Audio Engineer and Technical Media Director with extensive hands-on experience in live sound, broadcast production, audio restoration, and church production environments. Skilled in front of house mixing, livestream audio management, wireless microphone systems, stage patching, signal flow, EQ, compression, gating, and troubleshooting complex AV systems under pressure. Experienced with digital consoles including the Allen & Heath SQ-7, OBS Studio, ProPresenter, NDI workflows, and multi-room audio/video distribution for live events and worship services. Currently serving as Tech and Media Director at Praise Assembly, overseeing all production elements including audio engineering, livestream execution, volunteer training, stage management, presentation systems, and troubleshooting. Strong background in optimizing live mixes for both in room audiences and online broadcast, maintaining consistent audio quality across multiple environments. Additional professional experience in customer service and account management has strengthened communication, leadership, organization, problem solving skills, bringing both technical expertise and dependable team leadership to high pressure production settings. Passionate about creating clear, impactful audio experiences and delivering professional production standards in every environment.

Sean B. Caffrey

Audio Engineer and Technical Media Director with extensive hands-on experience in live sound, broadcast production, audio restoration, and church production environments. Skilled in front of house mixing, livestream audio management, wireless microphone systems, stage patching, signal flow, EQ, compression, gating, and troubleshooting complex AV systems under pressure. Experienced with digital consoles including the Allen & Heath SQ-7, OBS Studio, ProPresenter, NDI workflows, and multi-room audio/video distribution for live events and worship services. Currently serving as Tech and Media Director at Praise Assembly, overseeing all production elements including audio engineering, livestream execution, volunteer training, stage management, presentation systems, and troubleshooting. Strong background in optimizing live mixes for both in room audiences and online broadcast, maintaining consistent audio quality across multiple environments. Additional professional experience in customer service and account management has strengthened communication, leadership, organization, problem solving skills, bringing both technical expertise and dependable team leadership to high pressure production settings. Passionate about creating clear, impactful audio experiences and delivering professional production standards in every environment.

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Audio Engineer and Technical Media Director with extensive hands-on experience in live sound, broadcast production, audio restoration, and church production environments. Skilled in front of house mixing, livestream audio management, wireless microphone systems, stage patching, signal flow, EQ, compression, gating, and troubleshooting complex AV systems under pressure. Experienced with digital consoles including the Allen & Heath SQ-7, OBS Studio, ProPresenter, NDI workflows, and multi-room audio/video distribution for live events and worship services.

Currently serving as Tech and Media Director at Praise Assembly, overseeing all production elements including audio engineering, livestream execution, volunteer training, stage management, presentation systems, and troubleshooting. Strong background in optimizing live mixes for both in room audiences and online broadcast, maintaining consistent audio quality across multiple environments.

Additional professional experience in customer service and account management has strengthened communication, leadership, organization, problem solving skills, bringing both technical expertise and dependable team leadership to high pressure production settings. Passionate about creating clear, impactful audio experiences and delivering professional production standards in every environment.

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Work Experience

Tech & Media Director at Praise Assembly of God, Beaufort, SC
August 1, 2025 - Present
Oversee all audio, video, livestream, and presentation systems for weekly worship services and church productions; manage FOH mixing, livestream quality, OBS workflows, ProPresenter operation, and multi-room video distribution; diagnose audio issues including latency, feedback, vocal intelligibility, and routing errors; optimize microphones and signal flow for pastors and musicians; lead volunteer tech teams to ensure smooth rehearsal-to-service execution.
Lead Sound Engineer at Princeton Baptist Church, Penns Neck, NJ
January 1, 2009 - April 1, 2019
Designed and implemented full church audio systems including speaker placement, console configuration, and signal routing; mixed weekly services with emphasis on vocal clarity and balanced full-band mixes; diagnosed and resolved feedback, noise floor, gain staging, and microphone issues; optimized pastor and guest speaker microphones for consistency and reduced handling noise; maintained reliable audio performance across services and events.
Chief Production Officer at Stand Out In A Crowd, Inc., Princeton, NJ
January 1, 2010 - May 1, 2014
Oversaw studio recording, editing, mixing, and mastering for multiple artists and live productions; built and developed a professional recording studio including acoustic treatment, wiring, patching, and equipment installation; performed audio cleanup, session editing, and mix optimization; managed microphones, preamps, consoles, interfaces, and recording systems; engineered live events and studio sessions with strong attention to detail and audio consistency.
Sound Engineer at Bridge Church, East Windsor, NJ
April 1, 2019 - March 1, 2020
Operated front-of-house audio for weekly worship services and special events; mixed contemporary worship bands including drums, bass, electric/acoustic guitars, keys, and multiple vocalists; built in-ear monitor mixes and stage monitor systems for musicians and vocalists; balanced microphones for pastors and performers; supported setup, teardown, and troubleshooting of weekly productions.

Education

Certificate in Audio Engineering at SAE (School of Audio Engineering)
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2012
at Middlesex County College
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010
at Robert Morris University
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007

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Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services