Thomas Gardner Email & Phone Number

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Master Control Operator - Duties included monitoring on-air programming, Transmitter readings, as well as Media Prep.• Transmission Engineer -Tuning in and establishing peak signal paths for Microwave and Satellite trucks and Helicopter in the field.• Editor - Edit video content for newscasts using Final Cut Pro and Final Cut X and Adobe Premiere.• Other duties include running Audio board for newscasts, and jib cam for studio productions.

Orlando, Florida Area

Lead morning News Editor for WESH-TV 2• Edited the four and a half hour morning newscast using the Adobe Premiere non-linear editing system. I work closely with producers & reporters gathering and selecting the best video.• Edit VO/SOTs, tagging packages, soldier holiday greetings, and re-tracked reporter packages.• Setup and Ingest video from ENG, Network, satellite feeds and stringer video.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Edited VO/SOTs and reporter packages for 5, 6 & 11 PM weekday and weekend newscasts using the Final Cut Pro and Sony DNE-700 non-linear editing systems.• Daily video and metadata archiving on Omneon server.• Operated teleprompter during newscasts.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Lead editor for the 5 & 6 AM WESH-TV 2 Sunrise newscast. Worked closely with producers and reporters gathering and selecting video for air. • Edited VO/SOTs and re-tracked reporter packages tape to tape.• Ingested video from ENG, Network and satellite sources.• Logged and archived show tapes.• Edited and recorded video for the New Orleans Hearst station WDSU, which was evacuated due to Hurricane Katrina. The WDSU newsroom was setup inside WESH-TV, in Orlando, to continue emergency broadcasting on-air & online to the New Orleans area.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Worked with producers and reporters gathering and selecting video for air. Edited VO/SOTs and reporter packages for the 5 & 6 AM morning newscast using the Avid Newscutter.• Rolled video during newscasts.• Logged and archived show tapes.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Lead Editor for the 5 & 6 AM morning Newscast. Edited VO/SOTs and reporter packages using the Avid Newscutter non-linear editing system.• Worked with producers and reporters gathering and selecting video for air. • Rolled video during newscasts.• Logged and archived show tapes.

Parma, Ohio

• Prepared on-air logs, scheduled commercials, programs, and monthly EAS tests, filed logs and records to insure station was FCC compliment.• Edited, dubbed, and ingested video programming for air.• Repaired studio equipment.• Produced, directed, and edited segment packages for Public Affairs program in studio and on remote locations.

Parma, Ohio

• Maintained on-air programming and commercials, referencing log for any discrepancies• Recorded transmitter readings• Edited, dubbed and recorded tapes to automation system for on-air playback • General maintenance on an RCA TTU-110C UHF Transmitter• Repaired studio equipment.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• Engineering position at a video production house specializing in country music videos / game shows / Independent productions.• Repaired and maintained studio equipment. • Edited video tapes.• Setup and balanced studio camera's, setup mic's & ran audio board, adjusted the studio lights and operated teleprompter during various video productions.

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia And Information Resources Design, B

Courses in HTML and JAVA

Diploma, Radio And Television, A

Activities and Societies: Society of Broadcast EngineersBasic electronic theory, hands on training using various television studio.

Diploma, Broadcast Engineering, A

Activities and Societies: Electronic Technicians AssociationHome study course. Broadcast Engineering program. Basic electronics.

Diploma, Electrical, Electronic And Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Activities and Societies: Electronic Technicians Association.Electronic theory, hands on experience troubleshooting and repairing various.