While earning her degree in Radio/Television/Motion Pictures at UNC-Chapel Hill from 1977 to 1981, Patty learned in-depth, hands-on skills in directing, scriptwriting, camera operation, lighting, editing, and audio. She wrote, directed, and worked on the crew of several productions. She later took coursework in video cameras, lighting, audio, and editing at Fairfax Cable Access Corporation, and has attended seminars in interactive media and audio technology. Because the web now uses video, the field has boomed in volume and creativity, and she plans to use this training to find what web sites can really do.

Old City Group Inc. 5/85 to 12/86. As part of the marketing strategy for ad agency clients, she wrote television and radio commercials and managed productions. She used ratings information from television and radio stations to carefully plan targeted campaigns.

Encore Casting. 12/85 to 12/86. Patty directed and managed the post-production of 60 actor promotional videos. She first auditioned actors, then screened and tracked the photos, music, actors' previous work, and new video shoots that went into the acting portfolios.

Department of State. 11/85. She set up shots and operated audio equipment for an instructional video for Department of State employees on how to process passports.

Impact Advertising, Inc. 5/84 to 4/85. Patty wrote and coordinated the production of radio and television commercials for Iverson Mall, Bootlegger Shoes, Jacobs Gardner, Sanz School, and others. She did media research and ad placement.

American Telecommunications Corp. 2/83 to 8/83. She wrote, directed, and edited a weekly television program cablecast in the Research Triangle area in North Carolina. She supervised a 20-member production crew and 40-member cast. She used or directed the use of cameras, lighting, audio equipment, and switcher, including set-up and troubleshooting.

Patty has done writing, directing, and editing of audio, including radio commercials and public affairs programming. She has also studied music, and utilizes this knowledge when incorporating music into audio and video productions.

Over the last two years, Patty has directed children's theater as part of teaching drama classes. She has written scripts, done casting, and run rehearsals. She managed props, sound effects, and costumes. Her young actors have successfully performed many plays in front of audiences.