Phil Voss

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Toluca Lake, CA 91602 Mobile: 818-***-****

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Digital Media Content Specialist ~ Media Support Manager ~ Project Manager

Extensive background in managing and preparing digital media for broadcast, VOD, and EST applications

Award-winning and highly accomplished Digital Media Content Specialist with a successful career working with some of the best-known post production companies and digital media content producers in the entertainment industry. Particular expertise in video and audio digital asset management, color correction, editing, and transcoding. Proven leader competent in managing multiple projects and tasks simultaneously and creating innovative solutions to overcome complex challenges and improve efficiency. Recognized as a valuable resource for mentoring and training technical teams. Talented in the use of technology to streamline processes and improve productivity and quality. Well organized with proven ability to meet tight deadlines while working in fast-paced work environments. Communicate and build rapport easily at all organizational levels.

Digital Media Content Management Project Management Post Production

Video Compression Digital Video Streaming Media

Color Correction Multimedia Encoding

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Final Cut Pro, Telestream Vantage, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Mac Captions, Apple Compressor, Time Tailor TT3500, Cinema Craft MP and SP Encoders, DVS Venice, DVS Clipster/Fuse, Grey Meta Iris Player, Digital Vision 1000, D5/Digibeta/HDCAM Tape, Macs and PCs, Windows XP/7/NT, Microsoft Office Suite, Mac iWork Applications, DVS Pronto, Signiant, Aspera Faspex, DaVinci Color Grading.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Eurofins Digital Media Services, Burbank, CA 9/15 - Present

Compression QC Project Manager

Manage and train a team of compression QC operators with evaluation of streaming and Storefront 4K video. Communicate directly with clients, create work orders, notify Data/IO department about incoming files, schedule operators, and send completed QC reports to clients.

Objectively perform extensive and detailed inspection and assessment of all forms of Standard Definition, High Definition, and Ultra High Definition recorded media (i.e., high-source film, video and audio elements) to identify Impairments, anomalies and artifacts.

Generate written reports within File Maker Pro database and Google Sheets that list my findings in a clear, concise and easy-to-read manner.

Equipment used includes various BD players, HDCAM SR, DVS Fuse, DVS Clipster, Grey Meta Iris Player, Adobe Premier Pro, Telestream Switch Player, and AJA VTR/Exchange Player.

Mastering QC Operator 9/2015-10/2018

Daily use of all elements described below for QA analysis of feature and episodic encoded media files and comparison to original source. Elements include BD discs, MPEG2, and H.264 files, HDCAM SR tape, HD ProRes Files, and DPX files.

Understanding and use of machine room equipment including HDCAM SR, DVS Clipster, DVS Fuse, and video/audio patching.

Daily use of FileMaker, Excel and Outlook for project tracking and communications.

Daily use of any and all time code formats.

Understanding and use of film formats, processes, color timing and printing to differentiate between film and digital issues.

Use of waveform monitors, vector-scopes, audio level and phase meters for confirmation of client specifications and to determine correct aspect ratios.

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NBC Universal, Los Angeles, CA 11/2013 – 03/2015

Digital Media Operations Technician

Manage and prepare digital media assets for airing on NBC television network and NBC cable networks as well as for VOD distribution. Ingest taped programs with DVS Venice, QC of video and audio for quality and technical specifications, timing of commercial break segments, editing and insertion of Closed Captioning and V-Chip metadata with Mac Captions, transcoding with Telestream Vantage Encoder, and transfer of fully processed media assets to various domestic and international content-delivery networks using Aspera and Signiant.

Edit and reformat with Final Cut Pro and Time Tailor TT3500 to conform running times of shows and movies.

Track digital assets using Excel Google spreadsheet Weekly Grid, DAISY QC reporting software, and OTTO timing sheet and technical specification management system.

Deliver domestic digital media assets to network master control using Media Broker. Record and edit C3 network feeds with DVS Venice and deliver finished files to network VOD server.

Panasonic, Torrance, CA 1998 – 2013

Senior Video Compressionist

Led daily operations of Compression Team with responsibility for managing all technical aspects of department, including troubleshooting of machine room and equipment issues, training new Compressionists, writing documentation for new encoding and editing software, and purchasing new equipment. Led staff of 5 Compressionists.

Worked on several high-profile titles such as Avatar, Avatar SE, and Titanic 2012 re-release as well as early Blu-ray releases, including Eight Below and Behind Enemy Lines.

Contributed to development of Panasonic Blu-ray Encoder; tested equipment and provided feedback to engineers to improve graphic interface.

Created process to retain functionality of legacy DVD encoder by transferring files to tape for encoder processing.

Designed, tested, and wrote training procedures for all new software and hardware.

Oversaw project set-up, bit budgeting, and MPEG4 AVC compression of Blu-ray feature films for Fox and Disney using Pronto DVS, Panasonic Blu-ray encoder, and Cinema Craft HDe encoder.

Developed project set-up, bit budgeting, and MPEG2 compression of DVD feature films for Paramount, Fox, Universal, Disney, and USA films using Panasonic DVD encoder, Cinema Craft MP, and Cinema Craft SP3 encoders.

B&W Digital Post, Sherman Oaks, CA 1997 – 1998

Telecine Colorist

Performed transfer of feature and commercial dailies using Rank Turbo 2, Da Vinci Renaissance 8:8:8, and Aaton Keylink logging system.

Blue Water Post Production, Burbank, CA 1996 – 1997

Telecine Colorist

Produced color correction and transfer of 35 mm and 16 mm negatives and prints using Pogle color corrector, Rank Turbo telecine, DVNR 1000, and Time Logic edit controller. Served various high-profile clients, including Universal, Warner Brothers, and Disney.

Magno Sound, New York, NY 1993 – 1996

Telecine Colorist

Completed color correction and transfer of 35 mm and 16 mm negatives and prints in both PAL and NTSC using Da Vinci Classic and Rank Turbo 2 telecine. Worked with major networks and film companies such as Miramax Films, Turner Cartoon Network, NBC News Archives, Universal, Columbia, Paramount, and Warner Brothers.

EDUCATION

Don Martin School of Communications, Hollywood, CA

Television Production / FCC First Class Radiotelephone License

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

Completed 3 semesters of coursework in Broadcast Communication Arts

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AWARDS & CREDITS

Verbatim Discus Award for Best MPEG2 Compression on X-Files Fight the Future DVD, 2001

Received “special thanks” on American Zoetrope’s Godfather box set for helping with DVD compression, 2001

Received copy of Apocalypse Now DVD signed by Francis Ford Coppola for help with compression on original DVD release of film, 1999

Credited for Telecine Colorist work on The Truman Show feature film, 1998

LINKEDIN PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Association of Information Technology Professionals, Los Angeles Chapter (AITP-LA)

Blu-ray Disc and BD Live

Digital Media Technologies

Film & Video Editor

Final Cut Pro Video Editing

Post Production Professionals

Video Compression Experts Group

Video Encoding and Encoders

VOD and Media Professionals

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