ALBERT A. AGUILERA
Phone: 818-***-**** Email: ******.*.********@*****.***
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Media Resource Engineer & Producer
Content Creation Editing & Production Project Controllership Inquisitive, innovative and creative Media Resource Engineer & Producer with over 14 years’ experience in leading media operations for sports, news and other programs broadcasted on world-famous TV channels including FOX and Disney. Proven track-record of encoding and transcoding media to and from house standards for live broadcast and programming in compliance with delivery specifications. Successful in production, hosting, editing, and writing; as well as spearheading social media networks (Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram) for shows. Achieved Emmy in 2016 for Technical Support in the Women's World Cup. Bilingual communicator (English and Spanish) can speak the language of both people and technology blending technical expertise with interpersonal skills while interacting with the clients/crew and providing product/customer support. Technical Expertise includes...
Multi-Media
Production software
Photoshop, Premiere, Media Encoder, Digital Rapids, Sorenson Squeeze, MPEG Streamclip, JES Extensifier, JES Deinterlacer, Dalet, Quantel, iNews and others. FTP: Aspera, Digi Delivery, DG Drop Box System, Transmit, Filezilla Other Software &
Tools
Black Magic, AJA Kona cards, DigiBeta/Beta SP, HD Cam, HD CamSR, D5 decks, DVC Pro, Teranex, Alchemist Converters, BVS Veil encoder, Ultech Closed Captioning, SD/HD, HDV formats & codecs Media Production: P.A, Grip, Electric, Loader, cameraman on feature length films, TV shows, music videos and shorts. Foundation in Avid media composer and After Effects PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FOX SPORTS 1, Century City, CA Jul 2013 – Present
Media Resource Engineer / Editor
Achieve Emmy Award for technical support, lead media tasks for Fox Sports Live and various Fox Sports 1 programs. Control live programming feeds for distribution and ingestion on various servers using Quantel and Dalet systems.
Encode and transcode media to and from house standards for live broadcast and programming in compliance with delivery specifications also edit show and promotional reels as well as real-time high lights. BEST COAST SHOW, Sylmar, CA Jul 2014- Present
Creator / Producer
Performed cross-functional duties including production, hosting, editing, and writing for a weekly sports show dealing with Los Angeles sports teams also managed other tasks like booking crew, equipment, and guest for every episode.
Controlled social media networks (Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram) for shows, developed promo spots for online distribution, created YouTube content and videos, pictures & gifs for social media & podcast streaming platforms. DISNEY INTERACTIVE MEDIA GROUP (DIMG), Glendale, CA Apr 2012 – Nov 2012 Video Editor (Contractor)
Edited, encoded, transcoded, converted, and assembled to and from digital sources (NTSC, PAL, HD, and SD) for online distribution to various Disney networks. Tracked and stored online and offline video assets from drives and servers.
Produced video content including promotional reels for Disney’s online video services; Disney Online, Disney.com, and Disney Youtube. Published full episodes and video content on Disney Online, Disney.com, and Disney Youtube
Created video solutions for digital content conversions to meet delivery specifications. (DVD, Blu Ray, Youtube, Kaltura, internal proxies). Worked daily with a variety of Mac and PC video codecs. (Quicktimes, Pro Res, WMV, AVI, MPEG, etc)
Kept staff and clients’ abreast with status via email and FTP sites for scheduling and viewing of video proxies. Developed and trained a team for managing postproduction editing and conversion techniques and workflows. ALBERT A. AGUILERA
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VENGEANCE SERVICES, Van Nuys, CA Jan 2011- Present Editor / Producer
Harnessed client concepts and perceptive operational requirements for building a production team of grips / electrics
/ cinematographers for individual projects as well as designing preproduction for budgeting.
Select and supervise cinematographers and editors to suit clients’ visual needs, which included all communications with vendors, production companies, and internal stakeholders.
Cultivated professional relationships, negotiated talent and crew rates, communicated creative & logistical concepts, including deliverables, insurance requirements, and legal documentation.
Facilitated clients in selecting delivery method to produce the highest possible quality out of their project. (Ex: Selecting proper cameras, post work flows, compression rates, codecs to meet their final medium.)
Developed and delivered both physical (DVD, Blu Ray, HD / SD tapes) and digital (NTSC, PAL, HD, 2K, 4k, 5k, H.264, Pro Res, proxies, Mpeg, R3D, etc) video sources. Produced client content for both the U.S English and Spanish markets.
Manage post production and distribution workflows, handled all On set jobs: Director, Assistant Director, Post Supervisor, and DIT, and produced projects using RED, Arri, Canon and Nikon DSLR, and GoPro cameras.
Communicated status updates with staff and clients via email and FTP sites for scheduling and viewing of video proxies.
Technicolor, Glendale, CA Dec 2011– Apr 2012
Editor & Media operator (Contractor)
Encoded, transcoded, converted, and assembled to and from tape and digital sources for Sony, Disney, and Netflix using Final Cut Pro and Digital Rapids from HD/SD and Pal masters, also led video sources for distribution and delivery.
Dubbed, encoded, and laid back tape masters on Beta, Digi Beta, HDcam, and HDcam SR decks.
Created, scheduled and distributed full length episodes and online video proxies for clients via servers and FTP sites.
Transcoded with Avi Synth and Rhozet Carbon Encoder; utilized various transcoding software to mux and demux both video and audio files as well as tracked, and labeled digital and physical video assets. ROUNDABOUT ENTERTAINMENT, Burbank, CA June 2011 – Dec 2011 Video Encoder / Transcoder (Contractor)
Encoded, transcoded, and assembled to and from tape and digital sources for Fox, Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix using Final Cut Pro and Digital Rapids from HD/SD and Pal masters, transcoded with Avi Synth scripts for MFX output.
Technical correspondence with respect to communicate status updates with staff and clients via email and FTP sites for scheduling and viewing of video proxies; delivered support in the QA process prior to distribution. PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Video Editor (Contractor), TECHNICOLOR, Burbank, CA, Mar 2011 – Jun 2011 Editor / On Site post production supervisor (Contractor), A PLUS FILMZ, Northridge, CA Sep 2010 – Mar 2011 Digital Media Operator / Editor, Ascent Media: FILMCORE DISTRIBUTION, Burbank, CA, Oct 2008 – Sep 2010 Video Editor, SPF TRANSFER, Northridge, CA, Jul 2007 – Jul 2008 Video Editor, SANTA FE COMMUNICATIONS WITH AL EXITO TV, Glendale, CA, Jun 2004 – Aug 2006 EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
BA in Electronic Media Management, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA, 2005-2009 Skills award in Multi Media (2005), Los Angeles Mission College, Sylmar, CA, 2003-2006