I have virtually worked all positions in television engineering:Audio Booth, Tape Room (when we had tape), Master Control, Technical Director (video switcher), Floor Director, Camera Operator, Live Truck Engineer.I am responsible for assigning the numbers for any and all wires installed in the station and creating CAD drawings of how the station is wired, (after 20 years, there are still wires that do not have numbers). I have designed our on-air system for all seven channels that we broadcast, providing capabilities of working around equipment failures with a minimum of down time. I take care of our on air automation system, Florical, from ingest to air. I help in lighting for special events like an Election Debate, installation of the new Bishop of Toledo, Hope For The Holidays, and Zoo remotes.Archived 3/4 and Beta news clips, air checks, promos, programs; historical station documents and photos from late 20's to the present.I was terminated on November 1st, Time now for a new adventure called retirement. Too bad it happened before I got to 30 years.

Was hired in as a Remote Broadcast engineer where I'd make pre-broadcast site surveys to determine where to set up the broadcast based on available power, antenna orientation, with the importance of getting pre-delay audio for the broadcast. Annual frequency and power measurements of RPU equipment. Then I got promoted to assistant chief engineer where I made AM directional antenna field measurements, replaced tubes in AM and FM transmitters, replaced and aligned 96 playback heads in an automation system, calibrated the transmitter remote controls, wound over 3500 Fidelipak audio cartridges, repaired Denon CD players, installed and aligned new Otari tape decks, installed new satellite LNB's, various studio wiring, audio proof of performance, removed, rebuilt and reinstalled a Wilbert antenna mast for a remote truck, installed new remote broadcast equipment in remote vans and installed new air and production room consoles. This was all accomplished under the partnership with Bill Rossini our Chief Engineer. I didn't work FOR Bill I worked WITH him. He is a great mentor.

Staff announcer of an adult contemporary FM station. Started out working Midnight to 6am, then got promoted to 7 to midnight, and finally 3 to 7pm.

I was president of a family owned business that got started in 1949 by my father. I installed the first computerized inventory system in the Toledo area for an auto parts store. I talked with salesmen and ordered merchandise computed the selling price based on the cost of the item, hired, trained and fired employees. Generated monthly statements, sent out dunning letters to overdue accounts, paid monthly bills, generated monthly balance sheets and profit and loss reports. Conceived, wrote and produced advertising for newspapers, monthly newsletters, direct mail flyers, radio, TV, cable, yellow page ads, and our changeable marquee sign. Maintained a direct mailing list of over 3500 customers. Cleaned windows, cut grass, washed and waxed floors, picked up and delivered merchandise, designed merchandise displays, remodeled store, moved the store to a new location. Installed an automated in store music system that played our commercials. Handled customer complaints. We ended up closing the business in March of 1992, and was in charge of the auction that took place afterwards.

Took tower measurements of a two site directional AM radio station. One site for daytime and one site for the evening. Made the necessary adjustments to keep the directional pattern within the FCC specifications. Made minor repairs to equipment as necessary.

I was hired to convert their vinyl music library to carts (that was then state of the art at the time), wrote commercials, was staff engineer. I essentially worked myself out of a job after the conversion was completed.

Started out as a morning transmitter engineer, then got promoted to Production Director assigning commercials to the various announcers depending upon what voice the client wanted. Worked an overnight weekend announcer Midnight to 6am air shift. Got promoted to Music Director, made weekly calls to the record stores, compiled the weekly playlists, my weekend air shift moved to 7 to midnight. I was responsible for the music of our #1 rated rock and roll station, including our Solid Gold Weekend, and the various Countdown lists that we did during ratings and over the Holiday weekend. (i.e. Big 1470 and the Top 25 songs from each year from 1955 to 1974 played in reverse order). I then got promoted to Assistant Program Director. I was moved up to the 2-7pm weekend announcer air shift. Then was promoted to Program Director.

I was originally hired to watch a 6 tower directional AM antenna system at night that was not remote controlled while going to college. Then I got promoted to be the staff engineer at the studio. The Chief Engineer, John Brown, thought I had golden ears and allowed me to equalize the program audio chain (a FIRST for Toledo radio) which I must admit did sound damn good. Made AM Directional antenna field readings. Calibrated the daytime remote control. General studio maintenance.