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Scotts Valley, Ca

Core member of the 3 time [2021, 2022 & 2023], TEC award-winning LUNA Recording System SQA team.

Concord, Ca

I started as a radio broadcast engineer in 1990 and eventually focused my training on studio music production. I have worked predominately in studio situations but have also done numerous remote recording projects for artists such as TOOL, the Doobie Brothers, and Joan Armitrading. I have worked with a variety of artists and styles from Irish folk music to hard rock. I am well versed in studio production workflows from pre-production planning to final mixdowns and mastering. I am also skilled in various facets of general audio engineering such as: • Signal flow & general audio knowledge• Recording & microphone placement techniques• Basic tracking and overdubs• Mixing [my specialty]• Sound design• MIDI• Sound reinforcement • Synchronization• Acoustics • Troubleshooting • General studio installation & maintenance

Mountain View, Ca

McDSP is an Emmy award-winning digital audio company that specializes in making audio plug-ins for digital audio workstations like LUNA, Pro Tools, Logic, Studio One, and many more. Responsibilities included:• Member of the 2017 Technical Emmy winning SA-2 Dialog Processor team.• Product marketing & development for: -> AE600 Acitve EQ plug-in -> ML8000 Advanced Limiter plug-in -> 6050 Ultimate Channel Strip plug-in -> EC-300 Echo Collection plug-in -> 6034 Ultimate Multi-band Compressor plug-in -> NR800 Noise Reduction plug-in -> APB-16 Analog Processing Box • Technical Marketing: Video content production for McDSPTV YouTube channel.• QA: internal product testing, managing external beta testers, & bug reporting. • Artist relations management. • Customer Care and Technical Support via email and phone.• Audio content creation and mixing for videos and trade show use.• Trade show and external event support. • Product demos and customer engagement.

San Francisco Bay Area

Granicus provides award-winning cloud-based technologies for government transparency, legislative efficiency, and citizen engagement.As Project Manager for the Meeting Services team my responsibilities included:• Oversee and direct Managed Events/Webcasts.• Communicate directly with contractors, vendors, and clients concerning project deliverables, staffing, and scheduling.• Video editing and audio restoration of client webcast archives.• Internal A/V support for company meetings and events: webcasting, video production, & sound reinforcement.• Prepare project status reports and work to ensure projects adhere to contract specifications and scope of work.• Manage remote webcasting equipment inventory used with remote Managed Events.

Mt. View, Ca

As a member of the LinkedIn Media Production team my responsibilities included: • Audio engineering and sound reinforcement needs. • Video recording, editing, cameraman, and switch operator.• Systems installation and maintenance.• Live event support: point of contact, event planning, video conferencing, WebEx. • YouTube administrator for 5 LinkedIn channels.

Daly City, Ca

I managed one of the on site recording studio control rooms, the live room, and the isolation booth at the Daly City, CA headquarters. During the business day it was utilized by the technical support staff for real world training projects and seminars and after hours it could be reserved by employees for personal projects. Responsibilities included: • Equipment installation and maintenance • Inventory tracking of studio equipment and microphone locker• Orientation and basic training for new users • Reservation scheduling

Daly City, Ca

Responsible for hiring, training, and mentoring technicians for the world-class technical support department at Avid Audio, USA [formerly Digidesign] in Daly City, CA. • In the hiring process, I was responsible for recruiting and screening potential candidates and evaluating their technical, communication, and customer service skills.--> Recruited, hired, and trained more than 50+ world-class technicians.• In training, I was responsible for making sure all new technicians were properly trained before going live with customers. --> Developed and administered numerous training sessions for Digidesign and Avid Audio products as they came to market. --> Key member in the creation, development, and implementation the “Product Champion” role which is now employed by all Avid support teams. --> In 2008 I cross-trained members of M-Audio and Sibelius’s support teams as Avid merged business units together providing continuity to Avid support offerings. --> Managed the training of the new outsource, support team from Ground Control Professional Audio Inc., FL who are currently handling all “consumer” level audio support calls for Avid Audio, USA. • Mentored technicians throughout their tenure helping them to grow and improve all of their skill sets to insure that customers always received world-class service.• Deployed, managed, and maintained two, large labs that were utilized by the support staff.--> Equipped with more than 20+ different, operational Pro Tools systems that spanned more than 20+ years of Digidesign and Avid Audio’s history.

Palo Alto, Ca

I started with Digidesign as a phone technician providing world-class quality support to end users off all skill levels and products. In a short period of time I advanced to senior technician and was a founding member of the 24/7 [Gold] support staff for over 8 years providing world-class support to high end users, facilities, and celebrities. Skills utilized while performing my duties included:• Verbal communication & phone skills• Analytical trouble shooting skills• Hardware & software product knowledge• Case management & documentation • Resource management skills: databases, product documentation, labs, white papers, etc.• Time management skills

Chico, Ca

• Programming Director, Summer 1992–Spring 1993 [Chico CA]I was responsible for training, scheduling and supervising approximately 50 disc jockeys for Chico State’s award winning radio station, 95.5 KCSC. I also developed and implemented station format, programming, and specialty show selections.• Production Director, Summer 1991–Spring 1992, & 1993–1994 [Chico CA]I was responsible for organizing and training a staff for 5 production assistants and maintaining the station’s production studio. My staff provided the station with all of its ID’s, public service announcements, bumpers, and commercial spots. • Disc Jockey, 1990-1995 [Chico CA]I hosted a variety of radio programs from open format to specialty shows. I handled both the on-air voice and engineering duties simultaneous while broadcasting.

Ba, Music-Recording Arts

Activities and Societies: I worked at one of the college radio stations, the award-winning 95.5 KCSC, for 5 years and did almost.

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