Education: 

 
Bachelor of Arts
August 1998-May 2003 University of North Texas, College of Arts
and Sciences: Major- Radio/TV/Film, Minor-business law/real estate

Strong concentration in script writing, voiceover/announcing, TV direction/production. 
 

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Experience/Tech Skills/ Work History:

 

October 2006-April 2009 Yahoo! Live Events Streaming

 

BC-Custom Development : 120 - Site Ops & Streaming

Broadcast Engineer III: reporting to Shawn Lutz

 

Yahoo! streaming services provides live internet events streaming for external media clients and internal Yahoo departments. Duties consist of allocating and operating the resources, equipment, and archive space needed to stream live audio and video content over Yahoo’s media distribution network and Yahoo web properties. Traditional broadcast reception methods IE: satellite, Vyvx fiber, ISDN, telephone coupler, and IP broadcasts are combined with Windows Media encoder and Windows Media based distribution server infrastructure to produce the final on-air/on-web product. clients include; UFC, NFL, NHL, Nascar, Top Rank Boxing, TNT, ABC, CW, NASA TV, Fox News, 7 News Australia, MTV networks

Content Production Team,

Content production at Yahoo! involves managing, digitizing, editing, and publishing all types of media for use on client and Yahoo! web properties. IE: movie trailers, news, sports, and TV clips among many others. In-house production studio utilizes professional broadcast equipment in combination with non-linear digital editing systems, by Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere.

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May 2004-October 2006: Salem Radio Network/ Irving, TX 

 
Master Control/Radio Network Operations: reporting to Jim Barto and Brian Heise.
 

Salem Radio Network is a commercial radio programming satellite provider for hundreds of news, talk, religion, and music radio stations around the country.

 

As a Network Operations Technician duties consisted of the delivery of syndicated radio programming via T1 and ISDN data lines in accordance with traffic and schedule logs

Combination of automation and live board operations. Other aspects of operations were the broadcast and recording of breaking news events, special programs, and the archiving and editing of radio programs. Also provided remote engineering duties part-time for KWRD and KSKY radio stations. 

 

November 2000-April 2004: Susquehanna Radio Corporation

 

 
Engineering Assistant/Remote Technician: reporting to Rob Chickering
 

Live radio broadcast logistics, equipment, and operations for KTCK, KLIF, KPLX, and KKMR/KDBN radio. Technical and logistical engineering for on-location and special events live broadcasting. Also assisted with light engineering duties in studio such as data and audio cable pulls and termination, new studio construction and wiring, cable fabrication and repair, as well as fleet vehicle operation and maintenance.

Credentialed Access History 2000-2004

 

New York- Nassau Coliseum

Philadelphia- Wachovia Center

Columbus- Nationwide Arena

 

Phoenix- America West Arena (Us Airways Center)

Orlando-  TD Waterhouse Center (Amway Arena) 

 

Austin- Frank Erwin Center

Dallas-  American Airlines Center

Dallas- Starplex Ampatheatre

Dallas- Dallas Convention Center

Dallas- The State Fair Of Texas

Grand Prarie- Lone Star Park

Grand Prarie- Nokia Theatre

Arlington- Rangers Ballpark

Arlington- Six Flags Over Texas

Irving- Valley Ranch

Frisco- Dr. Pepper Ballpark

Frisco- Pizza Hut Park

Fort Worth- Bass Hall

Fort Worth- Fort Worth Convention Center

Fort Worth- Will Rogers Convention/Arena Complex

Fort Worth- Sundance Square

Fort Worth- Texas Motor Speedway

Fort Worth- TCU Amon Carter Stadium

Grapevine- Gaylord Texan Resort/Convention Center

Plano- The Plano Center

8/1999-10/2000 Susquehanna Radio/KTCK-1310 The Ticket
 
Promotions Assistant (part-time)
 
Radio station promotions department- (Dallas Market) Marketing, contesting, and special events for Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket. 

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March 1999-August 2002 Bikes USA Fort Worth, Texas 

 

BMX Bicycle sales, assembly, service 
 
Key/Code Holder- Handled shop duties alternately at three locations throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area including; new bike assembly, outside repairs, warranty repairs, and sales. primary key-holder Expert Mechanic, Specialized in BMX/Freestyle sales and repair. (Shop closed
for business permanently 8/02). 

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December 1993-February 1999 (Tandy) Radio Shack Corp

’98-‘99Product Support Operator- Support Services Division: Help Desk technical support of consumer electronics products and Windows based computers. 24/7 call center environment of high volume.  
 
’93-’98 Sales Associate-Radio Shack Retail Division. Key holder, authorized bank depositor, corporate security clearance