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Berlin, Germany

Berlin, Germany

• Led and managed audio engineering and logistics for six 3D-audio concerts at Zeiss-Großplanetarium Berlin, including a notable collaboration with Berliner Festspiele, working closely with artists to educate them on.
• Grew Spatial Media Lab membership from two to 21, fostering a thriving community of audio and media enthusiasts. Organized and hosted monthly meetups with up to 30 participants.
• Managed a 200-square-meter studio space with two Dolby Atmos studios and multiple projectors, overseeing equipment maintenance, electrical upgrades, and workshop hosting.
• Hosted numerous workshops on spatial audio fundamentals, music production in ambisonics, and spatial mixing for streaming platforms, providing hands-on training and insights.
• Created multiple open-source templates for spatial audio music production, mixing, and live performance, facilitating broader access to advanced techniques.

Berlin, Germany

• Led multiple IT and system administration projects, including migrating from Microsoft Office 365 to Google Workspace and implementing a new CRM system, resulting in streamlined operations and enhanced productivity.
• Coordinated cross-team projects, introduced a project management solution using Notion for a 75-person company, and optimized processes to eliminate redundancies, achieving approximately $50,000 in annual savings and.

Berlin, Germany

• Spearheaded product design and user-centric initiatives, collaborated with product managers to define roadmaps and plan sprints, and produced comprehensive documentation.
• Created the design system using Atomic Design principles first in Sketch then later managed the migration to Figma for collaboration with an external design time.
• Drafted, organized, and held user research interviews, both in-person and online, then collected, analyzed, summarized, and presented the findings to stakeholders.

Berlin, Germany

• Led and coordinated development projects, including overseeing a two-person team for an AI music generation tool in Unity, using Jira and Confluence to manage implementation.
• Implemented audio functionalities within Unity, configured the mixer, audio routing, and effects while actively exploring and integrating new features and plugins to enhance project capabilities.

Emeryville, CA

• Lead Instructor for Audio Engineering Program (Module II) at SAE Ex'pression College, Emeryville
• Developed and delivered comprehensive coursework covering the fundamentals of music production, audio engineering, recording, mixing, and signal processing.
• Instructed students on industry-standard software, including Native Instruments Komplete 11, Ableton Live, Logic Pro X, and Pro Tools (versions 12 and 12.5), as well as a variety of plugins from the Gobbler.
• Led hands-on training sessions to ensure students gained practical experience and technical proficiency with the tools and techniques used in modern audio production.
• Spearheaded the update of the Ableton Live 9 curriculum to incorporate new features of Live 10, including the creation of new instructional materials and lesson plans to enhance the learning experience.
• Facilitated a collaborative and engaging learning environment, receiving positive feedback from students and peers for teaching effectiveness and course content quality.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Taught a variety of skills–music production, Ableton Live, Logic Pro X, mixing, mastering, songwriting, arrangement, and more.

Oakland, CA

• Studio Technician - The Red Bull Music Academy, Base Camp San Francisco
• Audio Mixing and Mastering - Of Land and Water Documentary
• Sound Design for World Cup spot - Artillery SF
• Workshop on Ableton and Max for Live - MEGAPOLIS Audio Festival
• Recording, mixing, and mastering a variety of musical projects
• Teaching and mentoring private students in songwriting, music production, audio engineering, mixing, and mastering.

Oakland, CA

• Co-writer, pianist, producer, and mix engineer in the experimental, multi-genre production duo, Coma Cartel.

Berkeley, CA

• Supported the recording studio
• Tested equipment
• Organized archival material
• Researched sound spatialization via ambisonic impulse responses
• Became the first undergraduate work-study student at CNMAT

Lake Merritt, CA

• Taught the Ableton 101 course and gave self-created workshops at Sequence One school in Lake Merritt, California before returning to school at UC Berkeley. http://www.sequenceone.org/

Berkeley, CA

• Lectured on Ableton and the History of Music Production for MUS 139.2 Summer Session

San Francisco, CA

• Required proficient knowledge of Pro Tools 10, Logic 10, Ableton, and Garage Band
• Setup and support 10 studios, 5.1 studio, 4 vocal booths, and foley room
• Ensured studios were tested and functional for students and staff
• Assisted students with any technical issues in or out of the studios

San Francisco, CA

• Set up and tore down mics, audio mixers, speakers, TVs, projectors, video mixers, laptops, rigging, and cabling for corporate events
• Rung out rooms before conferences to prevent feedback
• Operated audio mixing boards during live events

United States

• Provided technical support to users in the largest Android tablet deployment program globally for unit affiliated with News Corporation’s (Rupert Murdoch’s) ambitious campaign to bring technology to education.
• Worked on-site at public middle schools across the country to deploy network and tablets to showcase digital curriculum.
• Tested and prepared iPad and Asus tablets by loading software specified for grade levels.
• Installed and maintained of portable cellular network in classrooms.
• Troubleshot and resolved technical hardware and software issues.
• Successfully shipped, provisioned, and implemented 300 tablets over two months in Pleasant Hill, CA and 150 over two weeks in San Diego County.

Oakland, CA

Voice acting, recording, mixing, mastering, field recording, and editing for the Affirmative promo video (except narrator and intro theme which were required assets).

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Continually identified bugs in Android and Windows versions of software
• Customized XML documents for customer configurations
• Guided clients through hardware assembly, software installation and network setup via telephone and remote desktop access
• Trained customers on use of Android tablets and point-of-sale software
• Integrated POS software with customer’s pre-existing accounting software
• Aided customers with creation and setup of Quickbooks, Peachtree/Sage 50, Simply Accounting, and BusinessWorks company file for integration

Where My Heart Is

• Songwriting
• Rehearsed a minimum of 8 hours weekly
• Maintained guitar and pedals
• Designed and fabricated a custom pedal board
• Designed flyers, t-shirt designs, websites, and album artwork
• Managed all social media - Tumblr, MySpace, Facebook, Last.FM, SoundCloud, WordPress

• Designed logos, websites, album artwork, posters, t-shirts, and other digital media using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, drawing, collage, paint, and other media.

Columbus, OH

Non-profit Artist Collective in developmental stage.·Organized trash cleanups·Coordinated volunteers·Reviewed resumes·Delegated tasks·Scheduled site visits, tours and interviews·Organized, curated, and installed art exhibits·Managed blog content·Functioned as community liaison·Organized and performed community outreach Art.ifacts seeks a shift in.

Columbus, OH

• Aided customers in resolving issues with their cable, internet and phone service via telephone
• Followed-up on lasting issues and ensured resolution and customer satisfaction
• Assisted tier-2 agents with troubleshooting through chat program while on customer calls
• Created flowcharts and training material for tier-2 and 1 agents
• Navigated and utilized 10+ tools on a daily basis
• Exceeded expectations on 8 QA metrics to maintain tier-3 status

Columbus, OH

• Bias, clean, test and spool 2,” 1,” and 1/2” TEAC tape machines
• Diverse and expansive knowledge of microphones and usage
• Strong understanding of digital audio mastering & fundamental understanding of vinyl audio mastering
• Running cabling appropriately and creating accurate cabling charts
• Troubleshooting audio signal issues
• Knowledge of different types of microphones and appropriate placement as per client’s needs

Toledo, OH

• OhioHardcore.com was an e-zine focused on hardcore and metalcore music.
• Site creation
• Domain management
• SEO
• Website Layout
• Coded site using HTML4, CSS2, and JavaScript