Professional Experience
WILL RAYMOND, Independent Media Professional & Consultant; Dallas,TX, (1999-present)
* Engineering consultant for production facilities, broadcast & production trucks & churches
* Services include: Troubleshooting & systems repair, maintenance, design & installation
* Freelance production roles for corporate events, sporting events, medical webcasts, etc
* Roles such as: EIC/E2, Video Engineer/V2, A2, TapeOp, Camera, Teleprompter, Utility/Grip
FIRESTONE COMMUNICATIONS, Director of Technical Ops; Ft.Worth, TX, (2005-present)
* Designed &installed a complete digital production facility system; trained operators & staff.
* Hired, trained and managed support engineering staff and projects.
* Managed broadcast client accounts & technical needs for studio & location production.
AMS PRODUCTION GROUP, Engineering Manager; Dallas, TX ('99-'05)
* Manage entire facility equipment, maintenance, new installation and engineering staff.
* Design, facilitate & manage national corporate event technical needs, crew & execution.
* Designed, installed & maintained broadcast studios, control rooms & audio suites.
* Worked as EIC, Video & Audio Engineer, Teleprompter & Camera Operator for broadcast.
RDA SYSTEMS, Project Technician; St. Louis, MO ('98-'99)
* Designed, pre-wired, and installed national broadcast facilities for radio and television.
* Installed and maintained audio and video equipment; Trained and supervised technicians.
KDHX 88.1 FM, Talent / Music Dept. / Station Events Volunteer; St. Louis, MO ('98-'99)
* Selected & announced a weekly show of music & news; Contacted national record labels.
* Recorded and edited touring music personality interviews and performances for broadcast.
WTPC 105.3 FM, Station Manager / Music Director; Principia College, Elsah, IL ('94-'98)
* Managed station schedule, budget, promotion, events, logistics, and broadcast facility.
* Charted releases with CMJ & record labels; developed a PC inventory system for CD & LP.
PRINCIPIA IN PREVIEW, Producer / Video Editor / Audio / Camera Op; Elsah, IL ('96-'97)
* Produced, shot, and edited segments and stories for a weekly TV broadcast.
* Edited segments using AVID MCXpress; Ran studio camera & audio during live broadcasts.
MONITOR RADIO, Intern; Boston, MA (June-Aug 1996)
* Edited news stories for broadcast on international public radio and short-wave broadcast.
* Researched story ideas; Assisted w/ live broadcasts; Edited on digital editing programs.
PRINCIPIA COLLEGE, Campus Night Club Manager; Elsah, IL ('95-'97)
* Booked bands, entertainment and social events; Hired, trained and managed student staff.
* Supervised and operated facilities, including two recording and performance sound rooms