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After 18 years mastering the high-stakes world of operations and project management in the oil and gas industry, I traded the refinery for the recording studio. An undergraduate of FIRST Institute, I’ve pivoted my career to follow a lifelong passion for Audio Engineering and Sound Design. I bring a unique edge to the booth: nearly two decades of experience managing complex logistics, tight deadlines, and multimillion-dollar projects. This "real-world" grit, combined with fresh, technical training in Pro Tools, mixing, and post-production, allows me to approach sound with both creative precision and professional reliability. Whether it’s capturing a perfect take or engineering an immersive soundscape, I’m built for the pressure of the control room.…After 18 years mastering the high-stakes world of operations and project management in the oil and gas industry, I traded the refinery for the recording studio. An undergraduate of FIRST Institute, I’ve pivoted my career to follow a lifelong passion for Audio Engineering and Sound Design. I bring a unique edge to the booth: nearly two decades of experience managing complex logistics, tight deadlines, and multimillion-dollar projects. This "real-world" grit, combined with fresh, technical training in Pro Tools, mixing, and post-production, allows me to approach sound with both creative precision and professional reliability. Whether it’s capturing a perfect take or engineering an immersive soundscape, I’m built for the pressure of the control room.

Paul Duke

Sound Technician, Audio Engineer, Project Manager, +7

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After 18 years mastering the high-stakes world of operations and project management in the oil and gas industry, I traded the refinery for the recording studio. An undergraduate of FIRST Institute, I’ve pivoted my career to follow a lifelong passion for Audio Engineering and Sound Design. I bring a unique edge to the booth: nearly two decades of experience managing complex logistics, tight deadlines, and multimillion-dollar projects. This "real-world" grit, combined with fresh, technical training in Pro Tools, mixing, and post-production, allows me to approach sound with both creative precision and professional reliability. Whether it’s capturing a perfect take or engineering an immersive soundscape, I’m built for the pressure of the control room.…After 18 years mastering the high-stakes world of operations and project management in the oil and gas industry, I traded the refinery for the recording studio. An undergraduate of FIRST Institute, I’ve pivoted my career to follow a lifelong passion for Audio Engineering and Sound Design. I bring a unique edge to the booth: nearly two decades of experience managing complex logistics, tight deadlines, and multimillion-dollar projects. This "real-world" grit, combined with fresh, technical training in Pro Tools, mixing, and post-production, allows me to approach sound with both creative precision and professional reliability. Whether it’s capturing a perfect take or engineering an immersive soundscape, I’m built for the pressure of the control room.

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After 18 years mastering the high-stakes world of operations and project management in the oil and gas industry, I traded the refinery for the recording studio. An undergraduate of FIRST Institute, I’ve pivoted my career to follow a lifelong passion for Audio Engineering and Sound Design.
I bring a unique edge to the booth: nearly two decades of experience managing complex logistics, tight deadlines, and multimillion-dollar projects. This “real-world” grit, combined with fresh, technical training in Pro Tools, mixing, and post-production, allows me to approach sound with both creative precision and professional reliability. Whether it’s capturing a perfect take or engineering an immersive soundscape, I’m built for the pressure of the control room.

Skills

Set Design

3D Design

Experience Level

Set Design

Intermediate

3D Design

Beginner

Work Experience

AV Technician at Burns Estate Planning & Wealth Advisors

March 1, 2026 - Present

Design audio sound system layout tailored to the event's needs. Install microphones, speakers, projectors & screens, drapes, displays, and mixing consoles for live seminars and corporate events. Identify and resolve audio issues during setup and the event. Adjust sound levels for live performances, ensuring clarity and balance. Continuously check audio feeds to maintain quality during the event. Inventory & load out all equipment at the end of the project.

Senior Consultant / Project Manager at Real Time Solutions

August 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025

Provide professional consulting services, technical advice, reports, trade specific management, and other confidential information to facilitate the successful completion of major maintenance projects within the oil, gas, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Plan, schedule, and facilitate the execution of highly specialized catalyst handling operations within the catalyst removal, loading, and reclamation processes performed within scheduled and on-call maintenance turnarounds, finished on time and within budget.

General A/V Technician | Carpenter | Foreman at Event Production Services

June 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025

Fabricate display walls, props, and staging in off-site, pre-production warehouse to client specifications for a public sponsored event. Load In/Out all staging, audio and lighting equipment for a live corporate event production. Install multiple LED display walls for interactive games. Build multiple on-site interactive/immersive game facilities. Lead on-site carpentry crew.

Operations Manager – Specialty Welding and Turnarounds at Cam Industrial Solutions

January 1, 2021 - April 1, 2025

Manage day-to-day operations of the catalyst industrial maintenance division specializing in the repair of catalytic reactors. Research and develop new technologies to improve safety, operational efficiency, resource management, and cost reduction. Plan, schedule, coordinate projects through meeting face to face with facility managers, operations, maintenance, and safety teams.

General Foreman at Performance Contractors Inc.

September 1, 2018 - June 1, 2020

Schedule and delegate work to crew personnel, obtain proper permits, conduct daily safety and progress meetings. Read and interpret engineered drawings, ISOs, and material takeoffs used in the installation and construction of vessels, piping, valves, and all other components as needed. Verify proper construction and assembly of all associated piping and materials within assigned work packages through hands-on leadership and on-site inspections.

Operations Manager at Hydro-Processing Associates

October 1, 2016 - August 1, 2018

Manage day-to-day operations of an industrial maintenance company that specialized in mechanical repair of coded pressure vessels such as towers, reactors, and drums, as well as the catalyst unload/load of catalytic reactors. Coordinate logistics, distribution, and assignment of company-owned assets, craft personnel, and rental equipment to efficiently complete major industrial maintenance turnarounds on time and within budget. Demonstrate exceptional team-building capability which ultimately lead to maximum financial performance and employee satisfaction. Plan and research new technologies and alternative methods of improving safety and efficiency within the company. Write and amend company policies and safety procedures for Inert Confined Space Entry. Conduct High Angle Rescue & Inert Confined Space Entry Training for all personnel in the US and Singapore Divisions.