Tim Hull Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

· Primarily responsible for managing and performing many successful deployments of Apple technology on behalf of 318 and Apple Professional Services (Entertainment, Education & Government) for customers such as Disney, ABC, CBS, AOL, Post Production Facilities, Higher Education & K-12 Schools, U.S. Navy, State & Local Government agencies all over the USA. · Specializing in Apple Xsan & Quantum StorNext Integration, Mac OS X Server & Client, Active Directory & Open Directory Integration, Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Server, Bakbone NetVault, Archiware PresSTORE, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Apple ProApps & iLife, Kerio MailServer, Apple Remote Desktop, DeployStudio, VMWare Fusion, Parallels Desktop, Now Software, Font Servers & Retrospect Backup. · Responsible for hardware/software support, system imaging, installation, configuration, upgrades, repairs, troubleshooting, customer training, data recovery, data backup. · Install & maintain Xserves & Xserve Raids, Promise VTrak, ADTX & InforTrend RAID Storage, Mac PPC & Intel Workstations, ATTO Technology & Qlogic Fibre Channel SAN Hardware & Software, Tandberg Data & Quantum Backup Autoloaders, SonicWALL Firewalls, HP ProCurve, Netgear, Linksys & SMC Managed Ethernet switches, Airport Wireless networks, T1-T3/FiOS/DSL/Cable Modems · Experience installing & configuring Rush, Cinema4D, After Effects Renderfarms, Adobe Programs, Firewall & Virus Software, Office programs & email accounts on Windows Workstations & Servers running Microsoft Windows 98 through Windows Server 2008. Experience managing Active Directory Users & Computers, DNS and DHCP services on Windows Server.

· Certified Member of the Apple Consultants Network and employee of an Apple Pro Video VAR. · Perform remote/field maintenance & provide customer phone support for a large variety of Macintosh Pro Video and Graphics workgroups and home users. · Specialize in Mac OS X Server & Client, Final Cut Studio, After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Apple iLife apps, Kerio MailServer, Apple Remote Desktop & Retrospect Backup. · Responsible for hardware/software support, system imaging, installation, configuration, upgrades, re- pairs, troubleshooting, customer training, data recovery, and backup.· Install & maintain XServes, XServe Raids, Mac G3, G4 & G5 Workstations, Fibre Channel SAN Hardware & Software, Exabyte & ADIC Backup Autoloaders, Netopia & Linksys Routers, Netgear & SMC Managed switches, Airport Networks, DSL/Cable Modems.· Have experience installing & configuring Adobe Programs, Firewall & Virus Software, & Email accounts on PC Workstations running Microsoft Windows 98, 2000 & XP Professional.

· Assist for High-End Visual Effects Boutique. Provided support for multiple Quantel Henry Infinity systems, Discreet Logic Inferno; Avid Media Composers; Alias' Maya on SGI Octane & Windows 2000 Workstations; Final Cut Pro, After Effects, & Pro Tools Macintosh Workstations.· Responsible for routing tape machines, archiving Henry & Inferno projects, layoffs & dubs, digital file transfers, compression & encoding of video files for DVD, FTP and the Internet, diagnosing Quantel Henry Infinity and Discreet Logic Inferno disk failures, installing replacement drives, video and audio cards.· Provided support for a network of approximately 30 different Macintosh, Windows, and Irix systems. Tasks included: Updating system software & applications; Installing new drives, cards & peripherals; Troubleshooting hardware, software & network problems; Provisioning new users with network and email settings; Configuring & Maintaining Mac OS X Server, Retrospect Backup, FirstClass Email, FileMaker Pro Database(s) & Web-based FTP File Servers.· Created "View Studio DVD" with full motion menus & web links using DVD Studio Pro, After Effects, Photoshop & Quicktime Pro.

· Responsible for complete re-organization of tape vault, bar-coding and data entry via FileMaker Pro custom database, & shipping and receiving. Digitizing footage using the Media 100 and D/Vision Pro non-linear editing suites.· Gained valuable machine room and video training.

Organized tape & sound effects libraries. Observed audio post process including ADR, Foley, Sound Effects & Music, and Final Mix.

Bachelor Of Arts, Radio, Television & Film

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