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Aaron Pillar

Aaron Pillar

Post-Production Audio Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Multimedia Quality Control, Technical Writer (focus on SaaS), Digital Media Production.

  • Education

    • Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences

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      Master (Audio) Recording Program, Graduate

      An intensive master audio recording program consisting of music production, music business, live sound, MIDI, Pro Tools, culminating in an eventual internship at a recording studio of the student's choice.

    • Harvard Business School

      2015 - 2015
      Other; "Core: Credential of Readiness" (MBA prep) Business/Managerial Economics Pass

      HBX CORe (Credential of Readiness) is a 120-150 hour certificate program on the fundamentals of business from Harvard Business School. CORe is comprised of three courses - Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting – developed by leading Harvard Business School faculty and delivered in an active learning environment based on the HBS signature case-based learning model.

    • The University of Akron

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      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Music Theory and Composition, Graduate

      Named undergraduate Composer of the Year and awarded six academic scholarships.

  • Experience

    • Media City Sound

      Dec 1998 - Oct 2000
      Post-Production Audio Engineer

      Responsibilities: Mixing for T.V. shows and commercials. Dialog clean up, voiceover recording, effects placement and audio editing.

    • WEA

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

      1) Responsible for production of audio content for Internet delivery (watermarking, compression and testing of audio content). Work included problem resolution with hardware manufacturing companies, mastering teams, and authoring staff. 2) Responsible for QC of a full range of digital audio products, including high-resolution DVD-Audio with detailed analysis and testing of disc navigation. Responsible for QC of a variety of new (musical) releases (commercial audio and video products). Included DVD video as well as compact discs, cassettes, and vinyl. Duties included problem resolution with product manufacturing companies, mastering studios, and music label staff. Also required follow-through in meeting production deadlines.

      • Digital Production Engineer

        Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

      • Quality Assurance Manager for WEA Corp.

        Jan 2001 - Jan 2001

    • Self-employed

      Jan 2002 - now
      Digital Media Producer (video, music)

      Ongoing independent media production.

    • GDMX - now part of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2009
      Quality Control Operator

      Responsible for QC of DVD, HD, and Blu-ray releases by Time Warner, MGM, Fox, Newline, Universal, and Village Roadshow. This included disc navigation, menu button execution, and video, audio, and subtitle QC.

    • Modern VideoFilm

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2011
      Quality Control Operator

      Responsible for QC of video files for download on iTunes. QC included checks for video, audio, and subtitle fidelity and anomalies, as well as documentation of file attributes.

    • Deluxe Entertainment Services Group

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2016

      Responsible for creating internal help resources for new, company-wide digital media production applications. The position includes information-gathering processes such as sitting with business analysts, application programmers and department staff (SMEs), learning the proposed applications or their jobs, and then identifying, documenting, and conveying usage of equivalent functions within the new applications in the form of step-by-step, narrative instructions. Other responsibilities include writing and distributing newsletters, release notes, and system tips (with some in-person training), and the creation of training videos and system-overview videos for new Deluxe employees. Also a heavy contributor to creation of courses and lessons in company-wide LMS (eFront) for multiple business units and departments. Deluxe Stellar Achievement Award 2014. Show less

      • Technical Writer and Training Video Producer

        Jan 2011 - Jan 2016

      • Ingest and Packaging Engineer

        Jan 2011 - Jan 2011

    • Dolby Laboratories

      Jan 2017 - Jan 2020
      QC Reviewer

      Responsible for QC-ing digital video/audio assets (master MXFs, encodes in Dolby Vision, HDR10 and SDR versions, 3D, DCPs, Dolby Atmos audio, etc.) checking for master corruption, compression anomalies, subtitling and 3D problems and audio errors. Responsible for filtering QC team notes to decide what exceeds thresholds for either forwarding to engineers for correction or returning to content providers if what they sent us was flawed.

    • Testronic

      Jan 2021 - now
      Master QC Operator

      QC of TIFF sequences and subsequent compressed files for video, audio and production anomalies.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Apple Logic Pro 8.0.2 Level 2 (2 of 2)

      Apple

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Aaron Pillar
      Deluxe Stellar Achievement Award Deluxe Media Nominated by coworkers for excellent support documentation.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Dog walker

      Issued by Glendale Humane Society
      Glendale Humane SocietyAssociated with Aaron Pillar

    • Helper

      Issued by Hollywood Arts
      Hollywood ArtsAssociated with Aaron Pillar