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Splice and build 35mm trailers and features, as well as control digital cinema devices for the Frank Banko Alehous Cinemas in ArtsQuest's Steel Stacks Campus.

Assist with daily technical workings of the ArtsQuest production department. Provide sound reinforcement for small-medium sized performing groups. Solder and/or assemble power, audio, and data (DMX) cabling for production-related purposes and areas.

Assist with physical and acute psychological care in a combination acute adult psychiatric unit and geriatric neurobehavioral dementia unit. Observe patients.Knowledge and training for CPR, basic first-aid/wound-care, AED use, Oxygen administration, acute psychiatric emergency mitigation, neurobehavioral treatment plan administration for geriatric dementia patients, and crisis defusion tactics. Trained and proficient at non-injurious self-defense and non-injurious patient takedowns and crisis talk-downs. Basic proficiency in psychoactive and medical pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. Knowledge of illegal and mis-used psychoactive substance pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics.Recognition of agitation and other symptoms of psychological disorders.

Provided sound reinforcement, recording, lighting, and stage management services to Mansfield University's local and touring musical productions, and educated MU's stage crew about basic stage crew duties and skills. Sound reinforcement included all aspects of reinforcement from 1-channel microphone amplification, to full jazz ensemble with 12 piece vocal group. Proficient with analog boards from 4 channels of input to 36+ channels of input, and basic experience with Yamaha LS9 digital boards. Recording services ranged from 2-track house mics straight to CD, to 8+ channels of input to multi-track DAW. Proficiency with digital audio interfaces ranges from 4 channel MBox interfaces to 24+ channel Avid (DigiDesign) ProTools HD system with an ICON control surface, DigiPre's, 192-I/O's, XMon, MIDI controller, and SYNC. Primarily choir productions, but experienced at miking and recording instrumental tracks of all sorts.Provided basic and advanced stage lighting (fixed theater-style fixtures) for MU's Steadman Theatre. Experience includes basic lighting for all purposes to custom shows for MU's Holiday Choral Concert. Holiday Choral Concert included basic lighting and washes, mood-centered lighting, mirror ball lighting, and coordination with TV camera crews to provided appropriately contrasted lighting for broadcast and DVD media.Educational experiences included the teaching of basic stage layout and terminology, basic AC/DC theory (with emphasis on noise/signal ratio and effects of clipping in analog and digital systems), signal flow, mic/line/load levels of signal, operation of 2-track recording devices, operation of small and medium format mixers, and basic miking techniques applicable to a wide range of situations.

Stage crew duties (basic lighting, basic sound reinforcement, recording direct to CD)

Live sound engineer for premiere college jazz band. Advanced miking techniques and board operation. Also repair and troubleshoot any basic electrical problems (soldering wires, pickups, etc).

Lifeguard at public pool. Full Lifeguard, First Aid , AED, Oxygen, and CPR certification.

24/7 retail convenience store. Customer service experience.

Bachelor'S In Music, Music Industry: Concentration In Music Technology

Activities and Societies: Mansfield University Symphony Orchestra - Bass Trombone, Trombone Choir, MU Jazz Lab Band - Bass Trombone, MU.

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