NAPOLEÓN BERAZA

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SUMMARY

Sensible Clearence DHS / ICE 
Directing/Producing: Film / TV

Bilingual, bicultural with substantial experience in Advertising, Marketing and P.R. Management and technical expertise in Broadcast Journalism, and Media Production. Specialist in project design and implementation including Marketing and Media Campaigns and broadcast projects.

A team player that leads groups to new levels of performance.

 

SKILLS
•  Marketing, Advertising, P.R.
•  Media producer (Cinematography, TV, Radio, Print, Internet)
•  Management, Budget Administration
•  Journalism
•  Graphic Design
•  Translation (English - Spanish)
•  Web developer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

2005- Present

  •  Independent Producer/Director (Film, TV, Documentary)

  •  Independent Business/Media consultant.

 

2003 - 2005
UNIVISION, KTVW / Phoenix, AZ

Executive Producer (55,000/yr.)
News Department head in the 7th national market, supervising 30 employees and 50 million dollar budget.  Responsible for overview/quality control of all news department.

    •  Design and implementation of weekend newscasts. Adding 2 news hours to the weekly department operation, generating 250K on weekly sales (Avg.).
    •  Win 9 EMMY Award recognitions for the news department / 15 EMMY Award Nominations 

 

1999 - 2001
TELEMUNDO, KVEA L.A. / Glendale, CA

Producer/Executive Producer (70,000/yr.)
News Department head  in the 1st national market, supervising 20 employees and 30 million dollar budget.  Responsible for overview/quality control of all news department.

    •  Design and implementation of morning newscasts. Adding 10 news hours to the weekly department operation, generating 200K on weekly sales (Avg.).
    •  Win 5 EMMY Award recognitions for the news department / 8 EMMY Award Nominations

 

1997 - 1999
KWHY - Channel 22, L.A. / Hollywood, CA

Executive Producer (45,000/yr.)
News Department head  in the 1st national market, supervising 40 employees and 15 million dollar budget.  Responsible for overview/quality control of all news department.

    •  Design and implementation of all news department. From 0 to 11 hours to the weekly hrs. of news, generating 100K on weekly sales (Avg.).
    •  Win 6 EMMY Award recognitions for the news department / 12 EMMY Award Nominations

 

1993 - 1996
BBDO L.A. / Westwood, CA

Marketing and Media Campaigns developer, Copywriter, Producer/director
Ad. Creative, Producer/Director, Copywriter ($50,000/yr.) multi million dollar national campaigns.  Managing campaign for General, Hispanic and Brazilian markets. Competing and won the “FOX TV” 70million dollar campaign.  of

    •  National advertising campaigns as: Pepsi, Apple Macintosh, Dodge, Pizza Hut, The Broadway Stores, American Cancer Society, Burroughs Wellcome, Hormel, Southern California Cable, Yoshinoya restaurants, etc…

 

1991 – 1992
KPLS / AM 830 La Voz (Talk Radio) / Orange, CA

Executive Producer ($50,000/yr.)
Design and implementation of the 1st. in Spanish talk radio station in the USA, in the 1st national market, supervising 10 employees and 5 million dollar budget.  Responsible for overview/quality control of all "late drive" slot.

    •  Design and implementation of all “late drive” slot. From 0 to 15 hours to the weekly hrs. of programming, generating  100K on weekly sales (Avg.).

IN MEXICO

 

1990
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

“Earth Day” Promotions & Event organization

 

1988 - 1989

COSTEAU SOCIETY / MEXICAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT SEDUE)

Documentary Production

 

1986 - 1987
JIM HENSON / TELEVISA

Member of the planning, translating, adapting & Production team for the Latin American Sesame Street version

 

1974 - 1986

TELEVISA
Producer / Director

AUTHOR (ILLUSTRATOR)

•  6 children books on environmental issues – Published by “Trillas Publishing”
•  4 children books on environmental issues – Published by “Mexican Environmentalist  Movement”

LANGUAGES

•  Bilingual: English and Spanish

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

•  EMMY Award Multi-Nominated
•  World Wildlife Fund/Costeau Society - Awarded for advertising & documentary on environmental issues

•   Golden Brush - Awarded for contribution in environmental education as book author (Writer & illustrator on 13 published children’s books on ecology and environment)
•  State Commission of Human Rights, California Chapter - Awarded as TV Newscast Producer on covering for the Presidential Mexican Elections.
•  Recognition from the “Governor of Arizona” for documentaries on youth development.

 

EDUCATION

•  Majoring in Sciences of the Communication, Metropolitan University of Mexico 
•  Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts Academy of Mexico 
•  Animation, Kuenster Bros, CA

COMPUTER SKILLS
PC & Macintosh

•  Microsoft Office 
•  Creative/Media: Adobe Creative suite