Highly creative audio engineer with comprehensive multimedia production skills. Over three years of experience working in a television/radio production environment, and over 10 years experience with live sound and music production. Technically adept and deadline savvy.

EXPERIENCE

Digital Audio Technician - Vancouver Film School (Jan. 2009-present)
Vancouver, British Columbia - www.vfs.com
• Develop and deploy new builds for Sound Design workstations.
• Manage software licenses and iLok accounts.
• Monitor system performance and maintain network functionality.
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software issues.
• Upgraded all department staff & student computers to Leopard OS.
• Developed deployment and systems management server.
• Assisted with Digidesign ICON digital console installation.

Software used: Apple Remote Desktop, Deploy Studio, Terminal, Digidesign Pro Tools, Final Cut Studio,
MaxMSP, Reason, Adobe Creative Suite, Wwise, FMOD, Unity, Microsoft Excel, XServer, Radmind, VMware
Fusion, Boot Camp, Active Directory/DNS.

SFX Support for “SKATE 2” - Electronic Arts/Blackbox (May-Oct. 2008)
Vancouver, British Columbia - www.skate.ea.com
• Implemented ambient SFX and offstage emitter spheres.
• Tuned collision audio physics and surface rolling sounds.
• Defined model surfaces with material and pattern information for audio triggers.
• Set compression, limiting and levels automation for living world character vocal takes.
• Captured and edited game play, menu interaction and HUD footage for sound design.
• Operated PS3 & Xbox development kits to find and troubleshoot audio bugs and other quality issues.
• Formatted voiceover scripts for localization.
• References: Colleen Keyland, Lance Brown, Michael Berg, Bryan Rennie, Terry Fairfield.

Software used: Digidesign Pro Tools, Adobe Premiere, Perforce, Build Studio, ProDG Target Manager, Microsoft
Visual Studio 2005, MS Office, and implementation tools developed by EA/Blackbox.

Audio Engineer, Video Editor, DVD Author - Orbital Vox Studios (2004-2007)
Tallinn, Estonia - www.orbital.ee
• Recorded ADR (Estonian) for Pixar's feature film, "Ratatouille".
• Recorded and edited celebrity voice talent for localized international corporate advertisements.
• Designed sound effects for television and radio spots, independent films, and DVD menus.
• Composed soundscapes and mixed audio for independent films and documentaries.
• Mixed and mastered albums, demos and individual tracks for local musicians, bands and DJs.
• Edited video and produced graphics for a continuing series of infomercials targeting the Baltic States.
• Modeled 3D objects and animated motion graphics for television advertisements.
• Authored over 50 complex large-scale DVD projects.
• Designed motion menus, animated transitions and slide show presentations.
• Encoded various formats of audio and video to achieve best quality results for DVD and Internet.
• Taught “Leonardo Da Vinci programme” exchange employees audio, video and DVD production tasks.
• Built and maintained computer workstations for encoding and video capture.
• References: Uku Toomet, Sten Saluveer.

Software used: Steinberg Nuendo, Digidesign Pro Tools, Adobe Creative Suite, Avid Xpress Pro, Sonic
Scenarist, DVD Studio Pro, Autodesk Maya, Cinemacraft Encoder, VirtualDub, ReStream, Subtitle Workshop,
CD Architect, various plug-ins and outboard gear.

Major clients included: Heineken, L’Oreal, Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Hyundai, Philips, Samsung, MTV, Coca-Cola,
Cheetos, Lays, Snickers, ETV, Kanal2, TV3, A le Coq, Saku, The Estonian Reform Party, NATO.

www.creativefrequencies.com/michael/portfolio.html

Freelance Sound Designer, Audio/Video Editor, DVD Author (2007-ongoing)
Vancouver, British Columbia - www.creativefrequencies.com/michael
• Monitored Finalling Track conference room at the Game Developers Conference in Vancouver.
• Recorded location audio, designed sound effects and mixed commercial for 'G4S' (FrostFX).
• Designed sound effects for FrostFX demo reel - www.frostfx.com
• Edited dialog for “WARHAMMER 40k: Dawn of War 2” for Relic Entertainment.
• Tested “PROTOTYPE” and consulted game producers at Activision/Radical.
• References: Marko Post, Jason Ross, Paul Pawlicki.

Software used: Steinberg Nuendo, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Ableton Live, FL
Studio, MaxMSP, Sound Forge, MIDI-OX, various plug-ins and outboard gear including digital and analog
synthesizers, sequencers, samplers, and effects processors.

Front of House Mixer, Live Sound Engineer (2003-2008)
Vancouver, British Columbia - www.creativefrequencies.com/michael/resume2.html
• FOH Mixer at “Nearly Famous Music Festival” - www.nearlyfamousmusicfestival.com
• FOH Mixer/Engineer at “Surrey Fusion Festival” - www.fusionfestival.surrey.ca
• Live Sound Engineer at “Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad” - www.vi-co.org
• Controlled live sound environments for bands, theater, spoken word and comedy acts.
• References: Randal McCaw, James Menear, Nick Tyz, Don Xaliman.

Independent Producer, Audio Engineer, Event Promoter (1996-ongoing)
Canada/International - www.creativefrequencies.com/nocore
• Produced albums, tracks and remixes under different artistic monikers.
• Designed album covers and inserts for a number of CD releases.
• Performed in numerous venues across Canada, the United States and Europe as a solo artist.

Software used: Steinberg Nuendo, Pro Tools, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Sound Forge, Adobe Photoshop, various
plug-ins and outboard gear including digital and analog synthesizers, sequencers, samplers and effects
processors.

Reference contact information available upon request.

EDUCATION

Audio Engineering / Multimedia Production - Recording Arts Canada Digital Arts College (2000)
Stoney Creek, Ontario - www.recordingarts.com

Areas of study: acoustics, audio consoles, signal processing, post production, recording techniques and sound
reinforcement.

Build A Business Entrepreneurial Course - EMBERS (2008)
Vancouver, British Columbia - www.embersvancouver.com

Areas of study: The entrepreneurial mind, market research, operations, financial skills and marketing.