12 Cross st. #5 Westborough MA 01581 Email : beyonder@brasslanternaudio.com George Peterson Professional Resume Education Sept 1998 – June 15, 2002 Gateway Regional High School, Huntington, MA High School Diploma * Graduated as a National Honor Society member. Sept 2002 – June 2006 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY Cognitive Science Major * Studied Cognitive Science, Robotics, VR, Music, and Art. * Thesis on the physiological effects of infrasound. * Independent focus on electronic music and audio recording. Languages 3 years of High School Spanish 1 year of College level Italian Work experience June 07 – Present Bose Corporation Framingham, MA Product and Technical Support II * Direct service over the phone to both customers and installers.. * Supporting and troubleshooting all 400+ current and legacy Bose products. * Troubleshooting Complex multi-room audio/video setups. * Technical problem solving and conceptual planning for prospective installations. Contact: McCann, JD Product and Technical support. Supervisor Phone: 8007927197 + ext Email: JD_McCann@bose.com Summer 06 Institute for Creative Technologies Marina Del Rey, CA Internship (Focused in Virtual Reality) * Modeling environments in Second Life using CSG. * Texturing and painting 2d and 3d objects. * Avatar and character design (conceptual and artistic). * 3d Level design. Contact: Morie, Jacki Associate Director, Creative Development SEE Project Lead Email: morie@ictt.usc.edu Fall & spring Sem 2004-05&05-06 Vassar College Poughkeepsie ,NY Electronic Music Lab Assistant/Teacher’s Aid * Teaching Lab sessions for the EM course. * Gaining in-depth knowledge of the studio capabilities * Setting up and maintaining audio hardware and software in the studio Contact: McCurdy, Dana Visiting Professor/Lecturer Music Department Phone: (845) 437-7319 Email: damccurdy@vassar.edu Summer 2004& 05 Institute for Creative Technologies Marina Del Rey, CA Internship (Focused in Audio and Sound Design) * Researching material relating infrasound to my assigned project. * Synthesizing, Editing and designing Infrasonic wave forms * Testing infrasound output through tangible transducers in a virtual theatre setting. * Designing audio for virtual environments. * (repeated for two years) Contact: Morie, Jacki Associate Director, Creative Development SEE Project Lead Email: morie@ictt.usc.edu Fall & spring Semesters 2002-03 Vassar College Poughkeepsie ,NY Concert Tech * Recording Musical Performances in the Skinner Concert Hall. * Moving and maintaining stage equipment. Contact: Murley, Karen A Concert Admin./Bldg. Curator Music Department Phone: (845) 437-7294 Email: kamurley@vassar.edu Aug. 01 – Aug 002 Blockbuster Video Inc. Northampton, MA Customer Service Representative * Assisting customers in the store * Store operations and maintenance * Running a cash register Contact: Blockbuster Video 304 King Street Northampton, MA  01060 Phone: (413)-582-7081 Skills TECHNICAL A/V SKILLS * Advanced troubleshooting/problem-solving skills * Strong understanding of Signal flow and complexity in both home-theater and whole-house audio setups. * Deep familiarity with new technologies (HDMI, WLAN Radios, Computer Sound Cards etc.) and associated issues that arise from them. * Comfort in working on and integrating all 3rd party A/V products without additional specific training. AUDIO RECORDING AND DESIGN * Proficient with multi-track audio editing software with experience using Pro-tools, Digital Performer, and Ableton Live. * Recording audio in a studio setting, proficient with both digital and analog mixing boards and recording/processing equipment. * Synthesizing/sampling instruments and sound effects using Hardware such as the Nord Modular and software such as Reason 3, and Metasynth. * Composing and arranging music using Reason, Ableton live, Digital performer and other common software in conjunction with MIDI controlled hardware. * Cumulative 10 years of musical training * Focused knowledge and skills in infrasonic sound waves and low frequency noise. (including knowledge of associated hardware such as transducers and LF microphones) VIDEO/ART/ANIMATION * 3d Digital modeling, scene creation and animation in Maya and Blender * 2d photo editing and texturing in Photoshop CS2 * Video editing and effects in Adobe Premier and AfterEffects CUSTOMER SERVICE * Comfortable, courteous and efficient talking to customers on the phone. * Guiding others through complex setups with limited visual reference. * Effectively documenting ongoing work for the benefit of co-workers. * Making empowered decisions when applying accommodations to delicate customer situations. RESEARCH/COGNITIVE SCIENCE * Basic building and theoretical work in behavior based robotics. * Experimental design and testing for scientific research. * Statistical knowledge and basic proficiency with data analysis software. MISCELANEOUS * 2 years experience teaching classes as a Professor’s Aide * Highly proficient computer user on both PC and Macintosh systems. Advanced experience with both Window and OSX operating systems. * Familiar with all Microsoft Office Applications Featured Work * See Portfollio at: http://www.brasslanternaudio.com/portfolio/ * Music: http://www.brasslanternaudio.com/djb/ * Live Visual work.: http://www.brasslanternaudio.com/vjb/ Other Group involvements * Live visual projection displays for local bands and events Through ECI Productions. * President Emeritus of the Non-Human Student Organization, A Sci-fi/Fanstasy organization at Vassar College with a wide variety of events and members. * Volunteer coordinator for NonCon (www.noncon.net) a fantasy/sci-fi convention held annually on Vassar campus. Hobbies * Electronic music composition of many varied music styles (Electronica, Game Music, Ambient, etc.). * Vj Mixing and Visual Performance * Playing electric violin, drums, keyboards. * Musical collaboration with other local artists * Running and participating in fantasy role-playing games * Martial arts training in Shorin-ryu Karate style * Pool