Randy A Paris
This is a portfolio version of a scrapbook. It contains both artifacts and actual facts.
About
I was born in Seattle, Wa. U.S.A. half way into the 20th century. Except for 1st grade in Marysville, Wa., I've been a lifelong Seattlite. Among other things I’ve been a starving artist and an arts administrator, a mailman and a houseman, a car washer and wolf tail hacker, a creative director and a producer.
As a blue collar kid in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle, I watched the Space Needle peak up leg by leg over the east side of Queen Anne Hill as I walked my paper route each day. The promise of the future I would live in was literally being built just over the hill.
I cheated on a subscription contest my newspaper ran in order to get tickets to that Century 21 World’s Fair. It was full of wonders and predictions, warnings and disappointments, and it had great rides… Just like the future its legacy left me.
I’m writing about it in the stories at
Rain City Revisions
Misremembered embellished episodes from a life in Seattle.Education & Professional Media Experience
Education
Master of Arts - English
1979 - 1981
University of Washington, Seattle, Wa.
Thesis: Pen Pals - one act play. Staged reading - Intiman Theatre, Seattle, Wa. (Diplomas pdf)
Bachelor of Arts - English
1971-73/1976
College Equiv, Freshman/Sophmore
1969-1971
High School Equiv
1967-1968
Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, Wa.
Technical Education
Web & Internet Technologies
1999-2001
University of Washington Extension, Seattle, Wa.
390 hours certificates pdf
Media Communications & Internet Technology
1999-2000
Bellevue College, Bellevue, Wa.
104 hours certificates pdf
Motion graphics / 3d Animation
1997-1999
American Film Institute, Los Angeles, Ca.
Adobe After Effects, Electric Image
Professional Media Experience
Adobe Flash UI/UX Develper
2011 - 2014
Microsoft (SymphonyTeleca), Redmond, Wa.
- Flash Developer on Ford Sync infotainment console v.2 team.
Freelance ActionScript, Flash, HTML Developer
2000 - 2001 / 2004 - 2011
DraftFCB, The Hacker Group, Kinetic Books, Classmates.com & more, Seattle/Bellevue, Wa.
- Hybrid developer for web and desktop rich media sites and content.
Commercial Producer/Director/Editor
2004
CITN-TV, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
- Writer, Producer, Videographer, Editor for broadcast commercials, station promotions and PSA's.
Project Manager/Producer
2001 - 2004
digeo, a Paul Allen Company, Bellevue, Wa.
- Content and Prototype Developer for a startup interactive TV pioneer.
On-air Promotions - Creative Services Director
1989 - 1999
Fox Sports Northwest / Prime Sports Northwest (ne Prime Sports), Bellevue, Wa.
- Creative Services and On-Air Promotions Director & Producer.
- 7 Promax indusdtry gold/silver awards, 9 regional Emmy nominations.
Freelance On-air Promotions & Live Broadcast Graphics
1987 - 1988
Prime Sports/ Northwest Cable Sports, Bellevue & Seattle, Wa.
- Create and update on-air presentation graphics and promotion spots for regional sports event broadcasts.
Arts Administration & Misc. Experience
Arts Administration
Administrative Director, Project Administrator
1974 - 1977
Pacific Northwest Ballet (ne Pacific Northwest Dance), Seattle, Wa.
Manage administrative operations, which included first repertory season in Seattle Opera House
Manage projects such as annual Joffrey Ballet sponsorship, ballet studio acquisition, grants writer and lliaison with arts and other community resources, partners, arts organizations, foundations and government funding programs/agencies.
Assistant to Directors
1973 - 1974
Seattle Opera/Pacific Northwest Dance, Seattle, Wa.
Administrative assistant to Seattle Opera GM and PND remote consulting director - partially funded by University of Washington Work-study & Western State Arts Foundation apprenticeship program.
Public Relations Assistant / Playwright
1971-1973
Seattle Youth Theatre of YWCA, Seattle, Wa.
"Alice in Wonderland", "Through The Looking Glass" - 1971
"The Wizard's Gift"*, "The Ups and Downs of Samuel Frog"*, "Adventures in Toad Hall" - 1971/1972
(* Playwright)
Assistant to PR Director of Seattle-King County YWCA for children's musical theatre program - partially funded by University of Washington Work-study
Misc Experience
Group Fitness Instructor
2003 - present
Golds Gym, Redmond & Seattle, Wa., The Seattle Gym (current), Seattle, Wa.
- Certified (AFAA/ACE/NETA/Les Mills/EFI)
Assistant Head Usher/ Usher/ Ticket Seller/ Security
1980 - 1987
Seattle Center, Seattle, Wa.
- On Call job for Seattle Center events including, NBA games, WWF wrestling, WHL Hockey, concerts, exhibitions and annual Bumbershoot Festival.
Shipping Clerk
1969 - 1971
Alaska-Artic Fur Company, Seattle, Wa.
- Ship and receive retail/wholesale fur products. Prepare raw pelts from suppliers for tanning shipments.
Letter Carrier
1967
U.S. Postal Service, Capitol Hill station, Seattle, Wa.
- Walking Letter Carrier route in Seattle's 'Central District'.
Houseman
1966 - 1967
House Keeping support personnell, Sheraton Inn, Seattle, Wa.
Mitt Man, Loader
1965 - 1966
Pink Elephant Super Car Wash (Battery Street), Seattle, Wa.
- Day laborer.
Independent Creative Portfolio
The stuff below ranges from my earliest "published" story to my latest collection. From my first attempts at film and theatre to Emmy nominated documentaries and national playwriting competition winners. Good, bad or middling, outsde of a few tweaks to make them more presentable in the digital age, they are as they entered the world.
Hover over an image for a link to more info about that particular effort.
- All
- Stories
- Film
- Theatre
- Television
Work Product Creative Portfolio
These are things I got paid to make. I didn't exactly start out wanting to make commercials, PSAs, promos or program 'packages'. And interactive TV was science fiction. But that's life and evolution for you. You don't always know what your next step will be or where it will take you. Especially if someone is offering you a good wage.
Hover over an image for a link to more info about that particular effort.
Timeline/Milestones
These are some of my milestones. Many are featured in the Rain City Revisions story collection. Titles with links are provided.
The Beginning, Seattle, Wa.
0 - 3
Madison Street Hospital
Parents: Opal V. & Thomas E. (Tom)Siblings: Deanna R., Thomas A. (Andy)
Sibling in the Wings: Stephanie L.
Seattle, Wa (Wallingford)
8 - 19
Third - Tenth Grade
3 - 6 Grade -- Latona Elementary"Polecat", "Begin The Beguine"
7 - 9 Grade -- Hamilton Jr. High
"The World of Tomorrow"
10 - 11.5 Grade -- Lincoln High
11.5 -- Dropout
"The Pink Elephant Blues"
Seattle, Wa (Capitol Hill)
19 - 22
Seattle Community College
11.5 - 12 Grade -- High School Equivalent
"Wolf Tales"
College Freshman/Sophomore
"Wonderland By and By"
University of Washington
Junior
Seattle Youth Theatre - work-study
"Yule Tide", "Forgotten Moon"
Seattle, Wa (Ballard)
23 - 25
University of Washington
Senior
Seattle Opera/Pacific Northwest Dance - work-study
"The New Guy", "Adventure Sans Preparation"
Seattle, Wa (Queen Anne - 1)
26 - 30
Pacific Northwest Dance
Assistant to Director, Project Administrator, Administrative Director
"The Knock-on Effect", "Ballet In The Briers", "Shall We Dance?", "The Big Fairy Tale"
Playwright
"Southern Cross", "Pen Pals"
University of Washington
BA/ MA
Seattle, Wa (Queen Anne - 2)
31 - 39
Teleplays
"Southern Cross", "Life Times" (video links)
"Angeline- A Spirit Song"
Playwright
"A Change of Worlds"
Freelance TV Production
Seattle, Wa (Seward Park, Queen Anne - 3)
40 - 50
Marriage 
YouTube
Prime Sports/Fox Sports Northwest
Creative Director, On-air Promotions Producer
Bellevue College
Media Communications & Internet Technology
University of Washington Extension
Web & Internet Technologies
Seattle, Wa (Freemont)
51 - 54
Divorce
digeo
iTV Project Manager/Producer
Georgetown, Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands)
54
CITN-TV
Commercial Producer, Director, Editor
"The Saga of A Man Overboard"
Seattle, Wa (Woodland Park)
54 - present
Freelance Action Script/Flash Developer
Microsoft (SymphonyTeleca), Redmond, Wa
Action Script/Flash Developer
The Seattle Gym, Seattle, Wa
Group Fitness Instructor - (AFAA/ACE/NETA/Les Mills/EFI)
Recognitions
Not everybody has done things or has had a job that can earn awards or even notice for their efforts. I've had several jobs of that kind and not everything I've done has gained any notice outside my immediate circles. But I did manage to do a few things and have jobs that led to some impartial, extra-familial/acquaintance recognition by total strangers.
- All
- Emmy Nominations
- Industry
- Grants
- Contests
