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Los Angeles, California

∙ Create compelling and engaging descriptions of onscreen action in film and television for blind and low-vision viewers.∙ QC other writers' scripts for accuracy.

North Hollywood

∙ Created compelling and engaging descriptions of onscreen action in film and television for blind and low-vision viewers.

∙ Directed voice talent.∙ Recorded descriptive audio voiceovers.∙ Edited voiceover tracks.∙ Mixed VO with program audio to create descriptive audio tracks.∙ Set up sessions for and operated ProTools.∙ Ingested incoming media, secured media availability for writers, maintained archives.∙ Created requested files and delivered to internal and external.

Scheduled, checked, and correctly aired in excess of 26,500 promos per year with extremely high degree of accuracy. Managed a Coordinator, overseeing the updating of owned promotional content by ensuring correct format, version, net date, allocation, restrictions and shipping status. Actualized media plans and reports. Assisted with ad hoc projects.

∙ Conformed, performed laybacks, and transferred audio to and from all video formats in standard and high definition.∙ Encoded Dolby E and ac3.∙ QC'd 5.1 and 7.1 audio for DVD and Blu-Ray mastering.∙ Operated Pro Tools.∙ Co-authored TriggerTone audio knowledge base.

∙ Conformed, performed laybacks, and transferred audio to and from all video formats in standard and high definition, including NTSC and PAL conversions.∙ Encoded Dolby E, ac3, mp3, wav, aiff, and SDII files; transferred DA88, DAT, CD, mag, cassette.∙ Restored and preserved early optical, mag, audio, and video elements.∙ Operated Pro Tools, Adobe Audition.

∙ Rehearsed and performed standard opera repertoire.

Audio Engineer (January 1994 – May 1996)∙ Conformed, performed laybacks, and transferred audio to and from all video formats.∙ Aligned machines and performed minor maintenance.∙ Transferred all audio formats including DAT and mag.Account Representative (March 1993 – December 1993)∙ Generated client work orders and facilitated their completion within.

∙ Received and assigned masters to work orders.∙ Controlled stock flow.∙ Interfaced between departments.∙ Generated labels.

∙ Aligned and operated tape machines.∙ Set up sessions.∙ Operated Flying Faders automation system.∙ Compiled production masters and created dubs.∙ Liaised with clients.

∙ Resolved accounts payable.∙ Managed bookkeeping.∙ Made bank deposits.∙ Assisted customers.

Eugene, Oregon Area

∙ Managed a team of 5-10.∙ Hired, trained, and scheduled employees.∙ Oversaw loss prevention.∙ Administered payroll.∙ Reconciled transactions and delivered bank deposits.∙ Assisted customers with music selections and video rental.∙ Provided tech support for rental VCR setup.

Bachelor Of Arts, Music

Certificate In Recording Engineering With Honors

Pro Tools 101, Pro Tools 201