Work Experience
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Video Production Specialist, Philadelphia, PA
(August, 2008 - Present)
- Carry productions through from pre to post-production, including planning, shooting, editing, and delivery.
- Assist on shoots using DVCPro and HDV recording equipment.
- Prepare productions for distribution on DVD, as well as for web use in Windows Media and HD Quicktime formats.
- Record presentations for screencasting using Camtasia software.
- Assist with recording simulations of medical scenarios using an Arcadia-based DVR recording system.
- Other production duties as needed.
Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM, On-air personality, Traffic Director, Web Designer, Glassboro, NJ (September, 2004 - December, 2008)
As an on-air personality:
- Produced a weekly music-based show centering on 60s through 90s “classic artists”.
- Produced a weekly music-based show centering on Americana and contemporary folk music.
As Traffic Director:
- Created weekly traffic logs and verified previous logs.
- Managed billing information for all advertisers, distributed monthly bills, and collected and logged payments.
- Verified carts and copy and maintained spots in an AudioVault system.
As Web Designer:
- Designed and maintained station homepage.
- Designed and implemented a workflow for podcast distribution of talk shows.
- Designed and released a Mac OS X Dashboard widget for the station stream.
- Other duties included occasional creation of promos and station imaging and other tasks as needed.
MSNBC, Audio Post-Production Intern, Secaucus, NJ (June, 2007 - August, 2007)
Worked with the Audio Post-Production department to sound design promos for airing on MSNBC.
Awards and Honors
Code Blue: Keeping Our Students Safe
2008 National Headliner Award, 3rd Place, Best Documentary
2009 BEA Media Arts Festival, 2nd Place, Student Audio, Educational Program
The Rowan Report
2008 SPJ Region 1 Mark of Excellence, 2nd Place, Best Radio Newscast
2008 Communicator Awards, Award of Distinction
Software Proficiency
Operating Systems:
- Microsoft Windows, 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7
- Mac OS X, 10.1 through 10.6
- Linux (including Redhat, Fedora, Slackware, and Ubuntu)
- Comfortable in both graphical and command-line environments.
Audio production:
- Dalet Sound Workstation
- AudioVault
- Pro Tools
- Adobe Audition 1 through 3
- Audacity
- Apple Soundtrack Pro
Video production:
- Avid Xpress, Media Composer
- Final Cut Pro 4 through 6
- DVD Studio Pro 2 through 4
- Adobe Premiere 6.5 through CS4
- Adobe Encore 1 through CS4
- Apple iLife suite (all versions) including iMovie and iDVD
Other software:
- Adobe Photoshop 4.0 through CS4
- Microsoft Office 97 through 2008
- Miscellaneous video production software including Handbrake, FFmpeg, Flash Media Encoder, Sorenson Squeeze, and VisualHub
Other Skills
Quick to learn new systems and software.
Excellent problem-solving and technical repair skills.
Red Cross certified for First Aid and CPR.
Clubs and Organizations
Rowan University Forward to Freedom
Seeing Eye Puppy Raiser, 2005-2008
G-Town Radio
Miscellaneous pro-bono support and consulting work, 2009-2010
Education
BA, Radio/Television/Film, Rowan University (September, 2004 - May, 2008)
