Mike Kuehn

Job Seeker, Web & Audio Wizard

Skills

• Creating clean, efficient and valid web code in a plain text editor: XHTML, CSS3, PHP, Javascript / jQuery, SVG
• Designing for screen and print using Adobe CS5 (Photoshop / Illustrator / Flash / Dreamweaver), Xara
• Installing and theming WordPress, Magento, Stacey App, Indexhibit, and other content management systems
• Integrating with hosted services through the Javascript API – YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Twitter, etc
• Computing proficiency cross-platform (Windows / Mac / Linux), and typing speed over 100 WPM
• Expert-level audio production and editing in Nuendo, Sonar, Live, ProTools and other DAWs

Experience

Metatecture, Toronto

Web Developer (2011-present)

• Creating and maintaining WordPress, Magento websites, hand-coding application-specific themes for each
• Working directly with clients as well as in-house graphic designer to deliver projects on tight timelines
• Assisting in UI design for interactive computer vision installations

Unichord Mastering & Mixing, Toronto

Owner, Engineer (2009-2010)

• Mastered, mixed dozens of albums – including a Polaris nominee, as well as short films and film scores
• Developed an experimental multitouch controller application for audio manipulation
  – Built a working multitouch display, the PureData / GEM program, and control templates for Nuendo
• Designed studio furniture (mastering console, touchscreen, diffusor, bass traps, ‘hush box’) in SketchUp
• Created SVG logo, studio website with file upload, designed print materials

Sleepytown Sound, Scarborough

Co-Owner, Recording Engineer (2006-2009)

• Recorded and mixed 100s of records for indies, international label clients such as Arts & Crafts, Warp, XL
• Designed and built two effective studio websites, print advertisements
• Online marketing through direct communication with our client base on myspace, stillepost, email, etc

Adventures in Oddysey, Colorado Springs & Los Angeles

Junior Audio Engineer (2005)

• Assisted in foley recording, sound design, editing, and mix for a high-production children’s radio drama
• Recorded and edited popular Hollywood voice actors
• Updated and maintained a multi-terabyte, fiber-optic networked sound effects server

Education

Carleton University – studied English and Linguistics (2004-2006)
Bell High School – OAC, OSSD and honors (1998-2003)