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Greater New York City Area

A/V design, engineer, procurement, and maintenance in 270+ hybrid classrooms, robotics labs, conference/event rooms, auditoriums, and athletic locker roomsInstall and program all on-campus digital signage using Rise Vision, Vaddio , POLYCOM, and Cisco VTC Update and design audio video requirements for campus clients. Install Shure ASPI, BI-AMP, Mackie, Dante Audio and train customers on the proper useRecord Townhall and other events for posting Configure , deploy and imaging of MAC/ PC computersManage various outsourced vendors and trades Manage a staff of 10

Designed and installed electronic classrooms and E control rooms in 30 classrooms and 3 event spaces at SIPAProgrammed and configured Extron software and hardware for E classroomsInstalled and maintained Polycom and Vaddio video teleconference systems Worked with 15+ vendors to research and procure equipmentOversee AV production and recording for executive events Implemented inventory control of AV and IT equipment valued at $1.5 millionTrained 40+ faculty and staff on the use of classroom systemsAdministered an annual divisional budget of $200K+ including billing and events services management Managed a team of 20 full-time AV staffers

Maintained Head End, Studio, and Editing Suites• Upkept and maintained on Louth Automation and Sony Flexi Cart Systems• Acted as Night Shift Technical Director and Audio Engineer for Live Studio Programs• Aligned equipment using Waveform and Vector scope.• Camera Set-Up and Balancing• Programmed lighting board and Studio Light Adjustments• Extensive knowledge in Avid products, such as Interplay, NewsCutter, Media Composer, Symphony Nitris, Unity, Archive Providers, & Adobe Premier• Network Knowledge: TCP/IP, UDP, SDTI Networks• Performance of preventative maintenance on an assortment of production equipment including analog & digital videotape machines, jackfields, monitors• Proficient with Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2003, and MS Office tools

Project Manager for Global Video Teleconference Systems

A/V consultant on multiple projects for clients in finance, broadcasting, and public sectors. KPMG, New York, NY Deutsche Bank, New York, NYBrooklyn Jay Street Supreme Court, Brooklyn, New YorkQueens Public Television, Queens, New YorkOxygen Media NetworkRainbow Network / CablevisionNew York Times / Discovery ChannelCreative Bubble (Post House) Bose Corporation, New York City Time Warner CNN

Installation of 2 new News Broadcast production studios. Maintenace and upkeep of exsisting systems.

San Jose , Ca

Broadcast network and Sony Jumbotron Global installations