Jay Forrest Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Washington, D.C., Us

RFC 1918 IPv4 Migration

Published Musician, Recording Artist, and Business PartnerHopesfall dba Hopesfall Music, LLC Vocalist and co-writer for music group, HopesfallMusic videos featured on MTV. Appeared as a music guest on MTV’s television program, Headbangers Ball. Performed live across North & South America, Europe, and the United Kingdom. Recorded for publication, 4 full length albums and multiple singles/EPs.Album releases via Equal Vision/ Graphic Nature Records - USA/Canada (present)Trustkill Records/ InGroove Fontana - USA/Canada (former)Roadrunner Records - Europe/UK

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

• Monitor the operation and performance of Charter’s large IT network • Report unusual events while providing troubleshooting support and communication with other technicians and responsible parties to fix issues and track repairs to completion. • Diagnose network errors• Document and track network errors• Create incident reports via companies in house Cherwell ticketing and with vendors• Implement network changes during overnight maintenance windows• Switch GSLB traffic, monitor traffic, update certificates, enable/disable nodes on Palo Alto F5 load balancers• Perform configuration changes, health checks, and reboots on Juniper, Cisco, Brocade routing and switching devices• Lead 3rd shift team in incidents resolved and changes completed 39% Incident & outages resolved (1st) 22% Work Items completed (2nd) 36% Change tickets completed (1st)

Chicago , Illinois, Us

• Devised a network plan and project managed the installation of an architectural lighting system at our 4000 and 800 capacity venues, including running cable, cable termination, driver, controller installation and configuration.• Project managed performance lighting and automated truss system installation including assisting in unicast routing configuration of Elation Pixie bar drivers.• Presided over production operations of 1500-capacity (Concord) and 800-capacity (Prysm) music venues • Production advisor & acting production manager of a new 4000- capacity (Radius Chicago) music-venue • Production advisor for 2021 ARC Music Festival by Auris Presents • Oversight of one-off events with production budgets surpassing $100K • Hiring manager for venues’ production managers, stage managers, and tech leads • Led multiple venue Audio/Visual system design and installation projects • Supervisor and hiring manager of venue Artist Relations coordinators • Managed and created venue settlement and overhead expense reports • Saved company over $150K by spearheading the design, installation, equipment purchase of an LED marquee

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Devised a network plan and project managed the installation of an architectural lighting system at our 4000 and 800 capacity venues, including running cable, cable termination, driver, controller installation and configuration.• Project managed performance lighting and automated truss system installation including assisting in unicast routing configuration of Elation Pixie bar drivers.• Presided over production operations of 1500-capacity (Concord) and 800-capacity (Prysm) music venues • Production advisor & acting production manager of a new 4000- capacity (Radius Chicago) music-venue • Production advisor for 2021 ARC Music Festival by Auris Presents • Oversight of one-off events with production budgets surpassing $100K • Hiring manager for venues’ production managers, stage managers, and tech leads • Led multiple venue Audio/Visual system design and installation projects • Supervisor and hiring manager of venue Artist Relations coordinators • Managed and created venue settlement and overhead expense reports • Saved company over $150K by spearheading the design, installation, equipment purchase of an LED marquee

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Dialed Productions provides event management and production services. Producers of the CHICAGO NIGHTLIFE AWARDS, celebrating the best of the best in the Chicago Nightlife & Entertainment Industry.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Taste of Randolph 2013 & 14, Logan Boulevard Fest 2013,Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Series- Develop agendas/timelines- Prepare and manage documents to track cost and expenses- Logistics and coordination of technical aspects (lighting, sound, staging, hospitality)- Talent contract payment- Post event reporting and evaluation

- Act as a company liaison for the events production team of a 20,000 sq/ft multi-entertainment venue- Develop agendas/timelines- Draft and adhere to event & concert budgets - Prepare and manage documents to track cost and expenses- Logistics and coordination of technical aspects (lighting, sound, staging, hospitality)- Stage lighting design and operation - Negotiating with vendors - Vendor contracts and agreements- Talent contract payment- Sourcing and management of staff and event crew- Developed college accredited internship program- Post event reporting and evaluation

Lighting & Stage Systems Installation