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Recent grad looking to get into the field

Christopher Cody Taylor

52 Park Street

Essex Junction, VT   05452

(401) 477 0456

xcctx@operamail.com

Reel available upon request


Mission Statement

A creative and motivated Digital Recording Arts graduate with several years of experience in editing film and audio,

audio manipulation, animation, and camera operation, with strengths including:

· Strong communication skills

· Analytical problem solving skills

· Quickly Adapts to unfamiliar filming and audio environments and/or equipment

· Graphic manipulation and presentation

· Radio experience: on-air and program management

 

Qualifications

Editing:

  • Editing programs:

    • Pro Tools
    • Final Cut Pro 7
    • Avid Express
  • 4 years experience in filming and construction of video/audio projects

Graphic design and presentations thereof:

  • Knowledge and working experience with:

    • lass="MsoNormal">Adobe Photoshop

    • Adobe AfterEffects
    • Microsoft PowerPoint

Education

High School:

  • SAT Score of 1240/1600
  • A in Desktop publishing (Photoshop)

College:

  • New England Institute of Technology

    • 2006: Associates’ Degree in Video and Radio Production
    • 2009: Bachelors’ Degree in Digital Recording arts
  • Specific courses completed include:
    • Digital Editing
    • Documentary Filmmaking
    • 2-D Animation
    • Audio Production I/II
    • Visual Design/Presentations
    • Freelance Pre-/Production
    • Scriptwriting
    • Radio I/II
      · Also in the radio club- did a show for the school for three semesters, involving everything from being the on-air personality, developing and incorporating playlists, running the audio board, screening/censoring music, and the like.

Work Experience

  • September 2009 - Present : Champlain Farms - Sales associate/Store clerk
  • September 2009 ORCA Media Freelance: film and edit public speech footage
  • June 2008 – August 2008 : Starbucks – Barista; makes coffee-drinks, runs register, maintains proper customer service

  • June 2006 – July 2007 : C. P. Taylor, ltd. – Laborer: initiated in construction/plumbing/electrical work

  • October 2006 -- April 2007 : Holiday Inn Express – Night auditor: check-ins, distributing paperwork to the proper figureheads, maintain hotel credibility through proper customer service

  • November 2004 – April 2005 : American Skiing Company (Killington) – Perfect Turn instructor: teach snowboarding to beginners/intermediate-level individuals, maintain good customer relations