CREDITS

Cast as the producer in "1st and Ten" for Kushner-Locke and HBO.

Creator/host of "RocQuiz" a rock n' roll TV game show for cable featuring all ages (including kids) able to compete against each other no matter their age).

Series host of "Quicksilver" a hit original game show series on USA Network and lead-in to repeats of "Press Your Luck" in the afternoons for most of its' almost 2 year run.

Host of "Doggy Derby" live presentations for Jeffrey Katzenberg and The Disney Channel.

Host of "Hit the Deck!" for The Travel Channel.

Host of live presentation for CBS's VP of Daytime Lucy Johnson green lit by Barbara Hunter, director of CBS Daytime.

Co-star of "Extreme Cheapskates"

("Feast or Famine" TLC 11/2015)

Barrett Grant "Mermaids: The New Evidence", the highest rated single series in

Animal Planet's history.

Don & Dan McCann Twins in national Consumer Cellular TV commercials (over 5 years running) and cast as guest star playing both twins on "Arrested Development" for Netflix.

Series host of annual live event game shows, "Cisco Challenge"

for Cisco Systems nationwide.

Program Host on QVC; Anchor on Q2, their MTV-style sister shopping network.

Show Host on Shop-at-Home Network

(lead cookware host and host of regular weekly Sunday morning cookware shows).

VJ for the nation's first full power 24hour all music video television station.

Producer/Director of local, regional and national television commercials and

national celebrity infomercials.

Voice-Over Artist for Taster's Choice, Universal Studios, Orlando, Chevrolet, Hyundai, and Honda.

Voice of Honda GPS Systems in all US vehicles

including Acura.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR RESUME

(invitation only)

TALENT RESUME

BIO

PROFESSIONAL RESUME

SAG# 10176564

Ron Maestri hosting "Quicksilver" for USA Network

Professional Experience

Ronald Scott Maestri, LLC

Independent Filmmaker

August 2015 – Present

Writer/creator/film artist of original entertainment properties.

SAG-AFTRA

November 2014 – August 2015

Freelance character actor, TV game show host & voice-over artist.

Member SAG-AFTRA since 1991.

"Extreme Cheapskates" on TLC

August 2014 – November 2014

"Cooking instructor Ron Maestri shows us how to cook for lobster taste on a tuna fish budget."

in the season 8 of "Extreme Cheapskates"

Twin Towers Trading, Inc.

Live Presenter/Sales

January 2014 – April 2014

Live presenter/salesman for new kitchen mandolin at area Von's, Pavilions,

Safeway and Wal-Marts throughout northern and southern California.

Universal Studios,

OrlandoVoice Over Artist

August 2005 – August 2006

Voice of Universal Studios, Orlando radio & television commercials.

Gem Shopping Network, INC
Show Host
July 2005 – September 2005
Show Host for growing aggressive direct shopping channel with an expertise in fine colored gemstones.

Departed because core values learned at QVC (honesty) were in direct conflict with management's style of selling.

Shop-at-Home (Scripps)
Show Host
June 2004 – July 2005
Lead kitchenware host on TV shopping network (25 million households) owned by Scripps, parent company of The Food Network.

Independent
SAG-AFTRA Actor
July 2001 – June 2004
Professional background actor appearing in movies, network programming and promos for major studios, broadcast and cable television networks.

QVC
Program Host
April 1996 – March 1999
Live presenter and demonstrator of premium retail products for sale on nation's leading

TV shopping network (90+ million households).

Quantum/National Media
Producer/Director
April 1999 – June 2001
Producer/director responsible for "fixing" shows that either didn't test well or were waning on the air

in sales for leading celebrity infomercial marketing & production company.

California Production Group (later DirectAmerica)
Producer/Director
May 1990 – March 1994
Producer/Director of all CTA's, show opens and bumpers for celebrity infomercials by fastest growing infomercial production company, soon to be bought out by Quantim/National Media. Conceived and created the high gloss looks now prevalent in the industry.

Stone-Stanley Productions/USA Network
Game Show Host
June 1992 – September 1993
Series host of the hit original game show series, "Quicksilver" on USA Network (130 episodes),

which was lead-in to “Press Your Luck”.

RSVP Productions
National Program Director
March 1991 – March 1992
Los Angeles based programming consultant giving an edge to small market television stations seeking clout with major studios & syndicators

for programming acquisition in their respective markets with the clout of the company and its' several clients as leverage, including KFVE-TV, Honolulu, HI, KCCZ-TV, Cedar city/St. George, UT

and KRLR-TV, Las Vegas, NV.

RSVP Productions, inc.
Executive Producer
1990 – 1991
Creator/Host of rock n' roll trivia game show, "The RocQuiz".

WOLD Communications
Manager, Mobile Earth Stations
October 1989 – September 1990
Coordinator for mobile satellite C-Band trucks going to

any news, sporting event or special event

on call. Multiple vendor contacts well maintained.

Superstantion KADY/KADE-TV

Creative Services Director

June 1989 – May 1990

Staff writer, producer and director of all station clients requiring original television commercials. Re-organized department during my 6 months there, giving their Creative Services Department value, which they were blatantly missing. Left to join CAPG (California Production Group) as their national celebrity infomercial producer/director.

KRLR-TV "Vusic" 21

Program Director/Promotions Producer/News & Public Affairs Director

July 1984 – September 1987

Programming decision maker, promotions producer, news & public affairs show "21-on-One" creator/host for second independent in nation's fastest growing television market.

KRLR-TV "Vusic", Las Vegas

March 1984 – July 1984

First male VJ, selected from local talent search, for nation's first full power 24hour all music video television station. Hosted daily shows 6A-9A and Saturday nights at 6P-9P.

Also hosted "Vegas-21", a syndicated music video hour to affiliates.

Ryan Advertising

Production Director

September 1981 – July 1984

Writer, producer and director of all radio and television commercials for leading regional advertising agency based in Las Vegas, NV.

Became on-air spokesman for a few clients. Winner of two (2) ADDY Awards

(Chateau Vegas :60 radio; Terina's Pizza (:30 TV).

KUDO FM93

Operations Manager

September 1979 – September 1981

Began as part-time public affairs/promotion manager coordinating station’s FCC commitment with respect to public affairs programming, and created 3 separate hours which were repeated once a week. “Discussion ‘93” (hosted), “The KUDO Forum”, and “FM Magazine” (hosted). Promoted to full time operations manager due to attrition.

Education

The Groundlings

Improvisation

1989 – 1991

Mindy Sterling instructor (Frau Farbisina in Austin Powers trilogy).

Larry Moss Studio

Acting & Acting Technique

Michele Danner

1991 – 1992

Beverly Hills Playhouse

Acting

2012-2013