1. PAUL N.W. PROCH
1558 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11210
Cell Phone: (718) 300-3954 • e-mail: paul.proch@gmail.com
E D U C A T I O N
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. NYC. 1979. BFA (Film Production); BA (Psychology); Minor in Astrophysics.
A D M I N I S T R A T I V E & M A N A G E R I A L
NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER. NYC. NOVEMBER 1996 – JUNE 2007.
March 1998 – June 2007. Grants Management Officer/Assistant Administrator.
Managed multiple government and corporate grants and contracts that support medical research, including
preparation of budgets and administrative forms, and compilation of final grant application submissions.
Maintained and monitored grant and contract tracking systems and databases, producing standard and ad hoc
reports. Interfaced with IRB and IACUC. Also acted as Assistant IRB Coordinator (1998 – 2004) and, for six
months, as Interim IRB Coordinator (2005).
November 1996 – March 1998. Administrative Assistant/Coordinator of Research Administration.
Provided support to various departments, including Special Assistant to the President, Environmental Health &
Safety, General Counsel and Human Resources. Responsibilities included: handling of correspondence and
progress reports to FDA and NYSDoH; compilation & maintenance of Chemical Inventory for all labs;
proofreading & formatting of safety manuals; maintenance of databases; word processing.
NEW YORK HEALTHCARE/BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER. NYC. August 1995 – March 1996.
Executive Assistant/Office Manager.
Performed all aspects of office management, including reception, ordering of supplies, maintenance of files,
scheduling, billing, marketing, etc. (As temporary employee through Winston Staffing.)
WINSTON STAFFING. NYC. 1994 – 1998.
Administrative Assistant (temp).
Bellevue Hospital, NYU Medical Center, Village Center for Care, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Beth Israel Medical
Center, St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center Public Affairs, Lutheran Social Services, NYC Mass Transit Real
Estate Department, Golden Books Publishing, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, U.S. Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr.
FORBIDDEN PLANET BOOKSTORE. NYC. 1980 – 1986.
Book Buyer and Assistant Manager.
Responsibilities included ordering of books for two science fiction book and comic stores, opening and closing,
supervision of staff of twelve, restocking, inventory, cashing out, bank deposits, etc.
W R I T I N G & P U B L I S H I N G
PARTIZAN FILMS. NYC. FEBRUARY 2009 – AUGUST 2011.
Co-Screenwriter of The We and the I, a feature film directed by Academy Award winner Michel Gondry
Official Selection to open the Director’s Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival (May 2012).
Official Selection of the Moscow, Rio, Toronto, London, Stockholm, Mumbai, Leiden, Perth, etc.
International Film Festivals. Also the Lincoln Center Film Comment Selects Film Festival and the Amsterdam
Pluk De Nacht FIlm Festival.
Winner of the International Critics’ Prize at the Deauville [France] Film Festival (September 2012).
Copy Editor/Proofreader of a book (not yet titled) by Academy Award winner Michel Gondry.
BLACK BUTTERFLY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL. 1993 – 1995.
Senior Associate Editor/Writer, Rubber Chicken Magazine.
Responsibilities included writing, copy editing and proofreading for this humor magazine.
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DRAKE PUBLISHERS, INC. NYC. 1989 – 1992.
1991 – 1992. Senior Editor, LIVE! Magazine / 1989 – 1991. Managing Editor, High Society Magazine.
Edited and proofread these consumer monthlies from cover to cover and did a majority of the writing, including
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2. features, departments, captions, ads and cover lines. Ensured the smooth flow of editorial material among
several departments to ensure that deadlines were met. Also worked closely with the art department, photo
editing and assisting with design and layouts.
Also: Contributing Editor, Cheri and Swimwear International; Associate Editor, Revolution.
FREELANCE WRITING AND EDITING.
• CHUM Magazine. Charlotte, NC/NYC. Regular Contributing Writer for this literary quarterly. 2011 – Present.
• Resident Publications. NYC. Writer of features for weekly newspapers. 1996 – 1997.
• Little, Brown & Co./NYU Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine. NYC. Copy
Editor/Proofreader of research grants and Tuberculosis, a textbook compiled by Dr. W. N. Rom. 1995.
• Gutter Trash Magazine. NYC. Writer/Editor. 1992 – 1996.
• Lens Express, Inc. Deerfield Beach, FL. Copywriter and Copy Editor. 1991 – 1994.
• National Lampoon Magazine. NYC. Regular Contributing Writer of short stories, features, comic book
parodies, letters from the editors, and short miscellaneous items. 1982 – 1990.
• Cracked Magazine. NYC. Writer. 1987 – 1989.
• Meadowbrook Press. Minneapolis, MN. Writer and Editor. 1989.
• The Fat Zip. Writer of a full-length comedy produced by the Meat and Potatoes Theatre Company in NYC
(1984) and by the Broom Street Theater in Madison, WI (1988).
• Ernest Hemingway National Short Story Competition. Key West, FL. Honorable mentions: 1984 & 1985.
• “Fanzine.” NYC. Writer of a half-hour science fiction comedy pilot for Starlog Magazine. 1984.
• Origins of Legless Animals. NYC. Writer of a narrative dance for the Non-Canonical Ensemble. 1983.
• Village Voice. NYC. Writer of “Mondo Typpo (sic),” a humorous short science fiction story. 1981.
• WNYC-TV. NYC. Writer for “The Buddie Chuckie Cough Telethon,” a half-hour comedy. 1980.
• WNET-TV. NYC. “Channel Thirteen Auction.” Writer and Researcher for this annual fund-raiser. 1979.
A R T & F I L M
• BACKGROUND ARTIST. Annie Hall, King Kong (1976), Elementary, Blue Bloods, Believe, The Blacklist, Law &
Order SVU, Nurse Jackie. 1976 – Present.
• CHUM Magazine. Charlotte, NC/NYC. Regular Contributing Artist of cover art and interior illustrations for this
literary quarterly. 2011 – 2012.
• THE EVE. NYC. Concept Artist. Created artwork for main character’s sketchbook used in this feature film. 2011.
• ABORTED FILMS. NYC. Artwork for the short film Head Sweet Home. 2007.
• ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (FOCUS FEATURES). NYC. Concept Artist. Created main
character’s sketchbook and all other artwork for this feature film, as well as promotional artwork. 2002 – 2004.
• BONE WORLD PUBLISHING. Russell, NY. Cover art and interior illustrations for the books The Custom Neon
Sign Shop (2004) and Chthulhu’s Back in Town (2002) (both written by Jeff Grimshaw).
• GREENBEAN PRESS. NYC. Cover art & one interior illustration for the book Wing Ding at Uncle Tug’s by Jeff
Grimshaw. 2001.
• HOMAGE FILMS. NYC. Pre-production art and design for The Handyman, a feature horror film. 1985.
• GRAND CENTRAL PICTURES. NYC. Pre-production art and design for Beast, a feature horror film; poster art and
design for Marie, a feature horror film. 1981.
• MAGI COMMUNICATIONS. NYC. Assistant Editor/Production Assistant for commercials & industrial films. 1979 – 1981.
• ANALOG PRODUCTIONS. NYC. Prop Master for The Maidservant, a feature film. 1979.
• STANLEY BURNS PRODUCTIONS. NYC. Preparation and shooting of titles for short documentary film. 1979.
• ANIMATED FILMS: “The Uncle Floyd Show” (WTVG-TV, Newark, NJ: 1978-1980); “Frame by Frame” (WNYC-
TV, NYC: 1979); “The Energy Conservation Project” (Steve Jones Productions, NYC: 1979).
• GALLERY EXHIBITIONS: Two-person show at Greenpoint Gallery (NYC). Group shows at De Media Gallery
(Eeklo, Belgium), DIA Foundation Gallery (NYC), Brand Name Damages Gallery (NYC), Washington Square
Gallery (NYC).
• CONTRIBUTING ARTIST: Art Police Magazine(Minneapolis, MN); Gutter Trash Magazine(NYC); LIVE! Magazine(NYC).
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C O M P U T E R S K I L L S
Extensive experience with Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, QuarkXPress, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft
PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat. Data entry. Typing: 50 wpm.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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