Lane **.*****@*******.**
Kissimmee Fl. 34744 t
Edward Boyer
Objective To secure a job as an Field Service Engineer
Experience
January 2012 -present
F & F Productions
Mobile Unit Engineer/EIC
Set up, troubleshoot, install and repair to component level all
audio/video and graphics, phone systems and TCIP for live
Sporting events on Mobile unit trucks.
Grass Valley switchers, SSL, Yamaha Calrec audio desktops, and
pinnacle, Chyron and Viz rt graphics. Final Cut and Avid
editors, EVS tape machines. Sony, Ikegami and Grass Valley
cameras. Grass Valley, Evertz and PESA routers, Evertz (MVP,
VIP vista link) and Harris multiviewers, Telex systems Telecast
Fiber, AJA, Cobalt, Grass Valley Leitch, For-A, Evertz and
Miranda modular products. Various wireless/RF equipment
March 2010- January 2012
NEP /Supershooters
March 2004-March 2006
Mobile Unit Engineer/EIC
Set up, troubleshoot, install and repair to component level all
audio/video and graphics, phone systems and TCIP for live
Sporting events on Mobile unit trucks. (SD, HD and 3D)
Grass Valley switchers, SSL, Yamaha Calrec audio desktops, and
pinnacle, Chyron and Viz rt graphics. Final Cut and Avid
editors, EVS tape machines. Sony and Grass Valley cameras.
Grass Valley, Evertz and PESA routers, Evertz (MVP, VIP vista
link) and Harris multiviewers, Telex systems Telecast Fiber,
AJA, Cobalt, Grass Valley Leitch, For-A, Evertz and Miranda
modular products. Various wireless/RF equipment.
March 2006-March 2010
Thomson\Grass Valley
Field Service Engineer
Travel to customers site to commission, install, program, test,
train and upgrade Grass Valley products (routers and control
systems, switchers and master control switchers and video play
out servers and NLE editing systems)
Act as interface between Customer, Service, Project Management,
Sales and Engineering addressing all key activities and/or
issues relevant to the job assigned
Coordinate logistics of replacement parts as needed with the
Company Call Center to ensure a timely and successful closure
of assigned jobs, and provide follow up documentation at the
completion of the job.
Train Customers on Grass Valley products
When not in field provides technical phone support from home
office
Generates detailed weekly and field service reports upon job
completion
Factory trained on Grass Valley products and Computer
Networking (Unix, Linux, Windows and Mac OS systems, Digital
Asset Management utilizing XSAN, SAN and RAID based systems,
Fiber Channel, Gigabit Ethernet, 100baseT,VLAN protocols.
Cisco, HP routers,)
March 2003- March 2004 ESPN
Bristol CT.
Broadcast Engineer
Troubleshoot, repair to component level all audio/video and
graphics system including
Grass valley production/master control switchers, Vistek
routers, SSL, Sony, Yamaha, Neve, Calrec audio consoles, Chyron
pro bell automation, Final cut, Avid NLE systems
Sony, BTS VTRS, Pinnacle graphic systems. Sony LMS, Sony,
Ikegami cameras, various monitors.
1999-March 2003 Warner Advanced Media Operations Olyphant
Pa.
Audio/Video Engineer
Troubleshoot, install, repair to component level professional
digital/analog audio and video systems (Digi Betacams,U-matics,
Switchers, audio routers)
Audio encoding of feature DVD-Video and DVD- Audio
titles.(Dolby digital,DTS, and PCM)
Music and speech editing, syncing audio to video (PAL, NTSC) on
Sonic Solution and Sadie workstations.
Design; install audio /video Qc stations for DVD-video and
audio.
Interface with vendors on latest hardware and software updates
on all audio and video systems.
1995-march2003 WVIA TV 44 Pittston PA
Audio/Video Engineer / Master Control Operator
Maintenance and repair of all broadcast equipment.
Set up of all broadcast equipment on location (cameras, power,
and communications).
Audio engineer for taped and live shows.
Camera operator for taped and live shows.
1992-1994 Soundcastle Recording
Studio Los Angeles CA.
Audio Engineer
Tracking and mixing on various music projects. Dialogue,
ADR,foley recording for Warner
Classic Animation. Digital editing.
Education 1994-1996 Johnson Technical Institute Scranton Pa.
A.S. Bio-Medical Engineering
Coursework in digital and analog electronics.
1991-1992 Institute of audio/video
engineering Los Angeles Ca.
Diploma audio/video engineering
Coursework in audio recording, linear and nonlinear editing.
Studio equipment repair and maintenance.
Computer Skills Windows 95,98, 2000, NT, XP, Mac OS, Unix, Linux, Microsoft
Office