Engineer Quality Control

SEAN M. POWELL

**** ****** **** **** * Orlando, Florida 32837

Phone: 863-***-**** * E-mail: *******@*****.***

EDUCATION

Audio Recording Technology Institute (ARTI) March 2001-April 2002

Orlando, FL

Recording Arts Degree, and Certified Audio Engineer (Audiovisual).

Curriculum required proficiency in the use of analog and digital consoles, MIDI, Pro-Tools, multi

effects processors, VGA, ADAT, microphone theory and placement, mixing techniques, web

design, tracking techniques, tracking engineering, and assistant engineering, SMPTE Time codes

(LTC, VITC, & MTC), Word Clocks (256 Super Clock, & Master Clock UTS).

University Central Florida July 1999-December 1999

Orlando, FL

Broadcast Engineering

Lincoln High School May 1999

Tallahassee, Florida

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SONY TELEVISION/ MARKETSTAR CORP. November 2010-January 2011

SONY 3D Demo Specialists, Orlando, Florida

• Certified in all Sony’s new 3D & HD TV Technology

• Set up and SONY television displays, 3D displays, HD displays, Home Theater, & Play stations.

• Demo all displays, answer all Q & A’s about the products to store clerks, customers, store managers

• Knowledge of audio electronics and TV electronics

• Travel from different stores to check on all displays and sales quota’s

WTXL ABC June 2007-April 2010

Technical Audio Engineer, Tallahassee, Florida

• Experience with AVID/Wide Orbit/ Sundance/ Omneon Server Database/ Data Mover/ Server Mapping

Tool/Titan Broadcast Automation Software, and Edit Pro Editing Software

• Set up and monitoring satellite feeds, program segmenting and quality control, server inventory

maintenance, and daily preparation of automation play lists

• Responsible for daily communication into the B.O.C. “Broadcast Operations Center”

• Knowledge of audio electronics to both troubleshoot and modify the standard audio

encoder / decoder evaluation boards

• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering technology. This includes

applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production

of various goods and services

• Knowledge of how Engineering Department and Master Control function within a broadcast

facility, Monitoring transmitters, Complying with FCC and EAS Regulations

WWSB ABC September 2006-June 2007

Master Control Engineer, Sarasota, Florida

• Managing On-Air and Commercial Breaks, Maintaining On-Air Logs, Recording multiple feeds from

various sources

• Ingesting of commercial inventory, Quality control of all content being processed through Master Control

systems

• Detailed oriented individual, Ability to plan ahead, troubleshoot and adapt to change

• Ability to follow format sheets, air live programming, roll live commercial breaks

• Utilizing several servers at one time, routers, program log changes

• Comfortable in a multi-tasking environment, possess excellent communication skills, both written and

verbal

• Counting down live news cast between segments, following rundown reports for news live

Employee Of The Quarter 2008-2009 WTXL ABC NEWS

WFSU (FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY August 2003-March 2004

FM Traffic Manager & Operation Coordinator

• Managed radio satellite, Knowledge of video servers and automation systems

• Managing On-Air Logs, Log Changes, Live programming and Live Commercial Breaks

• Set-up studios for broadcast, audio, sound, microphone checks

• Process Fm Traffic logs, produce morning talk shows for 88.9 FM WFSU, 89.1 FM WFSW,

& 91.5 WFSQ

• Promoted and underwriting spots

• Managed master control operations staff

PROFICIENCIES

Microsoft Office, Excel & Outlook Express

AWARDS

Employee of the Quarter May 2008- August 2008

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