Experience:
1992-pres. CBS Television City, Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 575-2276
--- Engineer-in-charge/Studio Manager/Unit Production Manager
Coordinate technical facilities for in-house and remote projects, liaison
between CBS and production companies, supervise technical staffing and
resources, efficiently managing time, scheduling and production billing:
Current shows: Bold and Beautiful, CBS Rose Parade
Shows including (but not limited to):
Sitcoms: Me & the Boys, Steve Harvey Show, Joe’s Life, The Building,
Bonnie Hunt Show, Pauly Shore
Soap operas: Bold & Beautiful, Young & Restless
Awards: American Music Awards 20th Anniversary,
Specials: Carol Burnett-Men, Movies & Carol, Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon,
UCP Telethon, Dick Clark’s Bloopers, TV Academy Hall of Fame,
Rudy Coby Magic, New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Missy Elliott Road to Stardom
Remotes: Rose Parade, Pictionary Florida, Bold and Beautiful Italy, Big Bear, local remotes
Variety: Share Benefit, Oracle, Vibe, Roseanne
Game Shows: Pictionary, Wheel of Fortune, Xuxa, Queen for a Day, Hollywood Squares, Match Game
Talk shows: Tom Snyder, Geraldo in LA, Politically Incorrect, Dennis Miller, Craig Kilborn
News: Dan Rather, Connie Chung Eye to Eye, 60 Minutes segments
--- Manager Transmission, CBS West Coast
Organize satellite/live shots for Tom Snyder Show, David Letterman in LA,
Warner Brothers Network, Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, NCAA Finals, American Idol,
Somalia, Hawaii, Paris, Moscow, Middle East, London live shots
--- Assisted with Transmission facilities for CBS affiliates on
1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan
--- Commercial technical coordination for People’s Choice Awards, 49th Annual
Emmys, Rose Parade, Family Film Awards, TV Academy Hall of Fame, Grammys
1990-92 KCBS, Los Angeles, CA 90028
--- ENG Manager, responsible for 48 technicians, 13 edit rooms,
2 helicopters, 18 microwave trucks, RF microwave/satellite receive,
liaison with CBS News and Newspath for live shots
--- Coordinated coverage for live events including Rodney King trial, 1992 Primary and General Election, Albertville Olympics, 2 Presidential visits, (security clearance through USIA), Emmys, Oscars,Golden Globes, 2 major earthquakes, brush fires, floods, both international and local coverage for other stations on breaking news as needed.
--- NX/RF Technician for 11 months before management promotion, satellite and
microwave feeds, news editing, Betacart, Videotape playback live news
1989-90 CBS Television City, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Videotape technician, assistant editor "The Young and the Restless",
proficient in D-2, Beta, 3/4, 1", even 2", PAL/SECAM
1985-89 KVEA-TV, Glendale, CA 91201
--- Technical Director 6 and 11 pm news, also live national talk show "Cara a Cara" utilizing Grass Valley 1680 and Central Dynamics switchers, Abekas A-42 still store with library system , NEC DVE System 10, Chyron
--- Audio mixer for live talk show, news, specials
--- Post-production TD for news graphics, sports and news specials,
--- Pre-production TD for promos, bumpers, teasers, and other material
--- Director/TD of weekend 6 pm news and weekday 1 pm news
--- Production Videotape editor with Convergence 204 editing system for news,
sports, promos, commercials, radio spots, Betacart experience
1988-89 KADY-TV, Oxnard, CA 93030
On-air TD, Master control supervisor in charge of transmitter and all weekend
operations, using Bosch 1200 switcher, Grass Valley 300, Sony BVH 2000 & 3000, Solutec commercial sequencer and Ramsa audio mixer
1980-85 KMEX-TV, Hollywood, CA 90038
Videotape editor for sports, network TD for satellite uplink, Vidifont 6 pm news
and 1984 Olympics coverage, TD for 6 pm news, audio, telecine, prompter,
still store, camera, transmitter, satellite uplink
1979 WVVW Radio, Grafton, WV (304) 265-2000
Announcer and engineer for weekend operations including transmitter,
newswriting, commercials, announcing
1975-80 WWVU (now WNPB)-TV, Morgantown, WV (304) 293-2424
--- On-air switcher, videotape, chyron, camera, prompter, recording scheduler,
tape coordinator, weekend supervisor
--- On-air announcer and reporter, assignment editor
--- Producer, "The Mountain Scene" public affairs show
Special Skills:
Fluent in French, German, Spanish, and English, reading knowledge Italian, Portuguese, studying Arabic
Typing 100 wpm, computer literate in Wordperfect 8.0, Excel 5.0, Lotus cc-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Word 97, etc.
Excellent proofreader (former 4th place nationally in National Spelling Bee)
Extensive travel experience--191 countries, penpals from age 8
Satellite familiarity both US domestic and international
Awards:
1988 Outstanding Young Women of America
1989 Daytime Emmy, Asst. Editor "The Young and the Restless"
1991 Golden Mike Award, "Sierra Madre Earthquake"
1992 Golden Mike Award, "Los Angeles Riot"
1993 National Outstanding Junior, Daughters of the American Revolution
various Who’s Who in the West,- 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th edition
Who’s Who in America,--50th, 51st , 52nd, 53rd edition
Who’s Who of American Women,--19th, 20th, 21st edition
Who’s Who in Entertainment, --2nd, 3rd edition
Who’s Who in Finance and Industry, --29th, 30th edition
Who’s Who in Media & Communications--1st edition
Who’s Who in the World--12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th edition
1994 American Biographical Institute- 2000 Notable American Women
1994 International Biographical Centre Directory of Distinguished Leadership
International Who’s Who of Intellectuals, World Who’s Who of Women
1998 International Who’s Who of Professionals
1999 International Visitors Council–Outstanding Private Sector Resource
1999 County of Los Angeles–Commendation Plaque for International Cooperation
1999 United States Information Agency–Educational and Cultural Affairs Award
1999 City of Los Angeles–Certificate of Commendation
Education:
UCLA Extension: Los Angeles, CA 1998-99
Arabic study
Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles, CA 1998-99
Commercial Voiceover training
UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, CA 1981-85
Various TV production, editing, and engineering courses
Soundmaster Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA 1984-85
Recording engineering program, including theory, practical, disc mastering 4.00 average
Los Angeles Airport College, Los Angeles, CA 1981-83
Advanced Certificate in Travel, including international ticketing, best fares, geography,
travel law 3.93 average
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA 1981
Electronics classes and study for FCC First Class Radiotelephone License
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 1975-79
B.A. Russian, B.A. German, B.A. Linguistics, B.S. Journalism,M.S. study in Broadcast Journalism, Minors in Law, French, and English, Cum Laude with General and Departmental Honors; Dobro Slovo Slavic Honorary, Mortar Board Honorary, Li-Toon-Awa, Rhodes Scholarship finalist
Magruder High School, Rockville, MD
Top 10% class, received many academic awards for foreign languages and academics
Licenses:
FCC 1st Class Radiotelephone License
SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist
Amateur Radio license KJ6BX (Advanced)
Notary Public
Organizations:
American Women in Radio and Television--Western Area District Director, Past President, in charge of $60,000 budget and investments; Genii awards co-chair, Newsletter editor, Liaison to Queen Noor for Jordan/AWRT Mentoring project, Recording secretary, various events coordination
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences-- Governor 2000-2004, Awards committee, Engineering Awards Chairman; Membership committee, Executive committee Electronic Production peer group, National Blue ribbon judge, Judge for local Emmys, Internship Program, Activities Committee, Emmy Theatre Committee
Daughters of the American Revolution--Organized Malibu chapter and Baja California Chapter, various State chairmanships, National Vice Chairman Broadcast Media, National Vice Chairman Overseas Chapter Development
Malibu Disaster Communications System
Mensa--Life Member
Travelers Century Club--Life member, program luncheon coordinator
Women in Communications, Beta Sigma Phi, Society of Professional Journalists
Society of Broadcast Engineers, SMPTE
Women in Film-International Committee
Los Angeles World Affairs Council
Articles:
Travelers Century Club Magazine
Mensa Bulletin--"The Magazine of American Mensa"
AWRT Update newsletter and
Impact Media magazine
Via Satellite Magazine
DAR Magazine
Press releases in Jordan Times, Petra News Service, Queen Noor Web site
Travel Web Site:
Hobbies: Singing, piano, cooking, reading, collect stamps, coins
References and Additional Information available on request.
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