Professional Experience

Columbia University, Senior Digital Media Specialist: June 2006 - Present, New York, USA.

Columba Center for New Media, Teaching and Learning : Assume role as project leader on various media initiatives. Oversees all Internet and video conferencing resources for the Center. Implementation of Design Research for new multimedia endeavors.

Columbia University, Digital Media Specialist: June 2003 - June 2006, New York, USA.

Center for New Media, Teaching and Learning: Similar tasks as Production Coordinator position below with increased leadership role within the video production team, assist in overseeing part-time video technologists, increase in independent project assignments.

Columbia University, Project Coordinator: July 2000 - June 2003, New York, USA.

Center for New Media, Teaching and Learning: Directly involved with the Pre, Production and Post-Production of all video and audio media content for various educational web based initiatives. Catalog and database implementation for media assets, Developed integration strategies for digital audio and video with a variety of new media applications to enhance their use for classroom presentation and study.

Columbia University, Project Coordinator: January 2000 - July 2000, New York, USA

Columbia Video Network: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Distant Learning Program, Direct and Implement Internet marketing strategies, design and update web pages, design program guides and semester course books, write funding proposals, supervise the videotaping and encoding of lectures.

Freelance Sound Engineer/ Sound Design: May 1993 - June 2003, New York, USA

Sound design, recording and reinforcement for live concerts, performances and international fashion shows. Recording and editing of music and voice-overs for commercials, industrials, and album production; Maintenance and equipment setup; audio and video tie line maintenance for studios and machine room.

Clients include: Howl at the Moon Productions; Sweet Potato Music; Cliff Schwarz Music Production; Liebert Recording Studios; Hear No Evil Sound at Town Hall, Symphony Space, Fashion Week, The New School, Prospect Park Bandshell; "Vision Fest"; Jim Henson Productions at The Public Theatre for the "International Puppet Festival"; BAM; MetroTech Brooklyn; Spin Cycle; Reel Siren Films; World Music Institute.

Independent Film Producer: February 1999 - January 2000, New York, USA

"Loving Randy," Involved in all aspects of pre-production and production.

"Jonas Spongeman Crossing;" Involved in all aspects of development and pre-production. Based on a play by Paul Mullin, winner 2000 L.A. Critics Circle Award for Best Premiere of a New Play.

Liebert Digital Audio, Assistant Engineer: January 1996 - February 1997, New York, USA.

Liebert Digital is now Sound Image: Assistant Engineer in a high end recording and post-production studio. Assisted in mixing and sweetening of audio for commercial and industrial spots. Supervised machine room functionality and maintained all tape library and stock. Clients included HBO, ESPN, Showtime, Nickelodeon, Classic Sports Network, USA/SciFi, ABC, WNET, Food Network, National Geographic, Telemundo.

Post Perfect, Administrative Assistant: Sept 1995 - January 1996, New York, USA.

Supported the accounting department of a top-level multi-media post-production facility.

Professional Skills

Sound design, web interface design, research and development, information architecture, usability testing, videography/photography, client-side and server side web programming.

Proficient in online video and audio delivery implementations including Quicktime, Windows Media, Flash Video, Real Media, MP3, MP4, and Podcasting.

Professional Digital camera techniques, both still photograph and video including all aspects of studio and natural lighting, chroma key and green screen background implementation.

Fluent in all aspects of sound editing and design. Expertise in microphone techniques, studio outboard gear and digital & analog recording.

Experience leading interdisciplinary design teams.
Design research methods including:

Superlative craft and attention to detail.
Strong typographic sensibility across print and digital media.

Computer Skills

Fluent in: Final Cut Pro, Audio Vision, Avid, Pro Tools, Logic Audio, Sample Cell, Adobe Photoshop CS, Adobe Illustrator CS, Adobe InDesign CS, Adobe Flash, Adobe Freehand, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), HTML 4.0, CSS, BBEdit 8.1, Adobe Acrobat 7.0, Windows and MacOS, Real Technologies, SMIL, Compressor, Sorenson Squeeze, Episode, Adobe After Effects, Motion, PodcastMaker.

Working Knowledge of: CGI and UNIX systems, AppleScript, XSL/XML, Drupal and Joomba CMS, PCP, Apache, JavaScript, ActionScript, PHP, MySQL, Omni Graffle.

Education

Teachers College, Columbia University.
Master of Education.
Graduation: May 2011.

Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Science.
Master of Arts in Anthropology,
Thesis topic Irish Traditional Music and the Digital Age.
Graduated: May 2005.

New York University.
Bachelor of Music, Majored in Technology and Education, cum laude.
Graduated: May 1995.

Honors

Founders Day Award: New York University, May 1995-graduation, 3.69 cumulative GPA.

Vice President, The Lofts at Chapel Hill HOA.

References:

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