Experience

FOX 11 Los Angeles - KTTV

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stage Manager

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Responsible for communicating the details of the day’s newscast to production crew and all relevant in-house departments. Managing members of the Production crew and ensure that guests are all in place for day’s taping. Supervises the Load-in and load out of equipment and rental equipment. Ensure all in-house policies are enforced regarding staging, safety and show protocol. I work on Good Day LA, Fox11 News at Noon, Fox 11 Five O'Clock News, The Fox 11 Pre Game Show, Fox 11 Sportswrap, Fox11 Ten O'Clock News, & The Issue Is. Show less



Spectrum

• Italy
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Video and Lighting, Camera Robotics, and Dalet Playout Operator

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Operator for Los Angeles Dodgers Spectrum Sports Network and Spectrum News 1 SoCal. Here I help staff with live sports shows and newscast productions. Helping assistant director to quality control videos before air and running them live on Dalet during broadcast. In charge of running ETC Ion 1000 lighting board console with Magic Sheets to be able to pace with fast changes in show cues, and Sony-RPC video control panel to match all 4 studio cameras (Jib, Robotics, Handheld). Operator for CamBot remote studio robotic cameras for multiple studios running during shows of the LA Dodgers, LA Lakers, and News 1 SoCal Studios. Show less



Fox Television

• United States
• Media Production

• VizRT Graphics Operator

  • Aug 2012 - Present

  At Fox I work as a graphics operator and graphics support. Here we work on sports shows for UEFA, NFL, MLB, and Bundesliga to name a few. The productions I work on are mainly in Spanish for Fox Deportes but occasionally will work productions for FS1 and FS2. I have also work as a Ticker Operator for master control for FS1, FS2, and FOX 2Go. Previously I had been at Fox working primarily for MundoFox Network News. My main duties there were that of a floor director and lighting board operator during the show. Working closely with the anchors and technical staff in a timely manner. After it varied as the lighting director, one responsible for all lighting changes and the look for the network news. Secondary, I would help the GFX designers with the day-to-day tasks. This may include recording graphics for packages, working on play-out during a live production, and editing graphics on Vizrt. This included starting new graphics from templates created through INEWS. Once created I would help check for punctuation before we run graphics. Show less



Univision Communications Inc.

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Robotics Technician - Stage Manager

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  At Univision I work in the morning and afternoon digital newscasts. My main duties are that of robotics camera operator and stage manager. During shows, I control 3 robotic cameras, lighting, and camera shading. Before/ After shows I make sure studio is clean and that everything is in working order. That will include working closely with talent, letting them know of certain key points that get added in the show. Our shows have multiple guests and have many moving components to it, so there is a lot of coordination with the director, audio engineer, and technical director. I also work as a live entertainment floor director for our Los Angeles live shows, such as Rose Parade, El Grito, Teleton, radio concerts, and other events Univision hosts throughout the year. Through these events I have been awarded 4 Emmys for my accomplishments. I work as a technical director with promotions department to produce commercials for the channel. Here I will oversee all aspects of technical direction regarding lighting, sound and equipment. I work closely with the director to draft concepts and approve show looks with producer and client specifications. This will include that studio is ready; all client logos are displayed correctly, and will switch between video sources at the directors cues during a recording. Show less



KTLA

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Stage Manager

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  Responsible for the professional and efficient managing of stages and studio facility and serve as liaison between productions and studio operations. During the show, I am working closely with anchors, directors, stage crew, and guests. I am relaying to them information in the moment during a live news broadcast, either by verbal, written, or expressed. As a stage manager I coordinate with other technical crew and make sure logistics, facility repairs and maintenance are taken care before any production. I ensure these duties by conducting pre/post stage inspection with facilities team and with production. Going over daily stage checklists and implement procedures accordingly. Having experience and understanding practical applications of lighting and grip equipment. Based on the rundown of the show I coordinate stage operation procedures relating to set load in, load out and shooting processes to facilitate a smooth production run with clients. Show less



Ultimate Fighting Championship

• Spectator Sports
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ross Xpression Graphics Operator

  • May 2014 - Jun 2020

  At UFC I work as a graphics operator for the Portuguese and Spanish shows. I’m in charge of executing live graphics during live and delayed productions. Working with the producer and font coordinator, we revise show graphics, days before each event. That entails knowing what the production on English side is using for their show. This is achieved through constant communication with integral staff, these sources of information are used to later relate and translate to Spanish/Portuguese platform to ensure correct commercial branding. When we are live during the UFC live broadcast, our production is receiving detailed instructions live from an international coordinator that is on site taking instruction from the English narrative. Based on this coordination, the producer and director give me commands to play out live graphics. These productions are done on Pay-Per-View, UFC Fight Pass, UFC Now, Fox, and ESPN. Show less



Hollywood Riviera Studios

• Stage Manager / Camera Operator

  • Apr 2009 - Jan 2018

  My job changed from being a floor director in a studio to working on live productions. These live productions gave me the experience to be directing a group of people in the direction of the director. There were many opportunities to pick up different positions so I was able to do lighting, editing, graphics, tape playback, camera operating, and technical director. My job changed from being a floor director in a studio to working on live productions. These live productions gave me the experience to be directing a group of people in the direction of the director. There were many opportunities to pick up different positions so I was able to do lighting, editing, graphics, tape playback, camera operating, and technical director.