PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

I am currently an Automation Director at Cheddar. In my time at Cheddar I have launched two networks at Cheddar HQ, Cheddar Big News & i24NEWS English. Within two years I have grown my skill set immensely and trained a lot of new automation directors on best practices. Additionally, during the COVID-19 pandemic, I transitioned into a technical director role and helped to launch Cheddar broadcasting from home.

I spent two years as a full-time Studio Director at News 12 The Bronx and News 12 Brooklyn. On a daily basis in normal workflow I would direct up to 6 live to air shows a day (more if need be). The Studio Director position at News 12 The Bronx/Brooklyn in the time i was there was unique in that while acting as a Studio Director, I would also wear the hat of a video editor, camera operator, ingest, and master control operator.  Because of this, I am now fluent in the use of AP ENPS, Grass Valley Ignite, Harris Air Client, Velocity, Vinten camera systems, and Autoscript teleprompter technology.

As a director I am very detail orientated, confident in my abilities, and in control of the control room. I keep a constant open line of communication with my producer, any technical staff, and all on-air talent to create the best product possible with the resources we have. 

Below are examples of an A and B block I directed in March 2017! 

I held the positions of Master Control/Technical Operator at Time Warner Cable's NY1 News & Noticias channels. These channels are local news (English and Spanish, respectively) for New York City and the outer boroughs. 

My position as a Master Control Operator and Technical Operator included two facets. As a Technical Operator I acted as a Control Room technician. As a Control Room technician my duties included: mixing/routing audio, setting up studio sets, operate robotic cameras, calling up teleprompter scripting, provide lighting support, as well as general studio troubleshooting. As a Master Control Operator my duties included: monitoring, maintaining, and controlling the outgoing signal and computer program that drives the air servers, switching programming, counting in and out of live events, and operating servers as well as troubleshooting if necessary.    
 

I was able to intern with the SUNY Oneonta Office of Admissions as a Social Media Intern. Through this internship I managed the social media accounts (including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) for the college. I was also able to create multiple videos for the college that appear on the official SUNY Oneonta YouTube channel. 

I created an original video series for the SUNY Oneonta Office of Admissions titled "19 Questions" which featured videos that were aimed at prospective/incoming students. My process in creating these videos began with a posted question on the SUNY Oneonta Class of 2019 Faceook page where I asked what these future students wanted to know/see about Oneonta in general or even more specifically sometimes about what they wanted to know about anything from roommates to academic majors. (You can check out one of the videos below!) 

OTHER EXPERIENCE

I interned at News 12 three days a week from May to August during the hours of 4:30AM - 1:30PM. My position was in the Studio Department where I spent two days a week in the control room and one day a week in Master Control. 

In the control room I operated and shaded 6 robotic cameras during live morning broadcasts (5AM, 6AM, 7AM, 8AM, 11AM, 12PM & 1PM shows). In master control I counted the control room in and out of live broadcasts. 

At this internship, I put together group of others interns at News 12 who wrote, edited, produced, and did all of the necessary tasks to put together this broadcast. I was the executive producer of this project so I was responsible for keeping everyone on task and making sure deadlines were met. I also directed this broadcast using ENPS and the Grass Valley Ignite system. I also learned and entered all appropriate TME's into ENPS for the broadcast to run smoothly and effectively. 

The broadcast itself can be viewed below and the hosts/crew for the broadcast can be seen above. 

I started with Late Night Oneonta in Fall of 2012 as a camera operator. In the Spring of 2013 I became the Executive Producer and I held that position through my graduation from SUNY Oneonta in Spring of 2015. The format of Late Night Oneonta began as a bi-weekly edited Late Night show in the style of David Letterman. Between Spring of 2013 and Spring of 2015, I kept that same format, as well as experimented with formats in the style of panel discussion and then back to classic Late Night talk shows. As of Spring 2015, Late Night Oneonta is a weekly, as-live production that has the format of a show not unlike The Tonight Show or The Late Show; it includes guests, musical guests, and is taped in front of a live studio audience.  

I constantly challenged myself with new ways to approach my show which included my methods of organization, and creative choices for the show. One example of this includes my decision to do three LIVE shows in one week at the end of the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 semesters. These shows taped and aired at 11:00PM on a Tuesday-Thursday night during a week at the end of both semesters.

At SUNY Oneonta, I was highly involved in the campus television station, Wire TV. I began in Wire TV in the fall of 2012 as a camera operator on Late Night Oneonta and The Scoop. In the spring of 2013, I became the Executive Producer of Late Night Oneonta and have held that position until my graduation from SUNY Oneonta in Spring 2015. 

I am very experienced with working in a small studio. Throughout college, I have learned advanced techniques when working with the technical directing board, audio board, and several other positions in the studio and I'm eager to put my knowledge to use in a larger studio setting. 

I have also held leadership roles through Wire TV. I was the secretary of the club for the duration of the 2013-2014 school year, was the Vice President/Assistant Station Manager in the fall of 2014 and then I  became the President/Station Manager of Wire TV. My duties as President/Station Manager of Wire TV included: holding weekly meetings, taking on the role of Executive Producer of Wire TV's "Live Night" (which is a program in which all of our 6 shows go live in one night, in 3 hours, between our station's two studios), general communication with producers of the station's programs, maintenance of studio equipment, and communication with advisors and relevant professors about how to make our station better.