Audio Engineer and/or Production Manager

• Central Arizona College – Signal Peak campus: Coolidge, AZ – Graduated May 2021All classes moved to online format on March 2020-May 2021 due to COVID-19
  • Associates of Applied Science in Recording Studio Engineering on tuition waiver, COVID grants, and Presidential Honors Scholarships
  • Worked at performing arts center as student work study
  • Extended studies in Popular Music Performance and Percussion Performance
    • Notable Courses:

   

  • Entertainment Law
  • Intro to Entertainment
  • Live Audio Production 1 and 2
  • Digital Audio Workstations 101
  • Recording 1, 2, and 3 (Pro-Tools emphasis)
  • Entertainment Marketing
  • Entertainment Internship
  • Music and Aural Theory
  • Songwriting 1 and 2
  • Music Equipment Maintenance
  • Stage Performance
  • Percussion Performance
  • Entertainment Capstone
  • Honors Delegation

Tech and Music Director, and Staff Drummer – August 2023 to current

Waterhouse Church: Weatherford, TX – Part-time 8hrs per week

• Schedule service teams as needed
• Manage music and audio/visual teams during rehearsals, setup auditions, and schedule team members using Planning Ctr
• Setup and troubleshoot live and audio and visual broadcasts, performance tracks utilizing Multi-Tracks or Ableton during broadcast events
• Executes initiatives and implement guidelines in ministry development as determined by church leadership
• Maintain and repair audio, visual, stage, and music equipment as needed
• Train audio visual tech team volunteers and interns
• Train and mentor volunteer musicians, aspiring song writers and composers

Assistant Production Manager, Recording Engineer, Resident Sound Designer and Warehouse Manager – March 2022 to April 2024

Fort Worth Opera: Fort Worth, TX – Laid off April 2024

• Live audio, recording and studio engineer for live and studio performances utilizing digital and analog sound consoles, Pro-Tools and Reaper recording software
• Audio tech consultant for productions based out of Arts Ft Worth, Bass Hall, Rose Marine Theater, and Texas Christian University
• Recorded radio campaigns for radio and social media advertisements
• Composed and reviewed incoming and outgoing contracts for performing artists, contract labor, and performing art venues
• Stayed up to date on current trends, laws and regulations pertaining to performing arts, music and theater technology, contract and union labor laws
• Handled music licensing for theatrical and recorded performances
• Regularly consulted with entertainment attorneys for routine reviews of incoming and outgoing contracts
• Networked with local businesses, performing art organizations, artists, venue management, becoming primary liaison between companies
• Contracted resident sound designers, stage managers, and union stewards based on need of each production
• Maintained inventory theatrical props, stage sets, and audio/visual equipment in 12,000 sq ft warehouse
• Main liaison for equipment rentals, repairs and maintenance for Theater props and set pieces, and contract vendors
• Regularly reviewed domestic and international laws and regulations for music compositions pertaining to public performances, distribution, and dissemination
• Managed contract union workers through the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) local 803 and 126
• Saved combined $150,000 in expenditures by implementing processes for assets management, acquisitions, rehearsal venue uses and rentals, and productions
• Regularly drove and operated rental 26ft box trucks transporting production props and equipment to rehearsal and production venues

Theater Production Tech/Work Study – March 2019 to May 2020

Central Arizona College – Signal Peak Campus: Coolidge, AZ – furloughed/campus closed March 2020 – January 2022 due to COVID-19

Taught drum set lessons and worked as professional session drummer and worked as classic vehicle upholstery seamster up to March 2022

• Assistant to Director of Performing Arts, Lead Production Technician, and professors of Performing Arts
• Maintained and repaired orchestra equipment, and audio/visual stage equipment as needed
• Assisted in set construction and sewing projects for theater performances
• Sound and visual tech and backstage run crew for live productions
• Built stage sets based on designs provided by Lead Production Tech and/or technical rider specifications
• Rearranged and archived music library for Performing Arts Department

Facility Manager, Property Admin, and Software Admin – October 2014 to April 2018

Jones Lang LaSalle: Phoenix, AZ – Laid off April 2018

Taught drum set lessons and worked as professional session drummer and furniture upholstery seamster and designer up to January 2019

• Property management for all University of Phoenix campuses outside of Arizona
• Processed payroll for facility engineers and contract vendors
• Processed purchase orders and invoice voucher requests utilizing various accounts payable software
• Tracked weekly reports related to work orders, purchase order payments, and client satisfaction surveys
• Handled the execution and resolutions of work orders for repairs, service calls, building engineers, and third-party vendor duties within company budget
• Managed timekeeping software, and processed submitted timesheets for employees
• Managed building security surveillance and access badge software systems for call center employees, third party vendors, visitors and security personnel
• Provided facility access with third party vendors, delivery services, and on-site employees
• Supported senior management by sustaining 24/7 availability for emergency situations
• Enforced company customer guidelines in operations of 90,000 sq. ft. facility holding up to 550 employees during peak seasons
• Managed and enforced OSHA regulations in building expansion project of adding 30,000 sq. ft. to existing building
• Decommissioned 200 out of state University of Phoenix campuses and head office as part of university effort to downsize real estate assets

• 10-key
• Music Licensing
• Copyright Law
• Data-Entry
• Employee Management
• Microsoft Office
• Sharepoint
• Event Coordinating
• Event Management
• Library Archiving
• File Room Management
• Warehouse Management
• Audio Production
• Media Forensics
• Non-Profit Administation

Ableton, Adobe, artist management, Artist Relations, Backline Tech, Behringer Sound Console, Business Networking, Contract Administration, Copyright Law, Crestron, Digital Audio Workstation, Document Mangement, Dropbox, Drum Equipment Repair, Drum Equipment Restoration, Drum Technician, Entertainment Law, Event Coordinating, Event Mangement, Library Archiving, Live Audio Production, Materials Acquisition, Midas Sound Console, Multi-track recording, Music Equipment Restoration, Music Licensing, Nashville Number System, Percussion Equipment Maintenance, Percussion Equipment Repair, Percussion Technician, Planning Center Online, Post-production, Pro-Tools, Production Management, Reaper, Recording Interfacing, Recording Studio Engineering, Sewing, Sound reinforcement, Stage Mangement, Stage run crew, Tascam Audio Products, Theater Rigging, Theater Tech, Union Labor Management, Vendor Management, Venue Mangement, Yamaha Sound Console

National Association of Music Merchants, Percussive Arts Society, Phi Theta Kappa

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