Multi-Media Specialist at General Dynamics Information Technology
Greater Seattle Area
- Current
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- Multi-Media Specialist at General Dynamics Information Technology
- Past
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- Director / Producer / Owner at EXTRA LARGE EGGS
- Multimedia Producer at Northwest Media Management LLC
- Series Director at XCC-TV
- Freelance Motion Graphics Artist at Paget Films
- Associate Producer - Editor at EVI Digital Media (Sole Proprietorship)
- Freelance Director / Crew Member at Sensa Networks
- Graphic Artist at TCI Media Services
- Production Technician / Technical Director at TCI Corporate - Communications and Policy Planning
- Master Control Operator at TCI - National Digital Television Center
- Vice-President at Topsy Turvy Inc.
- Master Control Operator at WUTV
- Promoter and Manager: the tails at Bungo Productions
- Producer at W58AV Citizens Television Systems
- Education
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- Michigan State University
- Kenmore West
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Ron Eggleton’s Summary
My true strengths are working collaboratively with small crews as director or crew member developing stories with practical solutions for making them work in a timely and cost effective manner. I love synergy, and I know I'm hitting on all cylinders when I'm passionate about a topic, though my normal state is "enthusiastic." Mix that with an insatiable curiosity, and you'll see how I'm developing a vast arcane knowledge which I utilize to maximize the effectiveness of video presentations.
2009 is my 22nd year working full time in television, and I've had the honor of working on many different levels and in different regions of the US. About half of my career has been spent as a freelancer or business owner.
As a student employee at WKAR TV, the PBS station on campus at Michigan State, I was identified as the student assigned to engineering- probably because I took electric shop in high school and fixed all my friends' guitar cables.
This immediately exposed me to the wondrous world of equipment, and I just can't tell you how many times I've been able to recall the joy of running 2" helical carts on a 22 position belt- the famed TCR - another RCA turnkey gem in my days at WUTV.
My main edit platform has been Final Cut Pro since 2003, having followed Adobe Premiere through version 6.5, and now picked it up again in CS4. Before mac, I worked on Amigas 1000-4000. I bought my first VIC20 in 1982 which captured my imagination and sealed my fate in computer graphics.
Since my very first grade-school-age newscasts, recorded on my tape recorder in the late 70s, I knew that I was destined to work in some sort of media as a career. I still find myself speaking into a mic from time to time either to voice a commercial or lay in a scratch track.
Ron Eggleton’s Specialties:
I'm a "beginning to end" producer/director.
Message development, writing and conceptualization.
Deep production experience covering many varied situations- mostly small format.
Motion graphics, design and animation
Editing, audio sweetening
Compression, encoding, authoring.
Ron Eggleton’s Experience
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Multi-Media Specialist
General Dynamics Information Technology
(Public Company; GD; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2009 — Present (6 months)
I am part of a small team that operates a multi-use television studio at Fort Lewis, WA located in the Battle Command Training Center (BCTC). As part of the Leader Development Team, I take part in the development and creation of a variety of multi-media training products. Currently, our largest project is an ongoing interview series with Army personnel recently returning from deployments in Iraq. The programs are used for internal training and educational purposes.
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Director / Producer / Owner
EXTRA LARGE EGGS
(Broadcast Media industry)
June 2001 — April 2009 (7 years 11 months)
For 8 years, EXTRA LARGE EGGS helped businesses grow and organizations meet their goals. My high-tech boutique atmosphere allowed me to scale local and national crews to each project. I still have an edit suite and a funky meeting space in my downtown Olympia office, though XLE is no longer my full time job.
Besides video production, I've set up nearly a dozen Wordpress sites and I actively manage several now that include ecommerce, forms and discussion forums.
As a freelancer, I've done motions graphics, writing and directing on projects by such names as Martha Stewart Crafts, EK Success, Food Services of America, International Channel, Shine Limited and I've had credited positions for programs on HBO, BRAVO UK, TRIO, PBS, York Home Video and many more. -
Multimedia Producer
Northwest Media Management LLC
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 2002 — February 2009 (6 years 8 months)
Northwest Media Management is a growing local advertising and marketing agency with a positive outlook on the future. It was always my pleasure to contract with these experienced professionals, and was thrilled to have been working there full time.
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Series Director
XCC-TV
(Broadcast Media industry)
June 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 4 months)
XCC-TV is an MMA (mixed martial arts- like the UFC) fighting series. The program is created by Xtreme Cage Combat, a Northwest US event series promoter.
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Freelance Motion Graphics Artist
Paget Films
(Media Production industry)
1998 — June 2008 (10 years)
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Associate Producer - Editor
EVI Digital Media (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
June 2001 — June 2008 (7 years 1 month)
EVI DIGITAL MEDIA in Federal Way, Washington is a fast-paced high output commercial production firm for which I do post-production and editing for the main producer, and produce many projects myself. Principal, Michael Dziak (silent D) and I have worked together since 1996 and continue our freelance association today.
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Freelance Director / Crew Member
Sensa Networks
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
2005 — July 2007 (2 years)
Sensa trained whole salesforces for corporate clients on their private video courseware network. I wrote and directed training content for them.
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Graphic Artist
TCI Media Services
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 1996 — June 2001 (4 years 8 months)
OLYMPIA, WA
Migrating from a corporate headquarter position in Denver to a local commercial facility in Olympia, I was struck by how much more experience and talent was present in this organization than I had anticipated. Hitting tight deadlines and pushing equipment to its outer edges of capability, I learned a ton about design aesthetics, sales and marketing while developing confidence and "chops" in Photoshop, After Effects and a couple different 3D programs. -
Production Technician / Technical Director
TCI Corporate - Communications and Policy Planning
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
1995 — November 1996 (1 year)
DENVER, CO
TCI-TV was a company wide internal news and information network fed by satellite into TCI offices around the country. In addition to a daily industry newscast, we produced shows to train employees, interactively solve budgeting problems, host sales incentive programs and launch new products. In addition, the department worked with networks to produce live programs that supported high-profile pay-per-view broadcasts including several heavyweight boxing matches. -
Master Control Operator
TCI - National Digital Television Center
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
1994 — 1995 (1 year)
Operated program signals for multiple national cablecasts
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Vice-President
Topsy Turvy Inc.
(Privately Held; Media Production industry)
August 1992 — July 1994 (2 years)
BUFFALO, NY
Topsy Turvy was a band of video artists who created and delivered ambient multimedia material to night clubs via a closed circuit sneaker net. The system was advertiser supported and customized for each location with internal promotions messages. Topsy Turvy also produced the first broadcast commercials to air in the US specifically promoting AIDS testing. -
Master Control Operator
WUTV
(Broadcast Media industry)
October 1990 — March 1993 (2 years 6 months)
BUFFALO, NY
I was the prime time Master Control Operator which included many live Buffalo Sabres broadcasts. -
Promoter and Manager: the tails
Bungo Productions
(Media Production industry)
1987 — 1992 (5 years)
Managed rock band "the tails." Booked shows around Northeastern US, coordinated production and sales of cassette and cd releases, represented group to media, record companies and booking agents.
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Producer
W58AV Citizens Television Systems
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
September 1989 — October 1990 (1 year 2 months)
BUFFALO, NY
I produced commercials and shows for this low power UHF station owned by Ralph Nader. We also produced a local dance show, cooking show and broadcast Buffalo City Council and school board meetings. We had a small, hard-working crew with great local management. I also made cold calls to local businesses to sell advertising, operated master control and trained student interns.
Ron Eggleton’s Education
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Michigan State University
B.A. , Telecommunications , 1985 — 1989
- Activities and Societies:
- Crew: The Ron Mason Show- MSU's Hockey Coach -Regional Cable Show
Studio Supervisor: Worked in Student Audio Lab
EFP: Independent Study with 2 Journalism students
Kappa Sigma Fraternity - Delta-Psi Chapter
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Kenmore West
Regents Diploma , 1981 — 1985
- Activities and Societies:
- Marching band, concert band, jazz ensemble, Olympics of the Mind
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