About Bryan D.
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Owner & Operator
Jan, 2000 - Presenthttp://www.turningpointmusic.net/
- Owner & Operator of Audio Production facility - Mastering Credits include: Galactic Reign Video Game Soundtrack, Crimson Dragon Video Game Soundtrack, a Virus Named Tom Video Game Soundtrack, Sunset Overdrive Video Game Soundtrack, the Tumbleweed Wanderers, Lia Rose, JUS, Birds Over Arkansas, Scott Haskitt, SAPTA and many more. - Guitar Credits include Halo Anniversary and Iron Man II Video Games - Expertise in production, recording, mixing, mastering and fretted instruments Deep knowledge of contemporary music production techniques - Certified Pro Tools Expert, Mastery of SoundBlade, Universal Audio, MCDSP and a wide variety of third-party plug-ins - Disciplined practicing musician and composer
Director of Education / Senior Instructor
Mar, 2006 - Mar, 2016Pyramind, Inc
- Responsible for entirety of Pyramind ground campus admissions and sales - Increased Pyramind Training annual ground campus revenue from 1.2 to 1.9 million from 2012 - 2015 - Personally interviewed and assessed all applicants to the school - Worked with applicants to evaluate their backgrounds and determine the right program to meet their goals - Created all funding plans and evaluated credit applications of potential students - Tracked all monthly payments and worked with Pyramind accounting to address delinquencies Proactively created and maintained cash flow analysis spreadsheets for Pyramind ground campus receivables - Responsible for training of Admissions Coordinator and delegation tasks - Solely responsible for pursuing and attaining Veterans Administration approval & funding for Pyramind Training (earning over $500k in additional revenue since 2012) - Responsible for school recertification with government agencies including SEVIS (Student & Exchange Visitor Information System), the BPPE (Bureau for Private Post Secondary Education), California State Approving Agency and the Veteran’s Association. - Pro-actively created and maintained Pyramind Training’s printed course catalog - Extremely active in curriculum and new class development - Active in teacher evaluation and new hires to the training team - Sales team leader and primary communicator with all new student applicants - Responsible for invoicing of all students - Taught 2-4 classes per week as Senior Instructor in Mixing & Mastering & Pro Tools - Instructor for Pro Tools Online 101 and 110 classes - Mixing & Mastering Engineer and guitar talent for Pyramind Studios
Private Guitar Instructor
Jan, 1995 - Jan, 2005Bryan D. Guitar Lessons
- Taught 4-12 students per week in private guitar & music theory instruction - Primary focus: rock, blues, metal and folk guitar
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and Public Relations, Minor in Psychology
Jan, 1995 - Aug, 1999Pennsylvania State University
Audio Production Certificate
Jan, 2006 - Jun, 2006Pyramind, Inc
Certifications
Pro Tools Expert, Pro Tools Operator Music, Pro Tools Operator Post
Aug, 2007Avid
I have literally dozens of Pro Tools certifications including Expert, Operator Music, Operator Post and User across many, many versions over many years.
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English
Native Proficiency
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