Samantha Potter

Experience

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  AMG Services

  Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

  Collections Representative
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  Saint Paul School of Theology

  Dec 2013 - Oct 2015

  Lead Production Technician

  Direct & Tier-2 support and troubleshooting for 12 distance-learning systems, recruitment training and management of contractor and technician team, equipment development with training and process documentation, chapel production, technician-staff liaison

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  Entertainment Techs LLC

  Mar 2014 - May 2015

  Sound Engineer, Light/Video Tech

  Sound design, truss work, set build, lights, troubleshooting, client service

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  Funk Syndicate

  May 2014 - Sept 2019

  Production Manager

  FOH, Monitor, Lighting Design. 8-piece funk and R&B band.

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  Helping Hands Diabetes Charity

  Aug 2014 - Sept 2014

  Charity Telethon Producer - Audio

  Designing, developing, and running audio for a charitable telethon

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  Freelance

  Sept 2014 - Dec 2022

  HoW System Design Consultant

  Teaching houses of worship and religious institutions how their technology can perform optimally, and how to implement technology to reach their goals. Audio system redesign and optimization, streaming system design, integrator bid review.

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  Church of the Resurrection

  Oct 2015 - Aug 2020

  IT Media Supervisor

  Campus-to-Campus video systems support (incl. Polycom, Zoom, Wowza Cloud, and LifeSize,) Tier 1 and 2 video conference support, Technology in Ministry curriculum/pedagogy design, event technology production

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  ProSoundWeb

  Dec 2018 - now

  Senior Editor

  Curating the Church Sound Magazine experience for 9 issues/yr, writer & editor. Working closely with contributors and authors to generate new educational articles and content.

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  Church Sound University

  May 2019 - now

  Lead Instructor

  Helping house of worship technicians and volunteers grow and develop. A focus on hands-on experience with a safe place to experiment and explore in a 101-style training.

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  Church Sound Podcast

  Feb 2020 - now

  Podcast Host

  Part of the ProSoundWeb Podcast Network, Church Sound Podcast is the show for audio engineers and techs in the house of worship market. Tips, Tricks, Experiences, Know-How, and Stories -- all available on your favorite podcast platform.

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  Allen & Heath

  Aug 2020 - now

  Empress of Integration - Allen & Heath

  Manager - Install & Commercial Audio.-Product management for integration-centric line of products-Competitive research and analysis-Product training for distribution/sales channels and end users-Technical marketing and system design-Key influencer/account relationship management

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  Audio Engineering Society

  Mar 2021 - now

  Member, AES Education Committee

  Interim Treasurer, Kansas City Chapter