Jeff Jack

Full year at one of the oldest accredited acting conservatories in the US (founded 1884). Movement, voice training, performance, craft, stagecraft. Invited to selective second year but was working. Transcript-transferable academic credits.

• Movement, voice, performance, craft, stagecraft
• Voiced a warlock in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 animated comic
• Invited to selective second year; declined - already working
• Accredited institution - transcript-transferable credits

Built database systems for information capture, class formation, and program reporting. Statistical outputs fed into SPSS for in-depth analysis. Joint venture with RAND Corporation - research-grade data infrastructure.

• Database development, class formation, program reporting, SPSS statistical outputs

Associate Producer, Researcher, Programmer on A Brief History of Time: An Interactive Adventure with Stephen Hawking CD-ROM. Relocated entire office (25 machines, servers, printers, phones) six blocks in a single business day with zero downtime.

• A Brief History of Time: An Interactive Adventure with Stephen Hawking
• 25-machine office relocation in one business day, zero downtime

Founding Creative Director. Designed franchise characters and produced the WANNA BE series with David Koenigsburg, Alex King (Ren & Stimpy), and Mark Fiore (Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist/animator).

• WannaBe a DinoFinder, WannaBe a Veterinarian
• Franchise character design with Ren & Stimpy alumni
• Collaborated with Mark Fiore, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist/animator

Producer for Disney Interactive's Edutainment division. Triaged 101 Dalmatians Animated Storybook - inherited over budget and behind schedule, delivered under budget and early, day-and-date with the live-action theatrical release. An industry first. Also produced Ready for Math with Winnie the Pooh. Designed and built DREEMS (Disney's Really Efficient Everything Management System) - renamed at Steve Jobs' suggestion. Instituted proto-Scrum weekly standups.

• 101 Dalmatians Animated Storybook - inherited over budget/behind schedule, delivered under budget and early, day-and-date with theatrical release (industry first)
• Ready for Math with Winnie the Pooh
• Built DREEMS - renamed by Steve Jobs
• Instituted proto-Scrum weekly standups

Founding Executive Producer/Director. Launched CarsDirect, CarDirect Dealer Partner, CarsDirect Affiliate Site. Staffed executive leadership, developed investor materials, built brand voice/identity, allocated $100M marketing budget, wrote the 'Internet Only' advertising plan, built and ran the in-house advertising agency. CarsDirect reached $3B valuation.

• $3B valuation. $100M marketing budget. 'Internet Only' ad plan. Built in-house agency.
• Staffed executive leadership, developed investor materials

Own shingle - Principal and Executive Producer. Client list included Saatchi & Saatchi and Triage Entertainment. Saatchi was so impressed they later brought him in-house.

• Own shingle. Clients: Saatchi & Saatchi, Triage Entertainment

Executive Producer. Launched e-commerce websites for CSK Auto and Advance Auto Parts.

• CSK Auto, Advance Auto Parts e-commerce launches

Hired directly into Chiat\Day - one of the most prestigious advertising agencies in the world (Apple's '1984,' Energizer Bunny). Shepherded all materials through the full production pipeline for client portfolio: managed calendars, ensured writing staff delivered on schedule, walked copy to copywriting for review and revision cycles, coordinated with art, programming, and distribution. At each stage, personally drove the work forward - walking over to each department and urging along their effort. Marquee automotive and consumer brand accounts.

• Direct hire at one of the world's most iconic agencies (Apple '1984,' Energizer Bunny)
• Shepherded all materials through full production pipeline - copy, art, programming, distribution
• Managed calendars, review cycles, and cross-department coordination for client portfolio
• Marquee automotive and consumer brand accounts

Direct hire at one of the world's most prestigious advertising agencies. Digital Media Producer for Toyota - launched the 4Runner, Corolla, and Highlander digital campaigns.

• Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Highlander launches
• Direct hire at one of the world's most prestigious agencies

Director of the digital media team. Clients: Mattel/Barbie, Purina, AAA, Jostens, Paperback Hero, Arena TV, Berry's Plastics. Developed 'Hip Topz' and 'Quick Disk.'

• Mattel/Barbie, Purina, AAA, Jostens, Berry's Plastics, Arena TV
• 'Hip Topz' and 'Quick Disk' product development

Managed the merger of two online dating titans. Evaluated both organizations for redundancy, identified the strongest talent from each side, and assembled a unified 'super team.' Produced a year-and-a-half technology roadmap for the merged platform. Heavy technical review and personnel management across JDate.com, AmericanSingles.com, CollegeLuv.com, and Relationships.com. Later hired the company's CTO (Jason Weiner) to work on subsequent projects.

• Managed merger of two online dating platforms - built unified 'super team' from best of both orgs
• 18-month technology roadmap for merged platform
• JDate.com, AmericanSingles.com, CollegeLuv.com, Relationships.com
• Hired the company's CTO (Jason Weiner) for subsequent projects

VP Sales & Marketing / Web Producer. Hundreds of concurrent franchise campaigns: Carl's Jr, Hardee's, Del Taco, Red Mango, Fox Interactive, Dunkin' Donuts. Operations at industrial scale.

• Carl's Jr, Hardee's, Del Taco, Red Mango, Fox Interactive, Dunkin' Donuts
• Hundreds of concurrent franchise campaigns

Two concurrent ventures. CREATES: freelance executive creative & production. JJP/Works byJXN: strategic marketing for LA startups and digital media companies.

• Gurney Productions, Tom Jennings, Nash Entertainment, LMNO Productions
• Coldwell Banker, ReMax, Gibson, Berkshire-Hathaway

Web Director and COO. Managed 150+ international week-long events with 750–800 attendees each. Full P&L responsibility: inherited a YOY loss of millions, realized $11M in new profit in first year as COO. Managed international book publishing and distribution, event merchandise production and shipping, housing/food/venue/travel/VAT logistics. Upgraded payment systems from cash (with significant losses) to digital terminals. Led marketing campaigns starting 5 months prior to each event - local media, book tours, press releases. Managed all staff. Also launched TheReconnection.com.

• $11M new profit in first year as COO - reversed YOY losses of millions
• 150+ international events, 750–800 attendees each
• Full P&L, international logistics: housing, food, venue, travel, VAT, merchandise
• Upgraded from cash to digital payment terminals - eliminated significant losses
• International book publishing and distribution
• 5-month marketing campaigns: local media, book tours, press releases

IMDB-credited actor. SAG-eligible from a commercial with R. Lee Ermey. Groundlings Training Academy Level 3 (Writing Program). Full-circle from AADA training in 1990.

• Voiced a warlock in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 animated comic
• Groundlings Training Academy, Level 3 (Writing Program)
• It's Always Smoggy in L.A., Star Trek: Operation Beta Shield, Star Trek: Odyssey
• SAG-eligible via commercial with R. Lee Ermey

Proposed and produced a content-first social media strategy - positioning Agent Ace as a trusted source of information to attract clients organically. Wrote the initial articles. Produced and delivered the company's only advertisement - a testimonial that transcended the format. Connected Agent Ace with a venture firm that invested $6M and opened a gateway to Opendoor as a larger finance partner. Acquired 2016.

• Content-first social media strategy - authored initial articles as trusted-source play
• Connected company with venture firm: $6M investment + gateway to Opendoor
• Produced the only ad the company ever used - a testimonial that transcended the format
• Acquired 2016

Senior Digital Project Manager at UCLA. Led digital PM for high-profile web and email campaign releases. Production calendars, asset development, coding, deployment, analytics readiness.

• High-profile web/email campaigns, production calendars, analytics

Produced a new product catalog, recrafted the tone and tenor of the website, and rebuilt the brand for a heritage radiology equipment manufacturer.

• New product catalog production
• Website rebrand - recrafted tone and tenor
• Full brand rebuild for heritage radiology equipment manufacturer

Started as Solar Roof Installer, promoted to Design & Engineering PM Lead for Residential Energy. Transformed the PreCon department from a cost center into a profit center. Built relationships with PG&E, SDG&E, and SCE - reduced contract-to-field cycle times by weeks or months.

• Transformed PreCon from cost center to profit center
• PG&E, SDG&E, SCE - reduced cycle times by weeks/months
• Multi-state: CA, TX, CO, Pacific NW

CEO. Building production AI applications: 1Plan (fintech), saor.io (AI platform), Attorney Finder (legal), HCFX (proptech). Full stack: Claude, LangGraph, MCP, Next.js, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Supabase.

• 1Plan, saor.io, Attorney Finder, HCFX
• Claude, LangGraph, MCP, Next.js, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL