Engineer Management
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TWiT Petaluma, CA June 2009–Present Contact: Leo Laporte (abp9s1@r.postjobfree.com)
Host, "Tech TalkBack" (May 2010–Present)
Two-hour, weekly, live call-in show exchanging tech news, commentary, and advice with the TWiT audience
Producer/co-commentator, "Tech News Today with Tom Merritt" (first 80 episodes)
One-man control room – switching cameras, calling up CG and video clips, mixing audio, and researching on-the-fly – all while contributing to the discussionHelped select news stories, add context, and shape perspective during daily prep meetingsEdited the show, published video and audio editions to RSS feeds and website
Post-Production
Edited packages, live event cut-downs, and long-form video/audio podcastsCreated TWiT’s video production pipeline for ingest/edit/outputTrained others in advanced Final Cut Pro skills (e.g. multi-cam editing, media management, optimizing H.264 compression)Created show opens and graphic elements in MotionTuned network-wide audio processing to create TWiT's "sound"Worked with various production, distribution, and equipment partners
Special Live Events
iPad Launch Night – field reporter – interviewed Steve Wozniak and Apple fans camping overnightGoogle I/O 2010 – co-commentator with Leo LaporteWWDC 2010 – co-commentator, engineer with Tom Merritt and Alex LindsayE3 2010 – camera, field producer, editorCES 2010 – camera, field producer, editorMacworld 2010 – editor, footage producer for TWiT stage show
The Colbert Report New York, NY January–May 2009
Full-time Internship
Worked in post-production, web, and field departmentsShadowed writers, attended writers meetings and intern seminarsWrote material for web projects
QG Partnership Tampa, FL May – Aug 2008
Full-time Internship
Consultant to company owner for internet TV production, equipment, studio spaceHired and managed other video interns for this marketing firmShot/edited video, animated motion graphics for company’s clients and websites
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Aug 2005 – May 2009
Bachelor of Arts: Communication
Emphasis: Media Production Minor: EnglishMagna Cum Laude Honors Program GPA: 3.8Honors: FSU Honors Medallion, Phi Eta Sigma, Lambda Pi Eta, Golden Key International Honor Society, FSU Freshman Scholarship, Florida Bright Futures: Full Tuition Scholarship
Executive Producer, Student Broadcast Center
Created and co-hosted fake news podcast and closed-circuit cable TV showOrganized and led all-volunteer staff
Coursework Experience
Directing short films, screenwritingWriting news, hosting, creating news packagesMulti-camera studio and field production
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