ASL: Staff Profiles

ANTHONY S. LENZO - PRESIDENT AND CEO
	Anthony has been an integrator of imaging camera systems most of his life. He has designed and created new and unique camera systems for both water and land based applications. He was one of the first users of the Jimmy Jib camera crane and the Amphibicam HD housing, quickly mastering both to become one of the industries most sought after operators. He is now leading ASL into manufacturing with ASL Gear, Inc. (www.aslgear.com)

EDWARD LENZO - VICE PRESIDENT
	Eddie has been with ASL since the beginning. In 1994 he started as a Jib Technician and quickly progressed to a two-time Emmy award winning Jib Operator. He’s been operating the Jimmy Jib now for over 15 years, and his services are always in high demand.

MARK BRITT - FIELD PRODUCTIONS
	Mark has not only mastered what it means to be a professional Jib Operator here at ASL, but he has now added an Emmy to his name for his work on the Rachael Ray show. Having been with ASL for over 9 years now, Mark has established quite a following. He is also a member of local 600. In addition to the jib, he is a certified SCUBA diver and operates on ASL’s underwater projects.

SHEM ALLEYNE - FIELD PRODUCTIONS/JIB TECHNICIAN
	Shem joined ASL at the beginning of 2006 and has quickly ingratiated himself with the entire staff. On the side, Shem is also in the Coast Guard, and one of his favorite hobbies happens to be construction.

PARKER BELL - JIB OPERATOR/TECHNICIAN & CAMERA OPERATOR
	Parker started with ASL as an editing intern, quickly increased his duties to jib technician and utility and now he is honing his skills as a jib operator and camera operator.

MARK HARRIS - FIELD PRODUCTIONS/JIB TECHNICIAN
	Mark hails from the West Coast where he worked as a fisherman. After some work as a utility, Mark joined the ranks of ASL at the start of 2006. He left for a short time to work on other productions, but he is back and ready for more action.

ZACH SPIRA-BAUER - FIELD PRODUCTIONS/EDITOR/CAMERA OPERATOR
	Zach has been a full-time employee for ASL for a few years now and he has steadily increased his knowledge in both editing, location work and photography. He has fully mastered Final Cut and color correcting along with obtaining a tremendous knowledge about filming with the RED One and the post workflow. Zach started with ASL as an intern for a few summers while attending film school at Syracuse University. Zach's short film, "Flux," which he made with some ASL co-workers was an official selection of FIVE film festivals!

MICHAEL WARNER - DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
	Michael began his career as a staff accountant in the consolidation dept. at Paramount Communications after graduating from the University of Michigan. Having been with ASL now for seven years, he is expanding his horizons beyond accounting and running the office by developing several ASL productions both for HDTV and for direct-to-market DVDs while also trying to bring ASL into the feature-film business. In collaboration with a few ASL colleagues, he completed a 16 minute HD short called "Shocked Jock" which made its debut screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival. (www.shockedjock.com) "Shocked Jock" was accepted as an official selection to 8 film festivals!

GARY COSTANTINO - OPERATIONS MANAGER
	Having grown up with Anthony and Eddie, Gary knows exactly what is needed to keep the shop and ASL in order. His strong mechanical background has been a great asset to complement his ever-increasing knowledge of video.

CLAUDIA MARTICORENA - PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
	Claudia is a graduate of Pace University and she received her MBA from NYIT. Having always lived in Queens, Claudia fits right in with ASL since the majority of the staff also grew up in Queens.

ANNE JO LEE HARVARD - CAMERA TECHNICIAN/OPERATOR AND PRODUCER
	Anne Jo Lee is ASL’s most recent addition. The camera department is usually where you would find Anne Jo Lee, as an operator or a technician. Equipped with an XDCAM, Anne prefers the pace and excitement of ENG style shooting but also enjoys working in sound stages and studios. She is a NAUI Certified scuba diver and ASL has given her the opportunity to learn about underwater cinematography, one of her life long interests. Anne Jo Lee’s knowledge of the technical aspect of shooting has been a huge benefit to her as a producer. With these skills combined, Anne is ready to travel to any location.

ERIC "BUCK" BUCHANAN - FIELD PRODUCTIONS
	Eric has been with ASL since 1995. Starting off at TVFN, he has since been on several locations from concerts to commercials to music videos. "Buck" is currently working on the Tyra Show, and his main hobby is running marathons.

JAMES PALCZEWSKI - FIELD PRODUCTIONS
	James has worked for over 8 years as a freelance jib operator for ASL while working full-time on the Conan O'Brien show as a handheld camera operator. He is also a fully-certified diver and has some experience shooting underwater in HD. Now that the Tonight Show has moved to LA, James will be heading up ASL West for all of our client needs on the West Coast.

PAUL CANGIALOSI - FIELD PRODUCTIONS
	Paul brings his vast jib operating experience to ASL. Currently, he also works on SNL and the Today Show.

DAVID REEDER - FIELD PRODUCTIONS
	Dave has started with ASL this year and has quickly added to his experience as a jib operator.

ANSEL NUNEZ - FIELD PRODUCTIONS
	After having previously worked with us in the late 90s, Ansel has returned from his Fear Factor stint in South America to contribute his jib operating skills to ASL. He has received much praise from directors in a short matter of time.

STEVE MILLER - FIELD PRODUCTIONS
	Steve Miller is a three-time Emmy award-winning cameraman, with over 20 years of experience in the industry. Steve's work focuses on ENG/EFP production, with a specialty in underwater video. Currently, he is based in Florida.

MICHAEL GORDON - PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR, CAMERAMAN
	Michael Gordon is entering his 8th year in the television and music industry. Originally from Virginia, he moved up to NYC during his final year in college. He started his career in New York City as an intern at MTV. He then worked with MTV a couple of years, before beginning his freelance career with companies such as ESPN, Wave Entertainment, NBA Entertainment, The NFL Network, The Tennis Channel and various record companies.

BOB O'REILLY - FIELD PRODUCTIONS/EDITOR/CAMERA OPERATOR
	A recent graduate from Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia, Bob is now cutting his teeth as a jib tech as well as ASL's 2nd editor. It's only a matter of time until his short films bring him and ASL more into the movie business.

NICK LINDNER - FIELD PRODUCTIONS
	Nick Lindner started in television as a teenager directing a cable access show in Philadelphia. By his early twenties he was actively freelancing in mainstream broadcast television as a production assistant, jib technician, grip and audio engineer.

GIUSEPPE RESTIVO - FIELD PRODUCTIONS
	With ASL for over 5 years, Joe’s a thoughtful, caring, and dedicated individual, always willing to go the extra mile. He freelances as a utility, jib or audio technician and hopes to one day become an operator. Joe is also a musician and has released two CD’s. For more information, please contact him at GIUSEPPERESTIVO@aol.com.

RON THOMPSON - EDITOR
	Ron is a 10 year veteran of the broadcast industry. His career started in cable news with the launch of MSNBC in 1996 where he developed his skills as a studio camera and robotics operator, and later as a video editor for daytime and primetime programming. Currently, Ron has worked with ASL and its graphics department on various editing projects. Ron's specialty is editing in HD, but he is very capable editing in many formats.

VITTORIA LENZO - FIELD OPERATIONS
	Vickie has been with ASL since the beginning, but more so since 2001. Vickie currently works as a jib technician with high ambitions to follow in her brothers' footsteps as becoming the third Lenzo Jib operator!