User:Wesolson

Wes took an interest in film production way back in the 1970’s when video was still recorded on reel-to-reel tapes. He attended the film school at the University of Southern California with the hope of getting into film production. After one semester, his life radically changed. Wes became a Christian, and God took him on a twelve-year “detour.” Video production faded far, far away and disappeared over the horizon.

In 1991, through a series of unexpected events, Wes began making corporate videos in Portland, Oregon, learning filming, direction, lighting, sound design, and editing. For the next fifteen years, he produced videos for local companies like Boeing and Portland General Electric. Corporate clients especially appreciated his ability to take complex subjects and make them understandable to their audiences.

Using his skills in service to God has long been a desire for Wes. Winning first place in the Creation Category at Vision Forum’s San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival was just the nudge he needed to shift his focus from the corporate scene to the production of Biology 101.

Wes Olson has been an avid student of the Bible since becoming a Christian in 1979. Born and raised in Reno, Nevada, he later moved to Portland, Oregon to attend Multnomah Bible College where he graduated in 1984—and where he met and married his wife, Tammy.

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