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DEVELOPER ADVOCATE | EVENT HOST | SPEAKER
At my home I own and operate a Green Screen and Audio/Video Recording Studio. I used my studio to host the GDG Capital District live-streaming event International Women's Day '20, after the in-person event was canceled. As the host I introduced speakers, moderated Q&A, filled time, and kept the four-hour event up-beat and on a tight schedule for hundreds of viewers.
For the 2006 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Videogame Symposium, I moderated a panel of technology executives from the Capital District, taking questions from the student body.
Microsoft Corporation invited me to represent them at a national press event introducing XNA at the 2004 Game Developers Conference in Los Angeles.
YouTube Live Stream - International Women's Day '20
Green Screen Setup
Test Run
DIRECTOR | SOUND DESIGNER | MUSICIAN
When I started at High-Voltage Software and Vicarious Visions, they were game-development studios without audio people or audio technology. I hired people, designed technology, directed global teams and actors, managed budgets, and built audio departments that released many AAA videogame titles. As an Audio Director I was responsible for all coordination and content of the game audio for large franchises like LEGO, Guitar Hero, Skylanders, and Tony Hawk.
GAME CREDITS
Skylanders: Swap Force (2013)
Transformers: War for Cybertron - Autobots (2010)
Transformers: War for Cybertron - Decepticons (2010)
Band Hero (2009)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009)
Guitar Hero: On Tour (2008)
Guitar Hero: On Tour - Decades (2008)
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Shrek the Third (2007)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance (2006)
50 Cent: Bulletproof - G Unit Edition (2006)
Zathura (2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (2004)
Disney's The Haunted Mansion (2003)
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (2002)
Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 (2002)
Hunter: The Reckoning (2002)
NBA Inside Drive 2002 (2002)
NBA Inside Drive 2003 (2002)
All-Star Baseball 2001 (2000)
Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy (2000)
NFL QB Club 2001 (2000)
LEGO Racers (1999)
Paperboy (1999)
Professional Experience
ENTERPRISE ENGINEER 2015-2021
Jahnel Group Inc
Schenectady, NY
JG develops custom software applications for Videogame, Finance, Health Care, and Manufacturing industries.
IT systems administration
SecOps - Vulnerability and patch management
RMM and MDM device management
User and service account IAM management
Policies, procedures, training
Full-stack web application for an insurance company
Automated QA and performance testing
Cloud functions and API data transformations
DOCUMENT CONTROL LEAD 2014-2015
AM Technical Solutions (GLOBALFOUNDRIES)
Malta, NY
AMTS manages engineering crews that install microchip-production tools.
Organized a department in chaos
Improved team morale and engagement
Database administration and training
Trained team for Microsoft/Google interoperability
Migrated data on live mission-critical systems
VO DIRECTOR - Consultant
2011-2014
Russell Sage | Excelsior College
Albany, NY
The Achieve Degree online program lets students with Autism or other special needs continue their college education from home.
Delivered a turn-key audio production solution
Worked with subject-matter experts to develop content
VO PRODUCER – Consultant 2013-2013
Vicarious Visions (Activision|Blizzard)
Albany, NY
Skylanders: Swap Force, the blockbuster video game was translated for audiences across the globe.
Global teams and coordination
Asset integration and automation
Cross-platform and multi-language voice over
QA Test plan and issues database design
AUDIO DIRECTOR 2011-2011
Studio OZ Australia (THQ)
Brisbane, QLD, AU
Studio OZ was in THQ’s core-games division developing a Marvel video game.
Directed teams between the LA, Australia, and China studios
Designed the localization file convention and pipeline
Trained Agile project management
Implemented SCRUM and the Hansoft collaboration platform
AUDIO DIRECTOR 2006-2011
Vicarious Visions (Activision|Blizzard)
Albany, NY
VV is a videogame development studio known for Transformers, Guitar Hero, and Skylanders: Swap Force.
Hired, trained, and assigned the team
Managed the department budget
Designed audio tools and workflows (internally developed game engine)
Created audio and submitted code
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR 2003-2003
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
The Radio, Television, and Film department at Northwestern University sought to expand their program to include interactive media.
Designed the curriculum Adaptive Audio for Interactive Media
Taught the class, hosted guest lecturers, and graded students
AUDIO DIRECTOR 1998-2006
High-Voltage Software
Hoffman Estates, IL
An independent game-development studio, HVS released games for Disney, Sony, and Microsoft.
Composed music, recorded actors, and designed sound
ISDN networking with California
Twenty videogames, two digital comic books
WWII weapons and a live-crowd sound library
Certificates | Training
Ithaca College - 2021
- Cybersecurity Certificate Program
Coursera - 2019
- The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking
- Technical Support Fundamentals
- Operating Systems and You: Becoming a Power User
- G Suite Administrator Fundamentals
Dale Carnegie - 2010
- Effective Communications and Human Relations/Skills for Success
American Management Association - 2008
- Strategic Agility & Resilience: Embracing Change to Drive Growth
- Responding to Conflict: Strategies for Improved Communication
Kenneth Adelman - 2010
- Shakespeare in Charge -The Bard's Guide to Leading and Succeeding on the Business Stage
Technical Proficiencies
PRODUCTIVITY
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫ MS360
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫ Excel
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫ Google Workspace
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ Jira
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ Jira - Halp
⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪ Jira - Confluence
⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪ Jira - Service Desk
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫ Google Apps Script
RESTful API
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ Google API
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ Slack API
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ Toggl API
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ OnSIP API
⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪ Postman
CLOUD
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫ GCP - IAM
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ GCP - Cloud functions
⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪ AWS - S3
⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪ AWS - Route 53
IT
⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪ Powershell
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ Bash
⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪ SCCM
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ Automox
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ NinjaRMM
⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪ Jamf
⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪ Kanji
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫ AFI.ai
⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪ Ubiquiti
CYBERSECURITY
⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪ Crowdstrike
⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪ ManageEngine
WEB-APPLICATIONS
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ JavaScript
⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪ HTML5/CSS
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ Nodejs
⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪ VueJS
⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪ Bootstrap
⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪ Flutter
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ JMeter
⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪ MySQL
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ Firebase
DEVOPS
⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪ Bitbucket Pipelines
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ GitHub Actions
⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪ Docker
MEDIA
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪ Adobe CC
⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪ OBS Studio
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫ Reaper Studio
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