U.S. Army 1990 to 1993- Live briefings to soldiers in groups of 150 to 300 at Fort Benning Army post. These briefings were also recorded for playback.
U.S. Army 1993 to 1994 - News Anchor for Fort Benning Television, and recording news breaks on local NBC News affiliate's station WLTZ. I also did field reporting 'stand-ups' and original voice-on-tape (VOSOT) articles and I wrote copy for the recorded military news breaks.
I completed the Army Broadcaster's correspondence course in April, 1993.
1993 to 1998 - News reporter/videographer by CBS affiliate, WRBL, Columbus, GA. Within 2 years I was editing and then producing news breaks.
1996 to 2000 I wrote and voiced commercial radio advertisements for Love Life Ministries, a church in Phenix City AL.
2006 to 2014 - Cbeyond Communications, Atlanta, Georgia. I record fresh IVR emergency messages specific to technical issues impacting our customers and voiced the Emergency Response team messaging for building evacuations.
I graduated Columbus State University in 2000. My Associate of Applied Science degree is in Computer Science with focus on computer programming languages.
My System includes:
The Spark, cardioid, condenser microphone, manufactured by the Blue Corporation.
PreSonus, Eureka, Transformer-Coupled Preamp which feeds an AudioBox PC interface, also manufactured by PreSonus.
My AudioBox interface outputs into a CyberPower PC tower and 2 M-Audio, BX5A studio monitors.
Software:
Studio One, version 2, non-Linear software equipment for editing voice-overs.
My first experience with controlling and developing my voice was as a singer (and bassist) during my high school and early college years.
I also cherish the experiences following a series of cassette tape recordings sent to my wife and son while I was a U.S. Army soldier serving in the Republic of Korea. The recordings were a mix of a' Capella songs and motivational encouragement segments designed to ease the pain of being apart. The impact those recordings had was surprising. They were widely circulated among the extended family. Once I returned home, many 'command performances' were requested!