STEVE BERRY

Date of Birth: 17.06.65

PERSONAL PROFILE		I am a self-employed Technical Director specialising in sound and communications for the Broadcast TV industry. I have eighteen years of experience ranging from studio & OB systems design and engineering, through sound supervising to studio supervising and OB engineering management. Most of my experience is in News, Current Affairs and Sport programming.
KEY SKILLS		Ø Programming of computer controlled communications and sound mixing systems
		Ø Technical Director / Studio Supervisor
		Ø Sound Supervisor
		Ø MCR / CAR Engineer
	Ø Sound Assistant
	Ø Video Tape Operator

WORK HISTORY
01.05.98 to present			Self-employed / SVCE Ltd		Technical Director
11.97 – 04.98			Live TV		Technical Director / Head of Sound
11.96 – 11.97			Middle East Broadcast Centre		Technical Director
11.94 - 11.96			Middle East Broadcast Centre		Sound Supervisor
1989 – 1994			Creative Technology Ltd		OB Sound Engineer
1987 – 1989			PMPP Facilities		Engineer

INTERESTS		IT, foreign travel, keep fit, DIY, cycling and fishing

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
1986	Ravensbourne College of Design & Communications			Communications Engineering B/TEC HND (TV & Broadcasting)
1984	Boston College of Further Education			‘A’ Level : Mathematics, Physics
1981	Spalding Grammar School			‘O’ Level : Mathematics, English, History, French, Physics, Chemistry

EXPERIENCE
MCR Communications Engineer on the following events:

1995	VE-Day Commemorations		Hyde Park, London Evolutions TV
1998 1998	G8 Summit European Presidency Meeting		Birmingham, Evolutions TV Cardiff, for Feltech Electronics
	Other Experience:
1996	Gulf Cup Sound Supervisor,MBC		Muscat, Oman
1997	Wanted for Ch 4, OB Comms		Chrysalis TV Mobiles
1997	At Home With Maggie Philbin, Vision Supervisor		Meridien
1998	Gulf Cup Sound Supervisor,MBC		Manamah, Bahrain

1998 - 2001	News TD, Sound Supervisor & Satellite MCR Engineer		MBC
1997 - 2001	OB Communications Engineer		Scanners TV Ltd
1999 - 2000	Sound Supervisor / Comms		CH 5 News, ITN
1999	TUC Conference, MCR/Comms		APTN for BBC
1999	Rugby World Cup, Sound Super		TVNZ
2000	Studio Supervisor		APTN
2000 - 2001	Studio Supervisor / Vision Eng		NOW TV / TWI
2000	Labour & Cons. Party Conf. MCR Engnieer		Millbank Studios for ITV Regions
2000	NATO IM2000, MCR Engnieer		Evolutions TV
2000 – 2001	TD & Sound Supervisor		Simply Money (Sky Digital)
2001 – 2005	Technical Manager & CAR Eng		Pinewood TV Studios
2001 – 2004 2001 – 2005	My Family, Technical Manager The Weakest Link – TM / VT Operator / Sound Supervisor		DLT Productions for BBC Pinewood TV Studios for BBC
2001 – 2005	Sound Guarantee Engineer		Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - CT OB’s / CTV for Celador
2002 – 2004 2005	Technical Director / Sound Sup Technical Manager		LBC London News G8 for Host Broadcaster, Feltech

REFERENCES		Available on request