Steven Goldfarb
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
**********@*****.***
Education
• 2001 – B.A. in Communications - Elon College, Elon, NC
Work Experience
July 2006 - Dec. 2017
Audio Visual Technician
U.S. EPA (Contractor Therein) - RTP NC
As one of a three person team contracted to the U.S. EPA facility in Durham, provided the following services to a federal facility of over 2500 employees and contractors.
• Install, operate and maintain digital and analog audio visual systems and equipment for sound mixing, information display, and phone and video conference equipment.
• Receive and process reservation requests for spaces, services and equipment.
• Video record events, edit footage with non-linear editing software and author DVDs.
• Design room arrangements and equipment placements with AutoCAD.
• Assist in coordination and troubleshooting of webinars and “virtual meetings” including sound quality and video feed quality – both static slides and live cameras.
2005-2006
Digital File Coordinator
Business Cards Express - Raleigh, NC
• Review orders for completeness and understanding of specifications.
• Match incoming files to orders and ensure they meet with company guidelines for color, size, layout and design.
• Either alter files to conform to company guidelines or communicate with customers to alter files properly
2001-2005
Production Assistant
WTVD ABC channel 11 - Durham, NC
• Perform various jobs to assure quality airing of live news programs.
• Primary daily positions - Graphics and Audio Operator but also Includes Teleprompter Operation, Floor Director and Robotic Camera Operator. Computer Consultant 1998-2001
Academic Computing Services - Elon College, NC
• Supervision of campus computer labs.
• Performance of daily maintenance on equipment and software.
• Assist/Advise students and faculty on multimedia presentations for classes, as well as general assistance on using PCs and Mac systems.
1997-2000
Video Specialist
Office of Television Services - Elon College, NC
• Record academic programs and classes for college archives.
• Serve as Teaching Assistant to professors during Hand on instruction sessions
• Crew member on live programs for broadcast on college and Alamance county cable
1997-2000
Website Designer
Office of Television Services - Elon College, NC
• Complete Redesign of Office of Television Services website with new logos, graphics, information features and photos.
• Weekly maintenance of website including updating programming schedule
1997-2000
Operations assistant
Office of Television Services - Elon College, NC
• Daily cataloging of tapes, computerizing and transfer of daily schedule, Video tapes dubs, facilitate camera checkouts, answer calls relating to office services.
Equipment Experience
Analog and Digital Video Switchers - including Grass Valley, Roland, DataVideo Audio Mixers – including Mackie, Roland, Behringer Sony, NEC and Epson data projectors
Shure wireless handheld and lavalier microphones
Cisco/Tandberg Video Teleconference Codecs
Crestron, Extron, AMX A/V integration units
Handheld and Studio Pedestal Cameras, Vinton Robotic Studio Cameras, Sony PTZ remote cameras.
Software Experience
Adobe Creative Suite – Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Encore, Media Encoder Microsoft Office – Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel Auto CAD, Quantel Picturebox, Media 100 Non-Linear Editing System, Avid Non-linear Editing System, LibreOffice, Google Docs and Sheets