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Jeff Riegel's Experience:
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GLJ Media Group Daily Video Vlog at Jeff Riegel's Daily Video Vlog
March 2009 - PresentCreation of a daily Vlog (Video + Blog) specializing in "Everything Apple and Final Cut Pro." My Vlog has accumulated 250+ daily subscribers via Facebook and Twitter as well as over 210,000 total views in by early 2014. http://jeffvlog.wordpress.com
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Social Media Consultant at Capital Tristate, The Electrical Distributor of Choice
April 2011 - January 2014To create Capital Tristate's social media networks by connecting with customers, clients and related businesses to better establish it as The Premiere Electrical Distributor of Choice. By creating a presence on the Top-5 social networks, CTE will maneuver itself higher on Google searches. Work involves creating, networking and linking Quick Response Codes with products as well as investigating future emerging trends in social media marketing. See: http://www.linkedin.com/in/capitaltristate
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Senior Video Editor, Broadcast Production Specialist & Team Leader at The Office of Naval Intelligence
October 2000 - October 2010o 1 of 2 senior video editors supporting the Office of Naval Intelligence & the Pentagon o Expert proficiency working in all formats including digital video conversions & compression, DVD mastering, & streaming media formats o Manages production specialists & makes final decisions on creative approach, progress, & techniques used on finished programs o Appointed as the Video Center Team Leader-oversees daily operations including managing a $30,000 annual budget o Develops & supports new trends in visual media technology (DVD, animation, web applications, digital video, etc.), workflow management & other solutions to visual media developments o Responsible for meeting with military & government clients to discuss & develop informational video vignettes for deployment to the entire US Naval Fleet, including a piece used for the Pentagon's Joint Chief's of Staff that helped shape foreign policy o Lead a production team on two 60-minute Navy documentaries MORE...
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Audio-Visual Specialist and Consultant at U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Education
January 1994 - October 2001o Freelance audio-visual consultant and onsite technician for annual U.S. Attorney's national conferences. o Arranged all AV related pre-convention meetings with DOJ staff and hotel AV staff to make sure the needs of Attorney General, Janet Reno, and state attorney generals were met. o Saved the DOJ thousands of dollars on hotel equipment and staffing. o Managed all AV staff at these meeting sites as to what equipment was needed, how it was to be used, and where it was to be placed on each day of these conferences.
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Audio-Visual Technician at Central Intelligence Agency / SSI Services, Inc.
May 1998 - October 2000o Provided the Intelligence Community with audio-visual technical support including remote camera video recording and switching, large screen data projection, and multiple microphone setups. o Responsible for shooting and editing departmental video projects using an AVID MCXpress for Windows NT editing system with Boris FX special effects software.
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Assistant Director and Audio-Visual Technician at Hospitality Resources Audio-Visual Services
September 1995 - May 1998o Managed client's entire audiovisual needs for presentations, maintaining inventory, billing, scheduling, hands-on setup of vast equipment, and directing freelance technicians in their assigned duties at various hotels throughout VA, MD, and DC. o Became a P.A.S.S Program Graduate, a certification program based on audiovisual background and technical experiences. o Hired as a freelance Audio-Visual technician and was responsible for traveling between each of the company's area hotel properties and setting up requested presentation equipment for clients such as Microsoft, IBM, and Sallie Mae. o Awarded "Runner-Up" to the most valuable employee for 1995. o After three months was hired full-time as the Assistant to the Director of Audiovisual Services at Hyatt Reston (VA) and then Hyatt Crystal City (VA). Responsibilities included arrangement/set-up of AV needs for presentations, billing and directing teams of freelance technicians in their assigned duties.
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Master Control Crew Chief at WTZA Channel 62 (currently RNN TV Network)
October 1989 - October 1993Master control crew chief, audio board & videotape operator for three live nightly news programs, commercial stripper & LaKart programmer, studio & field cameraman, gathering and recording nightly satellite feeds. Hired as simply a playback tape operator for three live daily news programs; I took an interest in learning all that I could about all facets of operations, especially in the production of the nightly newscasts. I was promoted to master control crew chief where I regularly supervised a staff of at least 5, including college interns & part-time personnel assigned to my department. I had to delegate responsibilities to my crew to insure the smooth operation of the department as well as the live programming. Other duties included catching satellite feeds for air (live and taped), floor managing during live newscasts and telethons, camera work in the studio and live sports events, minor video editing, news audio, commercial insertion and programming, and playback tape operator.
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Long-form Documentary Producer and Social Media Advisor at "Tori Nelson: The Full-Nelson" and other Productions
February 2011Producer, Director, Canon 5D Cameraman, and Final Cut Pro Editor for a series of 5 to 45 minute promotional videos on Tori Nelson, the #1 ranked USA female middleweight boxing champ, and WBC - WIBA World Middleweight boxing champ. A professional promotional piece about the USA Women's Middleweight Boxing Champion and triple Golden Glove recipient, Tori Nelson, and her fight for sponsorship against the odds. She is a single mother of two children, holds four minimum paying jobs, and a devout inspirational Christian looking for sponsorship so she can continue to fight. With great assistance from these videos and my social media campaign, she went on to win the International WBC Middleweight title in July 2011 and the WIBA World Title in February 2012. The ability to obtain these fights was made possible by these and other promotional video marketing products to reach an international audience. Also aired on NBC4 in Washington DC, IMDb, and as an "Editor's Pick" on openfilm.com. See: http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi3250299161/ http://www.youtube.com/TheUSAchamp
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Video Production Specialist at Blackbird Technologies Inc.
October 2010Blackbird Technologies, Inc. is a technology solutions provider whose mission is to solve challenging problems for customers in the Defense, Intelligence, and Law Enforcement Communities. We apply our technical expertise, innovation, and operational experience to meet our customers' unique and complex challenges.