Tom Berard, Cts-I, Cts Email & Phone Number

Rockville, MD, US

Washington, DC, US

• Support in person and hybrid events in divisible Multi-Purpose Room, smaller conference rooms, and other, ad hoc event spaces at Bureau headquarters in Downtown DC
• Maintain and upgrade more than thirty small, self-service meeting rooms throughout HQ Building
• Consult with Regional Field Offices for equipment upgrades and support
• Meet with internal and external departments and Event Managers to determine client needs, and build systems to support in person, hybrid, and livestreamed meetings
• Support livestream events with Bureau Director and Deputy Director on mainstream media outlets including CBS News & Fox News
• Worked with colleague to build system to integrate installed PTZ cameras into workflow to improve coverage of live events in divisible MPR from one static shot, to five switchable shots for full broadcast style.

Freelance AudioVisual Technician

Program music between acts to set the mood for the evening at Washington, DC's premier showcase club for Alternative/Indie rock acts, and other venues

Herndon, VA, US

Setup and strike video and audio gear for events around the Washington, DC Metro area

Falls Church, VA, US

• Install Cisco Systems teleconference equipment, Extron & Atlona active switches, and adapters; in-ceiling speaker systems, mount plasma, LCD, and LED flat-panel and touchscreen displays and whiteboards
• Set up and strike conference rooms for general sessions and breakout rooms with projectors up to 18K, tripod, FastFold and truss frame screens up to 70’ wide, computer, 35mm slide, and overhead projectors, wireless.
• Set, cable, gel, run data lines to, focus, and strike moving and stationary lighting instruments on truss, trees, goalpost and floor mounts, in theater, concert, fashion show, and business meeting settings

Ashburn, VA, US

Micro Networks LLC. is a full service technology integrator offering design, installation and maintenance of Network Infrastructure and Physical Security Systems. Based out of Ashburn, VA and servicing the Mid-Atlantic Region. We offer turn-key solutions fully customized to the end user. Physical Layer experts; We connect the devices that connect YOU to.

• Support the setup, operation, and striking of Audiovisual gear and lighting for business meetings, concerts, and other events at multiple venues, including the White House, U.S. Capitol Grounds, Library of Congress.
• Set up and strike conference rooms for general sessions and breakout rooms with projectors up to 18K, tripod, FastFold and truss frame screens up to 70’ wide, computer, 35mm slide, and overhead projectors, wireless.
• Set, cabled, gelled, run data lines to, focused, and struck moving and stationary lighting instruments on truss, trees, goalpost and floor mounts, in theater, concert, fashion show, and business meeting settings
• Laid out, assembled, dressed, flew, and struck miles of truss
• Assemble, mount, and strike flat panel TVs up to 103" and multi-panel video walls, and touchscreen and traditional keyboard/mouse computer setups in exhibit booths

US

Setup and strike lighting for events, meetings and concerts.

• Support the setup, operation, and striking of Audiovisual gear and lighting for business meetings, concerts, and other events at multiple venues, including the White House, U.S. Capitol Grounds, Library of Congress.
• Set up and strike conference rooms for general sessions and breakout rooms with projectors up to 18K, tripod, FastFold and truss frame screens up to 70’ wide, computer, 35mm slide, and overhead projectors, wireless.
• Led team of 14 in setting stage for Deutsche Bank meeting at Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown
• Manage electronic equipment inventory in staging and striking of convention general sessions, breakout rooms, and exhibit booths
• Work as Audio Assistant (A2) to support the seamless presentation of audio for business meetings with multiple wireless lavalier and handheld microphone systems
• Set, cabled, gelled, run data lines to, focused, and struck moving and stationary lighting instruments on truss, trees, goalpost and floor mounts, in theater, concert, fashion show, and business meeting settings

• Set up and strike conference rooms for general sessions and breakout rooms with projectors up to 18K, tripod, FastFold and truss frame screens up to 70’ wide, computer, 35mm slide, and overhead projectors, wireless.
• Set, cable, gel, run data lines to, focus, and strike moving and stationary lighting instruments on truss, trees, goalpost and floor mounts, in theater, concert, fashion show, and business meeting settings

Nashville, Tennessee, US

Setup and strike General Session, Breakout Rooms, and Product Theater roomsOperate rooms during meetings and presentations

Somerville, MA, US

• Set up and strike conference rooms for general sessions and breakout rooms with projectors, FastFold and tripod screens, computer, 35mm slide, and overhead projectors, wireless, wired and press-to-talk microphone.
• Assemble, mount, and strike plasma and LCD panels up to 103" and multi-panel video walls, and touchscreen and traditional keyboard/mouse computer setups in exhibit booths

Internet Domain Name Broker & Research and Registration expert- Negotiates the transfer of domain names- Has saved customers more than 65% over asking price for domain name transfers

Amassed large collection of music, and related paraphernalia, with a strong focus on harDCore, and regional, American punk of the 1980sInterviewed on camera for inclusion in documentary films about Washington DC Punk and harDCore punk music scenes, "Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC," and "Punk the Capital"Contributed artifacts and anecdotes.

Support all the AV needs of the annual Small Press Expo, the premier event for the Indy Comics world.

New York, US

Transport Crew, Staff, Talent, gear, and recorded media between bureau office and locations around the DC Metropolitan area, including US Capitol, White House, State Department, and Pentagon, and wherever news is breaking.

I spun 80's Nights; at Cuebar on alternating Fridays from 9:30pm to closing (3am).

Installing Home Theater and Home Audio systems;Working with Architects, Interior Designers, Design/Build Firms, and builders to install aesthetically pleasing, and ass-kicking home theater and home audio systems.

Installing Home Theater and Home Audio systems;Working with Architects, Interior Designers, Design/Build Firms, and builders to install aesthetically pleasing, and ass-kicking home theater and home audio systems.

Jacksonville, Florida, US

Account Manager responsible for 20-40 accounts with International ISPs. In direct contact with company partners to resolve technical and billing issues.

Played bass in DC's premier guitar army ensemble, in live shows, and recorded bass parts on all tracks on the band's first two albums, "Build," and "Sustain;" multiple tracks on the third album "Structure," and individual tracks on multiple independently released compilation albums.

Marketed window cleaning services directly, via sales visits and inbound and outbound telemarketing to more than 5000 commercial and residential prospects and customers throughout Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Programmed bi-weekly 3 hour alternative music programMaintained and read concert calendar

US

Programmed weekly broadcast; helped maintain station equiment

B.S., Cmit, Networking

Bs, Business And Management, Marketing Minor

Bs, Engineering

High School Diploma, College Prep

Elementary School Diploma, Academics