Audio Visual Technician

Billy Calhoun II Address, **** Locke Lane #**, Houston, Texas, 77063, Phone, 713-***-****, Email ynxmnv@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE Detail-oriented Audio Visual Technician with a 20 year background in the AV field

Dedicated person of AV who cares about enhancing digital technologies for schools, universities, and businesses

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EXPERIENCE Audio Visual Technician/interim Facilities Manager [Prairie View A&M University | 2008 – 2010]

I professionally coordinated all events at the Willie A. Tempton Memorial Student Center, which included a 600 seated ballroom and a 1000 seated Opal Johnson-Smith Auditorium.

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Ballroom: Many event setups would include, arranging microphone with podium along with tables and chairs, connecting laptop to projector for on screen viewing, and moving partitions for room event setup. Auditorium: Many event setups would include, operating audio mixing board, connecting all musical instruments, keyboards, drums, and disk jockey setup into main house sound system, setting up wireless, cord, and lapel microphone for speakers or entertainers, and connecting laptop to projector for on screen viewing.

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Served as interim facilities manager for the Memorial Student Center, responsibilities ordering janitorial and office supplies, making repair request for all broken or worn items, making sure the facility was up to code with fire, police, and other agencies, opening meeting rooms and offices, for organizations, posting events for the M.S.C. on a Video Information Processing System (VIP), on a monitor viewing system, and many other duties.

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Audio Visual Technician [J&S Audio Visual | 2007]

I assisted clients with audio/visual issues, delivered audio/visual equipment to clients, and managed audio/visual setup for events. Also, I setup audio mixers, microphones, screens, and laptops for all clients.

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Audio Visual Technician [Presentation Services, Doubletree Downtown | 2006]

I managed setups for business meetings, developed a customer service database, and produced billing for customers. Also, I setup audio mixers, microphones, screens, laptops, and other audio visual plans for business conferences.

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Audio Visual Technician [Brentwood Baptist Church | 1998 – present]

I have designed floor plans for concert setups, coordinated and integrated musical instruments into the audio system, developed and maintained broadcast quality audio sound for weekly services, and produced weekly cd and cassette recordings for sales and distribution.

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Billy Calhoun II Address, 7994 Locke Lane #37, Houston, Texas, 77063, Phone, 713-***-****, Email ynxmnv@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION A.S. Computer Information Systems [Remington College, 2000]

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CONTINUTING

EDUCATION Public Speaking [Dale Carnegie Institute]

Financial Peace University [Dave Ramey]

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EQUIPMENT

MASTERY/AUDIO I am knowledgeable about many different audio sound mixing boards, from Allen & Health GL4800 large mixing board, to a Behringer Xenyx1622FX small mixing board. I have worked with many audio tape deck, cd players, DAT recorders, and cd/dvd burners, from Tascam, Marantz, RCA, and Panasonic. Also, I am knowledgeable about different microphones, from Shure Beta 58, Beta 87a, and Shure ULXS24/Beta 87A wireless microphones. Shure Lavalier Microphone Shure ULXS14/84.

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EQUIPMENT

MASTERY/COMPUTER I am informed about all Microsoft Office Applications, 98, 2000, 2007, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Access, MS Publisher, MS Outlook. I am familiar with all the Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, 3.5, 95, 98, 2000, NT XP Professional. I have worked with different database programs, Pitney Bowes Smartmailer 95, 98, Smith & Barney Database Program. Knowledgeable about computer hardware, modems, mice, printers, monitors, CPU’s and laptops – Dell, HP, Sony, IBM.

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CONCERT

EXPERENCE I have lead teams and been on teams that have produced some unbelievable concerts for such artist as Yolanda Adams, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Darryl Cooley, Dorothy Norwood, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, V. Michael Mckay, Shirley Caesar, and Albertina Walker, and newer artists The Party Boys, Day 26.

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CONFERENCES The National African-American Singles Christian Conference [1999-2003]

Brentwood Women’s Town Meeting Conference [2004-2005]

AIDS Conference with Ervin “Magic” Johnson [2004]

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REFERENCES Available Upon Request

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