My CV:
Professional Experience:
AV Manager (Technical Arts Ltd.) June 2009 – Present
Technical Arts is a "one-stop shop" for lighting, audio visual, control systems and interior
design for both commercial and domestic sites.
- AV system design and installation
- System design and costing.
- Design and creating schematics for wiring and system build using Autocad or Illustrator.
- Design and construction of AV systems (design and installation of AV racks) including cable routing and tidying, terminating of cable, testing/commissioning and labelling with connection schematic in the rack.
- Fault finding and testing/final commissioning of the AV system.
- Client/end user instruction and training.
- Creation of CDM manuals and User manuals also 'User's Schematic'.
- End user/customer telephone support (site visit if necessary).
- Various transmission protocols of video, audio and control via wireless, IP, and wired including CAT5/6/7 cable with baluns. (video formats from composite to HDMI 1080p).
- Extensive knowledge of video displays both flat panel and projection, including blending and video walls including 360 projection.
- Video servers and their encoding requirements (auto power and play, kiosk and multi channel frame accurate with control cues.
- Interaction and control with show controllers and other video/audio/lighting hardware (matrix, up-scalers, ShowCad Artist, Soundweb etc).
- System control using various control protocols (RS232, IP and custom).
- Multimedia server installation and configuration for multiple users.
- Multi-room audio design and configuration.
- Home automation and Hardware controllers
- Philips Pronto remote control custom programming.
- Experience with iPhone / iPad control interfaces.
- An understanding of Crestron devices,
- User / control panel UI design and creation ( Including HTTP custom interfaces).
- PLC and other external controllers for video, audio, lighting and mechanical systems.
- CCTV and control system integration.
- Installation of multi user Satellite TV distribution and dish alignment.
- Design and programming of Clipsal devices, including PAC logic programming.
- I.T. Skills
- Design and installation of I.T. Infrastructure. Includes full network cabling (including optical fibre) with a multi switch/hub design.
- Server installation and maintenance (include mail and file servers).
- Hardware and software Firewall configuration.
- Remote user access. (port forwarding and access permissions etc).
- Wired and Wireless networking protocols (TCP/IP both static and dynamic).
- Peripheral device connection and configuration (IP camera. printer, scanners etc).
- 3D / 2D Visualiser of both exterior and interior designs.
- Modification of Autocad drawings t for import using Autocad.
- Creation of 3D model from Autocad file or site photographs. (3dMax, Photoshop).
- Implementation of lighting 3d model for interior or exterior lighting schemes.
- Dressing of the 3D model for final presentation to client.(furniture,stock etc).
- Preparation of 3D render for printing and mounting purposes.
- Virtual walkthru's and 360 degree/panoramic visuals.
- Experience of visuals across a wide range sectors including: residential, retail, night clubs, exhibitions stands and product visualisation and proof of concept/prototyping.
- Also the ability to incorporate 3D visual elements into real site photos and video.
- Video CGI content creation. Using both 2D and 3D elements. (Adobe suite).
- Translating of clients static corporate logo or concept into a dynamic video.
- Creation of “in house” advertising video for local displays for retail, from supplied or created content (photos, catalogue, video clips etc.).
- Creation of themed video and “virtual windows” for the U.K.'s leading night club owner.
- Creation of video, designed to span multiple screens or multiple projectors using blending, including 360 degrees wrap-around video.
- Creation of themed video for in operation use by the club's Video Jockey.
- DVD/Bluray authoring and interactive menu creation, both loopable and automatic playing discs.
- Design and construction of online websites.
- Web page design and creation (both static and dynamic Flash elements (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash).
- All elements of a website created (graphics, Flash elements and video content).
- Set-up experience and configuration of online shops.
AV Manager (Design Intervention Ltd.) July 1998 – 2009
As one of the most acclaimed lighting design and installation companies in the UK, Design
Intervention Ltd comprises of a team of specialists,
who together can offer subtle to
spectacular lighting schemes for any venue.
• 3D / 2D Visualizer for architectural and products designs using 3Dstudio Max.
• Pre-visualization for proof of concept visualizer.
• Creating presentation artwork using various software (Photoshop, Illustrator etc.).
• Planning and managing project digital content.
• Computer animation and walk-through animation.
• Basic web page design and creation using Dreamweaver and Flash applications.
• Set-up of end users PC for use of video control systems.
• Training of end users in use of various software.
• Design and commissioning of structured AV systems.
• Design and Programming of Home automation systems.
• Low level script writing for Clipsal controls.
• Multi system communications conversion to create "one system".
• Windows SBS Administrator.
• IT Support and training.
• Implementation of office network.
Systems Administrator (NHS Eastman Dental Hospital) July 1994 - 1998
The Eastman Dental Hospital is one of UK's largest secondary and tertiary care providers of dentistry in
North London.
• System and performance monitoring.
• Planning and managing disk usage.
• Adding and configuring hardware devices.
• Kernel rebuilds.
• Script writing (crons, .profiles, run levels, etc.).
• Archiving, backups and restoring.
• Remote device set-up for the network (print servers, terminal servers and modems).
• Network management at all levels from router to NIC's using TCP/IP, over a multi segmented
LAN with optic fibre and cat5 cabling.
• Introduction, implementation and management of a Patient Management System,
PMS (a relational database) and LAN/WAN.
• Training all levels of staff in the use of the PMS.
• Beta testing of any PMS related software.
• Operation of a help desk for both software and hardware support.
• Fault logging with a custom made logger and statistics database written in Access.
• MS Exchange E-mail set-up.
• PC configuration to connect to the network using terminal emulators (Smart term and
Reflections).
• General day to day running of the department.
OTHER SKILLS
• Extensive knowledge of 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, Illustrator, Première Pro, After
Effects.
• Video Encoding to various outputs.
• Computer literate in a wide range of PC applications (word processors, spreadsheets,
databases, Internet browsers, Windows (All versions )
• Working knowledge of DOS 6.2.
• Good Office skills.
INTERESTS
• Computer graphics and animation.
• Programming.
• Painting.
• Reading.
• Cinema.
• Robotics.
• RC control.
• AV systems and media servers.
• Home Cinema.
• Computer gaming.
• Keep fit.
REFERENCES
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