Bradley Block

Brad.Block@ssba.com

Based in San Jose, CA

Seeking a creative position in content creation and web technology

Work Experience

Open Networking User Group

(2013 – present)

  • Remote server administration of WordPress CMS, cPanel, and Virtuozzo containers.
  • Perform software updates, custom template changes
  • SEO optimization
  • Publish press release, photos, and news content updates
  • Manage data accessibility restrictions

Lippisreport – (2013 – 2019)

  • Plesk-based server administration
  • Email server management
  • Tech support

Airgrub (2015)

  • Website administration
  • Content updates

Vidyo (2014 – 2016)

  • Web image resizing/optimization
  • Website media creation
  • Edit promo video
  • Generate product press release kit
  • Advanced image manipulation
  • Generate images for Alibaba.com promo

CarrierIQ (2014)

  • Website Administration
  • Content updates

Bigswitch Networks (2012)

  • Site content updates
  • Custom template modifications
  • Asset photography and retouching
  • SEO and site optimizations

San Jose Stage (2003)

“Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story”
  • Soundboard OP for live musical production
  • Frequent sold out shows
  • Performance extended 3 months

Skills

  • Networking technology
  • System administration
  • Mac/Windows troubleshooting
  • Specialized computer builds
  • Nonlinear editing
  • Advanced Photoshop skills
  • LAMP/Virtualization
  • FTP/SMB
  • WebDAV
  • WordPress CMS
  • HTML/CSS/PHP
  • Audio/Video systems
  • Final Cut pro
  • Metadata logging
  • H264/H265/HEVC
  • SDI Signal Routing
  • Live sound mixing
  • Wired/Wireless Mics
  • House level/phase equalization
  • Sony/JVC studiocams
  • Canon DSLR & lenses
  • Studio Lighting

Educational Employment

California State University Monterey Bay (2009 – 2011)

Senior Media Technician
  • Manage video editing lab
  • Provide advanced technical support for in-studio VFX production
  • Oversee rackmount equipment
  • Create and update TAT department website
  • Migrate content to new campus-wide CMS
  • Hardware diagnostics and troubleshooting for TAT & IT departments

Saratoga High School

(2002 – 2007)

Network Engineer
  • Installed CAT-5 wiring and switches for new computer lab.

SHS Football DVD Production

  • Ingest footage
  • Edit video to specified time
  • Generate menu
  • Design/print DVD labels
  • Author disks

Redwood Middle School

(2001)

Network Engineer
  • Installed campus-wide network for new temporary location.

Exhibitions:

Teledramatic Arts and Technology Capstone (2010)

  • 三人星雲軍隊 (Galaxy Force 3)
    • Greenscreen effects, and CG After Effects animation
  • Arithanea
    • Rotoscoping and compositing
  • Dead Ringer
    • Direct special effects scenes and streamline post-processing workflow
  • EPIC!
    • Technical assistance and Aftereffects tutoring
  • Bumps in the Night
    • Technical assistance and Aftereffects tutoring
    • Foley Sound recording and Post-production sound mixing

CSUMB Art Exhibition (2007)

Theater portfolio
  • 12 image nighttime HDR portfolio of Bay Area theaters
  • Personally color calibrated complete photography workflow from acquisition to print

Foothill Art Exhibition (2009 – 2012)

Oranges portfolio
  • 12 image portfolio sequence
  • Macrophotography using in-home studio printed on metallic media

Foothill College Student Films (2007)

  • PlanZ Films
    • Editing, greenscreen, and compositing
  • Human Genome Project
    • Editing, CG and photography

Visual Journey (2007)

  • Photography exhibition at PhotoCentral Gallery in Hayward, CA

Personal Projects

SSBA.com – (1998 – present)

  • RAID5 storage servers with multiple arrays + offsite backup.
  • LAMP, WebDAV, private Cloud, SMB, Docker
  • Long-range 802.11 link over a mile.
  • VPN network with dedicated server/client nodes spanning the Bay Area and Monterey
  • Audio/Video media database with realtime transcoding.

Education

California State University Monterey Bay – 2011

  • BA – Teledramatic Arts and Technology

Foothill College – 2007

  • AA – Photography and Digital Imaging

Volunteer Experience:

Monterey Bay Film Festival

Add/update content for upcoming and archived shows

Morgan & Milo

SEO and Site Optimization
Increased site traffic 4x

Appleinsider.com (5 years)

Online OSX Tech support

Applenova.com (4 years)

Online OSX Tech support

Saratoga High School (4 years)

Managed computer lab and tutored staff on technology.

Photography Club (2 years)

Create/host website for photography exhibit and student work