I am an audio professional specializing in evaluating speech quality, mixing/mastering, and general editing, with over 11 years of hands-on experience across hundreds of productions. I translate creative goals into measurable benchmarks. I am driven by a balance of technical rigor and an ear for tone, pause, and emotional intent.

Michael Mahoney

I am an audio professional specializing in evaluating speech quality, mixing/mastering, and general editing, with over 11 years of hands-on experience across hundreds of productions. I translate creative goals into measurable benchmarks. I am driven by a balance of technical rigor and an ear for tone, pause, and emotional intent.

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I am an audio professional specializing in evaluating speech quality, mixing/mastering, and general editing, with over 11 years of hands-on experience across hundreds of productions. I translate creative goals into measurable benchmarks. I am driven by a balance of technical rigor and an ear for tone, pause, and emotional intent.

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Work Experience

Audio Engineer at Freelance | Remote
August 1, 2014 - Present
Evaluated and quality-controlled 500+ professional audio productions, assessing conversational naturalness, tone, flow, coherence, and authenticity — the exact qualitative criteria used to benchmark agentic audio model performance. Assessed speech authenticity and emotional delivery across 200+ voice-over and dialogue projects, detecting scripted vs. spontaneous speech and emotional congruence with content. Identified subtle audio artifacts and tonal inconsistencies, and performed dialogue editing and post-production for independent film projects. Executed advanced noise reduction and audio restoration using iZotope RX, and collaborated with directors and producers to provide structured feedback aligned with creative and technical benchmarks.
Audio/Visual Communications Technician at Maryland Stadium Authority
May 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025
Operated professional broadcast audio systems for live events (Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens), troubleshot real-time issues during broadcasts, and maintained pristine audio quality in high-stakes environments. Worked with line arrays, DSPs, Crown amplifiers, wireless microphone systems, and RF transceivers; installed and maintained fiber optic, ethernet, coax, and audio lines to ensure signal integrity across the full production environment.
AI Automation Specialist at TripleTen
January 1, 2026 - Present
Completed intensive AI Automation certification with hands-on training in LLM evaluation, prompt engineering, and structured AI output assessment. Designed structured evaluation frameworks to assess AI response quality, accuracy, and contextual understanding; developed expertise in JSON structures, structured prompts, and evaluation rubrics; applied qualitative and quantitative metrics to evaluate AI outputs for tone, accuracy, and alignment with expected behavior.

Education

AI Automation Certificate at TripleTen
January 1, 2026 - March 30, 2026
Bachelor of Science, Electronic Media – Radio/Audio at Towson University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2018
Associate of Arts, Transfer Studies at Anne Arundel Community College
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016

Qualifications

AI Automation Certificate
January 1, 2026 - March 30, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Government, Professional Services, Education, Software & Internet