Audio engineer, Protools editor, podcaster
Utrecht Area, Netherlands
- Current
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- Protools HD mixer/editor at Team Facilities
- Protools HD mixer/editor at Park Post/Team Facilities/Avi-Drome
- Podcaster at Sounds Good podcast
- Owner at 37Hz music and audio
- Past
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- Computer programmer at Rosenthal Engineering
- Project manager at Q-modus BV
- Web designer and technical lead at University Medical Center Groningen
- Web programmer at Health Innovation Forum
- Audio engineer at Musical instruments museum Vosbergen
- Trainer at DTS
- Computer programmer at Koninklijke Effatha Guyot Groep
- Computer Based Training developer at University of Groningen
- Computer programmer, designer at UMCG
- Software designer at Provid Hardware
- Consultant and computer programmer at TNO/KPN Research
- Producer, director, animator at UMCG
- Education
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- SAE - School of Audio Engineering
- Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten
- CAM
- K. ter Laan school
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Hens Zimmerman’s Summary
Protools HD mixer/editor, sound designer and post production audio engineer for television, theme channels and DVD's. A small section of the work I've done includes:
Afkicken
Bloot, Zweet en Banen
BNN commercials
City Folk (NPS)
De leugen regeert
Drie op reis
Get smarter in a week
Factor Giel
Help mijn man is klusser
Hof van Joosten
Honderd unieke radiospots voor Arboned
Is dat eigenlijk wel zo?
Jos Brink DVD
Kassa
Kassa 3 radio jingle
Kinderen geen bezwaar
Kinderen voor kinderen
Klasgenoten
Klokhuis
Mijn man kan niet dansen, 12 radio commercials
Mona commercial
Najib wordt wakker
Nieuwslicht
NPO Continuity
NPO Ouderjaarsklok
NPS Op de Bazaar
Premtime
Rabobank commercials
Remia commercial
Return to Sender
RTL Travel's hotlist
RTL Voetbal promo
Teringtubbies
Trailer Bloedbroeders
Trailer Hitte Harara
Trailer Skin
Trailer Wijster
Transavia in-flight commercial
TROS Radar
Try before you die perspresentatie
TV Moment van het jaar
Twee voor 12
Twinzz
Vals Plat
Vrije Radicalen
Vroege Vogels
Wij zijn de baas commercial
Zappsport
Zembla
Audio and video podcaster, see http://soundsgoodpodcast.com.
Electronic music composer and remixer, often played member of Podsafe Music Network.
School of Audio Engineering degree with Letter of Recommendation.
Member of Audio Engineering Society, no. 58140.
Hens Zimmerman’s Specialties:
Digital mixing and editing, podcast production, audio recording, sound design, music production for podcasts, computer programming.
Hens Zimmerman’s Experience
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Protools HD mixer/editor
Team Facilities
(Media Production industry)
2007 — Present (1 year)
We do post production for national Dutch television. My main task consists of Protools mixing and editing for television, theme channels and DVD productions. The company is equipped with several Protools HD systems.
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Protools HD mixer/editor
Park Post/Team Facilities/Avi-Drome
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Media Production industry)
March 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)
We do post production for national Dutch television. My main task consists of Protools mixing and editing for television, theme channels and DVD productions. The company is equipped with several Protools HD systems:
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Podcaster
Sounds Good podcast
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2006 — Present (2 years 5 months)
I host and produce my own very successful podcast called "Sounds Good" about audio engineering:
http://soundsgoodpodcast.com
Listed in all major podcast directories, with a new episode every two weeks, this podcast is gaining momentum at the speed of light. I receive tons of emails from listeners who enjoy the enhanced m4a format. "Sounds Good" is also a proud member of the Home Recording Network at:
http://homerecordingnetwork.com
I gave two lectures about producing podcasts at the School of Audio Engineering (SAE); Amsterdam (November 4, 2006) and Rotterdam (November 18, 2006). The Amsterdam lecture became episod #9 of the FeedBurner customer produced podcast:
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Owner
37Hz music and audio
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Music industry)
January 1983 — Present (26 years)
Producing, recording, mixing and editing music, jingles and sound effects using software such as Protools, Logic and Soundtrack Pro. I host and produce my own podcast about audio engineering at http://soundsgoodpodcast.com.
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Computer programmer
Rosenthal Engineering
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
November 2003 — March 2007 (3 years 5 months)
Programming of e-commerce job portal using PHP, MySQL, C++, XML, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
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Project manager
Q-modus BV
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Education Management industry)
June 2006 — March 2007 (10 months)
I'm a project manager for various projects currently in progress at Q-modus. Currently working on website design, podcasting and project management. For Dutch podcast page see: http://www.sparklingnorth.org/podcast/
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Web designer and technical lead
University Medical Center Groningen
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
May 2006 — March 2007 (11 months)
Currently working on implementing an interactive web based version of the traumatology guidelines for the UMCG surgery department, as well as adding a full metadata photo archive to the web using opensource technologies such as php, mysql, joomla and coppermine.
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Web programmer
Health Innovation Forum
(Media Production industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year)
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Audio engineer
Musical instruments museum Vosbergen
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)
April 2006 — November 2006 (8 months)
I created no less than 10 infrared guided tour cd's for the musical instruments museum in Eelde, The Netherlands. This included recording very strange but wonderful instruments and voice-overs with my portable Protools setup and mixing, editing and mastering at home on my Mac. This guided tour has created a huge gain in the efficiency of the museum, which can now more easily handle huge and parallel groups of visitors.
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Trainer
DTS
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
November 2001 — December 2002 (1 year 2 months)
Teaching C++ and InterBase programming to classes and individuals.
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Computer programmer
Koninklijke Effatha Guyot Groep
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2001 — December 2001 (1 year)
Programming of visual software for the hearing impaired
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Computer Based Training developer
University of Groningen
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
April 1997 — April 2001 (4 years 1 month)
Computer programmer. Photography and Adobe PhotoShop image compositing. Developing Computer Based Training (CBT) solutions for department of biology using C++, MySQL, Perl, ToolBook, Director and PhotoShop.
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Computer programmer, designer
UMCG
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
July 1999 — September 1999 (3 months)
Software, documentation and visual interface for Euricus III international intensive care project.
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Software designer
Provid Hardware
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
July 1994 — September 1994 (3 months)
Design and programming of interface for Pioneer LaserDisc recorder VDR-V1000p and representation at International Broadcast Convention 1994, RAI, Amsterdam.
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Consultant and computer programmer
TNO/KPN Research
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Services industry)
January 1992 — May 1992 (5 months)
Designing audiovisual possibilities for PTT Question Manager software (PTT is now called KPN).
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Producer, director, animator
UMCG
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
January 1991 — December 1991 (1 year)
Production, 2D and 3D animations and direction of international medical documentary "Shortening Osteotomy of the Femur" (available on both PAL and NTSC).
Hens Zimmerman’s Education
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SAE - School of Audio Engineering
96.47 out of 100 points!, Protools, Logic, SSL, Mackie, analog and digital audio theory, 2003 — 2003
Several band recordings and producing, mixing and editing of (electronic) music, jingles and stingers on digital and analog consoles.
Letter of recommendation:
http://37hz.net/letterhens.jpg- Activities and Societies:
- Jingles, protools, logic, ssl, mackie, band recordings, apple, mac, audio, sound
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Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten
AV/Multimedia, Audiovisual, multimedia, 1988 — 1994
Nederlandse Film- en Televisie Academie (HBO, bachelor’s degree, ISCED 5).
NFTVA- Activities and Societies:
- Production, sound, editing and title design for various audiovisual film and video productions, as well as design and programming of interactive multimedia programs. Internships at KPN Research and Combicolour Dutch Colour Centre.
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CAM
Diploma, Audio and video registration course, August 1987 — December 1987
- Activities and Societies:
- Audio and video registration basics, audio and video editing.
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K. ter Laan school
Additional Information
Hens Zimmerman’s Websites:
Hens Zimmerman’s Interests:
Podcasting, audio engineering, electronic music, tech and gadget news, cooking.
Hens Zimmerman’s Groups:
Proud member of the Home Recording Network at http://www.homerecordingnetwork.com.
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Podcasting Technology Resource Group
Hens Zimmerman’s Honors:
My lecture about podcasting in the School of Audio Engineering Amsterdam (November 4, 2006) is episode 9 of the FeedBurner customer produced podcast at http://blogs.feedburner.com/podcast/.
Special reward by University of Groningen (RuG FWN/KVI) for technical support and advice concerning Computer Based Training (CBT) applications, January 27, 2000.
Letter of recommendation from School of Audio Engineering (SAE), http://37hz.net/letterhens.jpg
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