Jay Stein Email & Phone Number

I am amused by the auto-generated summary LinkedIn provided me: "Chyron and Microsoft Office are two things I am passionate about." Chyron hasn't been a major player in news for awhile now, though I am kind of a Viz wiz. A Wizard of Viz, if you will. And I don't see how anyone can be *passionate* about Microsoft Office. Sure, I've created Power Point presentations and I am a spreadsheet nerd, but passionate about Office? Not exactly. What am I actually passionate about? Geeking out on a thousand-button device. Visitors (back when we used to have them, in the Before Time) used to ask me, "So, you get paid for pushing buttons?" I would always reply, "No, I actually get paid very little for pushing buttons. What I mostly get paid for is knowing which ones to push, and when."Here's what else LinkedIn thought I would want you to know: "My work in the entertainment industry is always evolving as it provides a constant challenge, which keeps me learning and growing."Is that what people really want to see? It just sounds silly, and, well, robotic. Which I guess makes sense. I don't even work in the entertainment industry. I work in news. And yeah, sure it provides a constant challenge, but that's not what keeps me learning and growing. That's a matter of personal alignment.Here's one thing LinkedIn got right: "While I specialize in corporate projects and live events, I'm able to take on all types of creative projects, both short and long term, and have a wide range of production experience in broadcast and web-based media."Thanks, LinkedIn. Couldn't have said it better myself.

Listed skills include Broadcast Television, Broadcast, Video, Chyron, and 9 others.

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  Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

  Electrical And Electronics Engineering