experience | education | interests | audio & music Skills | computer Skills | references & reels

experience:

Freelance – Sound Design, Music Production, Rec/Edit/Mix
November 2003 – Present BrainPOP – Sound Designer & Audio Producer (Freelance)
June 2005 – Present
  • Directed voice actor in recording sessions to help develop main character for educational website
  • Conducted dialog record and edit sessions, prepared audio media for animators and coordinated workflow, responsible for utilization of audio in Flash
  • Created sound design for animated webisodes, games, and navigation
  • Programmed Action Script for website infrastructure and for sound functionality in games
  • Interactive & Educational Awards include:
WarpWhistle Music – Partner/Co-Founder
March 2005 – May 2006
  • Composed, programmed, performed, recorded, and mixed music for TV advertising
  • Produced multiple soundtrack options for clients
    • Managed freelance composers
    • Directed musician and vocalists performances
  • Established and managed relationships with clients and prospective clients
    • Negotiated financial arrangements for demos and on-air music production, including American Federation of Musicians (AFM) contracts
    • Negotiated, prepared, and executed intellectual property contracts with both clients and sub-contracting freelancers
  • Organized workflow of partners, freelance composers, and sales representatives
    • Created customized intranet solutions to manage digital assets, including extranet for client access, and per-project access for composers.
Grey WorldWide – Audio Engineer
September 2000 – June 2006 / NYC
  • Conducted record/edit/mix, sound design, and music production sessions for radio, TV, and web advertising, also animatics, photomatics, and demos
    • Directed voice actors, announcers, and Foley artists
    • Conducted field and Foley recording sessions
    • Prepared media for broadcast via physical media or electronic delivery
    • Awards include Adweek "Best Spots of the Month" and Ad Age "Spot of the Week"
  • Composed, programmed, performed, recorded, and mixed music for TV advertising
  • Managed junior engineers, trained assistant engineers, interviewed prospective hires
  • Improved efficiency by standardizing and streamlining employee workflow
    • Lead audio department in billings increase from $300,000 to over $750,000 annually
    • Developed extensive multi-user job tracking system in FileMaker Pro and trained 19 staff members on it’s usage, providing comprehensive method for scheduling, estimates, invoicing, archive management, and version control
  • Upgraded and maintained facility equipment
    • Created new audio suite, oversaw construction, purchased and installed equipment
    • Rewired and maintained 3 Pro Tools suites, 4 Avid suites, and a 6-operator machine room
  • Advised on usage of $2 million dollar budget for Digital Asset Management (DAM) system worldwide development as a member of the Grey Global Group DAM committee
Jetsonz Music – Audio Engineer and Consultant (Freelance)
January 2005 – April 2005 / Newark, NJ
  • Recorded, mixed, and co-produced music, including material for Universal Records recording artists Nina Sky, as well as remixes of Ray Charles and Carlos Santana
  • Coordinated the transition from a hardware only to a mixed hardware/software environment
    • Advised in the purchase of $80,000 of musical and recording equipment and construction
    • Wired studio equipment for maximum flexibility
    • Developed multiple workflows using MPC, Pro Tools, and Reason as master hosts
    • Trained Jetsonz music production team to use their new studio
Mad Squirrel Music – Composer and Audio Engineer
September 2000 – April 2002 / NYC
  • Composed, programmed, performed, recorded and mixed music & sound design for radio, TV, and film
  • Developed an extensive talent pool by establishing relationships with industry musicians
Saint Mary’s Hospital – Multimedia Designer (Freelance)
June 1999 – June 2000 / Hoboken, NJ
  • Created flash movie called Brain Storming, used by psychiatric nurses used to educate children about the biological effects of psychological medication
Hartger’s Jewelers – Web Developer (Freelance)
June 1999 – June 2000 / Wyckoff, NJ
  • Created website and trained staff to maintain an online catalogue of more than 2000 products.
Wayne, NJ Board of Education – Computer Technician
Summers ’96, ’97, ‘98 / Wayne, NJ
  • Developed methods for use of early voice recognition software to help special education students, distributed software and systems, trained teachers in its use.
  • Reduced the school systems technology costs by consolidating parts from non-functioning machines into usable systems, re-distributed computer assets throughout the district

education:

  • New York University, NYC – Digital Communications and Media: Game Design / 2007 – 2009
  • C.U.N.Y. Baruch Collage, NYC – Music Technology / 2002
  • Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA – Digital Media / 1998-2000

interests:

  • Strong interest in alternative forms of transportation, urban bicycle, and pedestrian activism
    • occasional Critical Mass rider
    • active Transportational Alternatives volenteer and supporter
  • Strong interest in video games, interactivity, and new media theory
  • Strong interest in the science of education, alternative learning styles, and divergent thinking
  • Manager, songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist of indie/punk band RedRover from 1995 to 2003
    • produced and engineered 2 major releases
    • booked and managed 2 national tours
    • extensive knowledge of the east coast indie/punk scene
  • Founder and former executive producer of local access news show serving Wayne, NJ

audio & music skills:

technical:

  • Audio utilization in Flash
  • Mastery of Pro Tools HD/TDM/LE, in post production and music environments, including MIDI
  • Pro Tools integration with soft synths/samplers, including Propellerheads products, IK Multimedia products, Native Instruments products, Spectrasonics products
  • Comfortable with Digidesign Pro-Control, MPC, various midi controllers and sound modules, midi guitar
  • Knowledge of mSoft SFX and music servers

theoretical:

  • Knowledge of music and sound effects purchase and licensing, complex copyright issues
  • Expertise in the digital audio process and theory
  • Understanding of acoustical science
  • Musical background with understanding of music theory
  • Guitarist, rock/pop vocalist, performances on hundreds of music and post-production projects

computer skills:

Interactive Design:
 Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, DVD Studio Pro
Graphic Design:
 Photoshop, Image Ready, Illustrator
basic knowledge of 3D Studio Max, Bryce, Poser
Video:
 codecs and compression, Telestream and Autodesk products, Squeeze, etc.
basic knowledge of Avid, Final Cut Pro, After Effects
Productivity:

MS Office Suite (Outlook & Entourage, Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint), OpenOffice, Mellel, Keynote, FileMaker Pro, Quicken, DevonThink, Mellel, Bookends,
basic knowledge of QuickBooks, Visio, OmniGraffle
Hardware:
 Extensive knowledge of PC and Mac systems, components, and peripherals.
Assembly, upgrade, and troubleshooting of PC and Mac based systems
Operating Systems:
Extremely proficient in all Windows and Macintosh environments, Palm OS
Languages:
HTML, Action Script as related to sound,

references & reels:

  • Some reel material available on the projects page, DVD reels available upon request
  • References available upon request