Technical Media Engineer & Studio Operator

I’m a South San Francisco-based Media Engineer specializing in the design, routing, and management of end-to-end studio production lifecycles. Backed by an education in music and electronic music from SFSU and the College of San Mateo, I focus on creating highly resilient hardware environments and streamlined post-production workflows.

I approach production spaces with a facility-management mindset. I engineered Sign Hill Studios from the ground up, designing the professional acoustic treatment and calibrated monitoring layouts for pristine multi-channel tracking. My daily technical workflow involves configuring complex signal flows, multi-camera synchronized layouts, and high-channel digital audio routing grids using Blackmagic Design, Sony, and PreSonus networked ecosystems.

Beyond hardware infrastructure, I leverage tech-forward automation. In post-production, I routinely deploy iZotope RX for deep spectral restoration and DaVinci Resolve for automated, time-synced transcription and ADA accessibility compliance.

Whether directing live-tracking sessions, managing hardware assets, or enforcing strict digital asset management (DAM) protocols, I balance engineering rigor with creative execution.

Multi-Channel Audio Tracking & Signal Flow Architecture

The Project: Setting up a reliable system to record live ensembles and multi-microphone sessions.

How It Works: To get pristine, studio-quality sound right at the source, I designed my tracking space with professional acoustic treatment to eliminate distracting room echoes. I select specific microphone types—matching the frequency response and pickup patterns of dynamics, condensers, and specialized mics to the unique characteristics of each sound source. By pairing the right microphone type with strategic positioning, I maximize physical isolation and minimize bleed before hitting record. This proactive engineering makes post-production audio repair much more approachable, keeping the digital signal flow clean, organized, and ready for multi-channel tracking through a networked stagebox system.

Technical Suite: PreSonus networked stageboxes, professional acoustic treatment arrays, multi-channel hardware grids.

Advanced Audio Restoration

The Project Isolating vocals and removing heavy background bleed from live, multi-mic ensemble recordings.

How It Works In a live 6-piece band setup, high-volume instruments like drums easily bleed into the lead vocalist’s microphone, muddying the mix. To fix this without ruining the natural quality of the voice, I use spectral repair modules inside iZotope RX to surgically strip out the drum frequencies and isolate the dialogue. The result is a clean, polished vocal track that allows for a professional final master.

Technical Suite

Audio Restoration: iZotope RX (De-bleed, Dialogue Isolate, Spectral Repair)
Production & Editing: Studio One Pro & DaVinci Resolve

Synchronized Multi-Camera Capture

The Project Coordinating synchronized, multi-camera layouts to capture clean angles and seamless visual transitions.

How It Works Using Sony camera arrays alongside Blackmagic hardware and converters, I route synchronized video streams smoothly into a digital pipeline. Tracking a live drummer serves as the ultimate stress test for this setup: if the system can flawlessly lock in fast, high-motion sticking patterns with frame-accurate timing and zero latency, it can easily handle the multi-angle synchronization required for complex university lectures and demonstrations.