Experience

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  FOX Carolina

  • Greenville, South Carolina, United States

  • Operations Supervisor

    • Mar 2022 - Present
    • Greenville, South Carolina, United States

    Duties include directing daily newscasts on Grass Valley Ignite and other on-air and website projects, assisting with maintaining equipment in the studio and control room, as well as being the Super User on Ignite. Built and trained directing staff on a new uniform Ignite language to help achieve cleaner shows, as well as changed up the on-air look to be more in line with top markets. Managing, scheduling, training and working with all production employees as well as news producers on storytelling and best use of graphics/templates. I oversee on air crawls, school closing systems and election looks for WHNS. Work daily with ENPS, BitCentral, Chyron, Ignite, Gsync and other newsroom systems. Launched Access Carolina, The Midday News and Fox Carolina Tailgate shows, in addition to expanding our 6pm newscast and implementing a new studio set, and the Fox Carolina Garden set. Contributes to best practices to maintain costs within budgeting criteria. Worked with INEWS in the past.

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  WSB-TV

  • Atlanta, GA

  • Broadcast Director (Ignite)

    • Jan 2015 - Feb 2022
    • Atlanta, GA

    Duties included directing various newscasts via Grass Valley Ignite, directing and assisting with the Georgia Lottery drawings, and building graphics for various shows (OTS'​, Maps, FSS's, etc.). Also edited packages for news on AVID. Worked regularly with INews, Ignite, Grass Valley Kayak Switcher, AVID, Digicart, Chyron and Harris Automation. Was the Ignite IQT Superuser and was building and maintaining the stations Ignite IQT library, as well as working with the Graphics department on effects/design. I have also created training manuals for the other Directors on IQT's and Ignite as well as for News Producers on available effects and how to correctly format them.I've put together several training manuals for my fellow directors on Chyron operation and our new set, as well as worked with the writers and producers on new set shots and elements. I launched National News Tonight, and helped expand the look of the show using all COX stations resources. I also helped the new producers time their shows when needed. Created News graphics via AXIS and Photoshop on weekends as needed.

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  WPXI-TV

  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

  • Ignite Director/Broadcast Operator

    • Apr 2000 - Dec 2014
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

    Duties included Ignite Directing and building and maintaining the stations Ignite IQT library, as well as working with the Graphics department on effects/design. I also created training manuals for the other Directors on IQT's and Ignite as well as for News Producers on available effects and how to correctly format them. I also created a training manual for the studio crew that included a shot sheet to have uniformity between shows/shifts. Filled in as vacation relief for shifts in Master Control, Video Tape Operator and Ingest. Shifts included Technical Director and Audio in the past. Worked regularly with INews, Ignite, a Grass Valley Kayak Switcher, NewsLink, Sundance TitanSynch, Compusat, DekoMos, Harris Automation and Pathfire. Also worked with a Grass Valley Kalypso switcher as well as Digicart II and Shortcut Audio Systems.

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  NOVA Chemicals

  • Moon Twp, PA

  • Freelance Editor/Voice Over Artist

    • Nov 2011 - Apr 2013
    • Moon Twp, PA

    On an as-needed basis I edited videos and presentations for the companies internal employee website as well as provide voice over work.

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  Walk Productions

  • New Castle, PA

  • Technical Director

    • Nov 2008 - Jan 2009
    • New Castle, PA

    Technical directing various freelance productions on a Ross Synergy switcher as well as filled in on teleprompter and cameras as needed on various Leslie Sansone workout campaigns.

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  The Night Before

  • Sewickley, PA

  • 2nd Assistant Director

    • Jul 2008 - Aug 2008
    • Sewickley, PA

    Also filled in for the 1st Assistant Director during the 2nd half of the film production. Duties included keeping the production on schedule, as well as making sure staff and talent were in place on time.

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  Computer and Stage Resources

  • Baden, PA

  • P/T Office Manager

    • Jan 2000 - May 2000
    • Baden, PA

    Duties included answering phones, faxing, copying, customer service as well as creating customer database. Created new cover sheets for company catalog, as well as monthly specials flyers. Responsible for business when owners were out on service calls.

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  WCIV

  • Charleston, South Carolina

  • Master Control Operator

    • Sep 1998 - Dec 1999
    • Charleston, South Carolina

    Duties included Master Control operations. Worked regularly with Odetics, and Grass Valley Event Stacker. Also vacation fill-in for studio cameras, teleprompter and audio personnel. Filled in for video playback personnel on an as needed basis.

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  First Contact! for Discovery Inc

  • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Production Assistant / Intern

    • Jun 1996 - Aug 1996
    • Pittsburgh, PA

    Internship duties included copying, faxing, answering phones and errand running.

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  Pittsburgh Film Office

  • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Production Assistant

    • Jun 1995 - Sep 1995
    • Pittsburgh, PA

    Was a Production Assistant on The Assasination File for Starz!Duties included copying, faxing, answering phones and errand running.Also had duties in accounting such as dailies and cash per diem for staff.