Voice Description

Voiceovers include: French, British (both High English and Cockney), Southern, American East Coast, Numerous character voices including Bart Simpson. Character voices can be easily created upon request. I can create new character voices and customize to dialect requests.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American

Recording Categories I Offer

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Others (on-camera, informercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Michigan, Michigan, United States

Accents & Dialects

Southern, British, East Coast and others

My Voice Experience

Award-winning Voiceover artist for IVRs, narrator, characters, commercial voiceovers, ISDN-ready talent


On-camera spokesperson/Actress (1984-present):

Church World Service land mining eradication effort supported by Diana, Princess of Wales...narration for international video on land mines. Distribution to U.S. Congress and countries worldwide.

Kellogg

Northern Telecom

Brilliance Corporation Talking books

Ford Motor Company

ITT Automotive, SAE Convention

Notre Dame University

Whirlpool

Kitchen Aid

Dow Chemical

Dow Corning

Gerber Products Company

Nibco Engineering

Herman Miller

Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley advertising campaign

Pharmacia-Upjohn

Meijer stores “Common Sense” ad campaign in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Female voice and side-kick of actor James Whitmore.

Four Winns

E.W. Bliss

America One Insurance Company

Brenner Tours

Ingham County Medical Center

WSBT TV, South Bend, IN. Signature voice.

Commercials on Hold voice-mail marketing

Michigan Department of Education

Barry Chase Productions

MORE CLIENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST


Awards:

Gold and Silver ADDY awards for various commercial voice-overs

CINDY award for Michigan Department of Education "Youcan Toucan" video

Marketing award for Upjohn-Asgrow marketing campaign


Additional Services:

Audio producer with professional voice-over ISDN studio and digital production capabilities. Able to send real-time CD quality audio direct to studios and broadcast stations worldwide with digital phone line and two digital codecs

My Training

QUALIFICATIONS

Member: American Medical Writers Association (AMWA)

Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications with a Journalism Minor, Western Michigan University

Chicago Video Expo. Advanced Audio Techniques, Advanced Effects and Post-Production, Advanced Post Production Techniques, Advanced Directing. Continuing Education Units: 1.55

North American Television Institute, San Francisco. Television production, Television scripting, Television directing, Communications Law. Continuing Education Units: 3.00

Proficiencies and Working Knowledge

Style guides: AP, UPI, APA, AMA, Turabian.

Operating Systems: Windows; Windows 95; Windows 98; Windows 2000; Windows ME; Macintosh.

Programs: Microsoft Office Series 95, 97 and 2000: Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Works; WordPerfect; Powerpoint; Adobe Acrobat; Adobe Photoshop.

HTM and HTML coding for Web-based applications

Multiple video and audio editing programs. Information available upon request

My Studio Equipment

The latest Digidesign Protools software with a Neumann U87 microphone, Symetrix voice processor and associated EQ capabilities. Recording setup customized by Sweetwater Sound. Two digital codecs for ISDN delivery: Telos and APT Reporter

Additional Skills

Audio Producer with own state-of-the-art audio studio


Journalist and Research Analyst (1986-present);

United Press International, Detroit Bureau. Responsible for daily broadcast news briefs, broadcast business briefs, newspaper wire stories for national and international distribution. Audio voicers to United Press International Washington, D.C. broadcast division, National Public Radio and Armed Forces Radio.

The Associated Press, Michigan. Covering breaking news events and various political events.


white papers and in-depth articles for the high-tech professional, database manager and IT manager looking to streamline their IT advantage.


Feature articles and daily Internet news focused on small to mid-cap, high tech and venture capital companies. High-tech firms covered included software, networking, e-business, telematics, automotive, Web support, XML platforms and other venues

McMahon Publishing Group, New York, New York. Writer for the Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News. Articles featured technical and marketing information on various products under development or offered by pharmaceutical firms like Schering-Plough, Solvay and E-Z-EM. Products had either received FDA approval or were in clinical trials.

Spectrum Health Care,. Medical/financial/business and marketing writer.

SCRI International, New York, New York. Writer and research analyst for the 2004-2005 Broadcast/Pro Video Product Reports. Product overviews that detail 26 different professional video products, sales trends in each vertical market and future forecast of buying trends. Reports included both a macro and micro economic summary. In addition, a detailed macro-economic overview and analysis was written that forecast the strongest areas of growth and the top five product categories for 2004-2005.

SCRI International, New York, New York. Writer and research analyst for the 2004 Global Broadcast & Professional Video Marketplace Trends Survey. Qualitative/quantitative analysis and executive summary.

SCRI International, New York, New York. Writer and research analyst for the 2003-2004 Broadcast/Pro Video Product Reports. Product overviews that detail 26 different professional video products, sales trends in each vertical market and future forecast of buying trends. Reports included both a macro and micro economic summary. In addition, a detailed macro-economic overview and analysis was written that forecast the strongest areas of growth and the top five product categories for 2003-2004.

SCRI International, New York, New York. Writer and analyst for the 2002-2003 Global Market Trends Broadcast/Pro Video Report.

SCRI International, New York, New York. Writer and analyst for the 2001-2002 Global Market Trends Broadcast/Pro Video Report

SCRI International, New York, New York. Writer and research analyst for the 2001-2002 Broadcast/Pro Video Product Reports. Product overviews that detailed 27 different professional video products, sales trends in each vertical market and future forecast of buying trends. Reports included both a macro and micro economic summary.

The Coding Institute. Writer for the Coding Alert. Informational articles informing medical coders how to stay in compliance with AMA and CMS requirements in billing documentation. Specialized in informing both the nephrology and pulmonology coder/practice manager about proper ICD-9, CPT and HCPCS coding for Medicare and private insurance carrier compliance.

Saint Mary’s Mercy Medical Center, marketing and technical piece to physicians on 3D radiation therapy known as intensity modulated radiation therapy or IMRT.


McMurry Publishing, Phoenix, Arizona. Writer/editor for health insurance industry issues.

Corporate Writer and Video Producer (1986-present):

Kellogg Corporation, corn flake, extruded and biscuit division. Writer/producer of various video productions that included Building 100’s Allen Bradley Vista 2000 computer system that was the mainstay of the facility’s manufacturing process and overall building infrastructure. All of the food products and processes covered were FDA-certified.

Pharmacia-Upjohn, International pharmaceutical division. Writer/editor of product insert for Geofoam, a hemostatic device for submission to the FDA.

Upjohn-Asgrow marketing campaign for genetically engineered Mirage watermelon. The genetically modified watermelon which boasted overall sweetness and color with limited seeds had received FDA approval and was in limited productions in Georgia.

Gerber Products Company, technical research facility in Fremont, Mich. Writer of A/V script that explained product development, improvement and re-formulation conducted at the facility. Departments covered included low-moisture foods, microbiology, analytical chemistry, quality control, product evaluation, process engineering and packaging. All phases of the research process were covered including pre-FDA certification and post-FDA certified products slated for reformulation.

Dow Corning Corporation, PUF and 3-5000 Silicone Roof Systems. Instructional video on the correct way to inspect a polyurethane foam/silicone 3-5000 combination roof system using core and slit samples and other inspection techniques.

Stryker Corporation, assistant writer on video explaining advanced surgical tools in a hip and knee arthroplasty

I.I. Stanley, Employee orientation video on head lamp and tail lamp assembly process and company history

Herman Miller Furniture Company, employee training module and manual

Consumers Energy, Michigan Governor James Blanchard's Council on Aging Script aimed at senior citizens

All Phase Electric company, script writer for corporate recruiting video.

The City of Benton Harbor, writer on video describing urban renewal and revitalization. Target audience: major newspapers, wire services and broadcast facilities nationwide.

The Altman Company, writer and consultant for print and radio for rental communities in Michigan and Florida.

Eta Software Corporation, writer for users manual on computer program Price/Quote.


Video Producer: (1983-present):

America's Funniest People, ABC network, Assistant Director for remote shoot in Michigan.

Kellogg Company. Producer/writer for corporate management video on the manufacturing division and its inter-relationship to the corporate structure.

Kellogg Company, employee orientation video with a technical overview of a $250 million plant expansion for the biscuit and extruded products operation.

Williams Gerard, Chicago and Sweetwater Productions, Agua Dulce, California. Production Coordinator on Kellogg Company national sales marketing video.

Thornleaf Productions, Chicago. Production assistant for Kellogg Video.

Amway Corporation. Associate producer for international training video on the Artistry Fragrance line.

Clark Equipment Corporation. Associate producer on video with international distribution.

Sealed Power. Production assistant on employee industrial training video series that explained new plant procedures and the introduction of statistical process control for plant manufacturing.

Brenner Tours. Director/writer for national motor coach video series.

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