Steve Uzochukwu, Vision Engineer: CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Stephen Uzochukwu
Address: Maidstone, Kent.
TEL: (01622) 736219 (Ansaphone) FAX: 01622 739219 MOBILE: 07973 713120 E-mail:
SKILLS
· Vision Controller and Lighting Engineer: Vision control in L.E., Drama, Variety and Game Show environment (see credits list). OB Engineering and Vision. Ultimatte Special Effects. Lighting and Vision operations in a news and sports studio including responsibility for maintaining and re-lighting fixed rig remote sites.
· Studio Supervisor/Technical Director/Studio Manager/Technical Operations Co-ordinator: Supervision of technical operators and studio operations. Scheduling of maintenance and technical planning of "one off" studio productions.
· Maintenance and Guarantee Engineer: Installation, alignment and repair of a wide range of electronic equipment.
· Computer Systems Support: Windows 95/98/NT, DOS, UNIX/Linux, and Basys/I-News.
· Trainer, Teacher and Coach: Some teaching in aviation sports, mostly in the fields of Flight Theory and Air Law.
CREDITS
Vision Control on:
Ready, Steady, Cook!, Watchdog, Eastenders, Pop Idol Extra, Friends Like These, Art Attack (including International Versions for Buena Vista), Win Beadle's Money, Time Team, Food and Drink, Brilliant Creatures, Tool Time, Family Affairs, The Heat is On!, It’s a Mystery, 100%, Five’s Company, Whittle, Wizadora, Professor Bubble, Havakazoo!, Sale of the Century (97), WOW, ZZZAP!, Toon Room, Tiny TCC, TeleGantic MegaVision, Terror Towers, Roll With It!, The Very Famous Paul Ross Show, What's Up, Doc?, 5 Alive, Catchphrase, No.73, Motormouth, Worldwise, Concentration, The Pyramid Game, Twenty Years On, Do It, Hodson Confidential, Finders Keepers, Hitman, Panic Station & Fraggle Rock.
Vision Supervisor on Question Time, Sky Basketball, UK Live [FIP] and World League of American Football.
Technical Operations Co-ordinator and Studio Supervisor on: Challenge TV, Fingertips, International Art Attack,
Ready, Steady, Cook!, ZZZAP! and CNBC European Money Wheel.
Ultimatte on:
Dramarama, Concentration.
Lighting:
Show reel of bands lit for Carlton/LWT After 5 including Three Degrees, Status Quo, Let Loose and Larry Adler. Lighting Director at ITN on ITV/C4 News.
Broadcast Maintenance Engineering: Worked for BBC Northern Ireland, Flextech, Family Channel and London News Network.
I have been freelance for the last 7 years and can cover all the fields of expertise listed above, but specialise in Studio and OB Vision Engineering.
MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS
Very basic French, Spanish and German. Full driving licence for cars and motorcycles.