JUAN SEBASTIAN

VANEGAS

786-***-****

addafb@r.postjobfree.com

Portfolio: behance.net/sonicarchitects

CAREER SUMMARY

Digital media expert with a well-balanced set of creative and highly technical skills. Over a decade of experience in all aspects of the post-production process. Team player, detail oriented, critical thinker and creative problem-solver.

“I worked with Juan for two years. He is talented, resourceful and has a great work ethic. He is a strong writer, an excellent editor, and a technological wizard. He is also an effective manager, a team player and someone whose judgment I trusted implicitly when he reported to me.”

Alina Valle, Award-winning Television Producer.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Broadcast Operations

Video and Audio

Management

Windows & OSX

XML Metadata

Digital Distribution

Playout Automation

Encoding & Transcoding

Localization

WS 2012 R2

Copywriting

Onboarding

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sweetwater Sound SALES ENGINEER 2019 – Present Fort Wayne, IN

Completed Sweetwater University training covering highly technical Pro Audio and Sound Engineering courses.

As a Sales Engineer, closed sales deals for audio system designs and pro audio equipment.

Sonic Architects A/V CONSULTANT 2018 – Present Los Angeles, CA

Freelance video and audio editor, providing music production, editing, sound design, mixing and mastering services using Pro Tools and Adobe CC.

Freelance translator and Website localization consultant using cloud-based CAT tools and CMS Drupal and WordPress.

Voxx Studios RECORDING ENGINEER 2018 – 2019 Glendale, CA

Freelance recording engineer for multi-language dubbing and localization studio.

V-Me Media PRODUCTION MANAGER 2016 – 2018 Miami, FL

Liaison between traffic, programming, on-air promotions and marketing to ensure that all broadcast material met quality control, and audio/video standards; channel configuration (SAP), lower third graphics, subtitles and/or closed captioning, metadata and rating information.

Effectively communicated with a diverse group of editors, programming staff, technical engineers and creatives.

Maintained and supported PC & Mac post-production systems and networks, Virtual machines (VMware & Hyper-V), Promax storage servers, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

Created and maintained timing reports for on-air promotions and commercial breaks.

Developed the guideline to implement a cloud-based, IP playout system for Master Control, slashing the cost of signal distribution by over 50%.

Improved the development, production, and execution pipelines, lowering costs by training in-house staff.

Managed the encoding and transcoding of assets in SD, HD and UHD for on-air broadcast and OTT and VOD distribution.

Edited music, dialogues, graphics, and effects for various TV programs using Premiere Pro and After Effects, creating compelling and seamless segments.

Wrote, produced, edited, mixed and delivered high-quality on-air promotions and marketing campaigns for national networks; VME TV, VME KIDS, and PRIMO TV that increased viewership.

Etcetera Group A/V ENGINEER 2007 – 2016 Miami, FL

Recognized by management as studio leader for sound design, dialog editing, mixing, and mastering, as a highly proficient Pro Tools and Adobe Creative Suite operator.

Lowered production cost by implementing tapeless workflows, setting up and maintaining video routing and capture systems, analysis tools, and storage systems.

Provided guidance for successful onboarding with distributors such as Netflix, Crackle, and Amazon.

Improved quality of adapted title sequences and motion graphics by incorporating new technologies for format and time-code conversions (PAL / NTSC) such as Alchemist File (Snell Advanced Media / Grass Valley).

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