Philip H. Wright, CTS

P.O. Box *****

Lubbock, TX 79490

281-***-**** Cell

abqjtc@r.postjobfree.com

Objective:

A highly accomplished, dedicated, and disciplined Audio Visual Professional Designer, Programmer, Engineer, and

Consultant desiring to further advance career potentials in Audio Visual Design, Engineering, and Programming who is

seeking to become more involved in the development of cutting edge technologies, and continue advancement in to

managerial and executive positions utilizing twenty five plus years of experience in the industry.

Professional Affiliations and Certifications:

InfoComm ICIA Certified Technology Specialist, CTS

AMX Certified Programmer.

Crestron Essentials of Crestron Programming

ClearOne Certified Technical Specialist

Biamp Audia Systems Certified Specialist.

QSC Venue Manager Design Experience.

Peavey Media Matrix designer / programmer.

Summary of Skills:

25 plus years experience as a Video Engineer, Audio Engineer, and AV System Designer.

25 plus years of electronics and repair experience.

Hands on experience in PictureTel, Polycom, and Tandberg equipment, videoconferencing, and distance-

learning applications.

Extensive PC Configuration Experience

Extensive Experience in Networking, TCP/IP, LAN, WAN Configurations

Project scheduling, crew supervision, bid and contract process, job costing, and estimating experience.

AutoCAD 2008. Experience. A/V, architectural, and engineering CAD drawing experience.

RF system design

Distributed audio system design.

Fiber Optic Implementation and design experience.

Live and Studio mixing, editing, and production.

Concert Sound system design and engineering.

Professional Experiences:

Owner Under The Hood Entertainment - March 2009 - Present

Under the Hood Entertainment is an organization focused upon the promotion, management, and

development of new and established Texas musicians, bands, and artists.

UTH Entertainment also promotes local concerts.

AMX and DSP Programmer - J & S Audio Visual - October 2008 - March 2009

AMX and DSP Programming for corporate and educational facilities.

Complete AMX and DSP Programming of Dimensional Fund Advisors in Austin, TX and the Texas

A&M Student Recreation Center.

AMX and DSP Programmer - The Whitlock Group - June 2008 - October 2008

AMX, Crestron, and DSP Programming of corporate and educational facilities.

AMX, DSP, and Meeting Manager programming and implementation at Technip Corporation.

Successful design updates and re-programming to the existing QSC audio system installed at the

UTHSC auditorium in the Medical Center in Houston.

AMX and DSP design and programming of the divisible meeting room at Greenberg Traurig Houston.

AMX and DSP Program updates for Chevron, Tyco Valve, Petro Hunt, Synthesis, Winstead, and

others.

Project Engineer SPL Integrated Solutions August 2006 May 2008

Specialized in the Design, AMX programming, Crestron programming, and DSP programming of

corporate boardrooms, presentation systems, stadium design, and complex audio system design, also

including Videoconferencing, Teleconferencing, and more.

AMX, Crestron, and DSP design and programming for BP Westlake, Texas, and Louisiana facilities.

AMX and DSP design and programming for Anadarko Petroleum

AMX and DSP design and programming for Chevron

AMX, DSP, and Meeting Manager design and programming for TWU in the Medical Center

Crestron and DSP design and programming for King and Spalding, LLP

Brazosport College, Clarion Theater complete QSC sound system design, DSP programming, and

engineering.

Owner - Jabanero Services Dallas, Texas January 2003 - June 2006

Provided contract Audio Visual Control Systems design, consulting, engineering, and programming

services to the Dallas and Houston markets.

Design and AMX Program changes including the design and implementation of a Leitch High-

Definition routing system and the required AMX programming for the Texas Instruments DLP

Marketing Center, Plano, TX.

Design and AMX programming of all corporate Boardrooms and Meeting rooms at Nokia, Irving, TX.

Design and AMX Programming of three network connected distance learning rooms for the Nursing

School at The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX.

The City of Houston Main and Annex City Council Chambers, Houston, TX Assisting the Operations

Manager for the City in resolving AMX programming issues, I then researched, specified equipment

for, and re-designed the video system for fiber optic connected remote control of the entire

broadcast system from their City Management Offices located about 6 miles away from City Hall.

This System went to RFP generation, Bid process, and has been installed at this point.

AMX Programming of AV rooms for BHP Billiton, Nabors Drilling, & EOG Resources while under sub-

contract with PGF Integrations of Houston, TX, I also assisted in the system design and

implementation in several of these rooms.

Sub-Contracted with York Telecom to provide periodic Preventative Maintenance duties including

video alignment and timing of the Social Security Administration Broadcast Studios in Dallas, TX.

Design and Programming jobs for Data Projections, Media Management, Audio Visual Technologies

Group, Professional Audio Video Services, and others.

Senior Systems Programmer - Audio Visual Innovations Dallas, Texas April 2002 - January 2003

Design and Programming for Karl Storz Endoscopy OR1 Operating Rooms nationwide

Design and Programming of the NASA Bio-Medical Integrated Design Center at Johnson Space

Center in Houston

Design and Programming for Baylor Heart & Vascular facilities in Dallas, TX

Design and Programming for Columbia University New York Presbyterian Hospital

Design and Programming for Golden Moon Hotel & Casino

AMX and Crestron Design and Programming of Medical, Corporate, and Educational A/V Systems.

AMX Axcess and NetLinx programming specialist for the Dallas Office.

Developed cutting edge streaming video applications with NetLinx Internet Inside programming for

Vbrick, Minerva, & ViewCast devices.

Created Axcess and NetLinx code blocks for new devices.

Supervised training of Installation Technicians and Project Engineers in Axcess and NetLinx

programming as well as AMX and Crestron Installation practices.

Programmer - Professional Services - AMX Corporation - Dallas, TX April 1999 - November 2001

Started in Technical Support then moved into Programming. I interfaced with dealers and end users

needing support and programming assistance.

Provided Design, Debugging and Programming of large-scale audiovisual control systems including

support of Picturetel, Polycom, Tandberg, and other videoconferencing devices.

Trained by the Programming Team Manager in NetLinx (proprietary), Axcess (proprietary), C, C++,

and Visual Basic languages.

Developed a Visual Basic scripted Tech Support database intranet site using ASP technology.

Tested and assisted in the development of web browser based remote control technology.

Tested and assisted in the development of the new NetLinx platform and processors.

NetLinx programming for four large scale network connected videoconferencing rooms for Goldman

Sachs in Seattle, San Francisco, New York, and Sao Palo, Brazil.

Senior Field Engineer - Media Management - Dallas, TX December 1998 - March 1999

Lead Engineer / Technician / Programmer for several Videoconferencing and Distance Learning

systems jobs in Houston, Dallas, and Denton Texas.

Directly consulted regarding design considerations with the Client's Management Personnel

responsible for these projects at TWU Houston & Denton, UT Tyler, Parkland Hospital Dallas, and

Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.

Project Manager - Intelisys Group, Inc. - Dallas & Houston, TX 1996 - 1998

Project Engineer and Manager for large-scale corporate and educational audio/visual installations,

teleconferencing, videoconferencing, media retrieval, video projection, and presentation systems.

Supervised installation crews.

Served as a liaison with customers.

Job scheduling and job costing.

AMX programming and debugging.

Prepared final as-built CAD drawings.

Picturetel setup and Ascend IMUX setup.

User Instruction Manual preparation.

Clients included AISD, DISD, Compaq, and IBM.

Specialized in media retrieval, videconferencing, and educational systems.

Field Engineer - Media Management - Lubbock, Texas 1995 - 1996

Senior Field Engineer / Technician for several fiber optic linked distance learning and

videoconference systems in the Gainesville, Texas area.

Photolithography Operator - Texas Instruments - Lubbock, Texas 1993 -1995

Photolithography operator at LMOS wafer fabrication facility at Texas Instruments in Lubbock,

Texas.

Trained on the Hitachi electron microscope.

Owner / Proprietor West Texas Pro Audio 1990 - 1995 West Texas Pro Audio Lubbock, Texas

Owner / Proprietor of a small sound company located in Lubbock, Texas. Starting out as a small

sound company, the organization expanded to include staging, lighting, electronic repair, rehearsal facilities,

vintage guitar & bass amplifier repair and restoration, and installation services.

Major clients included the City of Lubbock 4th on Broadway Celebration, The Depot Restaurant &

Bar, Borrowed Money, Ground Zero, The Nelsons, Squarehead, Zulies, and King Broadcasting.

General Manager Shortwave Productions April 1990 - November 1990

Shortwave Productions Lubbock, Texas, a division of Nebe Communications in Lubbock, Texas.

Supervised all aspects of the company's operations.

Provided sound reinforcement, lighting, staging, rehearsal facilities, live to DAT recording,

instrument and backline rentals, and other services to the Lubbock market.

Production Manager Electric Ear Productions April 1987 - April 1990

Electric Ear Productions Lubbock, Texas, Production Manager / Audio Engineer for this West Texas

based Production Company.

Responsible for design and construction of large scale concert sound systems.

Selection, purchase, and maintenance of audio equipment and parts.

Crew supervision and scheduling.

Toured as Production Manager for Restless Heart, Reba McEntire, and many others.

Designed and built 2 complete major touring sound systems, a Meyer Sound touring system for

Reba McEntire and an Electrovoice MT4 system for Restless Heart.

Obtained a class A CDL Texas Drivers License during this period and logged many miles driving while

touring with various acts.

Production Manager / House Engineer The Nelsons October 1885 - April 1987

The Nelsons Lubbock, Texas Production Manager / Front of House Engineer for these Lubbock

based recording artists.

Functioned as the House Mix Operator; Production Manager; supervised staging, lighting, and all

technical advance work.

Assisted Warner Brothers staff producer/writer J.D. Souther in producing several demo tapes in an

attempt to secure the band a recording contract.

Toured extensively all over the USA playing clubs and concerts.

Engineered live performances at "Farm Aid II and a live recording for MTV's "Amuck in America".

Production Manager / House Engineer Steamboat 1874 November 1982 - October 1985

Steamboat 1874 Austin, Texas Production Manager / House Engineer for the Premier Showcase Club

in Austin, Texas.

House Mixer; Production Scheduling and Supervision.

Installation, Maintenance, and repair of all audio and video equipment.

Live Recordings and Engineering of live radio shows (KLBJ-FM and KTXZ-AM).

Selection, purchase and installation of all equipment.

Tour Manager / House Engineer James Anderson & The Takers December 1981 - October 1982

James Anderson and the Takers Austin, Texas; Tour Manager / House Engineer for "James Anderson

and the Takers", a commercial rock act managed by Louis Messina of Pace Concerts.

Responsible for house mix, staging, all technical advance work, and road management.

Toured as a support act with Rick Springfield, Joan Jett, Huey Lewis and the News, and the Dixie

Dregs among many others.

Monitor Engineer Crosswinds Sound March 1981 - October 1982 Crosswinds Sound Austin, Texas.

Monitor Engineer for Crosswinds Sound, a small sound company in Austin.

Monitor engineer for B.B. King, Count Basie, Roy Clark, Janie Frickie, Jim Dandy, The Guess Who,

and The Austin Aqua Festival.

Production Manager / House Engineer Mother of Pearl November 1979 - March 1981

Mother of Pearl Austin, Texas An Austin based rock band.

Responsible for House Mix, Equipment Maintenance and Repair, Staging, Lighting, and Travel

Arrangements. Engineered several demo and studio projects for the band.

Production Manager / House Engineer - Roadmap August 1977 - September 1979

Roadmap Houston, Texas As Houston based recording artists; I was responsible for the house mix,

staging, lighting, and general production supervision.

Various Audio and Production Jobs 1969 - August 1977

Various Audio and Production Jobs Houston, Texas, various audio and production jobs for local

Houston and National acts.

Worked with: ZZ Top, Point Blank, Jay Boy Adams, Van Wilks, Eric Johnson, and many others.

Worked as a grip on commercial filming for KPRC Channel 2 in Houston.

Education:

General Diploma 1967 - 1971 Westchester High School Houston, Texas

RTV Major 1971 - 1972 University of Houston - Houston, Texas

Interests and activities:

Software Development - Member of the Microsoft Developer's Network.

ASP.NET 2.0 Development - Microsoft Registered Member.

Visual C++ Programming.

Web Site Design and Programming.

Vacuum Tube amplifier restoration and construction.

Live Audio Production and Studio Credits:

1991 - Remix of a Demo for Ground Zero - Lubbock, Texas.

1990 - Demo for Ground Zero - Lubbock Texas.

1986 - Three Demo projects for The Nelsons - J.D. Souther, Producer - Austin, San Marcos,& Lubbock, Texas.

1985 - Produced "Forever" by 14K for Starsearch - Austin, Texas.

1985 - Remix of "I'm Available" by Extreme Heat for Starsearch - Austin, Texas.

1985 - Produced a Demo for the Austin band, The Senders - Austin, Texas.

1985 - "Live at Steamboat" Radio Shows on KLBJ-FM and KTXZ-AM, Austin, Texas.

1980 - Engineered "Just Look Don't Touch" for Mother of Pearl on the K-98 Homegrown album - Austin,

Texas.

Live Credits:

The Radiators, Point Blank, Count Basie,

Stevie Ray Vaughan, BB King, Eric Johnson,

Restless Heart, Reba McEntire, Jerry Jeff Walker,

Wynton Marsalis, King's X, Dixie Dregs,

Doc Sevrinsen, The Guess Who, Sawyer Brown,

Edie Brickell, Rick Springfield, Pablo Cruise,

Killer Bees, John Butcher, J.D. Souther,

Los Lobos, The Producers, The Eurogliders,

The Bongos, The DBs, The Nighthawks,

The Unforgiven, The Blasters, Gatemouth Brown,

The Bellamy Brothers, Grass Roots, The Oak Ridge Boys,

A Flock of Seagulls, Merle Haggard, Warrant,

Johnny Diesel, Will Sexton, Charlie Sexton,

ZZ Top, Arc Angels, Tanya Tucker,

Michael Murphy, Ray Stevens, Jason & The Scorchers,

Leon Russell, Willie Nelson, Let's Active,

Joe King Carrasco, Al Kooper, Red Hot Chile Peppers,

Willie Dixon, Bo Diddley, Bonnie Bramlett,

U.K. Subs, Lightnin' Hopkins, Kathy Mathea,

Shenandoah, Exile, Sweethearts of the Rodeo.

References:

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