Career Highlights

Over 27 years experience as an audio recordist, mixer, mastering engineer, film transfer engineer. 5 years experience as Multimedia Production Manager for computer graphics production. & desktop publishing.

• Creative sound design and technical consultant/ performer for 10+ theatrical comedy productions and 50+ multitrack album projects. Specialization as an audio mastering engineer, with 500+ albums mastered for CD, vinyl, and cassette. Audio consultant and mixer for live musical performances. Designed and produced art, graphics and packaging for CDs, cassettes and LPs.
• Established corporate internet domain and created corporate website. Setup internal communications systems including e-mail, Ethernet and Localtalk networking in a multi-platform environment. Provided training, OS and application software and hardware troubleshooting, maintainence and repair.
• Designed Graphic User Interface for 3 touchscreen-based information/ MPEG video preview kiosk systems. Created GUI and designed and maintained database systems for touchpad and keypad-based Video Preview and Audio Listening Stations using CD-Audio and Video CD-ROM.

Computer Skills
Hardware:

• Apple Macintosh: All models and manufacturers. 17 years experience. Operating Systems 6.0 through OS X.2 ("Jaguar"). Beta tester for 6+ major Macintosh applications.
• IBM/PC: DOS, Windows 3.1, Win95/98, W2K
• Peripheral systems: MPEG Video and audio encoding, CD-ROM premastering, scanners, removable drives, DAT backup systems, Appleshare IP, LanTastic and AppleTalk networking.

Software:

Employment History
1986-presentIndependent Recording Engineer/Producer, Macintosh Consultant, Web Designer, San Francisco

• Computer Maintainence consultant specializing in Macintosh systems, OS and software
• Sound Designer, technical consultant & performer for theatrical & sketch comedy productions
• Album and demo production, recording and mixing for a wide variety of artists on independent and major record labels, specializing in multitrack production, live-to-2-track digital recording and hard disk-based digital recording, editing, mixing and mastering.
• Contracted by Fantasy Studios for Compact Disc, cassette & LP mastering & editing, and Compact Disc preparation of Fantasy catalog items for international release
• Live sound consultant for Bay Area musical acts
• Designed artwork & packaging for CD, cassette & vinyl music releases
• Consulting Graphic Designer, Webmaster

1992-1997Multimedia Production Manager, Telescan Systems, Inc.,Burlingame CA.

• Responsible for GUI design and graphic production of elements used in line of merchandising kiosks and listening/ preview stations
• Served on design committees for logical operation of the above kiosk systems
• Established corporate internet domain and designed website
• Designed and maintained database systems used in production of monthly updates of all kiosk and sampling products
• Responsible for in-house Macintosh systems maintenance and training
• 1993-1994: MIS Manager
• 1992-1993: Senior Manufacturing Technician

1991Consulting Audio Transfer Engineer, Skywalker Sound/ LucasArts Entertainment Corp.,San Rafael CA.

• Responsible for transfer to 35mm mag film of dialog, music & sound effects utilized in sound design & mixing for major motion pictures

1988-1990Senior Pre-Mastering Recording & QC Engineer, Personics Corporation, Redwood CityCA.

• Responsible for transfer of all masters from major record company sources to IBM-based proprietary digital recording, editing & storage system, including required level & EQ changes
• Performed quality assurance procedures on transfers made by others
• Prepared digital music files and transfer to 1610 format for subsequent CD-ROM mastering using proprietary music file management software
• Co-produced, recorded and performed voice over spots and record label ads
• Created tape/disc library system
• Consulted on music acquisition matters
• Performed alignment and regular maintainence of studio equipment

1986-1989Chief/First Call Engineer, CD Studios,San Francisco, CA.

• Responsible for operation and maintainence of 24-track automated recording studio
• Trained assistant engineers and interns for session work; also responsible for approval of independent engineers working at studio
• Responsible for post-production (editing and mastering) of most releases on the associated C.D. Presents record label
• 1986-1988: Studio Manager

1980-1986Mastering Engineer/ Recording Engineer, Fantasy Studios,Berkeley, CA.

1975Assistant Engineer/Head Tape Librarian, Bell Sound Studios,New York City


Education
State University of New York, Plattsburgh, NY: B.A. in Communication Arts, specialization in Mass Media

Selected Project Summary

Corporate Website Design:

• Telescan Systems, Inc.- http://www.tscan.com
• Dynamic Balance- http://dynamicbalance.com
• Isaac Stackell Photography- http://www.isaacimages.com
• RetroMynx.com- http://www.retromynx.com

Selected Album Projects

Theater and Comedy Sound Design:

Major Film Projects

Kiosk Information Systems, Telescan Systems, Inc.: