Kevin C. McManus
*** ****** ***. ***** ********, New Jersey 08742
Cell - 973-***-**** Home – 732-***-****
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Professional Summary
Audio Visual Technician with extensive experience providing support and managing all types of Audiovisual technologies.
Education
Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts : Communication
Experience
Audio Visual Support Ogilvy & Mather Advertising – New York City, NY
6/2015 – 8/2015
Two month contract assisting audio-visual services in the repair, trouble shooting and maintenance, of over 70 conference rooms, as well as a 300 person event theater. Responsibilities included weekly conference room inspections, to confirm functionality, assisted clients with laptop, tablet and phone connections. Initiated dial up and connections for teleconference calls and webinars. Operated the audio- sound board, lavaliere and hand held microphones during theater events. Videotaped CEO for monthly in house video cast.
Presentation Technician and IT Help Desk Support Omnicom – DDB Worldwide Communications – New York City, NY
5/2000 – 4/2015
Managed and supported 30 plus conference rooms, utilizing Crestron control systems, supported internal meetings, off site new business presentations as well as Board of Directors meetings. Responsibilities included; Audio Visual and equipment rentals, analog to digital upgrades to equipment in meeting rooms, including Extron boxes and video scalers, evaluations of new technologies, equipment maintenance, design and supervision of new meeting room construction.
Clients included: McDonalds, Pepsi, Exxon – Mobile, New York Lottery, Unilever, Merck, Allstate Insurance.
Assistant Audio Visual Manager N.W. Ayer – New York City, NY
5/1990 – 5/2000
Responsible for twenty-five meeting rooms equipped with AMX controllers including, running multi projector slide shows, video and film projection, presenting agency reels, conducting new business presentations, client and internal meetings. Performed maintenance, troubleshooting, technology upgrades.
Clients included: United States Army, Budweiser, ATT, Proctor and Gamble, DeBeers Diamonds,
General Motors.
Technical Director Spectrum Productions Incorporated – New York City, NY
6/1980 – 4/1990
Managed five staff members in all aspects of staging corporate meetings and medical symposiums. Responsibilities included: audio-visual set-ups in hotel conference rooms and corporate video production.
Clients included: Manufactures Hanover Trust, 21 Club, New York Racquet and Tennis Club, The World Health Organization, Pfizer and Smith, Kline and French.
Skills
Audio Visual Technology – IT Help Desk Support – Video Conferencing – Teleconferencing (Cisco, Tanberg, Polycom, Lifesize). Control systems ( AMX, Extron, Creston, Scalers, Litolier, DSP ).
New Business Presentations – WebEx Technology Support – Adobe Connect, Go to meeting.
Off-site equipment Rentals – Mac and PC proficient
References
Available upon request