Michael de Almeida

Resumé

ymnhefty@yahoo.com

 

Experience:

August 2010 to Present
Aural Stage Studios

Sound Designer / Head Engineer

Buffalo, NY

July 2009 to Present
University of Hartford, CETA

Audio / Computer Technician

West Hartford, CT

Jan 2005 to Present
Self Employed

Freelance Sound Designer / Audio / Video / Electrician

New England

Dec 2005 to Sept 2008
Theaterworks

Asst. Technical Dirctor / Master Electrician / Master Audio

Hartford, CT

July 2003 to Dec 2005
State University of New York

Technical Coordinator / Resident Sound Designer

Oswego, NY

June 2002 to May 2003
Connecticut Audio and Theatrical Supply

Audio Tech / Electrician

Farmington, CT

Sept 2001 to May 2003
Greater Hartford Academy of The Arts

Master Audio / Electrician and Resident Sound Designer

Hartford, CT

May 2000 to Feb 2001
Boston Light and Sound

Audio Technician

Cambridge, MA

May 1999 to Sept. 1999
North Shore Music Theatre

Audio Assistant

Beverly, MA

Oct 1998 to Dec 2000
Huntington Theatre Company

Audio Technician

Boston, MA

Oct. 1995 to June 1997
Wentworth Institute of Technology

Technical Director for WITR Wentworth Radio

Boston, MA

Jan. 1995 to June 1997
Wentworth Institute of Technology

Technical Director of the Wentworth Drama Club

Boston, MA

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Productions:

Aural Stage Studios

Sound Design
Head Engineer

1918

The State University of New York

Sound Design

The Importance of Being Earnest, Italian American Reconciliation, The Traveler, The April Witch, Infinity’s House, Big: The Musical, Measure for Measure, Our Town, Proof.

Theaterworks

Asst. to SD

Composition, Designer: Daniel Baker
Take Me Out, Designer: Janet Kalas
Rabbit Hole, Designer: Vincent Oliveri

Huntington Theatre Co.

Asst. to SD

Last Hurrah, Designer: Mitch Greenhill
Mary Stewart, Designer: Garth Hemphill

Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts

Sound Design

Memorandum, Writing Pictures, 42nd St., Once on this Island

American Repertory Theatre Institute

Sound Design

A Question of Mercy

American Repertory Theatre Institute

Sound Engineer

The Importance of Being Ernest, St. Joan of The Stockyard

92nd St. Y Unterberg Poetry Center

Sound Engineer

Dante's Inferno

North Shore Music Theatre

Asst. Sound Engineer

Victor Victoria, The Mikado, My Fair Lady

Opera Institute

Sound Design

La Boheme, Albert Herring

Boston University Theatre

Sound Design

Shakespeare Project, Moliere Plays Paris, Wild Honey, The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks

Boston University Theatre

Master Audio

The Awakening

Sugan Theatre Co.

Sound Design

Trust

Boston Academy of Music

Asst. Sound Engineer

H.M.S. Pinifore

Boston Playwright's Theatre

Asst. Sound Design

Lenny Hackman's Liver

A Somber Threat Theatre Ensemble

Sound Design

3 Beckett Radio Plays; Words & Music, Rough for Radio I, Embers

A Somber Threat Theatre Ensemble

Light Design

Fait Accompli, The Bald Soprano, The Maids

Wheelock College Theatre

Light Design

The Wiz, We're All in This Together

Wentworth Drama Club

Light Design

You Can't Take it With You, Little Shop of Horrors, The Crucible, Vaudeville (3 Plays by Checkov), The Bear, The Proposal, The Wedding

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Education:

Boston University
Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Technical Production
Concentration in Sound Design

Boston MA

Wentworth Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics Engineering

Boston MA

U.S. Army School
MOS 31M Multichannel Communications Equipment Operator

Fort Gordon, GA

Wentworth Technical School
Certificate in Telecommunications Electronics

Lexington MA

Theatre Skills:


Sound: Mackie, Soundcraft, Yamaha, Crest Audio and Midas sound consoles including automated consoles, SFX, some LCS and some Audiobox programming. Sound Design, Sound System Design, some Music Composition and Performance.
Electrics: ETC, Lepricon, Cueserver and some Strand lighting consoles. Martin, ETC and High End Automated Fixtures. ETC, Strand, LMI and Kliegl dimmer racks.
Other: Some Show Control experience. A/V systems including Sharp, Christie, Barco and Infocus LCD projectors. Theatre Communication systems.


Computer Skills:


Hardware: Windows(95-7, Server 2003/2008), Macintosh(OS 8-10.6) and Linux(Fedora, Ubuntu, Gnome) computer systems. Networking(Active Directory, LMtools, Smart Shield).
Software: Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Peak, Sound Forge, Vectorworks, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Cubase, MS Office, Dreamweaver and Filemaker. Programming Experience with C, C++, Flash, HTML, Javascript.


Other Skills:


Component level electronics troubleshooting and repair.
Theatre photography.
Amateur Radio Operator (Callsign:KA1YBT)

Teaching Experience:

Greater Hartford Academy of The Arts

Stage Electronics Class.
Basic electronics, lighting and sound for theatre.

State University of New York at Oswego.

Stage Electronics
Basic electronics, lighting and sound for theatre.
Advanced Stage Electronics
Advanced lighting and sound for theatre.
Sound design
Sound design focused on artistic interpretation.

University of Hartford, CETA

Live Sound Engineering
Install, Maintain, Engineer and Remove Live Sound Systems.

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