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Alexander Suarez

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

I have a strong passion for technical production as it relates to the art world. I thoroughly enjoy working in both creative and technical endeavors to make sure projects are realized to their fullest potential.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

A/V Technical Producer

Group Compile Global
09.2022 - Current
  • Responsibilities include setup and installation of sound systems and LED walls for large-scale events, projection-mapping, and producing video content for LED walls.
  • Additionally I act as a liaison between clients, artists, and venues to realize performances and exhibitions.
  • Notable clients include Amazon, Cash App, Boiler Room, Instagram, Gavin Brown Gallery, and the NBA

A/V Tech

Pioneer Works
09.2022 - Current
  • Responsibilities include setup and operation of sound systems, projectors and lighting equipment for performances and other events as well as organizing and maintaining all equipment for future use.
  • I interface with performers and clients to provide them with a lighting aesthetic of their choosing. This includes running rehearsals and programming lighting boards to be set to cues.
  • Notable clients include Amazon, Cash App, Boiler Room, Instagram, Gavin Brown Gallery, and the NBA

Freelance Art Handler

Freelance
06.2017 - Current
  • Maintain gallery and handle odds and ends for maximal professional aesthetic
  • Liaising with artists, press, and institutions on all relevant upcoming projects and events
  • Handle shipping and install for clients with works ranging in all media and scales
  • Handle the packing and safe storage in facilities for private shippers and gallery storage.
  • Notable employers include Pioneer Works, The Museum of the Moving Image, Almine Rech Gallery, CUE Gallery, Broadway Gallery

International Longshoremen's Association Laborer (ILA1909)

Showtime on the Piers
01.2015 - Current
  • Responsible for coordinating and organizing small groups to build out trade shows at pier 92 and pier 94
  • I was tasked with interfacing between clients and laborers to ensure the union's laborers' rights are observed (i.e mandatory 15-minute breaks every two hours) and that the client received a high-quality product that was up to par with the union's standards
  • Hang all signage and banners for events such as the Westminster Dog Show, The Armory Art Show, and Architectural Digest Annual Trade Show
  • Operate heavy machinery such as the scissor lift and cherry picker
  • Help translate English to Spanish for workers whose first language is not
  • English.

Teaching Assistant

Brooklyn College PRLS Department
09.2021 - 12.2021
  • Responsible for recording audio/video and editing lectures, as well as monitoring the zoom chat and participants
  • The lectures were part of the Puerto Rican and Latin American Studies Department series on West Side Story
  • Notable lecturers included Steven Spielberg and Juan Gonzalez
  • Worked closely with Dr. Maria Perez Y Gonzalez to ensure the video documentation of the lectures and interviews were up to her and the department's standards and delivered the final product to Brooklyn College's newspaper and archival departments


Sound Assistant/Engineer

Bentley Meeker
05.2017 - 09.2019
  • Coordinated setting up sound for New York Marathon Finish line
  • Ran ¼ mile of XLR cables and set up multiple speaker stations along the finish line
  • Troubleshooting for each speaker set up, ensured the mixer was appropriately routed
  • Multiple corporate gigs in hotels setting up sound and breaking down quickly.

Senior Engineer & Editor/ Office Manager

Debbie Irwin Voiceovers
09.2014 - 01.2018
  • I Recorded, engineered and edited commercial, documentary, educational and medical voiceovers for a variety of high-profile clients; and helped build a remote studio to work from home with clients across the globe
  • Managed client interaction regarding invoicing, audio specifications and deadlines; Engineered recordings for clients such as HBO, NBA, TD Bank, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Guggenheim, HSBC, Comcast, The Statue of Liberty, The Smithsonian, General Electric, Barclays and Jennifer Convertibles

Senior Engineer/ Office Manager

Amador Bilingual Voiceovers
10.2012 - 01.2014
  • Scheduled, engineered, and edited voiceovers; Provided quotes to prospective clients; Managed schedules for voiceover actors and interns in the office; Produced high-quality demos for voice talent; Kept extremely detailed records for billable hours and estimated project times for the financial department; Trained and advised office assistants and staff engineers; Recruited voiceover opportunities through prospect research, cold calls and applications; Engineered recordings for clients such as Comcast, PBS, Mattress Firm, Disney on Ice and Verizon.

Engineer/ Session Supervisor

Audiolink Studios
08.2012 - 09.2014
  • Recorded voiceover artists in both Spanish and English; Supervised script revisions and provided alternative translations; Edited recordings and provided high-quality audio files to clients; Managed pronunciations and other quality control factors; Worked with high-profile clients like Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Education

MFA Performance and Interactive Media Art - Arts

Brooklyn College
New York City, NY
05.2023

B.M Jazz Performance and Composition (Guitar) -

Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA
05.2012

Skills

Software:

Grand MA (lighting), Bright Author (video), Adobe, Mad Mapper, Max MSP, Pro Tools, Ableton etc

Technically Proficient

I am skilled on a number of different mixing boards and other tools used in A/V Production, Lighting Design and Projections

Coordination

I have strong project management skills and years of experience coordinating performances and exhibitions across a wide variety of venues

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

A/V Technical Producer

Group Compile Global
09.2022 - Current

A/V Tech

Pioneer Works
09.2022 - Current

Teaching Assistant

Brooklyn College PRLS Department
09.2021 - 12.2021

Freelance Art Handler

Freelance
06.2017 - Current

Sound Assistant/Engineer

Bentley Meeker
05.2017 - 09.2019

International Longshoremen's Association Laborer (ILA1909)

Showtime on the Piers
01.2015 - Current

Senior Engineer & Editor/ Office Manager

Debbie Irwin Voiceovers
09.2014 - 01.2018

Senior Engineer/ Office Manager

Amador Bilingual Voiceovers
10.2012 - 01.2014

Engineer/ Session Supervisor

Audiolink Studios
08.2012 - 09.2014

MFA Performance and Interactive Media Art - Arts

Brooklyn College

B.M Jazz Performance and Composition (Guitar) -

Berklee College of Music

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