Bachelor of Music Degree in Film Scoring from Berklee College of Music
Proficient in professional audio production and music notation applications on Mac & PC
Extensive PC background as an A+ Certified IT Professional and Systems Administrator
EDUCATION
Berklee College of Music – GPA: 3.90
Bachelor of Music Degree in Film Scoring – Graduated Summa Cum Laude May 2005
University of Connecticut – GPA: 3.51
Pursued Bachelor of Music Degree with an Emphasis in Music Theory – Transfer to Berklee Fall 2002
SOFTWARE / HARDWARE KNOWLEDGE
AUDIO PRODUCTION Sequencing / Mixing / Recording: Apple Logic Pro 6–8.0.1, MOTU Digital Performer 3–5.1.2, Cakewalk Pro Audio 7–9 & Sonar 1–6, DigiDesign Pro Tools 6.4, Propellerhead Reason 2–3 Sampling: Tascam GigaStudio 3, Native Instruments Kontakt & Absynth Mastering: Sony Sound Forge Music Notation: Make Music Finale 2005, Sibelius Hardware: MOTU, Echo Audio, M–Audio, Roland & BOSS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Certifications: CompTIA A+ Certified 2005 (ID #: COMP001004421713) Apple / Mac: OS9 & OSX thru Leopard 10.5 – Expert 6 Years Microsoft: All Microsoft OS’s & MS Office – Expert 10 Years Adobe: Photoshop 6 –CS3, InDesign CS3, PageMaker 6–7 – Intermediate – 8 Years, Flash MX 2004, Flash 8–9 – Advanced 3 Years Symantec: Drive Image, Ghost, Partition Magic – Expert – 8 Years
AWARDS
Berklee College of Music
Berklee Achievement Scholarship: Fall 2002 – May 2005
Dean’s List: Fall 2002 – Spring 2005
University of Connecticut
New England Scholar: 2001 – 2002
Dean’s List: Spring 2001 – Fall 2002
WORK EXPERIENCE
Composer, Songwriter & Musician 1996 – Present
Music composer & songwriter for visual and non–visual mediums: Film, television & albums. Classical / Electric guitarist. Short films for Worthless Productions & Ram S. Iyer, Theatre score for Ram S. Iyer.
Assistant to Composer 2007 – Present
Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Digital Performer, GigaStudio, Finale, Mixing, Writing, Sequencing, Audio Editing / Clean–up, Copying Parts, Recording / Engineering Live Sessions, Office Duties, Mac & PC Troubleshooting
TicketSoftware, Vernon, CT: Systems Administrator 2005 – 2007
Maintain/Configure: WebServers–MSIIS6 Configs @ Company DataCenter, Company Intranet–Workstations, Firewalls/Routers, Win2K & 2K3 Servers / Storage Systems (NAS & SAN). PC Troubleshooting, Software & Hardware installation: Servers/Printers/Network/OS.
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT: IT Technician 2001 – 2002
PC troubleshooting; Servers/Printers/Networking/OS/Hardware/Software (MS Windows, MS Office, Lotus Notes). Software & Hardware installation; Win95 to Win98/2000 migration, & configuration. Maintaining Win2K & NT Servers & Network configurations. Help desk support technician & representative for UCONN Facilities Department.