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I am a seasoned audiovisual production professional with extensive experience in audio editing, post-production, sound design, recording engineering, and voiceover for commercials. I am dedicated to delivering high-quality experiences for clients and always strive to maintain a professional look and ethical standards. I have led AV teams, managed events from small meetings to major concerts, and contributed to social media marketing, photography, and script writing. I thrive in fast-paced environments and value customer service, trade show marketing, and project management.…I am a seasoned audiovisual production professional with extensive experience in audio editing, post-production, sound design, recording engineering, and voiceover for commercials. I am dedicated to delivering high-quality experiences for clients and always strive to maintain a professional look and ethical standards. I have led AV teams, managed events from small meetings to major concerts, and contributed to social media marketing, photography, and script writing. I thrive in fast-paced environments and value customer service, trade show marketing, and project management.

Ricky Hopson

Audio Engineer, Video Editor, Voiceover Artist, +3

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I am a seasoned audiovisual production professional with extensive experience in audio editing, post-production, sound design, recording engineering, and voiceover for commercials. I am dedicated to delivering high-quality experiences for clients and always strive to maintain a professional look and ethical standards. I have led AV teams, managed events from small meetings to major concerts, and contributed to social media marketing, photography, and script writing. I thrive in fast-paced environments and value customer service, trade show marketing, and project management.…I am a seasoned audiovisual production professional with extensive experience in audio editing, post-production, sound design, recording engineering, and voiceover for commercials. I am dedicated to delivering high-quality experiences for clients and always strive to maintain a professional look and ethical standards. I have led AV teams, managed events from small meetings to major concerts, and contributed to social media marketing, photography, and script writing. I thrive in fast-paced environments and value customer service, trade show marketing, and project management.

Available to hire

I am a seasoned audiovisual production professional with extensive experience in audio editing, post-production, sound design, recording engineering, and voiceover for commercials. I am dedicated to delivering high-quality experiences for clients and always strive to maintain a professional look and ethical standards.
I have led AV teams, managed events from small meetings to major concerts, and contributed to social media marketing, photography, and script writing. I thrive in fast-paced environments and value customer service, trade show marketing, and project management.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Director Event Technologies - Audio Visual Director at Encore Global Event Technologies (formerly PSAV)

July 1, 2022 - Present

Direct AV support and quality control for corporate events, small concerts, seminars, and private parties; account lookups and purchase orders; team scheduling; training new staff; coordinating AV setups for meetings, infomercials, and training sessions.

Manager of Event Operations and Senior Event AV Technician at Encore Global Event Technologies (formerly PSAV)

November 1, 2018 - Present

Oversaw event operations, AV support, customer service, data entry, accounts, purchase orders, and team scheduling; managed AV setups across events and trained staff.

Customer Service Manager / Customer Quality Assurance at Photo Wonder

July 1, 2013 - November 1, 2018

Managed client communications, color editing, trade show AV, social media marketing video production, voiceover work, office supplies, banking deposits, invoicing, and refunds.

AV Technician / Event Tech Lead at AVT (Audio Visual Techniques) / Encore Event Technologies

November 1, 2004 - February 1, 2012

Event technology professional for AV equipment; meeting room setups; convention trade shows; AV tech support; shipping/receiving; copy center; sales; staff training; private parties.

Director, Event Technologies / Audio Visual Director at Encore Global Event Technologies (now Encore Global / PSAV)

July 1, 2022 - Present

Duties included audio-visual support, quality control, accounts lookup, purchase orders, team scheduling, responsible for events AV preparations; AV hook-ups for meetings, small concerts, seminars, talk shows, infomercials; training of new staff and some private parties.

Manager of Event Operations and Senior Event AV Technician at Encore Global / PSAV

November 1, 2018 - June 30, 2022

AV support, quality control, customer service and data entry; accounts lookup; purchase orders; team scheduling; AV hook-ups for various meetings, small concerts, seminars, infomercials; training of new staff and some private parties.

Event Technology Professional at AVT (Audio Visual Techniques) / Encore Event Technologies (A Freeman Company)

November 1, 2004 - February 1, 2012

Event technology professional for meeting rooms, convention trade shows; AV tech support; business center; shipping/receiving; copy center; sales; customer service; training of new staff; setup for events.

Navy Presidential Honor Guard / Drill Team Member; USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) at United States Navy

April 1, 1981 - April 1, 1987

Presidential Honor Guard, Drill Team; ship's sales and service division in the supply department; logistics, shipping/receiving, forklift operator, material handling, stocking and inventory.