Diane has worked in film and television production, beginning in Accounting and working her way up the ranks and becoming a member of the Directors Guild of America as a Unit Production Manager. She has been bonded on several films and over the years has worked on independent films both in the U.S. and abroad as both a UPM and Line Producer. She has worked in France, England, Israel, Greece and Australia. She has worked with NBC, ABC, CBS, Showtime, HBO, Universal Pictures, Columbia-Tristar, Trimark, Promark, Hallmark and Archlight Productions. She has been hired by investors to oversee the budgeting and bring productions back on budget. She has budgeting and line producing expertise in film and animation. She creates and consults on film production/finance packages and business plans. Known for her ability to keep her productions on schedule and on budget while bringing the best possible talent to the table for production to maintain the highest production value for the look of the film is a talent she has polished. Additionally, she has directed 2nd unit on several films, and two of her own. The short "See Me", which has won awards in several film festivals. Recently, she has partnered with Markus Linecker to produce several films and television products both in the U.S. and the UK. She guest lectures at AFI, UCLA and Chapman University in both the Producer and Director Degree programs.
