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Hi, I’m Gene Terry—a writer, teacher, and media technician with over 20 years of hands-on experience shaping content, classrooms, and multimedia productions. I’ve worked as a speaking and writing examiner for IELTS, I’ve supported Cambridge assessments, and I’ve operated AV systems for conferences and broadcasts. Outside the classroom and studio, I write and publish novels and short stories and translate from Spanish to English. I earned an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State and a BA in English from UC Berkeley.…Hi, I’m Gene Terry—a writer, teacher, and media technician with over 20 years of hands-on experience shaping content, classrooms, and multimedia productions. I’ve worked as a speaking and writing examiner for IELTS, I’ve supported Cambridge assessments, and I’ve operated AV systems for conferences and broadcasts. Outside the classroom and studio, I write and publish novels and short stories and translate from Spanish to English. I earned an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State and a BA in English from UC Berkeley.

Gene Terry

Writer, Video Editor, Sound Technician, +1

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Hi, I’m Gene Terry—a writer, teacher, and media technician with over 20 years of hands-on experience shaping content, classrooms, and multimedia productions. I’ve worked as a speaking and writing examiner for IELTS, I’ve supported Cambridge assessments, and I’ve operated AV systems for conferences and broadcasts. Outside the classroom and studio, I write and publish novels and short stories and translate from Spanish to English. I earned an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State and a BA in English from UC Berkeley.…Hi, I’m Gene Terry—a writer, teacher, and media technician with over 20 years of hands-on experience shaping content, classrooms, and multimedia productions. I’ve worked as a speaking and writing examiner for IELTS, I’ve supported Cambridge assessments, and I’ve operated AV systems for conferences and broadcasts. Outside the classroom and studio, I write and publish novels and short stories and translate from Spanish to English. I earned an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State and a BA in English from UC Berkeley.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Gene Terry—a writer, teacher, and media technician with over 20 years of hands-on experience shaping content, classrooms, and multimedia productions. I’ve worked as a speaking and writing examiner for IELTS, I’ve supported Cambridge assessments, and I’ve operated AV systems for conferences and broadcasts.

Outside the classroom and studio, I write and publish novels and short stories and translate from Spanish to English. I earned an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State and a BA in English from UC Berkeley.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Advanced

Work Experience

Assistant Examiner at Cambridge Assessment and Cambridge International

February 1, 2015 - Present

On-screen examiner for English writing papers.

Speaking and Writing Examiner at IELTS Test Centre, University of Liverpool

August 1, 2013 - Present

Trained, certified, and inducted examiner for the speaking and writing sections of both the General and Academic IELTS exams.

Broadcast Master Control Editor at Pearl AV Ireland / RTE Television

January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2010

Master control editing; edited and supervised broadcast operations for various projects.

AV Technician at Pearl AV Ireland / RTE Television

January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2010

Set up, installed, and operated a wide range of audio-visual equipment for conferences and events.

Head Video Technician (Legal Video Services) at Dan Mottaz Video Productions

January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2001

Organized post-production workflow. Oversaw large volume of video and DVD duplication. Consulted with clients. Edited depositions.

AV Technician at Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1998

Operated audio-visual equipment in an art museum environment.

Tape Operator/Telecine Assistant at Monaco Labs, San Francisco

January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1995

Tape operator/telecine assistant; master control room operator for film-to-tape transfer.

Technical Research Intern at Lucasfilm, THX Division (George Lucas)

January 1, 1991 - January 1, 1991

Researched technical standards for quality assuring film duplication to laserdisc for Home-THX Sound Systems project. Set up inventory database. Organized Home-THX technical library.