Ramiro Valdes

Programmer/Web-Developer


LOCATION:

PHONE:

EMAIL:

Conroe, TX

(713) 259-3052

ramiv212@hotmail.com

HI!

I am an A/V/L Technician and System Designer with more than 10 years in the Audio Recording and Live Production space, and a freelance Web Developer and programmer. I am a fast learner with a passion for solving problems.

RESUME

Education

Houston Community College

AAS
Audio Recording

Experience

3Fold Studios - Recording Engineer

2011 - 2013
Facebook Page
Engineered music recording projects and production for studio clients
Handled troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of studio equipment

Wire Road Studios - Recording Engineer

2013 - 2016
wireroadstudios.com

• Engineered music recording projects and production for studio clients
• Handled troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of studio equipment
• Provided assistance for guest engineers of world-class clients on the inner workings and routing of the studios

Grace Community Church Woodlands - Audio Engineer/Media Tech

2013 - 2016
gracewoodlands.com
Ran FOH and monitor live sound for English and Spanish weekday, weekend and special services, and events both on and off location
Handled the troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of audio, video, lighting and general media related equipment
Prepared videos, songs, pictures, slideshows, and any other type of media to be ready for services and events
Prepared and programmed audio, video, lighting, live-streaming, translation or any other type of media-related equipment to be in good working order and ready for services and events
Ensured that any type of recorded or live media such as videos, audio for video and live-streaming were of high quality and did not fail
Planned, designed, and implemented routing, signal flow, and application for new or upgraded equipment, systems, and media related projects
Trained and managed a sizable group of media team and volunteers

Grace Community Church Woodlands - Tech Director

2016 - 2019
gracewoodlands.com
Ran FOH and monitor live sound for English and Spanish weekday, weekend and special services, and events both on and off location
Handled the troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of audio, video, lighting and general media related equipment
Prepared videos, songs, pictures, slideshows, and any other type of media to be ready for services and events
Prepared and programmed audio, video, lighting, live-streaming, translation or any other type of media-related equipment to be in good working order and ready for services and events
Ensured that any type of recorded or live media such as videos, audio for video and live-streaming were of high quality and did not fail
Planned, designed, and implemented routing, signal flow, and application for new or upgraded equipment, systems, and media related projects
Trained and managed a sizable group of media team and volunteers
Management of church website

Hope City Church - Central Video Engineer

2019 - 2021
hopecity.com
Managed and maintained the video and intercom equipment for a fully portable megachurch with a portable broadcast campus and three portable campuses
Managed and maintained an OB Truck as well as the equipment inside, and arranged the transport of truck every weekend to the venue
Led the load-in and load-out of the broadcast campus video equipment every weekend, as well as contributed heavily to the audio load-in
Assisted the additional campuses in the troubleshooting of video equipment during load-in every weekend
Led and trained the volunteers that operate the cameras, video switcher, CGs, shading, Resi, broadcast audio, etc. in the broadcast campus and additional campuses
Managed and monitored the simulcast of the worship service to the additional campuses and 5+ simultaneous online platforms, implemented contingency plans for the simulcast, and engineered a system for a church-wide worship merge during the last song of the services every weekend
Operated as Engineer in Charge for the central campus every weekend
Managed ISO and Program, and Clean feed recordings for several media outlets
Engineered additional video systems and elements for special events

ClearAVL Solutions - A/V/L Engineer/System Design Engineer

2018 - Present
clearavl.com
Substantially advanced the growth of the company by providing years of knowledge and expertise to tackle larger projects, clients and designs than the company had the ability to handle previously.
Design, Install and Commission A/V/L integration projects for venues and houses of worship
Provide training and customer support/repair for clients
Design portable Audio, Video, and Lighting systems for live corporate events, faith-based live events, live recordings and concerts around the country
Operate as FOH, L1, V1, Camera OP, or Video Engineer for said events

Freelance Web Developer

2021 - Present
Maintain and/or create websites for clients as a freelance contractor

Skills

HTML
CSS
Javascript
React
Python
Bootstrap

Other Skills

Node JS
Express JS
Flask
Flask-restful
SQLAlchemy
Sequelize
Git

Projects

E-commerce website for a skincare store and clinic.


This website was built for a client who had previously been using Wix, but was unhappy with the results they were getting. They wanted something better but they were adamant about still having full control over the ability to add or remove products, change prices, put items on sale or mark them as out of stock, etc.

This website is built on React, and uses ExpressJS to handle Stripe requests, query a MySQL database to get and set reviews, and handle the contact form functionality. Express is also used to forward routing requests to the React build. Prismic is used as a CRM to give the client full control over the inventory and parts of the info rendered on the page. Both React and Express query Prismic to get info on the products. It will be ready for production in a week or two.


USED STACK:
React
Express JS
Prismic
Sequelize
Bootstrap
Stripe
Old Website: www.luloconine.com
New website

HTML Chess (Remote)


This is a personal project that I had been working on to learn Javascript. My original intention was to create a chess game using HTML and Javascript (instead of using Canvas) without following a guide on how to do it. Once I had finished that project, I decided to challenge myself further by taking the local version of this game that I had created and turn it into a remote online game. This version is not 100% finished, so there are still a couple of bugs left to fix. But contract work has taken priority, until I have some free time to come back and finish debugging it. When you log in, you are put in a 'waiting' state until another player logs in and the game starts automatically. It is intended to be able to handle many instances of a game at the same time. The login system is not very nuanced at the moment so if you log in and accidentally get put into an instance of the game without the person that you wanted to play with, simply refresh the game and log in again. You may also test it using two separate browser tabs.


USED STACK:
HTML
CSS
Javascript
Express JS
Socket.io
chess.ramirovaldes.com

Automated PO Generator


I was commissioned to create a web app that woud be able to scan a PDF or image receipt and automatically generate a PDF of a purchase order, with as much information as possible that could be derived from the receipt file. The information that is derived from scanning the receipt includes the PO number, PO date, the person who made the purchase, the date of the purchase, the purchase total, the billing method, the address of the vendor, etc. It will also sign the PDF for the person making the purchase, and finally it will add the image or PDF of the receipt to the second page of the PO. This automation is intended to save the employers of the organization a lot of time and effort. Future plans are to use the Google Email API to send an image to an email, and have the server auto-generate and send the PO to the corresponding person. This will further increase productivity as it will enable for POs to be auto-generated and sent for recurring subscriptions and purchases. This project is in active development.


USED STACK:
HTML
CSS
Javascript
Python
Flask
pogenerator.ramirovaldes.com

Python Blackjack


This was another project that I challenged myself to make without following a guide when I was learning Python, limiting myself to only googling syntax. There are a few validation checks that need to be implemented but I moved on to other projects before touching up the details on this one. Press play on the iframe to run the program. If Safari does not work you may have to switch to Chrome.


USED STACK:
Python

Python Tic-Tac-Toe VS Computer


This was yet another project that I challenged myself to make without following a guide when I was learning Python, limiting myself to only googling syntax. The twist to this one is that I wanted to be able to play against the computer. Press play on the iframe to run the program. If Safari does not work you may have to switch to Chrome.


USED STACK:
Python

Personal CV Website


I decided to return to my roots and use Python to create my CV website, since I have been diving deep into React and Javascript lately. It could just have easily been a static site but I wanted to go back to coding Python for a little bit to try to keep my Python skills sharp. Coding in Python feels just as nice as I remember. Like riding a bike. The Flask server handles the contact form POST request, as well as some simple server-side form validation.


USED STACK:
HTML
CSS
Javascript
Python
Flask