Sound Design, Field Recording, Noise Making

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APPLICATIONS & PROGRAMS

Plug-Ins

Software

  • Fab Filter

  • Native Instruments (Kontakt, Massive)

  • Krotos

  • iZotope (RX, Insight, Neutron)

  • Waves

  • Soundtoys

  • NUGEN Audio

  • Kilohearts

  • The Cargo Cult

  • Audio Ease

  • Avid Pro Tools

  • Reaper

  • Audiokinetic Wwise (101 Certified)

  • Unreal Engine 5

  • Soundminer

  • FMOD

  • FL Studio

  • Logic Pro X

  • Adobe Audition, Premiere, Photoshop & After Effects

  • DaVinci Resolve




Skills

  • Sound Editing

  • Sound Design

  • Dialogue Editing

  • Re-Recording Mixing

  • Middleware Implementation

  • Game Engine Implementation

  • Field Recording

  • SFX Librarying & Metadata

 

Work Experience

Sound Designer

Escape From Hadrian’s Wall (2024) - Jim Gray Productions

  • Worked from early in development, quickly adapting to a AAA workflow to create an immersive sound experience Recorded, edited, and designed a large variety of sound effects for the game.

  • Implemented the designed assets into Unreal Engine 5 using metasounds and other in-engine tools

  • Mixed all in-game audio for virtual reality systems

Associate Sound Designer

Penguin Grenade (October 2022 to Present)

Projects:

“Explosive Energy 2” and “Essential Magic”

  • Create and design professional quality sound effects for sound effects libraries

  • Conduct multi-mic recordings of various sound effects in studio and field settings

  • Edit and clean recorded sounds and create sounds through synthesis

  • Utilize a range of plugins and effects to process sounds

  • Organize and enrich metadata within sound files using

  • Soundminer in accordance with Universal Category System standards

Sound Designer

InfestStation (TBD) - Atom Switch Inc.

  • Collaborated closely with the development team as the sole sound designer, integrating sound to enhance visual impact

  • Adapted swiftly to evolving game assets, consistently delivering timely revisions to align with project updates and enhancements.

  • Engineered a comprehensive transformation of the in-game trailer by creating a complete sound design to match the aesthetic

Teaching Assistant/Post-Production Audio Engineer

Columbia College Chicago Audio Suite

Chicago, IL (Sept. 2019 to May 2022)

Lead Audio Engineer/Mixer

Taylor’d To You Podcast

(2020 to 2021)

Freelance Sound Designer

Boca Raton, FL & Chicago, IL (2018 to Present)

Freelance Music Composition

Boca Raton, FL & Chicago, IL (2016 to Present)

Instruments

Education

Columbia College Chicago

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Sound for Cinema Aug 2018- May 2022 Dean’s List

 

Noodle-Able

Proficient

  • Mandolin

  • Banjo

  • Harmonica

  • Jaw Harp

  • Drums (16 Years)

  • Cello (15 Years) + Music Notation

  • Bass Guitar (10 Years)

  • Ukulele (7 Years)

  • Guitar (7 Years)

  • Synthesizer (6 Years)

  • Piano (4 Years)

 

Other Work

Digital Media Producer

Stitch Craft

Boca Raton, FL (2013 to 2018) (2020 to Present)

Camp Counselor

Pine Crest School Summer Programs

Pine Crest Digital Media Camp, Teaching campers ages 9-15 filmmaking. Boca Raton, FL (2014 - 2018)

General Manager / Technology

Proper Ice Cream

Delray Beach, FL (2017 to Present)