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Beltsville, Maryland

• Program Manager for all Immersive Concepts’ multimedia and event support projects.• Project Manager and onsite Functional Manager for a multimillion-dollar NRC audiovisual services and support contract at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) headquarters located in Rockville Maryland; contract supports approximately 750 events and 15,000 photos annually.• Worked with the NRC Contract Officer Representative (COR) and IC management to develop the project teams and train incoming staff to meet COR expectations and contract requirements.• Establish an efficient workflow and implemented modern processes and procedures that produced superior quality deliverables often recognized by NRC directors, commissioners and other executive staff.• Coordinated AV services, photography (over 850 photos processed), and live broadcast of the annual Regulatory Industry Conference held at the Bethesda North Marriott.• Project Manager for the NRC broadcast studio; project required over $150k of AV equipment to outfit the new NRC broadcast studio space with the latest audiovisual technology.• Produced CAD diagrams, technical specifications, and a bill of materials (BOM) for all projects.• Received a commendation letter from the Office of Public Affairs (OPA) for my contribution to the studio construction.• Subject matter expert (SME) for the NRC webstreaming services contract.• Maintained all staff multimedia edit suites and network LAN connections with the media asset management disk array storage (over 80TB) and associated servers; i.e., macOS Server, CatDV, Apache Tomcat, MySQL, DNS, DHCP.• Personally performed AV engineering services, installations, system maintenance, and equipment repair throughout the NRC.• Successfully achieved all performance milestones by providing COR inspected and accepted deliverables within scope, time and budget resulting in a contract term extension.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assist sales teams with RFPs by specifying power, IT, rigging, audiovisual, and labor needs for assigned projects within the Washington D.C. metro area.• Collaborate with exhibitors, event planners, producers and other stakeholders to define and execute project objectives. • Ensure successful and profitable execution of projects from signed sales proposal to final invoicing. • Manage purchase orders for equipment rentals and travel requirements for assigned labor.• Prepare and implement production schedules and coordinate the logistics for equipment rentals.• Schedule and supervise labor including full-time and part-time employees.Communicate project scope, execution plan and individual responsibilities with crew.

Cincinnati Area, Ky

• Project Manager for special events and audiovisual productions using contract labor and local talent.• Provided an array of multimedia services including directing, creative writing, photography, videography, editing, lighting, motion graphics, DVD authoring, web design (front-end and back-end) and streaming media solutions.• Director of promotional multimedia content and video documentation of live events; e.g., sporting events, tournaments, presentations, demonstrations, performances, weddings, parties, etc.• Created technical documentation, CAD layouts and signal flow diagrams for complex equipment set up and installs.Multimedia consultant with experience helping small businesses and non-profit organizations establish cost effective networking and open-source software solutions.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Freelance Multimedia Producer

Greater Cincinnati Area

• Built and maintained strong customer relationships with over 150 clients through effective communication and matching production services with the customer’s needs and business goals.• Produced promos, station IDs, long format original programming, commercials and weekly movie hosting segments.• Scheduled and coordinated all movie hosting segment shoots with talent, sales staff, clients and agencies.• Director for the Sunday morning program Cincinnati Issues with host Lincoln Ware on WSTR-TV STAR64.• Floor Director for Thursday Night Lights, Cincinnati’s only live coverage of high school football.• Created concepts, produced client commercials and movie hosting segments.Assisted Producers and sales staff with ad campaign concepts, project development and promotions.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

• Contract Video Production Manager; notably established the company video department and production crew.• Hired freelance labor, maintained the studio, managed equipment inventory and equipment.• Managed teams production schedule and supervised all aspects of all live video productions.• Managed labor, equipment transport, and setup for live events at the Indiana Belterra Casino.• Managed I-Mag projector setup and served as Camera Operator at the Indiana Argosy Casino.• Setup backline and A/V equipment for Patti LaBelle and The O’Jays for the 2009 inaugural ball in Washington D.C.• Technical Director for the 2009 Red, Rhythm & Boom event featuring Huey Lewis and the News located in Mason Ohio.

Greater Cincinnati Area

• Contract Producer/Production Manager; produced weekly TV series MMA Big Show featured on the CW & syndicated.• Produced 26 half hour episodes for broadcast, complete with custom graphics & closed captioning.• Produced 8 original commercial spots for broadcast and digital marketing.• Hired, scheduled, and coordinated all show talent and video production crew (12-16 people).• Directed all talent and supervised video, sound & lighting crews for 6 live events at the Belterra Casino in Indiana.• Responsible for all aspects of event logistics and coordinated video production crew during live productions.• Coordinated the rental and transport of all video production equipment for 8 live shows.

Cincinnati, Oh 45214

• Managed facilities department budget, work schedule and daily operations for all facilities staff.• Coordinated the purchase, maintenance and repair of all portable production, studio and broadcast equipment.• Compiled and maintained in-depth technical documentation of facilities statistics for weekly and quarterly reports.• Managed station's Master Control, studio, internet radio station, daily programming and QC for 4 CATV channels.• Spearheaded the Master Control migration/integration from an analog to a digital playback system.• Provided comprehensive network management; migrated company server from UNIX Webmin to Windows Server 2003.• Instructor for weekly studio and portable production classes scheduled through the Education Department.• Supervised set up and breakdown of studio equipment and served as Technical Director for live shows.

West Chester, Oh 45069

• Designed and modified CAD drawings of controls schematics and equipment layouts for product installation and quotes.• Made PLC program modifications/updates using Rockwell Automation software, RSLogix.• Inspected locally fabricated control panels for proper assembly/wiring and approved shipping to job-site.• Traveled to Burlington Coat Factory and Staples distribution centers to provide installation and start up support.• Designed and maintained original company website using Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Cincinnati Area, Ky

• Assisted project teams with developing electrical and controls design packages for the multinational corporation Procter & Gamble (P&G).• Traveled on-site to P&G plants in Cape Girardeau MO and Mehoopany PA to provide construction and start up support.• Inspected locally fabricated control panels for proper assembly/wiring and approved shipping to job-site.• Created Bill of Materials (BOM) by referencing equipment specs and quantity for procurement.• Prepared comprehensive documentation on project status for weekly team meetings and project reviews.• Prepared and reviewed construction drawings, turnover packages and as-built drawings.Active member of the CAD Matrix Team, which created company design standards.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

• Contract Controls Technician; wired control panels based on design notes, layouts, and schematic diagrams.• Installed completed control panels to temperature control units fabricated in-house.• Procured parts listed on Bill of Materials for project completion.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

• Co-op position; in-house and field maintenance/repair of fax machines, printers & copiers; required 3 repairs daily.• Troubleshoot customer machines using service manual flowcharts, schematics, and a multi-meter.• Researched and procured OEM parts and supplies as needed.• Contacted clients daily to report service status and requested authorization for repairs.

Bfa, Electronic Media

Aas, Electro-Mechanical Engineering

Vocational Certificate, Electronics And Pc Technology

Activities and Societies: National Technical Honor Society