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                                                  Erik Hardtle
 
                                                  213 Selover Ave, New Bern, NC  28560                        (252) 633-2988
 
    EDUCATION          University of Toledo, Ohio
                                                     College of Arts & Sciences
                                                     Communication Major with a Minor in Advertising & Promotional Marketing. 
                                                     Graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in June 1991.
                                                     
                                          Boy Scouts Of America, Troop 259
                                                     Earned the Eagle Scout Award.
                                                     Positions held:  Treasurer, Senior Patrol Leader, and Assistant Scoutmaster.
 
   EXPERIENCE         WCTI TV 12  (ABC Affiliate)
                                                     July 1992 - Present
                                          Operations Manager
                                                     ~ Responsible for Newscast production, Commercial production and Master
                                                        Control Operations.
                                                     ~ Responsible for writing, shooting and editing of all commercial production.
                                                     ~ Responsible for the technical planning and implementation of the Cystic 
                                                         Fibrosis Telethon , a week long food drive, the stations presence at
                                                         various festivals, and other live news and promotional events.         
                                                     ~ Webmaster/Designer for station website www.wcti12.com .
                                                     ~ Steady-cam Operator

                                                               Additional Experience
                                                               ~ Graphic artist/animator for weather, news, promotion and commercial projects.
                                                               ~ Facilitated design, implementation & building of several news sets.
                                                               ~ Technical Director for all newscasts and commercial production.
                                                               ~ Character Generator operator and system manager. Automated CG systems for
                                                                         use with the newsroom computer.
                                                               ~ Non-linear editor for the AVID Adrenaline System and the
                                                                  AVID Media Composer 1000.  System manager for hardware and 
                                                                  software changes and updates.
                                                               ~ System Administrator for Election, Closings, and the entire Newsroom system. 
                                                               ~ Operate and maintain ENG & SNG trucks.
                                                               ~ Administrator for several IT systems station wide.
 
                                                  Past Positions:
                                                     CG Operator, Audio Operator, Graphic Artist, Technical Director, Commercial
                                                     Videographer & Editor (linear/non-linear), ENG & SNG Operator, 
                                                     Promotion Assistant,   Promotion Manager, Production Manager.
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCE:
                                                     AVID Adrenaline, AVID Media Composer 1000, Pinnacle Reel-Time (Premiere),
                                                     and the IMIX Video Cube Non-Linear Editing Systems.
                                                     Grass Valley Group 300 & Echolab 9000 Switchers.
                                                     Inca, Chyron and Dubner Character Generators.
                                                     Wheatstone Audio Boards.
                                                     Abekas and Aladdin DVE Systems.
                                                     Leitch Still Store, Kavouras Art Paint, Topas Animation system.
                                                     DVC Pro, Beta, Hi 8, 3/4” editing systems and cameras.
                                                     ENG truck operations.
                                                     Satellite (SNG) truck uplink/downlink operator.
                                          
                                                  
 
 
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