BOB STRANO
REMOTE AUDIO VISUAL ENGINEER
DETAILS
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SKILLS
Highly Experienced Audio Visual
Technician / Remote and On Site
PROFILE
BOB STRANO
*** **** **** ******, ***. 3F New York, NY 10011
7780 Barberry Ave., Yucca Valley, CA 92284
Phone: 929-***-****
E-mail: ************@*****.***
EMPLOYMENT
2008-Present : UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, New York City. Remote and On-Site Audio Visual Conference Engineer, Audio Mixer, Video Engineer, Robotic and Studio Camera. My responsibilities include Remote hosting operations of Cisco WebEx, Zoom and Interprefy platforms, Operation of all Audio Visual equipment in the U.N. Conference rooms for internal meetings, Teleconferencing and Broadcasting for UNTV. I am a certified user of the the BCSS Conference Management and Simultaneous Interpretation System (CMSI ) including the eMeets, DALET MAMS Server, TAIDEN Conference Management System, TAIDEN Multimedia Terminals, POLYCOM and CISCO teleconferencing, and CRESTRON systems operation. Other responsibilities include set up and operation of PA Systems for UN Special Events. While employed at the U.N., I worked for the following sub-contractors: Priority Production Services and Venue Services Group.
2000 - 2012: ABC TELEVISION, New York City. Al Audio Mixer position for ABC / ESPN Sports programming, including NBA Basketball, College Football, Winter X Games and PGA Golf. PA Audio Mixer for "The View”, and Audio Utility for "Good Moming America" and "World News Tonight"
1996 - 2007 : CNN - (Turner Broadcasting), New York City. Audio Design /Al Mixer, A2, Studio Operator, Supervising Technician, Video Engineer, Editor / Producer, Robotic and Studio Camera, Field Audio Technician. I regularly worked on the following shows: "Lou Dobbs Tonight”, “Anderson Cooper 360", "American Morning", "Glenn Beck", "Nancy Grace", "Larry King Live". Prior to being employed directly by TURNER BROADCASTING for CNN in 2004, I worked for the following subcontractors from 1996-2003 : TEAMPEOPLE, Potomac Television and Newslink. 1987 – 2001, Freelance work: Al /A2/P.A. Audio Mixing / Field Audio / Video Shading / Studio Camera Robotic Camera / Editing:
WPIX News / WNBC Television / Food Network /CBS Sports /WBIS+ / Access Hollywood
/ Medical News Network / The Montel Williams Show / Metro Channel NY/Major League Baseball /B.E.T. News
EDUCATION School of Television Arts / Center For The Media Arts, NYC. Alpha Beta Kappa Honors Graduate.
Nassau Community College - Media, Music Business Five Towns College - Multi-track Recording Technology, Music Business Contracts
HOBBIES AND LEISURE
Music Producer, Songwriter, Avid Cyclist, Cinephile, World Traveler REFERENCES: Available upon request