Experience
Anti Piracy Consultant
Justfor.Fans LLC Jan 2023 – Present
· Performed deep web searches to identify and report studio owned content.
· Searched specific web discussion groups for infringing files for content belonging to over 250 client brands.
· Manually entered on average of 100 to 130 Thousand individual files a month to a DMCA database for infringing files to be taken down.
· Acting in an undercover capacity, infiltrated several pay websites known to contain pirated content belonging to studio.
Merchandising Execution Associate
Home Depot Sept 2018 - Sept 2023
· Made sure shelves were stocked and properly merchandised to provide the customer the best possible shopping experience.
· Organized overhead area using Ballymore and other equipment.
· Performed in-store merchandising service activities such as merchandising projects, planogram maintenance, overhead organization, and display/signage maintenance designed to enhance the customer experience.
Building Materials Specialist (Seasonal)
Lowe's Corporation Feb 2018 – August 2018
· In a fast paced retail environment, assisted customers with product selection and purchasing of all kinds of lumber, cement, and roofing products.
· Assisted the Hardware and Tools Department on an as-needed basis.
· Operated saw to cut lumber and plywood according to customer specifications.
· Zoned Building Materials, Cleaning, as well as Hardware dept. at end of day
Anti Piracy Consultant
Piracy Stops Here LLC Sept 2013 – Jan 2023
· Performed deep web searches to identify and report studio owned content.
· Searched specific web discussion groups for infringing files for content belonging to over 250 client brands.
· Manually entered on average of 200 to 300 Thousand individual files a month to a DMCA database for infringing files to be taken down.
· Acting in an undercover capacity, infiltrated several pay websites known to contain pirated content belonging to studio.
Sales Manager
Pyramid Tamil Media North America
January 2011-Present
The Home of Tamil Movies.
Being the largest Copyright Owner in the world for Tamil language Films Pyramid has been a trusted name in the Tamil Entertainment space for the past 30 years.
Our Business:
- Global Distribution and Logistics for DVD / BluRay Discs
- Content Provider for Regional, Terrestrial, Cable and Sattelie TV Channels
- Digital Studio (Post Production Services, Format Conversions, Innovation etc)
- HD upscaling Services
visit www.pyramidtalkies.com for more information
Video & Audio Technician / Video Producer
Kumon North America
April 2010 – July 2010
•General responsibility for the upkeep of all audio visual equipment at the company headquarters in Teaneck NJ, including video conferencing, plasma TV’s and related accessories.
•Filming, producing & editing of dozens of conferences and seminars on various topics related to the Kumon Brand Name
•Technical Support of franchise training rooms with regards to the AV/IT operation of the rooms. •Advise staff of best practices to use audio & video in presentations and company wide use
Video Engineer
American Museum Of Natural History – New York, NY
November 2007-Febuary 2009
•Responsible for the daily upkeep and maintenance for the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum Of Natural History including the Cosmic Collisions Space Show, the Big Bang Theatre, and the Black Hole Theatre
• Was the main Technical Lead for the A/V installation for the Richard Gilder Graduate School Facility at the Museum which involved installing several 58” Plasma screens, Projectors, AV Routers, as well as various audio & video devices
•Performed other general Audio Visual duties as needed on a daily basis
• Integration, maintenance and design of show control, image generation, and projection systems for AMNH's state-of-the-art Hayden Planetarium.
•Technical development and support for HD/SD video workflow and multipipe graphic rendering cluster.
•Position entails conducting intensive research of cutting edge developments in media technology as well as assisting content producers with quality control and adherence to broadcast specifications
Video Podcast Producer
Business Week Magazine / McGraw Hill Company – New York, NY
October 2006 -October 2007
•Responsible for over 80% of the audio and video podcasts that appeared on businessweek.com website, utilizing the Soundtrack Pro software for audio editing and Final Cut Pro for video editing. Under my guidance, the department grew from 6 podcasts a week, to over 12 weekly audio podcasts, 2 daily stock market report video podcasts, and One weekly Video tech podcast, in addition to an average of 10 “Video View” non podcast videos a week.
•Performed sound editing and music mixing for a variety of award winning audio pod casts, including The Welch Way, Entrepreneurs Notebook, Making the Leap, Savvy Selling, SmallBiz , Smart Answers , and the international Story of the Week
•Produced and directed the twice daily “Market Report”, a twice daily video podcast on the stock market and “Tech 101”, a weekly video podcast revolving around viewer mail about various computer issues and offering practical solutions.
Production Coordinator
The News Market – New York, NY
October 2004 - February 2006
•Reacted to broadcaster requests for tape or digital media.
•Uploaded new video and audio to the website and transcoded digital files into different formats
•Troubleshot any problems people had with digital delivery system and handled the product shipping.
•Coordinated satellite downlinks and edited new digital b-roll as it arrived
Editor
North American Précis – New York, NY
February 2002 - September 2004
•As one of 3 editors at NAPS, I was responsible for the editing of “Consumer Science News & Notes”, a monthly 22 minute collection of “Video Feature Releases”. I was involved in all virtually all aspects of the production from start to finish.
•Clients included Ruder Finn, Edelman PR. National MS Society, American Bible Society, Hershey’s, as well as various government PR agencies.
•Program is distributed nationally to 1000 TV stations and yielded over 80 million viewers in over 26 states within six months with over $100,000 of air time.
Operating Systems
Macintosh (9 and X), UNIX (FreeBSD, Iris, Linux & Solaris) and Windows (3.x, 9x, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and 2003)
Graphics / Multimedia
Adobe, Illustrator, InDesign, PageMaker, Photoshop & Premiere, PowerPoint, Media Cleaner, AnyStream, Virage Video Logger, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Adreneline, Discreet Edit, Telestream Clip mail, Flip Factory
Web Design
Dreamweaver, HTML, CGI, Web Graphics, Audio and Video Streaming, and E- Commerce
Audio and Video Production
Camera, Direction, Editing, Special Effects Graphics, Producing, and Photo-Matics
Education
Final Cut Pro Master Certificate
Future Media Concepts - 2010
Avid Master Editor Certificate
Future Media Concepts - 1999
Technical Theatre Major, New York City Technical College. – 1998
MCSE
Computer Educational Services-1996
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
School of Visual Arts Summer Certificate-1996
Associates, Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician,
TCI College of Technology - 1996