About Me

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Maurice Timothy Cottom
mtcottom@yahoo.com
3900 Hamilton Street apt L-101
Hyattsville, MD 20781
202.321.0617

Career Focus Utilize my technical and interpersonal skills to contribute to a multi-media company

Skills. MS Office 7 & XP, PageMaker, PhotoShop, PhotoImpression, Non-Linear editing systems, On-air automation system (Omnibus & Crispin), FloriCal Media File Systems, iNews, ENPS, Avid Deko, Wheatstone Analog and Digital Audio Console, Grass Valley 4000 Switcher, Sony MVS 8000 HD Switcher, Manual and robotic cameras along with various audio visual equipment

Experience
Studio Technician September 2007 – Present

Allbritton Communications, WJLA/ NewsChannel8 - Arlington, VA
▫ Technical direct various daily live newscasts and special interviews
▫ Execute audio operations for live newscasts and specials events
▫ Operate robotic cameras and teleprompter
▫ Trained new employees on daily broadcast operations

Audio Engineer/Production Assistant June 2006 – September 2007

Bahakel Communications, WCCB/WOLO, FOX Charlotte - Charlotte, NC
▫ Executed audio operation for live daily Fox News Rising show and live events
▫ Operated studio camera and teleprompter for Fox News Rising show
▫ Promoted within a month of employment to Audio Engineer

Master Control/Production Specialist May 2006 – June 2007

Raycom Media, WBTV News Channel 3 - Charlotte, NC
▫ Quality controlled transmission of incoming and outgoing product
▫ Troubleshot technical issues dealing with on-air automation system
▫ Executed audio operations for daily live newscasts and specials
▫ Operated robotic cameras for daily broadcasts
▫ Operated character generator for various broadcasts

Broadcast Technician September 2004 – May 2006

Cox Enterprise, WSOC/WAXN - Charlotte, NC
▫ Executed daily audio operations for daily live evenings, 10&11pm newscasts and specials
▫ Ingested and assigned airtime for episodic shows, promos, teases and newscasts
▫ Maintained audio and tape equipment
▫ Trained new employees on broadcast operations

Master Control/ Audio Engineer May 2002 – August 2004

Time Warner Cable, News 14 Carolina - Charlotte, NC
▫ Quality control of audio and video transmission of incoming and outgoing product
▫ Troubleshooting technical issues dealing with on-air computer servers
▫ Coordinated, tuned in and received all transmitting signals and feed from live truck and satellites
▫ Executed audio operations for daily live sports, weather and newscasts
▫ Maintained audio and lighting equipment
▫ Trained new employees in audio and master control operations
Freelance
Experience
Audio Engineer/Camera Operator March 2005 – October 2008

Bank of America, Knowledge Channel - Charlotte, NC/ Wilmington, DE

▫ Setup and Executed audio and camera operations for various live broadcast events

▫ Maintained audio/camera equipment

Producer/ Editor September 2001 – May 2002

ESPN, ESPN Regional Television - Charlotte, NC

▫ Logged and edited player/team sports highlight footage

▫ Researched player/team sport stats and information

▫ Produced and wrote Halftime News & Notes segments

Education B.A. in Communication Arts, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, 2001




Professional
References
Jack Falke, Director - Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic

757.561.1252

Ridwan Hurreh, Studio Tech 2 - Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic

703.855.6006

Jim Newman, News Director - News 14 Carolina

704.973.5800

Rick Gamertsfelder, Production Manager - FOX Charlotte

704.632.7367

Idrissa Gleaton, Producer - WUSA9 (former WJLA/NC8 colleague)

240.676.0331

Raven Flateau, Studio Technician - WJLA7/NewsChannel 8

443.386.5907

Tracey Schroeder, Audio Engineer - Knowledge Channel, Bank of America (Charlotte)

704.388.0642



Personal
References
Courtney Adams, Teacher - DC Public Schools

301.879.2469

Rev. Kojo Nantanmbo, Pastor - Green Oak Missionary Baptist Church

704.599.8904

Donald Curtis, Community Service Coordinator. - American University

423.593.8749

Chanel Edwards, Assistant VP - Edmund J Flynn Company

202.236.4408