George Rager 4940 Franklin Ave #7 Los Angeles, CA 90027 Ph: (415) 690-3755 Email: georgerager@[Link] Web: [Link].
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EDUCATION BS, Electronic Media Production, Kent State University, 2001 SKILLS Ross Overdrive, Grass Valley Ignite, Vinten Robotics, Ross Vision, Grass Valley Kayak, Kalypso, Grass Valley 4000, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, Premier, Avid Media Composer, Apple Logic, blogging cloudware (Blogger and Wordpress), Omneon, Chyron Lex, Deko, Vibrint, Aurora, and related modern and traditional large-market television control room equipment. EMPLOYMENT Technical Operator 2011 - Present KNBC Burbank, CA Technical Director utilizing Ross Overdrive automation system on live newscasts, cutins, special events and other programming for Los Angeles NBC affiliate. Duties include operating Ross Overdrive, Vinten Robotics, Ross Vision switcher, Chyron Lex, Dalet and related modern control room servers and broadcast gear. Director 2006-2011 KTVU Oakland, CA Staff director on fast-paced newscasts, breaking news, local programming, retail productions and special projects utilizing Grass Valley Ignite as the main production output tool. Lead director KTVU Channel 2 News at Noon and KTVU Mornings on 2 Weekend Edition. Lead AD for KTVU Mornings on 2 and KTVU Morning News. Launched Mornings on 2 Weekend Edition in lead director role, January, 2011.
Duties included maintaining aesthetic presentation of newscasts, coordinating live shots, cueing talent, robotic camera operation (Vinten), coding and formatting shows via iNews; maintaining communication between control room, studio, engineering and newsroom; graphics operation (Deko), adjusting Deko graphics as needed, building effects, general production duties as-needed. Prior to Ignite implementation, worked as chief morning Technical Director on KTVU Morning News, Mornings on 2 and KTVU Channel 2 News at Noon, as well as other retail client projects and KTVU studio productions. Duties as Technical Director included switching live newscasts, pre-production, serverbased clip (tape) playback, effect building, digital capture and overall look of show production elements. Switchers used: Grass Valley 4000, Grass Valley 300, Grass Valley Kayak HD (4 M/E). Nominated for local Emmy for directing breaking news coverage of UC Berkeley treesitters in 2010. Technical Director 2004-2005 Freelance LA, Denver and National Markets Worked as Technical Director on studio and mobile truck productions. Show experience includes: KVEA/KWHY (News/Entertainment - LA Market), FSN West/West2 (MLB, NHL, NBA, WNBA, HS Football, MLS, college sports - LA Market), Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain (College Hockey, College Football - Denver market), HDNet (Concerts - national), various other live productions including industrial trade shows and Jumbotron. Equipment Experience: Grass Valley Kayak HD, Grass Valley Kalypso SD/HD, Grass Valley 3000/4000, Phillips DD35, Sony 3000, Echolab 2700, Ross, Abbekas DVeous, Lance Controller (Fast Forward), Pinnacle Dekocast, still store equipment, BCS/Vibrint, iNews, ControlAir, ClipBox, Krystal. Gained extensive industry experience working in live television.
Master Control Operator 2002-2004 HDNet Denver, CO Ran broadcast center operations for HDNet in an MPEG-2 based broadcast center and switching facility. Duties included: ingesting material; bug (logo) insertion; timing out channel playlists; ensuring on-time programming; maintaining FCC log; ensuring signal quality, lip sync and proper audio/video; switching live events (MLS Soccer, College Football, NHL Hockey, NLL LaCrosse); server usage maintenance; adjusting film-based material for HD output; quality control; dubbing; general signal routing for broadcast center and post-production facilities. Trained for mobile (fly-away kit) satellite uplink operations. Production Assistant 2000-2001 Teleproductions, Kent State University Kent, OH Television studio work for Kent State and local PBS affiliate. Jobs included instructional TV programs, PBS educational programs, PBS membership drives, pro bono videography for Kent State, set construction, studio lighting, remote taping, editing (linear/nonlinear) and studio maintenance. Crew member on a weekly PBS news/issues show News Night Akron. Positions included floor director, CG operator, assistant director, audio assistant and camera operator. Trained in positions of technical director and producer. Crew member on Columbia/Tri-Star/New Wave Entertainment production "An Evening with Kevin Smith."
TRAINING AVID 101, Bay Area Video Coalition Thomson Grass Valley Ignite Operations Training Adobe After Effects Training, Bay Area Video Coalition Thomson Grass Valley Kayak Operations Training Thomson Grass Valley Kalypso Operations Training 2008 2007 2006 2006 2003