Experience

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  Rhino staging

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1997

  Stagehand - av technician

  Local crew stagehand for all contracted area venues including America West Arena, Cricket Pavillion, Gamage and Sundome Auditoriums, Phoenician, Princess and Biltomre Hotels. Spotlight operation on more than 100 concerts with set and strike. Booth labor for convention services including Kiosk construction at Phoenix Civic Plaza. Sample shows included Disney on Ice, Boat Show, Metallica, Sumitomo.

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  Lmg

  Dec 1997 - May 2008

  Sr. video quality control technician

  Test and prep of audio visual rental equipment for large corporate events. Broadcast video, 10-35K lumen HD projectors (DPI 12000 and 35HD, Panasonic 7700/12000, Christie Roadie and Roadster), screen systems, staging, rack construction. Delivery in 3/4 ton van, sprinter, and non-cdl tandem truck (Rollins/Penske). Create workboxes from excel template, prepackaging 2K rigging systems including Premier & Chief mounts, database management in r2 & rent-trace, corporate comminucation with account exec & central logistics for material handling during show pull. Shortlisting, excel workbox template & MS word procedure writing, purchasing recommendations. Show less

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  Ers

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2008

  Freelancer

  Flood and fire damage salvage with warrantee diagnostics and repair for insured customer support.

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  Elance.com

  May 2009 - Apr 2011

  Heathaz388.elance.com

  Photoshop, Illustrator, LiveCycle Designer, Newtek Lightwave, Carrara, Indesgn and Dreamweaver.

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  Aavc

  Jan 2011 - Jul 2015

  Qc technician

  Inbound testing of all AV gear returning from company properties including projection, audio & video routing and source equipment. Equipment testing and minor repairs. Model knowledge includes: HD 8-20K lumen Barco projectors, Eiki 2-10K lumen projectors, EAW & BSS concert audio systems, Sony DXC broadcast cameras with Fuji long glass, JBL line array, ETC lighting fixtures, Martin Mac robotic lighting, 2 Aught power distribution, and mixing consoles (Yamaha 2000/3000/PM5D, Midas, Spirit).

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  Precise corporate staging

  Aug 2015 - May 2017

  Inventory control co-ordinator, repair desk

  Duties include test and repair of equipment in rental inventory. FlashROM Barco switchers, relamp and maintain Christie Eiki Barco projectors (LX37/45/66/120, XG100/110, X80, HD18), replace bad boards in Elation Opti-Tri Par 56 LED fixtures, resolder AMX XLR and DMX cables, replace snaps torn out of Dalite surfaces, repair Dalite tripod screens, resolder internal links in HV humbuckers, Re-crimp Canare V3 and V5 gauge HV and HV B/O cables. rewire foggers and hazers including change of bad pumps, software re-installation and computer maintenance on WholeHog 500/1K, II & III, and iPC consoles; same for GrandMA1 consoles, as well as High End Axon and DL2/3 XPe graphic computer. Replace bad graphics and power boards in Viewsonic and Samsung LCD TV's, replace bad boards in ColorKinetics Colorblaze 12 and 72 LED Cyc-lights, replace tweeters in JBL Eon 10-15" active speakers, deoxit audio boards and re-solder faders, rebuild telex PH-88 headsets, external repair recommendations, parts requests, retire pieces beyond economic repair, use retired gear as parts cars to reduce parts purchasing. Download printer drivers, console re-installation packages (press new ISO's), and LG EzSign/slideshow utilities with CDR/DVDR archiving, testing, and usage. Hotsync PalmOS Symbol scanners to reload scanners software to aftermarket replacements. Manage damaged or duplicated bar-codes so stock remains scannable. Asset new gear as it gets received. Maintain Windows PC's, Samsung laserjets, and G5 PPC Mac's for Catalyst dongle. System maintenance with Glarysoft, 360 Total Security, and Acronis Trueimage. Test Android devices for slideshow potential on older monitors that lack Smart TV software sets. Test DXC-30/35/50 Sony camera systems, including long glass and heavy tripods. Set channels on Shure 6-12 pack rackmount systems including workbench and web frequency finder to sidestep TV channel pickups. Replace sealed lithium ion batteries ( tablets ). Laptop HD & RAM upgrades & OS reloads. Show less

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  Blazintech

  May 2017 - Apr 2021

  Computer repair technician

  Diagnose and repair out of warrantee Dell laptops, desktops, LCD/LED screens (usually power board or graphic board swap), re-certify for resale on Amazon. Including RMA to Dell if warantee remains in effect; or Dell flatrate ($269) authorization with RMA for units out of warantee with higher resale potential. Warehouse management including Teapplix shipping interface for UPS, USPS, and FedEx for insured same day shipping on orders received through GoogleDocs. Hovereboard testing, repair and resale. 10 inch tubeless tire mounting and repair. Bill of lading for paletized shipping of large orders (200+) with 1500 lb limit per palette. Computer upgrades including glarysoft, 360TS, all updates; with virus, bloatware and expired subscription removal. Hard drive salvage, OS reinstallation and side grades (Ubuntu). OOP expendables with schedule C/W9/1099 internal vendor operations. Show less

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  Goodwill of central and northern arizona

  Aug 2021 - Jan 2022

  E-commerce photographer

  Digital photography of consumer electronics for web-site resale postings. Writing and posting to the Company web-site template after photos are uploaded via wifi. Roughly 6 to 12 shots per item, and 60 to 80 items per day; cropping, rotation, brightness and saturation done in-APP before upload.

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  Nov8tech

  Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

  Inventory control clerk
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  Southwest scenic group

  Jun 2022 - Oct 2022

  Inventory control

  Inventory Control of rental staging and rigging; with prep, ship, returns.

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  Latest craze productions

  Oct 2022 - now

  Warehouse specialist

  Full service AV rental company warehouse technician. Moved back into QC with testing and repairs.