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Summary

An audio professional with twenty years of experience specializing in Sound Design, Music Composition/Production, Sound Editing, and Audio Engineering. Possesses fluency in multiple industry-standard DAWs and high-end plugins/software. Known for solid aesthetic sense, acute attention to detail and a high technical expertise, as well as a strong understanding of audio engineering principles and techniques. Has a passion for their craft with an inherent desire to learn and grow while sharing knowledge with others. A high performer and motivated self-starter with an ear for detail that is able to handle heavy workloads & prioritize optimally.

Resume

Work
Experience

2002 - Present 

INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL MUSIC PRODUCER
-Self Employed

  • Composed, produced, mixed, mastered, marketed, and released two full length instrumental albums “Speechless” (2012) and “Speechless //” (2019).

  • Recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered hundreds of songs in a variety of music styles for music artists in the San Francisco and Texas music scenes.

  • Performed live shows opening for world-renowned acts like Andrew WK, Norah Jones, O.T. Genasis, DJ Quik, Action Bronson, and more.

  • Licensed original music for professional sync placements on podcasts and TV.

  • Professional knowledge of studio facility preparation, maintenance, and equipment (microphones, gear, etc).

  • Working knowledge of audio asset management using a DAM system

2019 - Present 

IN-HOUSE MUSIC PRODUCER & AUDIO ENGINEER/
TERRITORY SALES ACCOUNT MANAGER
- HenHouse Brewing Co.

  • Created, produced, and edited original music for numerous marketing initiatives.

  • Collaboration with Marketing & Sales Dept. to ensure successful brand and product launches.

  • Continue to achieve greater brand identity and awareness for one of the top breweries in the country.

  • Successfully manage wholesale and distribution portfolio and have sold over $3,000,000 in beer since 02/2019.

  • Continue to nurture and maintain business relationships with 130+ accounts in the greater Bay Area.

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2020 -2022

MUSIC PRODUCER/COMPOSER & AUDIO EDITOR/ENGINEER (FREELANCE)
– Crowns & Hops Brewing Co.

  • Licensed original music to the client for numerous social media marketing initiatives, including brand spots “Own Your Crown”, “Community Is Effort” and “Own Your Crowns”.

  • Removed unwanted audio artifacts and smoothed volume levels of voiceover narration.

  • Arranged, processed, mixed, and mastered all music and voiceover narration.

  • Synched music and voiceover narration to footage in audio post-prod.

  • Achieved greater brand awareness for the premier Black/Woman/Veteran-owned brewery on the West Coast.

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2020

MIXING ENGINEER / AUDIO LEAD / SOUND DESIGNER
(FREELANCE)
– Ricta Wheel Dynamics 

  • Designed signature sound effect, The Ricta Note, for sonic branding purposes using synthesizers, drone pads, impact SFX, and skateboard field recordings.

  • Edited, processed, mixed, and mastered all audio.

  • Collaborated directly with animation studio Warm & Fuzzy to sync audio to 3D animation in post.

  • Created a unique final product that was catered to the client’s exact wants and needs.

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2019

MUSIC PRODUCER/COMPOSER & AUDIO EDITOR/ENGINEER (FREELANCE)
– Vertical Air Solutions 

  • Composed and recorded original music catered to the clients liking for usage in two B2B marketing videos.

  • Removed unwanted audio artifacts and smoothed out audio volume levels.

  • Processed, mixed, and mastered all music and dialogue.

  • Synched and edited all audio to footage in post-production.

  • Attained greater brand awareness for the client and helped increase sales.

Education

2006

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
INDEPENDENT ARTIST PROGRAM

The Musician’s Institute, 
Los Angeles

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Mixing, Mastering, Pro Tools 1, Pro Tools 2, Logic X, Live Sound, Post Production, Signal Processing, Practical Recording, Music Production, Musicianship, Over-Dubbing, Recording Theory, Acoustics, Music Studio Etiquette, Pre-Production, Track Programming, Tracking, Console Operation.

Skills
& Expertise

  • Reason Studios

  • Avid Pro -Tools

  • Reaper

  • Logic Pro

  • Sound Forge

  • Wwise  

  • iZotope RX 

  • iZotope Nectar 

  • iZotope Ozone 

  • iZotope Insight 

  • Output Arcade

  • Arturia

  • Xfer Serum

  • Xfer OST

  • Google Workspace 

  • Task Systems (Jira Trello)

  • Soundminer

  • Music Production

  • Music Composition

  • SFX

  • Foley

  • Chord Progression

  • Sound Synthesis and Oscillation

  • Voiceover Audio

  • Guitar 

  • Bass

  • Piano 

  • MIDI

  • Instruments

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