Professional Experience:
· Center for Health Communications Research, University of Michigan. December 2010 - present.
Record and edit health advice messages for an IVR system to help men recovering from prostate cancer
· Center for Health Communications Research, University of Michigan. March 2011.
Record and edit voiceover for a multimedia demonstration presentation for the MENU project
· Center for Health Communications Research, University of Michigan. September 2009 - March 2011.
Record and edit updated health advice messages for a tailored website to help teens quit smoking
· Center for Health Communications Research, University of Michigan. May 2008 to June 2009.
Record and edit tailored health advice for a fMRI research project on how the brain processes information
· Center for Health Communications Research, University of Michigan. October 2007 - August 2008.
Create multimedia demonstration presentations for past and current projects
· Center for Health Communications Research, University of Michigan. March 2006 - March 2007.
Record and edit additional health advice messages for a tailored website to help inner-city teens quit smoking
· Upper Midwest Media. April 2006 to July 2006
Record and edit voice overs for educational videos focusing on Midwest Native American history
· Health Media Research Lab, University of Michigan. August 2003 to November 2003
Record and edit health advice for a tailored website to help inner-city teens quit smoking
· Journyx. October 2002 to November 2002
Record and edit responses for a telephone accessible timesheet registration database
· Vocalocity. February 2002 to August 2002
Record and edit responses for a telephone accessible help and comment line
· Owosso Public Schools. September 2001 to February 2002
Record and edit science texts for special needs elementary school students
· Health Media Research Lab, University of Michigan. September 2001
Record text to be used in a computer kiosk targeted to help people quit smoking
· Just Talk, Inc., May 2000 to September 2001
Record and edit greetings for a telephone accessible database of contact and calendar information. Coordinate and oversee other voice talents. Splice together multiple recorded tracks for a demonstration conversation
Volunteer experience:
·Book Coordinator - Librivox, March 2007 to May 2008
Manage database of readers and editors for public domain texts. Ensure all sections are complete. Collect and store finished files
·Reader - Librivox, August 2006 to May 2008
Create audio files of complete texts or sections of written works in the public domain
·Editor - Librivox, August 2006 to May 2008
Clean up audio files of complete texts or sections of written works in the public domain
I've been working in the voice over industry for over 10 years, and have received most of my training on the job. Prior to this, I received my Masters of Science in Information from the University of Michigan School of Information. My focus in graduate school was on information design and presentation both vocally and in print/online.
I record and edit on Macinstosh G4 desktop and laptop computers using primarily Sound Studio Pro and Garageband. I use primarily ScreenFlow for my multimedia presentation work.
·Media Creation
·Tailor recordings for a variety of audiences using different voices, tones and styles
·Record audio to meet clients bitrate and mhz specifications
·Media Editing
·Provide clean and finished audio files in multiple file formats (including .wav, .mp3, and .aif)
·Edit with single-track and multi-track recordings
·Familiar with multiple platforms, equipment set-ups, and software packages
·Text Editing
·Provide text editing services at the request of the client