Daniel James Higgins

Corporate Audio Visual Technician

Motivated with a successful history of working as an audiovisual technician.  Outstanding attention to detail through collaborating and delivering powerful, effective industry proven results. Demonstrated ability to provide the highest caliber audiovisual technology support.

Audiovisual Technology | Privacy and Security for Protected Information | PC and iOS | Projection Systems | Display Devices | Crestron Control Systems | Switching, Routing, and Interfacing Technology | Videoconferencing and Audio Conferencing Technologies | Adobe Premiere | Time Management |  Customer Service

Experience

AVFX, Woburn, MA                                                                                                   2024

Audiovisual Technician, Video Engineer Assist

• Work on a team of technicians performing corporate live event audiovisual support.
• Assist with builds and breakdowns of complex video, audio, lighting, and rigging systems.
• Provide onsite audiovisual live event support across a myriad of venues.

Tufts University, Medford, MA                                                                                   2023 - 2024

Associate Audiovisual Installation and Support Specialist, Technology Services

• Record, distribute, and edit classroom content across the entire University.
• Operations and Support for all digital media and video content.
• 24/7, 365 on-call University wide technology support.
• Break/Fix audiovisual technologies for all classroom and academic spaces.
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Tufts University retains.

Encore Global, Cambridge, MA                                                                      2022 - 2023

Event Technician, Audio Visual

• Assist in the equipment setups for video recording live events.
• Work with innovative and cutting-edge technology on a daily basis.
• Ensure that each event is flawlessly executed, and work with the rest of the team to setup and strike down each event in a timely manner.
• Establish a positive relationship with each of our clients.

Daniel James Films, Newton, MA                                                              2007 - Present

Video Editor

• Multimedia Post Production, Video Editing, Digital Media Production, Content Creation.
• Freelance Production and Post Production Assistant across clients, companies, and affiliates.

Hunt’s Photo and Video, Cambridge, MA                                                              2021 - 2022

Photo and Video Sales Consultant

• Study equipment, manufacturers, and post production methods for image and video editing.
• Managed sales, customer service, operated AV equipment, provided troubleshooting with AV technologies, and technical support in the sale of digital video, audio, and photography equipment.
• Researched equipment software, hardware, and emerging technologies.
• Process orders, prepare items for shipment, and pack products into shipping containers according to established procedures.
• Communicate with customers regarding delivery status and resolve any issues that may arise during the fulfillment process.
• Maintain a high level of attention to detail while performing job duties in order to ensure accuracy and quality of work, while utilizing excellent time management.

Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Somerville, MA                                2018 - 2019

Video Conference Engineer

• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Mass General Brigham retains.
• Video edit content and distribute it across a private network platform for Harvard Medical students.
• Experience filming, editing, and digital publishing of video content for clinical, educational, and administrative teams across the Partners Healthcare system.
• Managed recording and livestreaming of meetings and events working regularly with laptops, projectors, and video conferencing equipment.
• Collaborated with the digital media team scheduling calendar events for recording and livestreaming purposes.

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA                                                                2017 - 2018

Media Technician

• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Harvard University retains.
• Video edit classroom content and upload onto Canvas for student viewing.
• Managed recording and livestreaming of classes, meetings, and events.  
• Supported, maintained, and provided troubleshooting with portable video equipment and project inventories.  
• Assisted in the production, filming, editing, and digital publishing of video content for various departments across Harvard University.
• Provided audiovisual and information technology support directly to faculty, staff, and students.

Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge MA                                                        2013 - 2014

Communications Intern

• Video edit content for digital distribution for the Harvard Kennedy School.
• Assisted in the recording, livestreaming, editing, and digital publishing of video content for the Belfer Center for Science and International Relations.

University of Pennsylvania, Cambridge MA                                                        2010 - 2012

Video Editor, Production Assistant

• Video edit and digitally distribute content for the Graduate School of Education students.
• Assist in production and post production processes.
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that the University of Pennsylvania retains.

Education

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA                                        

Bachelor of Arts in Cinema Studies