Michelle Beck - Palomar College

OVERVIEW
JOHN SCHLAUCH
977 Deerfield Road
Highland Park, IL 60035
Home: (847) 681-0797 Mobile: (312) 912-3243
jschlauch2011@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Digital Media and Production Executive with 14 years of increasing general management, project
management, operations management, content creation, strategic planning, consulting and change management
experience.
EDUCATION
KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Evanston, IL
Executive MBA 2011
COLUMBIA COLLEGE Chicago, IL
BA – Cum Laude, Dean’s List 1998
EXPERIENCE
TRIBECA FLASHPOINT MEDIA ARTS ACADEMY Chicago, IL
VP of Technology 2011 – Present
Director of Production Technology 2008 – 2010
Oversee digital media and production operations at Tribeca Flashpoint, a two-year digital arts college for 500+
students founded in 2007. Reporting to CEO responsible for implementing technology strategy and coordinating
activities across administration, faculty, staff and students. Serve as the primary liaison to key business partners
and technology vendors ensuring long-term relationships.
• Recruited to transform under-performing media management and internal production units. Developed
and implemented a multi-pronged plan that included: comprehensive internal production and media
workflows, adding new acquisition technology and building out campus-wide IT and media
technologies and operations support systems necessary to scale with the growth of our business model.
• Promoted to VP Technology and given broader stake across the company and academic disciplines to
streamline existing technology and learning processes by identifying, proposing and implementing
opportunities for revenue potential and cost savings.
o Developed strategy, curriculum and financial model for key 2012 initiative to drive revenue and
graduate placement rate.
o Aligned corporate IT policies and practices to accommodate the specialized needs of Film,
Game Development and Visual Effects content creation.
• Selected by Academic Dean to join adjunct faculty and teach production and post-production courses
for Film/Broadcast students. Wrote course curriculum and teaching materials used by faculty.
• Avoided $200K in planned capex for enterprise storage by championing changing operational practices
and leveraging existing storage infrastructure.
• Negotiated with manufacturer for a win-win outcome for the return and credit of a poorly performing
asset management system 24 months after install, recovering 60% of original hardware purchase price.
• Project manage and produce two large–scale film and broadcast productions annually for up to 200
students per production where the hands-on student experience serves as a critical foundation for the
degree program.