Professional Experience

Education
Master of Fine Arts, 1996 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1993 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Professional Experience
Academic Director
Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, WA
Audio Production Program, Associates of Applied Arts July 2003 - Present
• Develop and implement associates degree curriculum
• Research and develop Bachelor of Science in Audio Production
• Hire, manage, and evaluate full and part time faculty for the department
• Quarterly course scheduling
• Write operating, leasehold and capital budgets
• Assessment of need and implementation of technology in recording studios

Faculty
Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, WA
Audio Production Program, Associates of Applied Arts September 1999 –June 2003
Taught audio production courses including topics such as basic sound physics, microphone and signal processing theory and practice, signal routing, mixing consoles, multitrack recording and mixing, digital audio editing, sound for video, & sound design.

Recording Engineer, Workshop Coordinator
Jack Straw Productions, Seattle, WA
A Non-Profit Audio Arts Organization September 1999 - September 2001
• Engineered session in recording studio, assisted with Children’s Education Programs and installations in Media Gallery.
• Developed, coordinated and instructed workshops in Basic Recording Techniques and Digital Audio.

Part Time Faculty
Columbia College, Chicago, IL January 1999 - June 1999
Courses taught:
• Foundations of Computer Applications
• Designing for the Web
Workshops taught:
• Taught a series of Academic Computing Department Workshops such as Intro to Netscape, Research on the Internet, HTML, Optimizing Graphics for the Web, FTP, and Intro to PhotoShop.
Part Time Faculty
Robert Morris College, Chicago, IL January 1999 - June 1999
Courses taught:
• Web Publishing with HTML, Multimedia for the Web & Multimedia I

Studio Manager/Instructor/Engineer
Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago, IL June 1992 - September 1999
Progressed through the following positions over a seven-year period
• Studio Manager: Managed recording facilities, engineered sessions for audio art, radio, music, sound design, etc. Provided technical support for workshops, outreach programs and artists projects. May 1993 - September 1999.
• Workshop Instructor and Developer: Developed, coordinated and instructed workshops in basic recording techniques, signal processing, sampling, sound for performance, digital audio and other topics. Participated in the integration of Digital Audio Workstation into studio and workshops curriculum.(1994-1999)
• Freelance Recording Engineer: Engineered. produced and collaborated with numerous artists on variety of recording projects for audio art, radio, music, sound design and film. 1993-1999
• Assistant Project Coordinator: Helped coordinate BONES, a CD release of local sound artists. Duties included curating artists, re-mastering chosen works of audio for preparation for master CD, design artwork for CD cover and booklet, generate promotional material for project, and produce event for CD release (www.expsoundstudio.org/bones)
• Web site Admin: Designed and maintained organization's Web site (June 1992 – June 2003)

Founder, Co-Producer, and Co-Curator
In the Eye of the Ear: Sound Art Festival, Chicago, IL 1995, 1996 & 1998
In the Eye of the Ear was founded to promote local, national and international artists who use sound as a primary medium of expression.
• Founded, co-produced, and co-curated three audio art festivals presenting over 30 artists
• Authored grant proposals
• Designed and administered promotional materials
• Budget manager
• Press liaison
• Web site designer and manager.

Administrative Assistant and Technician
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL January 1995 - February 1997
• Managed administrative office for the Performance Department
• Planned out department budget
• Maintained audio, video, and lighting facilities
• Mentored students on sound and lighting setup in the performance studio

Teaching Assistant
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL January 1997 to December 1997
Was a TA for two sections of a First Year Program "4D" foundation course in sound, video, film & installation.

Technology
15 years experience in a variety of audio production technologies including: mixing consoles, microphones and microphone preamplifiers, signal processors, and stereo and multitrack digital and analog audio recorders, editors and mixers, as well as various techniques including: field recording, studio session recording and mixing, digital and analog editing, and signal processing, utilizing the following short list of software and hardware.
Audio computer software
ProTools (LE & TDM), Sound Forge, Acid and Vegas, Cakewalk, Cool Edit Pro, Logic and a variety of freeware and shareware editing tools and processors
Audio computer hardware
ProTools LE, Mix & HD systems, various interfaces such as Motu, Presonus, Event, Mackie, & Apogee.
Field recording gear
Portable audio recorders from Tascam, Fostex, and Marantz, microphones from Audio Technica, Shure, AKG, Earthworks and Senheiser

Artist Lectures & Other Independent Workshops/ Seminars
• Polestar Music Gallery: December 2003 and August 2004. Contact Microphone Workshop with Dave Knott, John Bain and Toby Paddock.
• Seattle Art Institute: February 2002. Art Appreciation guest lecturer
• Experience Music Project: December 2001. Demo Lab presentation of invented instruments with Dave Knott.
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Spring 1997 and Fall 1996 First Year Program,.
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Spring 1996 Performance Theory and Practice
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Spring 1994 Performance and Installation

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