Justin Lyles Email & Phone Number

United States

Houston, Texas Area

- Audio engineer (A1, A2, deck crew) for live events, shows, and concerts. Worked for such clients as the NFL, Asia Society Texas, Metropolitan Arts & Theatre Center Houston, Main Street Theatre, Queensbury Theatre,- First point of customer / client contact regarding technical and logistical matters during theatrical performances. Point of contact for venue / theatre management regarding technical matters, leveraging customer needs with venue capabilities.- Multitasking audio-visual skills, troubleshooting, and customer advocacy while ensuring a smooth and enjoyable theatrical experience.- Utilized technical and professional expertise to advise customers / clients regarding their needs for productions.- Collaborated excellently with other audio-visual technicians on productions, while adapting to customer and staff needs.- Utilized software such as Qlab, Zoom, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office.

- Conceptualized, built, and oversaw implementation of sound design for theatrical performances for such clients as St. John's School (Houston, TX), Queensbury Theatre, and the Tribble School for the Performing Arts.

Houston, Texas Area

- Produced and managed programming for Sight Into Sound, a public radio station dedicated to serving the blind and visually disabled in the Houston area. - Engineered and produced a live weekly two-hour radio news broadcast. Collaborated with volunteer on-air personalities and station management to produce a high-quality weekly broadcast.- Point of customer contact for entire broadcast day, fielding calls and emails to ensure customer needs are met and exceeded.- Built and coded software that aided production process, leading to increase in production quality and productivity.

University Of Houston, Houston, Tx

- Oversaw and managed Coog Radio, a fee-funded non-profit media organization of 100+ content producers, personalities, writers, producers, and staff from the University of Houston- Major point of contact for university management and customer / consumers.- Hired and collaborated with board of directors to ensure production quality and customer / consumer assurance.- Multi-tasked technical needs, consumer opinion and desires, operational capabilities, and staffing.- Advocated for customer / audience wants and needs while balancing fiscal and technical needs of organization.- Led organization to two "Best Radio Station" awards voted on by consumers / customers.- Established and maintained internal policies regarding content and ethical conduct.

- Oversaw all on-air and recorded programming for Coog Radio.- Recruited, trained, and managed show hosts/producers by establishing live and recorded classes and guides.- Expanded the listener base of Coog Radio by 150% through establishing schedules and programming blocks based on consumer preferences.- Established streams of monetization through scheduling “live read” advertising during broadcast day, leading to increase of income for organization.- Identified and developed opportunities for special content production (podcasts, special series, interviews, etc.).- Built and administered content library. Screened incoming content for language, style, and appropriateness.

- On-call point of contact for troubleshooting of equipment glitches and failures during live shows, both remote and in-person.- Handled all maintenance of studio equipment and trainings.- Assists Programming Director with administration of music library

- Hired and managed teams of writers, photographers, and content producers for Coog Radio's website and blog.- Increased readership by 120% through overhauled content strategy.- Built content schedule and plan for team of volunteer writers/photographers.- Increased participation with music festivals and local events, leading to increased local brand awareness and listenership.