MICHAEL ROBERT KALEMBER

 

Email Address                     : michael@busybug.com

Nationality                           : US Citizen / Singapore PR

Educational Background

Qualification                        : Bachelor of Music Degree (Music Production & Engineering)

Institute / University             : Berklee College of Music, Boston MA - United States

Courses & Seminars

á       1992 SSL ScreenSound Operational Training by Vendor (5 day course)

á       1995 Advertising With Soul - Dick Orkins Radio Ranch (1 day seminar)

á       1995 Update on Communications Technology - AMIC (2 day seminar)

á       1995 Multimedia & Online Publishing Seminar (in Hong Kong - 3 days)

á       1997-1999 Various Management Courses & Seminars

á       2001 Presentation Skills - Allan Parker Peak Performance (3 day Workshop)

Skills & Expertise Summary

Digital Audio & Video / Electronic Music / Multimedia / Graphics / Web Design & Programming /
IP Networking / IT Training / Database Design & Development / Radio Copywriting.

Business Management Experience / Strong Administration Skills / Trouble-shooting Ability / Customer Service Mentality / Marketing Insight / Sales Experience, and a lot of Street Smarts. 
Can contribute on all levels and can provide many good and creative or innovative ideas.

 

Employment History

FEB 2008 – APR 2010 ¥ Creative Producer, SAFRA Radio

Work Description:  Wrote and produced over 400 radio-advertisements. Responsible for production of all Chinese & English spots as Producer, Recording Engineer, Editor, Mix Engineer and often Voice-Artiste.  Responsible for directing voice-actors, choosing music and sound effects, editing & mixing audio.

 

JAN 2005 – FEB 2008 ¥ Sole Proprietor, Busybug Creative Services (S) Pte. Ltd.

Work Description: Set-up a company for creative work: Website Design & Development, Multimedia Programming, Graphic Design, Music Production, Teaching, Voice-over work, and IT-Services.

 

JAN 2002 – DEC 2004 ¥ Learning and Development Consultant, iLearn Solutions (S) Pte. Ltd.

Work Description: Developed courseware, set-up computer labs, hardware, and software, managed and trained a team of Associate Trainers, and conducted music lessons in Singapore schools (P2 to JC level).


APR 2001 – NOV 2001 ¥ Sales & Marketing Manager (Digital-AV Solutions), Para-Di (S) Pte. Ltd.

Work Description: Sales consultant and specialist for Digidesign ProTools TDM systems, installation & operation. Consult, quote, bid for tenders, purchase, on-site configuration, installation, support & training,

 

NOV 2000 – MAR 2001, Creative Director, Adroit Innovations Ltd.

Work Description: Planning, business development, and website production. Creative Services head leading a team of 8 Designers, 4 Developers, and 3 information Architects, to revise portfolio.

AUG 1991 – OCT 2000 ¥ (Various Positions Held), Media Corp Singapore

1999-2000 Multimedia Specialist / Systems Engineer, Mediacorp Interactive (MCI):

Prototyped, Installed, configured, customized, tested and recommended various network tools. Included chat server, bulletin board, search engine, pop-mail, etc. Developed VB applications, and coded Active Server Pages. Included a complete revamp of E-commerce application V-shop. Wrote a 3-tier Job-request data suite, integrating browser, system tray, & MS Access client.

1995-1999 Multimedia Specialist / Webmaster, Mediacorp - Radio (RCS)

Served on various committees including National DAB Committee. Conceptualized and developed the broadband application ÒRadiowaveÓ with EDB funding. Built and managed the internet-network infrastructure to support RCS going online. Webmaster for all of RCS web-related services. Develop, maintain, upgrade and support stations & departments, for Internet. Designed corporate sites for 93.3FM, Class95 FM, OneFM, Ria, and the DAB information website.

1994-1995 Studio Production Manager, Mediacorp - Radio Creative Services –

Produced corporate trailers, jingles and spots, helped to set corporate direction & tone. Design and manage facilities. Led the production team. Developed project tracking / studio-booking database. Wrote, produced and engineered radio commercials, promos, stingers & sweepers. Performed as voice artiste, musician. Composed music jingles and original music beds. Set-up OMO studio facilities and trained Radio Producers (Deejays) on Digital Audio Production techniques. Drafted and implemented a set of best practices.

1991-1994 Senior Soundman, Mediacorp - Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)

Live sound for broadcast & studio recording, ran multi-track studio sessions & mixing, spearheaded digital audio production for Radio. NDP Audio Supervisor (Õ92), and Mix Engineer for Radio (Õ94)

Additional Singapore Work Experience

1991 – Present (BusyBug Creative Services) My Freelance Business

2002 – 2008 ¥ Part-time Guitar Teacher, Greenridge Music School

2005 – 2007 ¥ Freelance Trainer (Music IT), Mastereign Enrichment

2002 – (1sem) ¥ Part Time Lecturer, Nanyang Polytechnic

1991 – (May-August) ¥ Chief Instructor Computer Music – City Music School

 

Audio / Video / Music Production Expertise

-  ProTools Saavy:  Usage, Installation, Configuration, and Support

-  Music Production: Logic, Garage Band, Acid Pro, Cubase, Cakewalk, Digital Performer

- Live broadcast, 2, 4, 8, 24-track analog, Digital Recording & Non-linear Editing

- Music Production, AV Post-production, Record Production, Music Tracking, Mixing, Mastering

- Signal-flow, Acoustics and Simple Electronics knowledge

- Video Production: Apple Final Cut Pro Suite, Adobe Premiere

- Stage lighting, LCD Projectors / Panels, Video-conferencing Cameras & Software

IT / Networking Expertise

- Win/ Mac Networking - Installation, Configuration, Security, Administration, Troubleshooting, Maintenance

- Understand TCP/IP & Ethernet Networking  - Routing, DNS, SSL, Certificates, Firewalls, VPN, Etc.

- General Understanding of Infrastructure - Servers, Hubs, Routers, Switches

- General PC & Macintosh Hardware Knowledge - Set-up, Installation, Maintenance, Troubleshooting

- Mail, Chat, Forum / BBS, Search Tools, Etc., Streaming Media servers, CGI, FTP, Etc.

Design / Development Expertise

- Dreamweaver, Joomla, HTML

- Photoshop, Macromedia Director, Acrobat

- Illustrator, Freehand, In-Design, Page-maker

- MS Access:  Interface / Application and VB coding for Database Development.

-  Familiar with File Maker Pro, MSSQL Server, MSExcel, MSVisio, MSOffice, MSPublisher

- Languages: Visual Basic (VBScript), SQL, Director Lingo

Music & Talent Expertise

- Play & Teach Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano (used to play Saxophone)

- Music Composition, Arranging, Orchestration, Notation, MIDI Sequencing

- Music Education: Classroom and Private Tuition

- Voice-over Artiste / Voice-Actor