I am an experienced Audio-Visual Engineer and Technician with over 15 years in AV production across diverse environments such as live performances, corporate video production, and reality TV filming. Highly energetic and a creative big-picture thinker, I pride myself on delivering consistent results and navigating chaotic situations to lead my team to success. I excel in both client-facing and behind-the-scenes roles, ensuring technical know-how supports featured guests to shine. Obstacles do not deter me—when I encounter something unknown, I figure it out and make it work, always aiming to provide excellent customer service and dependable technology solutions.

John Manini

I am an experienced Audio-Visual Engineer and Technician with over 15 years in AV production across diverse environments such as live performances, corporate video production, and reality TV filming. Highly energetic and a creative big-picture thinker, I pride myself on delivering consistent results and navigating chaotic situations to lead my team to success. I excel in both client-facing and behind-the-scenes roles, ensuring technical know-how supports featured guests to shine. Obstacles do not deter me—when I encounter something unknown, I figure it out and make it work, always aiming to provide excellent customer service and dependable technology solutions.

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I am an experienced Audio-Visual Engineer and Technician with over 15 years in AV production across diverse environments such as live performances, corporate video production, and reality TV filming. Highly energetic and a creative big-picture thinker, I pride myself on delivering consistent results and navigating chaotic situations to lead my team to success.

I excel in both client-facing and behind-the-scenes roles, ensuring technical know-how supports featured guests to shine. Obstacles do not deter me—when I encounter something unknown, I figure it out and make it work, always aiming to provide excellent customer service and dependable technology solutions.

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Work Experience

Classroom Services Technician II at Seattle University
January 1, 2014 - Present
Senior technician leading a team of 4 full-time employees to maintain, service, and refresh Extron based technology in 126 classrooms and 21 signature conference and event spaces. Provide excellent customer service and manage media technology setup, delivery, and takedown for hundreds of campus-wide events every month. Coordinate with Conference Event Services on large VIP events, develop and maintain the university's video production wing including technology purchases and system design, coordinate campus shoots and classroom recordings, and supervise and mentor up to 20 student workers.
Sound and Video Operator/Stagehand at City of Seattle (Seattle Center/IBEW Local 46/IATSE Local 15)
January 1, 2017 - Present
Provided A/V support including setup, operation, and strike for diverse events at Seattle Center venues such as Key Arena, The Armory, McCaw Hall, and Fischer Pavilion, serving over 12 million visitors per year. Executed sound and video reinforcement tasks while following policies and best practices in a high traffic recreational environment.
Skycap Technician at RunStudios
December 31, 2019 - August 19, 2025
On-site technician supporting high-level Microsoft meetings, conferences, and conventions locally and internationally. Integrated custom-built technology packages with in-room A/V enabling real-time open captions on projection screens. Maintained detailed knowledge of custom technology packages within room signal flow and performed component troubleshooting.
Audio Tech and Sound Mixer at Aquent (Boeing Creative Services)
December 31, 2014 - August 19, 2025
Lead Audio Technician for corporate webcasts at Boeing facilities featuring director level and C-level executives. Managed multiple wireless encrypted microphone signals, mixing and routing to webcast, tape archive, and in-room audience. Responsible for equipment storage, gear selection, packing delivery trucks for off-site shoots, setup, teardown, and return.
Events and Media Producer / Mobile Audio Producer at RealNetworks
December 31, 2012 - August 19, 2025
Planned and directed multi-camera studio productions; operated Tricaster video switching, HD cameras, video distribution switchers, and audio mixers for events, product demos, usability studies, corporate meetings, and earnings calls. Collaborated on generation of over $3.3 million in yearly revenue from subscription webcasts. As Mobile Audio Producer, optimized ring back tones using custom software generating over $30 million in yearly revenue, contributed to mobile entertainment platform development, and managed over one million digital content files during a large scale data migration.
Classroom Services Technician II at Seattle University
January 1, 2014 - Present
Senior technician leading a team of 4 full-time employees to maintain, service, and refresh Extron based technology in 126 classrooms and 21 signature conference and event spaces. Provided excellent customer service and managed setup and takedown of media technology for hundreds of campus events monthly. Coordinated larger VIP events with Conference Event Services and created and managed the university's video production wing including technology purchases, system design, on campus shoots, classroom recordings, and content delivery. Supervised and mentored up to 20 student workers.
Sound and Video Operator/Stagehand at Seattle Center/IBEW Local 46/IATSE Local 15
January 1, 2017 - Present
Provided audiovisual support including setup, operation, and strike for events at Seattle Center venues including Key Arena, The Armory, McCaw Hall, and Fisher Pavilion. Delivered professional service to guests, clients, and partners while managing complex sound and video reinforcement in a high-traffic recreational environment serving approximately 12 million visitors annually.
Skycap Technician at RunStudios
December 31, 2019 - August 19, 2025
On-site technician supporting high-level Microsoft meetings, conferences, and conventions locally and internationally. Integrated custom built technology packages enabling real time open captions on projection screens during presentations. Maintained detailed knowledge of technology packages for troubleshooting and signal flow management.
Audio Tech and Sound Mixer at Aquent (Boeing Creative Services)
December 31, 2014 - August 19, 2025
Lead audio technician for corporate webcasts at multiple Boeing facilities involving director-level and C-level executives. Managed multiple wireless encrypted microphone signals for webcast, tape archive, and in-room audience mixing and routing. Responsible for equipment selection, packing, setup, operation, teardown, and secure storage.
Events and Media Producer / Mobile Audio Producer at RealNetworks
December 31, 2012 - August 19, 2025
Produced video products and assets for multi-bitrate webcasts, on-demand, and DVD distribution generating over $3.3 million annually. Planned and directed productions in multi-camera studios operating equipment including Tricaster switchers, HD cameras, video distribution switchers, and audio mixers. Supported product demos, usability studies, corporate events, meetings, and earnings calls. Optimized ring back tones via custom software producing $30 million in annual revenue. Actively contributed to development of Real’s Mobile Entertainment Platform storefront integrating multiple audio codecs and metadata for top-tier mobile carriers. Sole content manager for large-scale data migration of over one million files.

Education

BA Audio Video Engineering/Music Composition/Media Production at Evergreen State College
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2008
BA Audio Video Engineering/Music Composition/Media Production at Evergreen State College
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2008

Qualifications

DANTE Level II Certified
January 11, 2030 - August 19, 2025
Extron Certified Control Specialist
January 11, 2030 - August 19, 2025
Adobe After Effects CS6 Intensive Certificate
January 11, 2030 - August 19, 2025
Commercial Voice Over Instruction
January 11, 2030 - August 19, 2025
DANTE Level 2 Certified
January 11, 2030 - August 19, 2025
Extron Certified Control Specialist
January 11, 2030 - August 19, 2025
Adobe After Effects CS6 Intensive
January 11, 2030 - August 19, 2025
Commercial Voice Over Instruction
January 11, 2030 - August 19, 2025

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Travel & Hospitality, Government