Engineer Quality

Summary of Qualifications:

Ten years of progressive experience in sound recording and postproduction on television, radio and in the film industry;

Operating multiple pieces of sound equipment, including soundboards, recorders and microphones;

Outstanding multi-tasking, management and supervising skills, work well in a team environment as well as on an individual basis, motivated and enthusiastic, result-oriented approach to problem-solving;

Managed the sound department (135 people and 25 projects) on STB TV Channel, the leading Ukrainian television network, with an audience of over 5 million viewers each week;

Worked as the Chief Sound Supervisor for the world-known TV shows such as ‘The Biggest Loser’, ‘The X Factor’, ‘MasterChef’;

Exceptional knowledge of sound equipment, standards and technical requirements of live broadcast;

WHMIS 2015, CPR / AED / First-Aid certified.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

April - June 2019 Sound Recordist Harmony Productions (Canada)

Magafin Productions (Canada)

Two Tails Media Digital Content Services Inc. (Canada)

Key responsibilities:

Preparation, adjustment, and operation of the boom microphone, wireless systems with lav mics, audio recorder

Sound recording, monitoring signals on location

Synchronization

2013 Location Sound Recordist, "Bitter Harvest" 2017 George Mendeluk Production (Canada) Key responsibilities:

Preparation, adjustment, and operation of the boom microphone

Sound recording, monitoring signals on location

Synchronization

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2016 – 2018 Chief Sound Engineer/Chief Sound Director STB TV Channel

Key responsibilities:

Determination of the necessary amount of human and hardware resources to ensure the full cycle of program production;

Control of the quality of performed plans, schedules, and tasks, including the creative and technical performance of tasks in program production

Optimization of terms, quality, and cost of program production;

Determined and prevented risks related to the broadcast and live stream errors, shooting, and editing errors;

Worked with equipment suppliers and services providers. Made technical assignments, with control over their compliance;

Development of the program production technologies. Drew up and optimized the projects technical riders.

Optimization of sound recording, editing, and on-air processes.

Production of investment and operational budgets of LLC “STB TV Channel” and their field-specific execution.

Management of the sound department (135 people): Organization/work control of senior sound engineers for 25 projects, sound engineers of postproduction studios, news sound engineers, and broadcasts

2014 – 2016 Senior Sound Engineer of TV projects STB TV Channel

Supervisor of sound stuff on the project and control over the assigned task fulfillment;

Control over the sound content quality at all stages of program production;

Development of locations and elimination of factors preventing qualitative sound recording;

Organization and performance of sound equipment installation/de-installation on location (on the set);

Formed the team of sound engineers required for the qualitative performance of assigned tasks, process flowsheets, and engineering flowsheets;

Postproduction – planning of human and hardware resources for the performance of works related to material assembly, quality control, and ensuring the timely performance of works at all stages of preparation for the airplay.

Worked on format projects such as "Ukraine’s Got Talent" (STB channel, Season 6), the reality show "The Mole" (ICTV channel), the pilot series for the sitcom "Bar" (ICTV channel), "The Biggest Loser" (STB Channel, Seasons 5,6), ‘The X Factor’, ‘MasterChef’ (STB Channel).

2011 – 2014 Sound Engineer on the set STB TV Channel

Key responsibilities:

Sound recording, monitoring all audio and radio signals;

Preparation, adjustment, and operation of a boom pole with a microphone, portable audio recorders;

Fastening and adjustment of lavalier microphones for the TV programs participants, control over the microphones signal quality;

Adjustment, switching of equipment of several recording process flowsheets, and sound signal monitoring;

Copying the recorded material to the TV channel editing room server.

2011 Music Editor Business radio group

Edited the playlist for the radio station

Edited tracks for a broadcasting audio format

Planned daily audio playlist (music tracks, programs, jingles, advertising blocks)

Made podcasts

EDUCATION:

2005 Electrotechnical faculty, Master’s Degree National Mining University of Ukraine

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