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- Engineer custom mounts for high-end equipment such as camera mounts for the Cardinals and the Blues and a motorized 5.5m satellite dish mount- Co-designed and integrated two state-of-the-art A/V production and uplink trucks- Leverage emerging technologies (RaspberryPi, Arduino) to create innovative solutions to expensive problems- Draft and maintain CAD documentation of national sport team arenas, network PoPs, studios, and uplinks- Head engineer at live events for major television networks and political personalities- Troubleshoot and repair analog, digital, and RF communication equipment- Provide remote and on-site broadcast support for large clients like Centene, Cardinals, Blues, and Sprint- Created 2 iterations of a custom RF switching and metering system and interface- Create in-house solutions that allow our company to secure the lowest bid for unique projects; for instance, a video and serial control system over fiber, or a video switcher GPIO relay interface- Fabricate custom cases, kits, and enclosures for equipment from lenses to light stands to server racks - Build and deploy custom computer systems such as an Asterisk phone system, an Adobe Streaming Server, LAMP servers and websites, AirPrint APs, media players, and NAS devices

- Designed, fabricated, and programmed centerpieces with laser etched PCB boards and 3D printed parts- Created a homemade projector with manual focusing and keystoning mechanisms that achieved a higher resolution at a third of the cost of commercial equivalents- Constructed 4 iterations of DDR arcade dance pads, improving features and construction methods and sold several of the final version- Designed and programmed award winning wall-following race car for community robotics competitionStudied electrical and plumbing code to certify for and pull permits for DIY gut rehab of 1920's home