Dennis Sandoval

Executive, Leader, and Creative Strategist with unique blend of business acumen, technical expertise, and film production experience in a range of areas in the entertainment industry. Confident, decisive leader with strong delegation and collaboration skills who serves as a critical link between production, technical and creative teams. Analytical, innovative thinker who is able to balance the pressures of production requirements, budget constraints and scheduling with artistic goals. Strong ability to visualize film structure and story to successfully bring vision to reality. Builds positive, lasting relationships with investors and executive/C-Suite leadership. Proven ability to wear many hats, juggle multiple priorities, and see beyond the status quo to achieve the goals of all stakeholders. Engages, inspires and motivates teams and leads across functional areas to take projects from ideation to commercial launch. Navigates confidently across organizational levels and functional areas and becomes a valued resource to directors, production managers, actors, art directors, department heads, vendors, and crews. . Successfully produced 3 short films: "Homefront" (Director, Writer, Producer), "The GoldRush" (Cinematographer) and "Solidarity" (Line Producer) that all went on to critical acclaim at Cannes Film Festival and Los Angeles Film Festival. . Secured financing for short film projects in excess of $50K through strong investor relations and crowdfunding initiatives. . Driving creative force behind production of several films; visualized and defined style/structure of the film, brought the story to the screen, and achieved objectives of artists, writers, and directors. . Served as a key liaison and crucial connection between production, technical and creative teams on multiple projects. . Actor on television shows and in commercials; appeared on the CBS TV series "JAG" and in a national Boeing commercial; principle actor in the HD short film, "Electronica".