Project Manager Engineer

SUMMARY:

. Mr. Burtner is a professional engineer with specific focus and

experience in 24/7 broadcasting, high profile music production,

studio/facility/personnel management, operations, studio & facilities

maintenance, and project management.

. 15 + years experience in 24/7 high profile music-production and live

on-air broadcast.

. Mr. Burtner has been both consistently and actively involved in these

professional areas commercially since 1995.

. Mr. Burtner currently works on in independent contract basis and is

actively pursuing long term permanent fulltime employment..

SKILLS:

. Skilled in electronics troubleshooting, repair, and design down to

component level as well as board level and system level.

. Knowledge and experience with configuration of various brands managed

and unmanaged Ethernet switches and routers.

. Knowledgeable and experienced with facilities level, business grade,

venue level, and various consumer grade AC power distribution & UPS

systems.

. Skilled in circuit level AC and DC signal tracing, measuring, and

modifications using basic engineering tools such as DMM, VOM, Scope,

Audio Precision, and the smoke tester. Comfortable in this area with

both tube and solid-state devices.

. Experienced and knowledgeable with both theoretical and practical

acoustics, room-tuning, tuned absorber and diffuser design and

construction, optimizing room and speaker layout, and using various

measurement and graphing tools to develop an ongoing understanding of

Time-Energy-Frequency properties of the room, and capable of designing

and implementing budget-appropriate tuning devices to address

shortcomings.

. Ability to acquire and develop knowledge via facts, perceptions, and

intuition.

. Experienced and skilled in engineering recording sessions utilizing

contemporary and vintage studio tools with an emphasis on client

satisfaction.

. Experienced and skilled in working with high profile artists and their

unique requirements with regard to live performance riders and

recording session requirements.

. Ability to communicate effectively to owners, management, customers,

peers, subordinates, and other appropriate stakeholders.

. Ability to manage, inspire, and drive a diverse team to consistently

deliver high-quality, cost effective, and timely products, services,

and solutions.

. Skilled at assuming personal ownership and delivering consistent

results in demanding and dynamic business situations.

. Skilled at instigating and maintaining a high level of customer

service with an emphasis on customer satisfaction.

. Experienced with departmental and team staffing including,

acquisition, replacement, retention, interviewing, reviewing,

coaching, and mentoring.

. Experienced with complete project lifecycle management from inception,

through discovery, design, implementation, deployment, handover, and

maintenance.

. Proficient with various Microsoft Office and productivity applications

such as MS-Office, MS-Project, Etc.

. Experienced and knowledgeable in various Collaborative Development

Environments for workgroups and enterprises such as SourceForge,

GForge, Collabnet, etc.

. Experienced in various server/client Version-Control-Systems such as

CVS and Subversion used to manage, track, branch, and maintain project

source-code, documentation, releases, bugs, issues, and other

workgroup and project related artifacts.

. Experienced in Autocad computer aided design software.

. Experienced in database platforms such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MS-

Access.

. Experienced and proficient in a wide array of dedicated audio-centric

OSX, Windows, and Linux professional audio application platforms

including Digidesign/Avid, Steinberg, Vadis, Dalet, Prophet, Audio

Vault, OMT, Ardour, Logic, Audacity, Reaper, etc.

. Experienced, Familiar, and proficient with a wide array of

professional audio tools such as large format Neve and SSL analogue

mixing consoles, Studer/Sony/MCI/Ampex analogue tape based production

systems, Various hard disk production systems, Mic-Amps,

Dynamic/Condensor/Ribbon/Tube microphones, External processing as well

as plug-in processing environments.

. Detailed understanding of audio, data, telco, IP and IPX/SPX network,

and control-system signal-flow and signal-flow manipulation.

. Experienced broadcast engineer, audio engineer, music producer, and

business & workgroup manager.

. Dedicated to sharing knowledge, experiences, and methodologies in a

business environment for ongoing real-world professional development

and mentoring.

FOCUS AREAS:

. Recording-Broadcast-and-Music Studio maintenance, operations, design,

integration, and implementation.

. Project Manager, PMP, PMI, Director of Engineering, Technician.

. Business, operations, and facilities management, IT Systems.

. Managing capital expense budgets and projects using various tools and

methodologies; MS project, WBS Schedules, resource allocation, SW

Development Life-Cycle, Project Life-Cycle, delivery logistics,

staffing, performance-management, personnel management, operations.

. Analytical Skills, Facilitation Skills, Interpretation, Confirmation,

Execution, and Delivery of Solutions.

. Project portfolio and program management which are multi-state, multi-

function and multi-year in scope

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS:

. Full Sail center for Digital Media, Specialized associate degree in

audio engineering.

. Project Management Institute, PMP (Project Management Professional)

candidate.

PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATION AFFILIATIONS:

. PMI, Project Management Institute, Member.

http://www.pmi.org/

. AES, Audio Engineering Society, Member.

http://www.aes.org/

. NARAS, The Grammy Awards Society, Grammy voting member.

http://www.grammy.org/

WORK EXPERIENCE

1/1994 - Present President-Engineer

dbFullscale Inc

Atlanta, GA

. dbFullscale Inc is a professional broadcast-services, audio-

production, broadcast-studio-design, and enterprise system project

management, professional services, and consulting company.

. "dbFS" was initially founded by Jonathan Burtner in 1994 and has

remained engaged in the professional audio and enterprise system

project management markets since that time.

1/1999 - 2/2007 Director of Engineering

Klotz Digital Audio Systems

North and South American HQ

. http://www.klotzdigital.com

. Klotz Digital is a global broadcast and professional studio equipment

manufacturer and systems-design-and-implementation service provider

based in Munich Germany with subsidiary offices in North America,

Europe, and the Far East.

. Initially hired by KD in January of 1999 to address the start-up

project management and engineering needs of the North and South

American HQ located in Atlanta, GA.

. Successfully collaborated with owners and management to found the KDA

system-engineering team in 1999.

. Grew the custom projects and engineering department through the

successful completion of an excess of 500 custom broadcast studio

design and implementation projects varying in scope, complexity,

duration, and budget over a period of eight years.

http://www.klotz-digital.de/References/references_us.html

11/2004 - 2/2007 Director of Engineering

Klotz Digital Audio Systems

. Planned, directed, and managed daily operations of a project

oriented engineering team to accomplish KD corporate and

engineering goals.

. Defined and established both company and departmental

engineering policies and procedures in consultation with staff,

and management.

. Evaluate, define, and direct implementation of current and

future path for company data network and IT infrastructure.

. Continued with program and project management roles to meet

ongoing KD management and shareholder goals.

3/2003 - 11/2004 Program Manager

Klotz Digital America

. Led multiple related projects within KD's Radio-Broadcast

program with a focus on the overall program objectives and

goals.

. Identified and incorporated various internal and external staff

availability to initiate and refocus manpower reutilization as

needed across multiple projects related to the program.

. Identified and managed risks across multiple projects to best

maximize delivery of program goals as well as individual project

goals.

2/2001 - 3/2003 Senior Project Manager

Klotz Digital America

. Led multiple matrixed project managers and stakeholders through

successful design, implementation, deployment, and delivery of

mission critical projects.

. Collaborated with KD management and staff to implement company

project management procedures and review practices to

continually fine-tune successful project delivery practices.

. Key projects include XM Satellite radio, WCBS news radio - NYC,

NPR west coast production facility build-out.

1/1999 - 2/2001 Project Manager

Klotz Digital America

. Managed and completed multiple high profile custom SW/HW

integrated projects from inception through handover, and into

maintenance phases.

. Managed projects with highly matrixed teams including customers,

management, HW/SW R&D, deployment, testing & training, etc.

. Fulfilled design, implementation, and project management roles

in numerous projects.

. Key projects include: Clear-Channel Denver 26 studio facility

buildout.

6/1995 - 11/1998 Senior Studio Engineer

Westlake Audio (Studio Group)

Los Angeles,

CA

. http://www.westlakeaudio.com

. Large multi-room world-class manufacturing, system-sales, production,

recording and mixing facility.

. Accepted for employment with the Westlake studio group in June 1995

and maintained tenure through November of 1998 with consistently

increasing roles of responsibility.

. After initial employment quickly established self as a trustworthy,

competent, and solid leader in the studio-personnel-hierarchy.

. When multiple opportunities to pass over next-in-line for promotions

were extended by management, maintained personal decision to not

disrupt the personnel-hierarchy in order to more fully benefit from

the greater opportunities at hand.

. Routinely trouble-shot, identified faults, repaired equipment, set-up

tape-machines & complex large-format console signal flow.

. Consistently and successfully demonstrated leadership abilities to

management by assuming responsibility for organizing, directing,

demonstrating-to, and training subordinate staff as well as peers and

customers.

. Personally managed and directed mission critical project related tasks

as needed on an extensive list of high profile professional studio

production projects.

http://www.thelakestudios.com/studios/credits/credits.html.

4/1994 - 5/1995 Chief Engineer

Santa Rosa Sounds

Pensacola, FL

. Small single room privately owned analog recording and mixing

facility.

. Worked for SRS on a contract and project basis. Responsibilities

assumed include (but were not limited) to the following:

o Directed activities of contract engineering and production

department.

o Advised owners on engineering problems and solutions.

o Devised, recommended, and implemented marketing projects.

o Developed and maintained business relationships and partnerships

with other local industry businesses.

o Maintained diverse network of contract engineers with

specialized skills and abilities to cover dynamic studio booking

schedule.

o Reviewed and approved facility engineering designs for quality,

economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and completeness.

o Directed various project contributors in formulating plans,

designs, cost estimates, and specifications for studio facility

expansion, maintenance, modernization, and implementation

programs.

o Applied knowledge of customer relations, sales-and-marketing,

music studio operations, and industry standard best engineering

practices to consistently deliver products and services in a

timely and economical manner for both customers and owners[pic]

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