Quality Assurance Assistant

Kesniel C. Akalaonu

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Mount Prospect, IL 60056

EDUCATION

Illinois State University Normal, IL

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. Graduated May 2008

. Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication (sequence in TV production)

Chicago Filmmakers Chicago, IL 2009

. Participated in and Completed 4-week course in Basic Final Cut Pro

Training

QUALIFICATIONS

. Working knowledge of AVID, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Premiere Pro CS4

editing softwares

. Intermediate knowledge and/or familiarity of Adobe After Effects and

Adobe Photoshop

. Well-experienced camera operator

. Knowledge and familiar with multiple studio positions

. Excellent in working within a team environment and/or independently

. Operate iMac G5 with Final Cut Studio 2 and Adobe Production Suite

. Member of the Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group

EXPERIENCE

Securatex, Oakbrook Terrace, IL May 2010-

Present

Marketing Specialist/Graphic Designer

. Responsible for revamping business documentation and providing graphic

design(this includes image restoration, layout design and graphic

placement)

. Responsible for creating training videos to be dispersed to company

wide officials

Schneider-Electric, Palatine, IL Aug. 2008-

Present

Business Television Intern/Freelance Production Associate

. Selected for year long internship in the television/video department

. Worked as a camera operator for several internal and external

productions.

. Responsible for maintaining and setting up studio for video and audio

shoots

. Duplicated, logged and archived video footage from tape library

. Produced an awards show segment for Information Technology department

. Served as quality assurance assistant for billing of clients and

freelance vendors

Central City Productions, Chicago, IL

December 2009

Production Assistant

. Assisted in facilitating audience participation for television tapings

of Know Your Heritage

VH-1, Chicago, IL May

2007

Production Assistant

. Assisted in setting up equipment for major VH-1 reality show

casting call "I Love New York 2"

. Responsible for shooting the casting directors throughout casting

call

Illinois State University, Bloomington-Normal, IL Jan.

2007-April 2008

Student Videographer

. Shot and edited several news stories weekly

. Shot and acted in student-created show known as "Breaking the News"

. Operated cameras and replay editing system for university basketball

and volleyball games

. Worked on several studio positions such as technical director, master

control, audio operator, etc

Student Intern, US Cellular Coliseum

. Responsible for various audiovisual aspects of sports such as replay

editing system and camera operation

AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS

2010 24 Hour Chicago Film Race, Chicago, IL April

2010

Film: Broken Chord (3 minutes 30 seconds film short)

. Competed in a 24 hour film race with a group of fellow filmmakers and

won the following:

o 1st Place (Audience Award)

o 2nd Place (Judge Award)

o Best Editing

o Best Visual Effects

o Best Sound Design

o Best Leading Actor

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