Ben Shirley's Resume

Ben Shirley Phone: (828)-231-6285 Email: [email protected]

Address: 281 Brickyard Rd. Asheville, NC 28806

Profile •ALA accredited Master degree graduate with experience and study in Information and Library Sciences, Multimedia, and a broad educational background in liberal arts. •Recognized for creativity, work ethic and communication skills. •Easily adaptable to positions of leadership or shared responsibility. •Patient with the process of acquiring new technical skills as well as trouble-shooting technical problems. Education University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Graduated Spring '09) Overall GPA of 3.* Master of Library and information Studies – American Library Association Accredited program featuring Library Administration and Management, Reference Services, Collection Development, Cataloging, Special Collections, Social Sciences and Diverse Client Services, Library Technology Trends, and Multimedia and Web User Interface Design. University of North Carolina at Asheville (Graduated Summer '99) Overall GPA of 3.3 Bachelor of Science in Recording Arts – Hands-on and theoretical recording studio and live sound reinforcement. Includes Physics, Electronics, and Computer science. Traditional music education including theory, aural skills, history, and performance. Minor in Multimedia Arts and Sciences – Video Production, 3D Computer Animation, and Aesthetics Career Experience •Program Assistant For the Western North Carolina Library Network Office. Maintenance and development of an administrative web site for library staff use, implemented with a database (MySQL) to web interface (cgi) system. Authoring of an online user’s guide and ongoing user support. Server data backup. Administration and maintenance of several email listservs. Library system statistical data collection automation. Budget building and balancing. Purchasing for library network subscriptions, and systems maintenance. Annual Budget of Approx. $280,000. Office procedural documentation. Part Time Temp (Jan ’01), ¾ Time (April '01), Full Time (Jan '06 - Present) •House Sound and Light Engineer For Carolina Nights Dinner Show in Maggie Valley, NC. Running sound and light board for live performance. Equipment and system maintenance. Part Time, Independent Contractor (Summer 2000-Winter 2000) •Customer Service Associate For Circuit City. Customer satisfaction, resolving customer issues, cash register operation, credit applications and transactions, responsible handling of expensive electronic merchandise. Communication with repair center. Full time (Fall '99-Winter 2000) •Computer Consulting and Data Entry For GTH & Associates. Setting up office computer network, and configuring database. Troubleshooting computer related problems and finding computer solutions to improve office efficiency. Data entry and

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mailing management. Part Time, Independent Contractor (Summer 2000- Fall 2000)

•Studio Manager For the Music Department at UNCA. Assisted with management of professional recording studio and computer based audio editing suite. Provided technical problem solving, repaired and ordered equipment. Responsible for purchase order process and contact with outside repair services. Maintained audio equipment used for class instruction. Assisted students with class assignments and scheduled lab use. (Fall '98 – Spring '99) •Audio Intern For UNCA Student Center. Set up and operated equipment for audio/video presentations in the Highsmith Center and Lipinsky Auditorium. Fulfilled event production responsibilities and contract agreements with speakers, guest artists, and student organizations. Live mixing and sound reinforcement for music groups, and stage lighting. (Fall '98 – Spring '99) •Organizer and Technical Assistant For The Theremin Workshop of Asheville. Assisted in scheduling and running a week-long intensive electronic instrument workshop with about 20 participants. Video and audio documentation of activities and events. Designed final concert poster, live sound mixing, audio/video recording, stage setup, and coordination with outside documentary company. (Summer '98) Campus and Community Involvement •Music ensemble experience (Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Flute): The Nouveau Passe Orchestra (4 years), Reductio ad Absurdum (3 years), Land of the Sky Symphonic Band (1 season), Buddy K Big Band (1 year), UNCA Community Jazz Band (5 years), and various others. •Community service organization involvement with Brothers Unified and Achieving. – Mentoring program for "at risk" African American middle school students. Worked to find solutions to minority problems on UNCA campus. Position of secretary, documentation and kept minutes for meetings. (Fall '97 – Present) •Travel experience in Europe. (June '98, November '02, March '04) •Teacher's Assistant at Plaza Presbyterian Pre-School. – Shared responsibility for a dozen children from ages 1 to 4. Provided classroom facilitation in interactive learning environment. Gave instructional, hands-on musical demonstrations to children. (Summer '97) •Campus activities, student planning organization. Underdog Productions – CoChair of Outdoor and Special Interest Committees. – Coordinated and lead student trips and activities. Began annual student/community film festival. Group meetings, brainstorming, acted on student input, balanced and worked within a budget of an average of $7,000 per semester. Contacted, coordinated, and made contracts with outside companies. (Fall '96 – Spring '98)

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Media Skills •Operating Systems Windows 9x-2003 Server, Unix/Linux •Software General: Word Processing, Database (MySQL, ACT, Access), Spreadsheet (Excel), File Management, Email systems (Mailman, Listserv) Audio: Sony Vegas, Cakewalk Pro Audio, Sound Forge, CD Architect Web Design: Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, Painter 3D Animation: Extreme 3D, Softimage Video Editing: Sony Vegas, Cinestream, Media 100, Adobe Premiere •Hardware Audio: Dynamic, electret, large and small diaphragm condenser microphones Hard disk, ADAT, and 24-track 1" analog tape multitracking 32 channel, 8 bus board for studio mixing 32 channel live sound mixing, 6 channel monitor mix Effects processors, Compressor, limiter, gate, parametric and graphic EQ 2 Track stereo micing to DAT, live recording for music and video Hard disk, software based music mastering to CD-R MIDI system/loop setup and remote control, sample manipulation Video: Camera Op - miniDV, SVHS SuperCam, Hi-8 and DigiCam, 16mm film Shotgun and lapel set micing techniques Scene lighting techniques for multiple, portable halogen lights Linear analog and nonlinear digital video editing, ADR, Folley Multiuse: SMPTE time code sync from analog audio and video sources Programmable light board, music triggered lights Musical scoring to video, live and MIDI recordings for film and video PC hardware/software installation and maintenance References Available Upon Request

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