Experience

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  Zoox

  • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

  • VO2 Vehicle Operator/Software Operator and Trainer

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Driving vehicles to test autonomous driving software and operating the software to do that. Also, training new employees to do the same.

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  Fotokem Film, Video and Data

  • Burbank, CA

  • Digital Video Conform Editor and Media Encoder

    • Sep 1991 - Sep 2020
    • Burbank, CA

    Editing and conforming of HD masters of major motion pictures for DVD, Blu-Ray, and also for foreign distribution. Also versioning of features and TV shows, and related finishing of feature video masters including formatting of video reels for video to film transfers. Also creation of closed caption masters for US broadcast and pan & scanning for broadcast. Clients include WB, Paramount, Lionsgate, Universal TV Networks, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Disney, 20th Century Fox, and handfuls of independent studios.

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  National Mobile Television, and others

  • Various sports venues West Coast

  • Videotape Replay Operations

    • Sep 1989 - May 2003
    • Various sports venues West Coast

    Videotape operations and slow motion replay for various sports telecasts in the LA area for LA Kings, Lakers, Dodgers, Angels, Anaheim Ducks, USC and UCLA Football along with many other sports and entertainment telecasts.. Also worked the 1990 Seattle Goodwill Games for TBS Sports and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with the Atlanta Olympic Broadcasting TV crew on 2 venues.

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  KVEA-TV 52

  • Glendale, CA

  • Technical Director

    • Aug 1985 - Sep 1989
    • Glendale, CA

    Switched live TV shows and news programs on air from studio and live remotes. Also worked as backup director for news and related programs. Helped in overall startup of the TV station and the beginning of what was to become the Telemundo Network.

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  KSCI-TV 18

  • West Los Angeles, CA

  • Video Tape Operator/Studio Camera Shader/Master Control Operator

    • Mar 1983 - Aug 1985
    • West Los Angeles, CA

    Ran video tape machines and set up and adjust studio video cameras for studio productions and overall TV station's air requirements. Was first job I had after graduating from CSUN and proved to be perfect place to learn video, video production and transmission. Job started off as on air operations which required a FCC license to operate transmission equipment, and then gravitated to studio videotape operations and camera video control.