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I am Sean R. Kerns, an audio professional with nearly thirty years of experience as a recording engineer, producer, and artist. I owned and operated Bloodspoint Media Productions from 1998 to 2012, creating a relaxed recording environment and delivering high-quality results. Since 2019 I have focused on audio transfers and restorations through SRK Audio Restoration and Recording, using forensic tools to recover and upgrade precious recordings.\n\nI am passionate about preserving the integrity of original performances while making them accessible to modern audiences. From archival restorations to creative production and masterful editing, I bring technical expertise, patience, and an artist’s ear to every project. I am based in Morrow, Ohio and collaborate with clients worldwide.…I am Sean R. Kerns, an audio professional with nearly thirty years of experience as a recording engineer, producer, and artist. I owned and operated Bloodspoint Media Productions from 1998 to 2012, creating a relaxed recording environment and delivering high-quality results. Since 2019 I have focused on audio transfers and restorations through SRK Audio Restoration and Recording, using forensic tools to recover and upgrade precious recordings.\n\nI am passionate about preserving the integrity of original performances while making them accessible to modern audiences. From archival restorations to creative production and masterful editing, I bring technical expertise, patience, and an artist’s ear to every project. I am based in Morrow, Ohio and collaborate with clients worldwide.

Sean R. Kerns

Audio Engineer, Audio Mixer, QA Engineer, +7

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I am Sean R. Kerns, an audio professional with nearly thirty years of experience as a recording engineer, producer, and artist. I owned and operated Bloodspoint Media Productions from 1998 to 2012, creating a relaxed recording environment and delivering high-quality results. Since 2019 I have focused on audio transfers and restorations through SRK Audio Restoration and Recording, using forensic tools to recover and upgrade precious recordings.\n\nI am passionate about preserving the integrity of original performances while making them accessible to modern audiences. From archival restorations to creative production and masterful editing, I bring technical expertise, patience, and an artist’s ear to every project. I am based in Morrow, Ohio and collaborate with clients worldwide.…I am Sean R. Kerns, an audio professional with nearly thirty years of experience as a recording engineer, producer, and artist. I owned and operated Bloodspoint Media Productions from 1998 to 2012, creating a relaxed recording environment and delivering high-quality results. Since 2019 I have focused on audio transfers and restorations through SRK Audio Restoration and Recording, using forensic tools to recover and upgrade precious recordings.\n\nI am passionate about preserving the integrity of original performances while making them accessible to modern audiences. From archival restorations to creative production and masterful editing, I bring technical expertise, patience, and an artist’s ear to every project. I am based in Morrow, Ohio and collaborate with clients worldwide.

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I am Sean R. Kerns, an audio professional with nearly thirty years of experience as a recording engineer, producer, and artist. I owned and operated Bloodspoint Media Productions from 1998 to 2012, creating a relaxed recording environment and delivering high-quality results. Since 2019 I have focused on audio transfers and restorations through SRK Audio Restoration and Recording, using forensic tools to recover and upgrade precious recordings.\n\nI am passionate about preserving the integrity of original performances while making them accessible to modern audiences. From archival restorations to creative production and masterful editing, I bring technical expertise, patience, and an artist’s ear to every project. I am based in Morrow, Ohio and collaborate with clients worldwide.

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DaVinci Resolve Studio

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Work Experience

Owner, Engineer at SRK Audio Restoration and Rec

January 1, 2000 - Present

Own and operate state of the art recording and transfer studio.

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Wowza Media Systems, Inc.

May 1, 2014 - Present

Lead QA Engineer on the Wowza Streaming Engine, Wowza Streaming Cloud, and GoCoder iOS/Android apps. Created end-to-end testing strategies, test plans, and test cases for new and existing features in class-leading streaming media solutions. Collaborated with development and architecture to validate testing methodologies and strategies. Executed manual and automated testing on Windows, Mac, Debian and Red Hat Linux; created and executed scripting tests for Linux, Mac, and Windows to test CLI functionality; configured and tested media server on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

QA Lead (Contract) at Standard Register Corporation

February 1, 2014 - April 1, 2014

Created end-to-end testing strategy for multiple system integration projects; estimated testing effort for pricing project across multiple systems; coordinated and led UAT; managed UAT effort involving representatives from several product teams; communicated test case and defect metrics to management and stakeholders; performed Black box and White box testing of all affected systems.

Senior Test Manager at dunnhumbyUSA

July 1, 2013 - January 31, 2014

Led a multinational team in an agile environment to establish a software quality assurance practice for the AppStore product, including end-to-end testing strategy, release scope, regression, integration, performance, security, and localization testing; governed execution of testing tasks across software development phases; provided test leadership in sprint planning and peer reviews; evaluated performance testing toolsets and managed vendor relationships for quality SLAs.

Quality Assurance Manager at MedPlus (Quest Diagnostics)

March 1, 2011 - July 31, 2013

QA Manager for healthcare connectivity and health information exchange solutions used in over 140 hospitals; managed a team of seven engineers; led three major product releases; implemented risk-based testing and load-based testing; acted as project manager for a $4M major release; coordinated with healthcare organizations to implement enterprise interfaces and web services; fostered collaboration between QA, development, and support.

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at MedPlus (Quest Diagnostics)

May 1, 2008 - February 28, 2011

Performed software testing on ChartMaxx product software; authored and implemented test plans and test cases; released patches and patches; executed both manual and automated testing; collaborated with cross-functional teams to plan releases and manage defect remediation.

Senior Lead Analyst at Citigroup

August 1, 2007 - April 30, 2008

Management role overseeing testing of web-based consumer banking products across multiple platforms; authored test plans and cases; performed manual testing; led a team of six and coordinated with development and project management.

Quality Assurance Engineer (Contract) at Fidelity Investments

October 1, 2006 - August 31, 2007

QA engineer for web-based Smart Forms products; architected testing strategies, test cases, and test plans; led a three-person manual testing team for smart PDF forms; used Mercury Quality Center for test management.

Lead Quality Assurance Engineer at Zix Corporation

January 1, 2005 - September 30, 2006

HIPAA/Systrust certified QA lead for e-prescribing software across three sites; supervised a team of testers; performed manual and automated testing on desktop and mobile platforms; interfaced with management and performed HL7 data testing; wrote and maintained test cases and SQL queries.

Owner, Producer, Engineer at Bloodspoint Media Productions LLC

January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2005

Created and operated a digital recording facility; produced, engineered, and mastered audio projects; collaborated with artists internationally; ensured high-quality audio production and client satisfaction.

Senior Support Engineer at Structural Dynamics Research Corporation / CASE

September 1, 1992 - June 30, 1998

Senior QA and Support Engineer for CAD software; authored testing plans for releases including regression and post-release testing; provided proactive technical support and customer implementation expertise for key accounts.

Owner, Engineer at SRK Audio Restoration and Recording, LLC

January 1, 2019 - Present

Own and operate studio specializing in the transfer of audio from discs and tapes, formats ranging from micro cassette to modular digital multitracks, cassettes, reel tapes from ¼” mono to 2”. Special skills include restoration of audio using forensic tools to achieve optimal results. Delivery in formats ranging from CD-R to digital web delivery.

QA Manager at MedPlus (Quest Diagnostics)

March 1, 2011 - July 1, 2013

QA Manager for the leading developer and integrator of clinical connectivity and healthcare information exchange solutions to collect, store, manage and integrate clinical information, implemented in more than 140 hospitals and integrated health care delivery networks with over 415,000 users. Led a team of seven QA engineers, performance engineers, automators, and system administrators. Led QA efforts for three major product releases. Initiated risk-based testing strategies and load-based testing practices. Acted as project manager with a budget of $4M for a major release of ChartMaxx software. Fostered collaboration between QA, software development, and support teams.