Emmy and PromaxBDA Award-winning audio post production sound designer/mixer and Gold/Platinum audio engineer with a career that includes features, promos, documentaries, graphics packages, restoration, music recording/mixing and production. I'm also a Pro Tools specialist, audio consultant and educator (NYU/Pratt), providing studio design/installation and instruction to voice actors and composers/musicians.

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Emmy and PromaxBDA Award-winning audio post production sound designer/mixer and Gold/Platinum audio engineer with a career that includes features, promos, documentaries, graphics packages, restoration, music recording/mixing and production. I'm also a Pro Tools specialist, audio consultant and educator (NYU/Pratt), providing studio design/installation and instruction to voice actors and composers/musicians.

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Emmy and PromaxBDA Award-winning audio post production sound designer/mixer and Gold/Platinum audio engineer with a career that includes features, promos, documentaries, graphics packages, restoration, music recording/mixing and production. I’m also a Pro Tools specialist, audio consultant and educator (NYU/Pratt), providing studio design/installation and instruction to voice actors and composers/musicians.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Mixer/Sound Designer (Freelance) at ABC/ESPN Post Production
January 1, 2002 - Present
Audio engineer/music editor/sound designer/mixer for a variety of features, promos, documentaries, graphics and live programs in Sports and News.
Mixer/Sound Designer (Freelance) at MLB Network/NHL Network Creative Services
January 1, 2008 - Present
Audio engineer/music editor/sound designer/mixer for a variety of programs and graphics packages.
Adjunct Instructor at Pratt Institute
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2022
Composer and professor of the classes Audio for Digital Media and Audio Editing.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Digital Communication and Media at New York University
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2013
Composer and professor of the classes Audio Production with Pro Tools I & II and Electronic Music Production with Reason.
Independent Audio Engineer
January 1, 1990 - Present
Post production sound design and mixing for various TV networks and creative agencies. Music production, recording, mixing, mastering and MIDI/synth/sampler programming in a variety of live and electronic genres.

Education

Methods of Occupational Education at Coalition of New York State Career Schools
January 11, 2030 - March 16, 2026
Multitrack Recording Technology at Institute of Audio Research, NY, NY
January 11, 2030 - March 16, 2026

Qualifications

Emmy Nomination – MLB Network Showcase
January 1, 2024 - March 16, 2026
Emmy Nomination – MLB Tonight, Welcome Home
January 1, 2020 - March 16, 2026
Emmy Award – NHL Tonight, Shaken and Stirred
January 1, 2018 - March 16, 2026
PromaxBDA Silver Award – NHL Tonight Open
January 1, 2018 - March 16, 2026
PromaxBDA Gold & Silver Awards – MLB Tonight Graphics Package
January 1, 2017 - March 16, 2026
Emmy Award – MLB Tonight Graphics Package
January 1, 2013 - March 16, 2026
Emmy Nomination – World Figure Skating Championships, Stomp Teases
January 1, 2005 - March 16, 2026
PromaxBDA Silver Award – Thanksgiving Weekend on ABC: Holiday/Seasonal Promotion
January 1, 2005 - March 16, 2026
RIAA Platinum Album Award – Madonna, Erotica
January 1, 1992 - March 16, 2026
RIAA Platinum Album Award – Amy Grant, Heart In Motion
January 1, 1991 - March 16, 2026
RIAA Platinum Album Award – Aaron Neville, Warm Your Heart
January 1, 1991 - March 16, 2026
RIAA Gold Album Award – Ce Ce Penniston, Finally
January 1, 1991 - March 16, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education