Drew Perkins


`EXPERIENCE:`
`10/15-PRESENT`	CVS/Caremark Knoxville, TN Prescription Benefits Management CS Prescription Benefits Management services for customers and clients, dedicated teams for State of Florida and Government Employee Heath Assoc.
`03/07-12/14`	Sitel, Oak Ridge, TN Escalations Specialist / HTC, Tier II / Helio Upper-level technical support and special projects for two cell phone manufacturer campaigns
`01/06-02/07`	boomaga sound applications, Oak Ridge, TN Freelance Audio Production for the Web, Recording MIDI production and voice work for corporate and private applications
`02/05-9/05`	The Recording Studio, Jackson, MS Studio Manager / Engineer Brought in clients and engineered on tracking, dubbing, mixing, editing, mastering sessions Tuning and editing in Nuendo and ProTools, mixed on Mitsubishi Westar and Trident 80 consoles Created and managed studio website, print ads in alternative weekly Coordinated statewide Battle of the Bands promotion contest with radio station, venue, and major sponsor Bought and shipped gear, assisted in installation of sound reinforcement at venues Clean-up and salvage after Hurricane Katrina (owner put studio on indefinite hiatus)
`04/04-09/04`	Paragon Studios, Franklin, TN Intern 2nd engineer / study on SSL 9000K console Setup and tear-down for tracking sessions, equipment maintenance
`1/02-12/04`	MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN TA, Lab Supervisor Teacher’s Assistant for Digital and Analog Recording, MIDI and Advanced MIDI Studio, and Audio Post-Production classes – created class material e.g. diagrams, tests and quizzes Filled in, teaching subjects such as analog console automation, 5.1 mixdown, timecode sync, analog MTR alignment Lab Supervisor, writing procedure memos upon installation of new mLan network in 2 digital labs totaling 40 stations In charge of mic’ing, tracking, and mixing commercial music and vocal ensemble for three sessions a week
`PARTICULAR STRENGTHS:`	Strong writing skills, phone presence, remote guidance through technical operations, DAW specialties (tweezing, synchronizing, tuning, beat correction), audio postproduction for video, MIDI based composition, voice work.
`OTHER:`	Member: AES Special research in Copyright Law and legal issues in the entertainment industry. Coding experience in C++, Java, ASM, SQL. MTSU Recording Industry Dept. Listening Night Commendations Awarded by Bob Wood, 2002 & 2004
`EDUCATION:`
`1999 - 2004`	Middle Tennessee State University , Murfreesboro, TN BS in Recording Industry: Production and Technology minor in Entertainment Technology & Computer Science