Mike Butler

Current

founder at mikebutlermedia.com

Past

production media contractor at Sikorsky Aircraft
multimedia producer at Allied Domecq

Education

Quinnipiac University - School of Business

Recommended

20 people have recommended Mike

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Media Production

Websites

My Website

Mike Butler’s Summary

Strong experience in visual communication for business and education. Effective organizational and analytic skills. Highly fluent and productive in the key software packages used in graphic design and production; extensive knowledge of presentation graphics. Experienced in 4-color process and electronic pre-press preparation, imagesetting and proofing; audio-visual presentation and video post-production; marketing, writing and training.

A creative problem-solver and a disciplined professional capable of handling a broad range of projects.

Mike Butler’s Specialties:

Founded and equipped a desktop publishing business and grew it into a multimedia communications and entertainment production resource; designed and produced advertising, catalogs, magazines, business identity; provided proofreading/editorial support; proficient in the most popular Mac and Windows applications.

Served as producer for major corporate meetings; assisted video producers in on-location calls; performed voice-overs; conducted creative research; created special music productions

Mike Butler’s Experience

founder

mikebutlermedia.com

(Media Production industry)

1991 — Present (18 years)

www.mikebutlermedia.com • images for industry.
New England • New York • USA.
Audio-Video Production, Presentation Services, Marketing Support, Creative Research, Graphic Design, Photography
production media contractor

Sikorsky Aircraft

(Media Production industry)

2004 — 2008 (4 years)

Produced graphics for $6.1 billion VXX (Marine One helicopter for President of the United States) proposal and for $10 billion CSAR-X (US Air Force Combat Search and Rescue) proposal, created the official logo for the project

Created and operated portable Sound Reinforcement system for company events, saving the company $1400/day in rental fees
multimedia producer

Allied Domecq

(Consumer Goods industry)

1997 — 2004 (7 years)

Launched from scratch an in-house creative and media services department; specified, implemented and operated all computer and audio-visual equipment; formulated plan for expansion of department and moved projects in-house that had been formerly furnished by outside agencies, recruited design and production talent and worked with procurement teams and print vendors

Produced and photo-edited custom photography for all purposes in print and other media; introduced in-house video production capabilities including electronic newsgathering and post-production, digital and analog editing and duplication, extensive travel and field work

Served as in-house production company on major national sales meetings and related corporate-theater events including full responsibility for sound reinforcement and lighting, I-Mag projection and video recording, presentation graphics and video playback, direction and stage management, teleprompting and special effects; saved over $100,000 in one event