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OBJECTIVE

Drum instructor seeking to develop and expand teaching programs in King/Pierce County.

SUMMARY

• 27 years as a professional drummer, composer, musician and teacher
• Specialist in Electronic Music Production from Berklee College of Music
• Teaches all styles and ages
• Emphasis on The Three T’s of Drumming:  Time, Taste and Technique
• Web Exercises, student handouts and audio examples available at mitsound.com

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Private  Drum Instructor - January 2006 to Present
Federal Way School of Music, Federal Way, WA.  Current roster has 23 students ages 5-44.

Private  Drum Instructor - May 2004 to Present
McLain Music, Gig Harbor, WA.  Current roster has 12 students ages 10 - 45.  

Video Production Instructor/Production Coordinator - September, 1996 through November, 1999 Petaluma Community Access, Petaluma, CA
Managed day-to-day operations of the public-access television station in Petaluma, CA.  Prepared curriculum and taught group production classes for the general public for three years.  Supervised and trained interns, staff and volunteers.  Responsible for equipment inventory, check out and repairs.  Produced and directed live and prerecorded public interest local programming for cablecast to residents of Petaluma.

High-School Instructor - February 1996 - May, 1996
Santa Rosa High School’s ArtQuest Program, Santa Rosa, CA - (artquestonline.org)
Full-time teacher and technical assistant during the inaugural year of an arts-based program for multimedia students. Provided hands-on instruction for video and multimedia production. Produced, edited and emceed a 90-minute compilation of student works for exhibition.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Master Control Technician - City of Tacoma Franchise Administration
December, 1999 through December, 2003
Programming of 5 E.G. channels, including TV Tacoma, Rainier Communications Commission, CityPost, Tacoma Public Schools and Bates CollegeVision.  Compiled programming to playback server, allocated VTR resources, performed quality control with waveform monitor and frame synchronizers as needed.  Entered programming information into Matco: fully automated playback software.  Created and maintained error log database in Microsoft Access.  Edited photos and created graphics using PhotoShop for Scala electronic bulletin board.  Assisted in Franchise Administration duties such as telecommunications provider compliance.  Designed and maintained public relations web site.

Production Assistant/Playback Operator
Comcast Cable TV - August, 1994 through August, 1998.
Local origination programming and headend playback.  Floor director for Two Steps Up.  Replay operator, Audio and Camera for Game of the Week.  Camera operator for PBS series, North Bay Journal.  Director for the Santa Rosa Junior College electoral debates in March of 1996.  Responsible for equipment checkout and inventory.  Schools Plus segment producer and commercial production assistant.

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