PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 

New York Life Insurance Company, New York, NY

Engineering Associate – Corporate Communications, December 1999 – October 2000
    * Managed Executive Conference Center.
    * Maintained audio/visual systems, videoconferencing and studio equipment.
    * Supervised freelance production crews.
    * Responsible for video documentation of company events.
    * Installed portable video projection systems and desktop workstations.
    * Overhauled equipment inventory catalog for Corporate Communications department.
Administrator for Corporate Communications local area network.

 

Netroadshow / Broadcast.com, New York, NY

Freelance Cameraperson / Production Crew, August 1999 - December 1999
    * Shoot video of road shows for various financial institution clients.
    * Responsible for production set-up, lighting and set design.
Execute fieldwork assigned from home office.

 

Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, New York, NY

Production Assistant/AV Technician - Global Media Services, January 1999 – August 1999
    * Responsible for Master Control Room for Private Equity department.
    * Responsible for daily closed circuit broadcasts and videoconference meetings.
    * Served as liaison to clients and A/V vendors.
    * Prepared reports and researched data for equipment upgrade purchases.
Assembled and maintained master database for CSFB video library.

 

Merrill Lynch Video Network, New York, NY

Freelance Video Production Assistant, June 1998 – October 1998
    * Assisted Head Systems Engineer for Merrill Lynch Corporate Video/Television Department.
    * Installed studio cameras, coaxial cables, and connectors to control panels.
    * Installed CAT-5 cables for multimedia Local Area Network.
    * Upgraded computer hardware and software for online graphics department.
    * Prepared technical charts, detailed graphs, and spreadsheets.
Troubleshoot production equipment within Video Network.

 

Mason Gross School of the Arts / Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Media Specialist Assistant, October 1996 – May 1998
    * Technical support for Film and Video Media Department.
    * Upgrade and maintain Media Lab editing suites.
    * Operated Media Lab Office for check in/check out of equipment.
    * Systematized Media Lab Office database and filing arrangement.
Served as a liaison within the Art Department to students and faculty.

       
COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in Macintosh and PC operating systems. 
Windows 95/98 2000, Windows NT, Office 97, Access, Excel, Filemaker Pro and LotusNotes. 
Type 40 wpm.


EDUCATION

1998 
B.A . Visual Art Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Concentration : Film and Video