Derek Ross Email & Phone Number

• Setup, operate and troubleshoot all AV/projection/lighting/classroom equipment
• Instruct guest/staff/students/professors regarding proper usage and operation of AV equipment
• 10+ years’ experience using Final Cut Pro 7, Final Cut Pro X to edit videos and clips for graduations, classroom presentations, Youtube/website uploads
• Monitor sound feed to ensure the quality of all recordings
• Setup Skype, Blue Jeans, Webinar's for external meetings and events
• Extensive knowledge as a Live Assistant Manager monitoring Zoom meetings

Rockville, Maryland

Act as a Resident Representative for a four-year term on The Interagency Coordinating Board (ICB) for Community Use of Public Facilities is a 12-member policy board charged with the responsibility of encouraging the community's use of public facilities. The Board is responsible for making policy decisions which balance the community's need for space.

Greater New York City Area

• Assist with expanding the MedalAddict Inc. brand to over 18.6K Instagram followers
• Conceptualize and create storyboards to support brand and product storytelling through short-form content
• Create music, dialogue, sound effects, and arrange films into sequences to produce a finished product that delivered a unified creative vision
• Manage digital assets—organizing, filing and archiving them for future use
• Edit and retouch images for use in a wide variety of media
• Keep up a positive and flexible attitude in a challenging and ever-changing media environment

Work with a team of obstacle course racing media professionals to craft engaging stories. Submit ideas and then craft those ideas into compelling stories within the obstacle racing and ninja space. Help create unique new content for the website in the form of written articles and original video content.

• Selected and placed at a local DC nonprofit organization for a 10 month apprenticeship program
• Successfully completed an AmeriCorps Program by gaining over 1,700 hours devoted to program placement, community service, and extensive professional training and learning development
• Worked as a small group on a Team Service Project (TSP) at a chosen DC area (Barry Farms) to create a program or activity that can promote community awareness and possibly bring about positive change
• Awarded an Education Grant of $5,550

• Assisted Executive Director/Program Director/Volunteer Coordinator with outreach to volunteers, teachers, scheduling, and lesson planning
• Collected relevant evaluation data including but not limited to; collecting administering 826DC evaluations; field trip teacher assessment surveys, parents and tutors informal and formal evaluations
• Created teacher newsletters and performed numerous administrative tasks
• Established and bolstered teacher connections and potential partnerships with over 75 teachers and 50 DC Public Charter Schools and DC Public Schools
• Assisted 826DC in reaching their grant goals and serving close to 3,250 students
• Individually photographed each student for field trips

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration And Management, General

Certification, Music Business & Artist Management

Coursera Verified Certification, Songwriting