Curt Banter

Experience

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  WPTA

  Jan 1996 - May 1996

  Photography Intern
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  WANE-TV

  Jun 1996 - Jun 1998

  Photographer / Live Truck Operator

  Shot packages, set up microwave truck, and executed live shots on the weekdays. One man banded for VO and VOSOTs on the weekends.

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  WTVG-TV

  Jun 1998 - Jan 2000

  Photographer / Editor

  Shot and edited news and sports for this ABC owned and operated local affiliate.Won National Press Photographers Association award for spot news photography during my tenure at this station.

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  Kensington Community Church

  Jan 2000 - Mar 2009

  Video Operations Director

  -Engineering-Engineering design and implementation of edit suites, shared media server, and workflow. Expertise in Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Server, Fibrejet, Telestreams, and Adobe products. Build out of control room and 4 live video production systems including all cabling, routing, playback, cameras, monitoring, and projection.-Production-Shooter, editor, and producer of over 400 videos in a range of styles including biography, documentary, live performance enhancement, and music videos.-Leadership for Live Video Team-Training of all new hires and volunteers on direction, technical direction, camera operation, editing, field lighting, and audio production. Show less

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  Freelance

  Jan 2001 - now

  Video Engineer / Camera Operator / TD / Shader

  - Engineer/EIC for facility and remote broadcast environments- Direction and technical direction of video for live events- Experienced camera operator for concerts, sports, and business events- Available for freelance or contract hires

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  Gateway Community Church

  Feb 2010 - Jul 2011

  Technical Arts Director

  Molded the technical arts culture to deliver a broadcast quality performance in lighting, audio, video, and staging. • Responsible for all stage systems, technical process, and a team of 20 people in two venues. • Implemented AV & communication upgrades to bring both facilities up to current industry standards.• Sought out and built relationships with contractors, supply houses, and local integrators to complete upgrades in AV and infrastructure.

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  Portable Church Industries

  Jul 2011 - Dec 2018

  • Directed project management of 100+ (up to 30 concurrent) designs per year. • Created and led 18 person team of designers, engineers, and integrators. • Was one of four executives that led the direction of this 50 person, $13M/year company.• Negotiated and managed vendor relationships for all technology products.• Led special fabrication and custom manufacturing team• Approved change order process and managed project deviations to hit agreed timelines.• Liaised daily between design, fulfillment, manufacturing, logistics, finance, and sales.• Interfaced with employees at every level to understand problems better and deal with issues.• Created dozens of new sales, approval, engineering, manufacturing, customer service, and design processes, trained employees on how to use them, and ensured wide adoption. • Filled the gap of other managers or employees during transitions in the company to ensure our customers, employees, and company succeeded. Show less • Designed and engineered AVL, environmental, electrical, control, storage, and logistics systems.• Traveled North America to meet face to face with 25-30 clients per year.• Collaborated with leaders and decision-makers to design a system that met their needs and was very user-friendly.• Cultivation of communication and relationship through availability, client questions, revisions, and follow-up to earn a client’s trust• Created custom cases and fabrications to meet any client need.• Sourced products and materials that had not previously been used. Attended trade shows and met with new vendors. Show less

  • Director of Design

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2018

  • Design Consultant

    Jul 2011 - Dec 2014
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  Techamajig

  Jan 2019 - now

  AV Consultant & Engineer

  • AV consulting and design of video, lighting, and audio production systems.• Integration and coordination of cabling, power, rigging, and IT. • Commissioning and training clients to fully understand how their system works. • Engineering, system design, rental coordination. and technical support for live events.

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  Chamber Music Detroit

  Mar 2020 - now

  Technical Director

  - Design and construction of mobile production system- Creation of streaming processes for CameraMusic presentations- Live direction of video crew for shows- Editing of interviews and multi-camera shoots- IT and AV engineering support for the organization

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  Flow Video

  Mar 2021 - Oct 2021

  Director of Live Production

  - Live Event Design, Project Management, & Show Creation- Calling & Technical Direction of Live Events - Crew hiring and management- AV System Design, Implementation, and Installation

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  Portable Church

  Oct 2021 - now

  Leadership and development of the following areas:ManufacturingLogisticsProject ManagementPurchasing - Engineering of live audio, video, and lighting systems for a variety of stages and venues.- Client-driven consultation, project management, problem-solving, and training.- Expertise in logistics, storage, shipping, and flypack design.- Design of kids learning & play environments, lobbies, and other special event spaces.

  • CEO

    May 2024 - now

  • Director of Operations

    Feb 2024 - May 2024

  • Principal Designer

    Oct 2021 - Feb 2024