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Erik Ventura

Herndon

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Live Event Producer / Senior Audio Technician

Alliance Defending Freedom
06.2022 - Current
  • Produced all aspects of audio-visual production, including sound, lighting, and video production, for a variety of live events including international and domestic conferences, academies, trainings, webinars, etc.
  • Coordinated with vendors, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure events met client expectations
  • Served as team leader and technical director during live events, working with team members and contractors of varying skills, to provide consistent high quality production
  • Coordinated and executed logistics for live events, including venue selection, transportation, and equipment rental
  • Collaborated with event production teams to ensure timely and efficient execution of event
  • Provided post production content including live recorded audio edits, and multi-camera video edits

Technical Director

Mclean Bible Church
12.2020 - 01.2023
  • Effectively operated multi camera broadcasting system, live digital audio consoles, lighting, and presentation software for weekly productions
  • Assigned tasks and scheduled volunteers and interns to increase efficiency for weekly live productions
  • Operated equipment such as Yamaha CL3 digital console, Midas M32, wireless in ear monitoring systems, wireless microphones, with multi-instrumental performers including but not limited to: live vocalists, guitars, drums, stringed instrumental, aux percussionists, etc.
  • Operated and programmed lighting using Grand MA lighting console, with par lights, moving lights, spotlights
  • Operated multi camera live broadcast system using PTZ cameras switched though Blackmagic's ATEM software control, along with designing and incorporating lower thirds, and creating separate audio mixes for live broadcast

Freelance AV Technician

Ventura AV
01.2018 - Current
  • Served as engineer for wide variety of musicians, providing multimedia services including, recording, mixing, mastering, video editing, etc.
  • Provide independent AV services for clients and local events including some of the most recent ones listed below:
  • Alliance Defending Freedom (November, 2021 - Present) - Provided audio visual services including, live sound engineering, video switching, installations, trouble shooting, training, for a variety of events, including conferences, zoom calls, moot courts, etc.
  • Union Stage, Washington, DC (October 2021 - March 2022) - Served as a lead audio engineer for a variety of touring bands and national acts in different venues including Union Stage, Miracle Theater, and Jammin' Java
  • Summer Arts Festival (August, 2019), Collective Consciousness Block Party (September, 2021), hosted by An Indivisible Art Collective, Washington, DC - Provided live sound for local art and music festival with a lineup of a variety of musicians, bands, singers, DJ's, etc
  • Grace Capital City Church, Washington, DC (June, 2019) - Worked as AV technician along with AV director and head engineer of Endeavor Recording Studios in Sterling, VA to record live worship album for Capital City Music
  • Hispanic Eastern District of the Assemblies of God, DC, MD, VA (May, 2019 - Present) Provided audio-visual services for their large scale events such as their region-wide church retreat (August, 2019) and their "Breakthrough The Impossible" worship concert and campaign (May, 2019)
  • Room 808, Washington DC (March 2021 - August 2021) Provided live and recorded sound engineering for different musical and comedic acts such as Martin Amini, Tony Woods, Matt Rife, Ramon Rivas, etc.

AV Technician / Sales Representative

Ynot Systems, LLC
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Served as an AV Technician for major AV installations. Additionally, served as sales representative for the company through networking, landing the contracted installations listed below:
  • Vine & Branches Lutheran Church - Chantilly, VA (February 2018) - Pulled network cable through building's conduit; installed ceiling mounted projectors along with screens; installed a Soundcraft SI Impact Digital Mixer, along with building a corresponding stagebox rack unit connected via CAT6a network cable
  • St. David's Episcopal Church - Ashburn, VA (August 2018) - Hanged and installed four front of house JBL monitors with speaker cable pulled through the church building, along with two subwoofers; installed a Midas M32 Digital Mixer with its corresponding stagebox rack connected via CAT6a network cable; conducted trainings for volunteers and staff at the church
  • New Life Church - Falls Church, VA (October, 2018) - Designed and installed a mobile stage rack unit, replacing an older analog mixer with a Behringer X AIR 18 for remote access and control of the digital mixer to meet the church's personal AV requirements
  • Iglesia Cristiana Canaan - Silver Spring, MD (December, 2018) - Upgraded and installed the church's sound system from an analog mixer to a digital mixer. Installed a Behringer X32 digital mixer with a corresponding stagebox connected via Cat6a cable

AV Manager

Our Savior's Way Lutheran Church
02.2017 - 11.2018
  • Maintained and operated all AV equipment for the church, including the sanctuary, school classrooms, multi-purpose room
  • Operated and directed audio visual services for weekly church services, including special services such as funerals, weddings and holidays. Mixed live sound with a Soundcraft 32 channel SI Impact digital mixer, and later a Behringer X32, and a Midas M32 digital mixer. Prepared and projected slides for weekly services in ProPresenter including music lyrics, videos, sermon slides, etc. Operated cameras for weekly live stream
  • Trained and managed AV volunteers on all different AV stations. Scheduled volunteers to cover weekly services

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Theological Studies

University of Valley Forge
Phoenixville, PA
05.2018

High School Diploma -

Marshall High School
Falls Church, VA
06.2010

Specialty Course (2 Years) - Music And Computer Technology

Fairfax Academy For Communications And Arts
Fairfax, VA
06.2010

Skills

  • Bilingual (Spanish & English)
  • Proficient with different DAW audio and video editing software
  • Proficient with presentation software including Powerpoint and ProPresenter
  • Proficient with CAD 3D software Sketch Up
  • Musician (Piano, Bass)
  • Networking and developing professional relationships

References

  • Tony Aiello - Former Director of Audio Visual Engineering for McLean Bible Church, Current Operations Manager for Lucid Audio - tony@lucidaudio.video
  • Laquavia Alston - Founder of An Indivisible Art Collective - anindivisibleartcollective@gmail.com
  • Jess Corkey - Worship Director - Mclean Bible Church - jcorkey@mcleanbible.org
  • Daniel Sandoval - Lead Recording/Mixing Engineer - Babel Audio Lab - daniel.sangar.audio@gmail.com

Timeline

Live Event Producer / Senior Audio Technician

Alliance Defending Freedom
06.2022 - Current

Technical Director

Mclean Bible Church
12.2020 - 01.2023

Freelance AV Technician

Ventura AV
01.2018 - Current

AV Technician / Sales Representative

Ynot Systems, LLC
01.2018 - 01.2019

AV Manager

Our Savior's Way Lutheran Church
02.2017 - 11.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Theological Studies

University of Valley Forge

High School Diploma -

Marshall High School

Specialty Course (2 Years) - Music And Computer Technology

Fairfax Academy For Communications And Arts

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