PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
- Professional Overview:
- Seventeen years of experience in the West Texas television industry.
- Over ten years of experience operating television studio cameras.
- Four years working in call center technical support.
- Knowledgeable in basic computer and Internet troubleshooting techniques.
- Trained in technical writing.
- Trained graphic artist.
- Self-trained in creative writing and screenwriting.
- Self-trained in traditional (pen/pencil-and-paper) illustration.
- Basic familiarity with basic office environments and equipment.
- Highly organized and capable of learning any skills required.
- Specific Professional Skills:
- Fastest typing speed: 92 words per minute with 98-99% accuracy.
- Basic familiarity with Windows 9X – 11, Mac OS 7.5 – OS X, and Ubuntu Linux (and other distros).
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and competing software.
- Trained in basic graphic arts skills with Adobe Photoshop and similar competing software like Gimp, Pixlr Editor, or Photopea.
- Trained in video editing with Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Sony Vegas, and similar software.
- Trained in creating and controlling television news graphics with Ross Video’s XPression graphics system.
- Basic familiarity with Avid Technology’s MediaCentral (iNews) newsroom management system.
WORK HISTORY
- Tyler Technologies
Knowledge Base Author
December 2021 – present
Tyler Technologies website
Responsibilities:- Revise older Knowledge Base articles with updated data and write/publish new articles online.
- Provide friendly, courteous software support for legal paperwork e-filing systems via phone and email.
- Update content on our e-filing websites.
- Nexstar Media Group: KMID Big 2 News / KPEJ FOX 24
Production Assistant
July 2015 – July 2021
Nexstar Media Group website | YourBasin.com (KMID/KPEJ) website
Responsibilities:- Controlling onscreen news graphics via Ross Video’s XPression motion graphics system.
- Creating graphics for on air use using the XPression iNews MOS Editor plugin and Adobe Photoshop or its online alternatives, Pixlr Editor or Photopea.
- Editing video using Adobe Premiere and Bitcentral CORE:news Create.
- Camera operator for both morning and evening KMID news broadcasts.
- Allied Universal Security Services
Security Officer
December 2014 – July 2015
Allied Universal Security website
Responsibilities:- Securing the client’s premises via constant monitoring of incoming/outgoing traffic.
- Performing regular, random patrols of the facility watching for potential theft or workplace hazards.
- Prime Time Christian Broadcasting | God’s Learning Channel
Camera Operator / Production Assistant / Bookstore Associate
September 2005 – April 2014
God’s Learning Channel website
Responsibilities:- Camera operator/set director on various television shows.
- Sold books, DVDs, and other religious products at the GLC Bookstore.
- Assisted customers with purchases, donations to the ministry, and other inquiries via telephone.
- Operated teleprompter during evening broadcasts.
- Edited video and graphics for episodes of locally produced programs prior to airing/posting on GLC’s website.
- Recorded voice-overs for several “in-house” commercial spots.
- Wrote and researched the first four scripts for a proposed relaunch of Discovering Biblical Israel, one of GLC’s flagship programs.
- Edited, rewrote, and researched the remaining nine Discovering Biblical Israel scripts based on research & script outlines submitted by my assistant.
- Provided hand-drawn illustrations and Photoshop-edited illustrations for Discovering Biblical Israel.
- Assisted with DVD authoring & duplication of several GLC programs for internal use or for public consumption via the GLC Bookstore.
- Assisted engineering staff with research for a planned satellite-to-cable system connection changeover.
- Occasional audio operator for Update News.
- TelVista, Inc.
Technical Support Representative
September 2004 – June 2005
TelVista website
Responsibilities:- Provided troubleshooting & technical support for Verizon DSL customers.
- Advised customers of Verizon DSL outages in their area.
- KOSA TV | First Alert 7 (CBS-7)
Master Control Operator
February 2001 – July 2004
First Alert 7 website
Responsibilities:- Operated KOSA’s master control setup — which governed when certain programs & commercial spots were broadcast and when — during weekends and overnight shifts.
- Added new television programs and commercial spots to KOSA’s digital database.
EDUCATION
- University of Texas of the Permian Basin
English Literature | Fall 2014 – Spring 2015 - Odessa College
English Literature | Fall 2005 – Spring 2006
Fine Arts | Fall 2000 – Spring 2001
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