday.com) 1995 – 2009
Co-founder, President, Executive Producer, Director, Editor
• Produced over 100 hours of video programming and multimedia content.
• Orchestrated building of one of the first high-definition post production facilities in Los Angeles.
• Co-managed client relations with television networks, corporations, foundations and the military.
• Interviewed and worked with celebrities from Entertainment, Sports and Politics.
• Responsible for all strategic planning, personnel, production, finance and business affairs.
• Provided creative direction for communications related media projects.
• Received Emmy and numerous other prestigious awards.

River Road Productions, Universal City, CA 1994 – 1995
Producer
• Produced 100 Years of Cinema doucmentary series for Showtime Networks.
• Hired and managed staff and freelance production personnel.
• Developed and established mutli-media research database.
• Negotiated licensing contracts with hundreds of archives.
• Interfaced with celebrity talent and network executives.

Point Blank Productions, Inc., Los Angeles, CA 1989 - 1991 & 1993 - 1994
Unit Production Manager/Assistant Director/Research & Post Production Supervisor
• Managed various aspects of of Turner documentaries, “In Search Of Dr. Seuss” & “MGM: When the Lion Roars”.
• Responsible for day-to-day operations of 100+ person production/creative teams.
• Dr. Seuss film was nominated for 7 Emmy Awards. MGM series won Emmy for “Best Informational Series”.

Creative Impact, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA 1989 – 1993
Creative Director
• Developed and created advertising and PR campaigns for clients in sports/health/lifestyle industries.
• Provided creative direction on layout and design, copywriting and photo/video shoots.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Master of Fine Arts, Motion Picture and Television Production - UCLA
Bachelor of Fine Arts, General Design - California College of the Arts
Continued Education, MBA/entrepreneurship program, Pepperdine

AWARDS, COMMUNITY SERVICE & INDUSTRY AFFILIATION
•Winner of Emmy Award and over 20 excellence awards for documentary, education, advertising, marketing and corporate communications.
• Guest Speaker, TEDx Conejo & Cal Lutheran University
• Panelist, (Creativity Expert) Numerous Education, Science & Engineering Events, Conventions & Festivals
• Member, Conejo Valley Area Coordinating Team (ACT) for School to Career Development
• Member, Director’s Guild of America & Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

PERSONALLY SPEAKING
What is your greatest professional strength?
Other than my ability to keep my head when all others are losing theirs around me, I’d have to say it’s my keen sense of the “big picture”. This is a leadership skill that enables me to excel at strategic planning and stay one step ahead of the ever-changing landscape.

What’s next on your professional agenda?
Over the past twenty years, I feel I have built the foundation for that which I am capable. I have an insatiable appetite for knowledge and I believe my skill set is applicable to any business that is challenging and requires professionalism, strategic thinking, problem solving and emotional intelligence. To that end, my goal is to join, grow and collaborate with a team that operates in a creative, collaborative and respectful environment, appreciates and values business acumen, ethics and dedication and understands that a person is best measured not enitrely by what they did yesterday, but rather what they are capable of tomorrow.

Anything else we should know about you?
I love learning, challenges and expanding my horizons. I’ve been married for nearly two decades and have two boys, one in high school and one in middle school. My personal passions include the arts, photography and being a great hockey dad. I was fortunate to have grown up around sailboats, racing and cruising my way across some 4,000 miles of bays, lakes and oceans. As for the future, believe and welcome the fact that my greatest challenges and
accomplishments lie ahead in both my personal and professional lives.