Studio Manager

New York University, Steinhardt

Aug. 2019 - currenty



• Manage music technology facilities/studios; looking after studio bookings; making sure facilities are operating properly; address any issues reported about the facilities; coordinate with professors on equipment and/or studio needs for their classes; provide technical assistance if need be

• Manage student employees; approving their timesheets; checking their work hours, specifically supervise student monitors, administrative assistants, and studio engineers; advise on studio policies and procedures

• Manage studio interns, scheduling their shifts, checking in with studio engineers monthly on interns’ performance

• Oversee and manage department inventory, checking that equipment are being properly checked out and returned, checking in on broken or missing equipment, including needed equipment to order

• Provide A/V assistance to faculty and/or students if necessary

• Provide audio engineering assistance to studio engineers if necessary

• Train studio engineers and interns on studio protocol and procedures

• Communicate between Steinhardt administration and department/program administration in regards to new school policies, procedures, management, protocols, etc.

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Volunteer Coordinator

Women's Audio Mission Convention (WAMCon) at NYU, New York

Oct. 2019

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• Manage student volunteers assigned to specific locations/rooms

• Provide room and technical assistance to workshops in various spaces

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Volunteer Coordinator

147th Audio Engineering Society Convention, New York

Oct. 2019



• Manage student volunteers assigned to specific locations/rooms

• Make sure student volunteers perform their needed duties properly

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Administrative Assistant

New York University, Music Technology Program 

Sep. 2018 - May 2019



• Create and organize PR’s requested by the department, including other programs within NYU Steinhardt. This includes noting of price, discounted price, model/ID codes, vendors, product location upon receipt, and which departmental budget is being used. 

• Look over shipment of repairs, including packing and receiving any equipment and/or return products.

• Give notice to supervisors and/or point of contact of received items.

• Label/tag items if needed and add to the program inventory in FileMaker with relevant information such as serial numbers, warranty, etc.

• Organize student employment records in FileMaker and additional forms requested by Human Resources.

• Work as a liaison between the Music Technology program and other departments within Steinhardt 

• Communicate with various product companies in terms of orders, repairs, and negotiations if needed. 

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Technical/Teaching Assistant

New York University, Music Technology Program

GEMS and SEMI/SIMPT Summer Programs 

Summer 2018 - 2019​

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• Assist in technical aspects and needs for program courses, including maintenance and troubleshooting.

• SEMI/SIMPT--> Assist in teaching students at college level and high school level about basics of recording production and studio recording.

  • Assist students on final production project in terms of recording and mixing.

  • Evaluate students base on their performance and communication efforts.

• GEMS (Girls Electronic Music Stars) --> Assist in introducing and teaching young girls from ages 10-14 about music technology, including electronic production tools, studio recording, and music production.

 

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Audio/Studio Engineer

James L. Dolan Recording Studio, NYU

Sep. 2017 - Jul. 2018

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• Oversee tracking and recording of all music clients booked for recording time in the studio.

  • Main clients (professional and students): Jazz bands/musicians, composition department, orchestrations, film scoring composers​

  • Other clients: Experimental/electronic composers, rock bands, pop bands, graduate research-based recordings

• Oversee and train appointed student interns, including evaluating their performance

• Perform weekly studio maintenance, including equipment checkups/maintenance, organization, regular studio cleaning, and troubleshooting.

• Report to chief engineer and studio manager of any studio issues, such as damaged equipment, missing equipment, low resource supply, etc.

• Console: SSL Duality 48-channel   

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Student Volunteer

145th Audio Engineering Society Convention, New York

Oct. 2018

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• Assist in assigned conference rooms, making sure lectures begin and end on time

• Assist sound engineer when necessary

• Make sure speakers are comfortable and hydrated

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Audio Editor

Best Business Coach Podcast hosted by Daryl Urbanski

Mar. 2017 - Aug. 2017

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• Perform noise reduction processing on audio with prominent background noise.

  • Use Izotope RX to extract noise or artifacts​

• Compress and enhance audio quality of interview, check on balanced levels

• Edit out stutters, ums/uhs, long pauses, ambience, repeated words, etc.

• Achieve daily, quarterly, and annual team goals by giving daily reports on work, communicating with other team members from different sectors, and participating in weekly meetings to discuss challenges, needs, and new goals.

• Supervise audio interns’ activities and any needed audio works

• Discuss with team possible new production techniques and ideas in terms of podcast content and quality

*Received internship certification before hire and letter of recommendation

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Audio Editor

From Heartache To Joy (Telesummit Calls) hosted Eram Saeed

Jul. 2016 - Jul. 2017

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• Host was client of Daryl Urbanski and hired audio editors through the Best Business Coach Podcast company.

• Compress and enhance audio quality of interview, check on balanced levels.

• Edit out stutters, ums/uhs, long pauses, ambience, repeated words, etc.

• Update Trello audio progress and upload all files to Google Drive and Trello.

• Communicate with call managers on specific audio notes, timestamps, etc.

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Freelance Book Trailer Producer

Pulse-Publishing, LLC

Jan. 2016 - Jun. 2016

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• Create book trailers for new books promotion.

• Create visual layout using iMovie and edit royalty-free footage.  

• Create sound design for trailer, including for "Meet The Author" series in transition scenes.

• Clean audio in "Meet The Author" videos recorded by the authors themselves.

*Received internship certification and letter of recommendation

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Sound Designer

Towson University, Theater Department

Fall 2015 Production

No Child by Nilaja Sun

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• Work with professor in choosing music and sound effects in accordance with director’s needs

• Interpret script in order to create sound design that enhances play’s experience and environment

• Record voice and on-location sounds for original

• Edit and process pre-recorded voices and ambience in ProTools

• Arrange finished sounds into QueLab

*Received credit as Independent Study

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Audio Technician

Towson University, Music & Performing Arts Department

Aug. 2014 - Dec. 2015

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• Responsible for providing audio/visual assistance and live sound engineering for venues held at Center of Fine Arts.

• Responsible for recording concerts and recitals for department’s records. 

• Work with stage manager on preset and breakdown, staging/blocking, and scheduling.

• Work with senior audio technician on large ensembles, but must be able to work solo on medium to small-scaled settings.

• Perform maintenance and troubleshooting as needed while reporting to head technician of any serious/immediate issues.

• Console: Yamaha DM2000

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Student Technician

Towson University, Events & Conference Services Technical Operations

Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2015

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• Responsible for providing audio/visual assistance for all events held on-campus, including music shows, sport events, conferences, and commencement ceremonies.

• Duties include audio setup, PA systems, stage setup, lighting/rigging, load-ins/outs, and occasional stage management.

• Live sound mixing applied when needed.