Editors

‘Shady’ is one of those rare breeds who knew what she wanted to be when she was 10 years old doing stop motion animation with her Happy Meal Toys. She pursued her storytelling career when she moved to Dallas in 2003; graduating with a film degree from The Art Institute. Since then, she has earned the title of being a “Renaissance Woman,” editing commercials and web content for various local and national brands. Shaddai’s bag of tricks include a 35mm camera, poetry, watercolors, tarot cards (because you never know when you need advice), and the ability to discuss her mastery of these in fluent English and Spanish.

Chris (or “Gibby” as he’s known) joined the staff of Red Car Hollywood back in 1994 after graduating from UC Santa Barbara with a Major in Film Studies. By 1999 he was cutting music videos for such artists as Bryan Adams and Bone Thugs ‘N Harmony. In 2004, he moved to Red Car’s Dallas office (a move he told his wife would be just for a year). A founding partner of Republic and the current Vice President of AICP Southwest, he has twin daughters and a wife who still wonders when “the year” will end.

Publicis Dallas hired Andy directly out of college where he was thrown into their internal post-production division. He joined Red Car Dallas in 2007 and rapidly rose to senior assistant before his focus, work ethic, and wardrobe of slightly amusing t-shirts launched him into the editor’s chair. One of the most likeable guys in our crew, Andy’s worked on an exciting and impressive list of national brands so you should be excited and impressed.

Susan’s got over twenty (20) years of experience in our industry; so much experience that we wanted to clarify it with the preceding parenthetical. When not at Republic Editorial, she’s busy running a studio named Hybrid Collective out of LA and Austin. A winner of AICP, AICE, Super Bowl Ad Meter awards, it’s Susan’s rich knowledge, multiple points of view, and seasoned leadership that make her a tremendous asset to any project (no parenthesis needed here).

Somewhere between shooting his childhood Indiana Jones themed home-movies, getting his Undergraduate theater degree at UCLA, and knocking out his Masters in Film from USC, Dean learned a little bit about storytelling. He began his career at Company 3 in Santa Monica before moving to Texas and joining Charlie Uniform Tango in 2013. There he rapidly rose to the position of Editor, cutting a national Super Bowl spot for Alfa Romeo only a few years later. Dean joined our roster in 2023, and brings an eye for detail, timing and adventure to every project he touches.

Inheriting a legacy of storytelling from his sportscaster grandfather and TV meteorologist father, Parker chose a career behind the camera rather than in front of it. After graduating from Kansas’s prestigious Wichita Collegiate School, he attended SMU Film School where he fell in love with editing and the fine art of illegally downloading music. Although he hasn’t changed his LinkedIn picture since high-school, Parker constantly pursues new technology to assist him in telling his stories. When not editing, he’s either backpacking, taking his son to Medieval Times, or standing in line for 12 hours to get all four of the hobbits to autograph his Lord of the Rings prop sword.

An Emmy-winning editor, Jake graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2015. He started at Cutters Studios in Chicago, working with clients like McDonald’s, State Farm, and Oreo before joining The Den in LA, editing for major brands like Amazon, Geico, and FOX Sports. His work has been shortlisted at Cannes and AICP, and he has edited several Super Bowl ads. Now based in Austin with his wife and son, Jake enjoys grilling, WWII history, quoting The Simpsons, and rooting for the Cubs.

Kristin Yawata is a lifelong learner with a passion for storytelling and docu-style narratives. After studying Film and Digital Media at UC-Santa Cruz, she began her editorial journey at Jump Editorial before co-founding Little Farm Productions in 2020. There, she worked with major brands like Lincoln, Nike, and Target, as well as bands like Coldplay. Particularly passionate about the capabilities of evocative storytelling, a spot she cut for The Ad Council five years ago is still being shown today. In her free time, Kristin enjoys motherhood, traveling, and growing her creative fire with personal projects.