- Hundreds of TV commercial voiceovers since 1993;
- The voice of Aegon USA - Transamerica customer service VRUs and corporate telephone systems.
- Narrator for educational, testing and training e-learning materials for ACT (American College Testing) and Pearson Education.
- Talent for TV commercial VO's weekly for Mediacom Cable and Cox Cable production groups.
- Was both narrator and character voice for a national in-store point of purchase display for LEGO systems (LEGO Castle Playsets).
- Several technical/industrial VO's recorded each year for Epic Software, The Woodlands, TX, typically for the Oil & Gas industry.
- Numerous On Hold Messages recorded and produced for telephone systems. This is a specialty of mine -- I also sell the associated Digital Message Player equipment through one of my business Web sites, onholdwebstore dot com.
- Opened own voiceover and audio production studio part-time in 2001; became full-time in June 2004.
- Local ESPN Radio station Promotion Voice/Identity 2003-2006. I also provided full production services for several of the scripts (adding music, sound effects, etc.)
- BA, Mass Communication (major) and Music (minor - voice) - Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa
-- Studied radio and voiceover skills under legendary California Boss Radio DJ Dave Diamond
-- Studied musical vocal performance under Mark Schnaible -- now a much-sought worldwide opera and oratorio performer based in NYC.
- Active performer, singer, reader and writer.
- Recording daily from my studio for many talented clients/producers has provided the most valuable experience.
- Spent 9 years in Employee Communications for MCI Telecommunications, eventually becoming the manager of the group.
Microphones:
Sterling Audio ST55 Condenser Mic; Shure SM7B;
Computer & Hardware:
Dell tower PC with Creative Professional E-MU 1212 Digital Audio System (sound card)
Software:
Sony Sound Forge (audio recording, sweetening & effects);
Sony Vegas (multi-track audio mixer/recorder);
Mixer:
Mackie 1202-VLZ PRO;
Phone Patch:
Symetrix TI-101
- Today: Voice Talent, Audio Producer, Freelance Field Audio Mixer for Video productions in Iowa, Web Designer & Business Communications Consultant
- 10 years in Corporate Communications...Extensive Writing, Web Development, Speeches and Presentations for the executives of a Fortune 500 company, including media production).
- 2 years Creative Services Producer at an NBC-TV affiliate - writing, planning, lighting, videography, editing, graphics, voiceover and more.
- As a producer, I'm in-tune with the types of reads many video/TV clients are after, and am able to deliver them quickly and accurately.
- Trained singer; Church choir member; Frequent church vocal soloist and reader for special events.