DAVID RICKETT

Los Angeles, CA 90041

DavidRickett.com

Work History
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT (October 2004 to present)
El Rich, Inc. Executive Assistant to veteran Character Actor and a long-time Talent
Manager

During my 11 years with El-Rich I have benefited from my employers' combined 100+
years in show business (and other fields). Below is a summary of experiences:
Assisted on a wide variety of movie and Network TV sets.
Heavily involved in the rewriting, editing and publishing of a book about a long
career of stage and screen performing.
Learned from their experiences as former art gallery owners on Madison Avenue
in New York City. He was also the publisher of photo portraits by George Hurrell
(the famous Hollywood glamour photographer).
Assisted with the deal-making and web presence for various film projects,
including a screenplay about real-life experiences with the legendary surrealist,
Salvador Dali.
Assisted with handling celebrity clients, specifically a high-profile sitcom star.
Handled all the day-to-day operations of El-Rich Inc., including the personal
affairs scheduling, financial, technological, household, medical, etc.
Supported all aspects of a non-profit (501 c3) film production company.
AUDIO/VISUAL TECHNICIAN & CONSULTANT (1997 to 2004)
Ametron Electronics (A professional video & audio equipment rental house)
Participated in the heyday of Ametron's 40 year dominance in professional sales
and rentals of electronic equipment.
Dispatcher and scheduler for field technicians and drivers.
Consulted with walk-in clients and phone inquires, setting up new rental orders.
Prepared rental orders for shipment and maintained quality control on returns.
Worked in the field with a wide variety of clients including corporate, medical,
educational, law and sometimes just family festivities.
Set up and operated various types of equipment including video projection
systems, medium-sized PA systems, camcorders, lighting and infrared language
translation equipment.

David Rickett

(323) 969-8858

career@davidrickett.com

WRITER'S ASSISTANT (Jan. 1993 to Sept. 1997)

Roderick Thorp Inc. Roderick Thorp was a writer specializing mainly in crime
novels and best known for his best seller Nothing Last Forever which was adapted into
the film Die Hard staring Bruce Willis. First he was my neighbor and friend, then my
employer and eventually my mentor and collaborator.
Researcher and typist for novels and screenplays.
Helped him transition from using pens & yellow pads to word processors &
computers.
Prior to 1993, I cut my teeth with production work on various films, commercials,
industrials, and music videos. Although most of my time was spent advancing up the
ranks in production (PA, assistant director, production manager, producer, etc.), I had the
opportunity to obtain professional experience in every position within the world of
filmmaking truck driving, props, lighting, sound, camera, editing, sound editing
everything except for make-up and hair.
Through all of the above, I continue to pursue my own projects as a screenwriter,
videographer and artist, including the moderate successes of the gallery showings of my
creations from Computer Folk Art and Computer Folk Art 2.0.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema and Television
University of Bridgeport, Connecticut
Graduated Cum Laude
Additionally: John Truby Story Structure Course; Romance Course
Conversant with: Wordpress, H-Sphere, Outlook, Quickbooks, Microsoft Word, Open
Office, Sony Vegas Video, ACID Music Studio, Dreamweaver, Final Draft, Photoshop
Special skills: multimedia artist, filmmaker, cameraman, writer, screenwriter, web
builder, above-average golfer, American politics.