Troy Gimbel, RCDD

Experience

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  Music and Theater Clients

  Jan 1984 - Mar 1989

  Freelance Sound Engineer & Designer

  Sound engineer and designer for various music and theatre clients. Utilized ambient, environmental audio effects to enhance the reality of scenes by enveloping the audience in omnipresent, surround sound. Provided sound engineering for numerous live performances including the innovative dancer/illusionists group MOMIX and the musical soap opera SUDS in theatres such as the Cowell, Lorraine Hansberry, and the Waterfront.

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  George Coates Performance Works

  Feb 1989 - Dec 1993

  Sound Designer

  Sound designer and head audio engineer for the internationally acclaimed multimedia music/theatre company George Coates Performance Works. Designer of their sound system during the construction of the theatre company’s performance space. Designed and engineered sound for all live performances featuring such celebrated artists as the Chanticleer singers and musical group Zulu Spear.

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  Beach Blanket Babylon

  Jan 1994 - Apr 1996

  Sound Engineer & Bass Player

  Two roles: mixed the show’s live sound and played bass in the live band for one of San Francisco’s top attractions and the longest running musical revue in live theater history - Beach Blanket Babylon.

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  I.A.T.S.E. LOCAL 16

  Jan 1995 - Jan 2001

  Audiovisual Engineer

  Audiovisual Engineer and Stagehand for International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Responsibilities included a variety of system design, setup, and operation for AV and theatrical productions for over 30 companies and venues, including: Microsoft, Oracle, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Ballet, Bill Graham Presents, and the Moscone Convention Center. Sound and lighting work in major San Francisco Bay Area theatres including the Curran, Geary, and the Orpheum.

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  San Francisco Opera

  Apr 1996 - Jan 2001

  Audio Engineer

  Instrumental in the design and development of custom audiovisual and communication systems. Role included operation of the main audio console as part of the San Francisco Opera’s Sound Department crew at the War Memorial Opera House.

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  Salter

  Jan 2001 - Jul 2011

  Senior Consultant, RCDD, CTS

  Designed audiovisual systems, sound masking, and telecommunication infrastructure. Created acoustical simulations. Utilized critical listening and acoustical analysis. Conducted peer reviews and redesign. Master AV planning. AV research and development. Clients included: Chevron Corporation, PG&E, Barclays, Charles Schwab, Gap, Disney Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, UC Berkeley, Sandia National Laboratories, Kaiser Medical Center, Agilent, and Genentech.

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  Coda Technology Group

  Jul 2011 - now

  Senior Systems Designer, RCDD, CTS

  Design-Build and design engineer consultants’ specifications to successfully build audiovisual systems, including: video conference rooms, presentation rooms, all-hands meeting rooms, video production and broadcast studios, sound masking, background music systems, ballrooms, classrooms, lecture halls, and video walls for clients such as: BlackRock, Glassdoor, Salesforce, Fitbit, Chime, Federal Reserve, Ripple, UC Davis, Align Technology, Hilton Hotels, and Airbnb. Responsibilities include: Verify infrastructure (conduit and electrical); Verify AV devices’ specifications and functions (manufacturer specs and user experience); Design AV drawings (plans, elevations, attachment details, schedules, functionals); Project engineer (communicate with design and trade entities, oversee, and engineer the installation of AV systems); Commission AV systems (configure, program, and tune AV systems with various manufacturers’ software); Remote resource for Service Technicians to troubleshoot AV systems and provide additional AV programming. Show less