Instructor

Edward Vigen

Instructor

Phone: 808-***-**** Website: www.edwardvigen.com E-Mail: ******.*****@*****.*** CAREER SUMMARY

Over 3 years teaching experience, with over 10 years experience working in live sound production, forensic audio, and music production.

EDUCATION

The Art Institute of California – San Francisco, CA December 2013 Bachelor of Science in Audio Production

GPA: 3.9 Honors: Dean's & President's List

Berklee College of Music - Boston, MA September 2013 Specialist Certificate in General Music Studies

SKILLS

General: Management, Data Entry, Teaching, Mathematics, Tutoring, Phone Etiquette, Problem Solving Software: Mac OS X, MS Office, Canvas by Instructure, Windows, Unix, Linux, HTML, C++ Language Proficiency: English, Chinese Mandarin, German WORK EXPERIENCE

Bitwise Productions – San Jose, CA June 2014 - Present Stage Manager - Sound Technician (A1) - Assistant Sound Technician (A2)

• Provided technical audio and logistics support for artists, speakers, and VIP’s.

• Managed team of 3 people in a demanding, fast-paced environment.

• Improved team performance by over 30% in 3 years.

• Live mixing for weddings, corporate, and social events in indoor/outdoor environments.

• Improved client satisfaction by over 60% within 3 years. The Duvets – San Jose, CA July 2014 - September 2017 Guitar/Drum Technician - Monitors Technician (A2)

• Provided in-show support for guitarists by tuning and fixing guitars.

• Provided in-show support for guitarists by tuning and fixing guitars.

• Improved Setup/Strike times by over 50% within 3 years.

• Responsible for setup, routing and troubleshooting of monitor rig.

• Improved quality of monitor mix resulting in a 90% satisfaction rating by band members. SAE Institute – San Francisco, CA March 2014 - August 2017 Faculty - Adjunct Instructor

• Classroom lecturer for over 20 students on audio technology, recording practices, and studio etiquette.

• Responsible for teaching aids, quizzes and other related materials for students.

• Spearheaded tutoring programs for student body of over 70 students.

• Improved student satisfaction to over 95%, the highest at national level in the organization. California Shakespeare Theater – Berkeley, CA May 2013 - October 2013 Sound Technician (A1) - Assistant Sound Technician (A2)

• Live mixing of actors and sound cues in an outdoor environment for an audience of 350 people.

• Provided programming cues for 2-3 hour performances with live and pre-recorded audio feeds.

• Improved Setup/Strike times by over 30% in one season. New Life Christian Fellowship – Concord, CA May 2011 - June 2014 Production Manager - Post Production Sound Technician - FOH Technician (A1)

• Training manager and leader for a 7 person production team.

• Insured proper coverage for hearing disabled participants in accordance with state laws.

• Improved sound/video team performance as training manager by over 25%. United States Navy August 2002 - August 2008

Communications Operations Supervisor - Communications Operations Technician

• Provided weekly training, both in lecture and one on one, to a specialized team of 12 personnel.

• As training manager, increased manning by over 130% within 2 years.

• Acquired status as Subject Matter Expert serving regional operations centers.

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