EDGAR MIGUEL VILLA-CHAVEZ

1961 Wheaton Ave., Claremont California 91711 • 650-690-4458 (C) • evilla2013@gmail.com

Professional Development/Experience

TELEVISION SKILLS

Pegasus Communications, Santa Anita — Freelance Camera Operator  Bilingual / Spanish Native Speaker
October 2017  Adobe Premiere Pro
Operated two different cameras during live horse races in order to capture clean images to
 Adobe Encore
help judges with scoring the races and to maintain a level of clarity for live entertainment;
held responsibility for knowing which recording camera to transfer over to and operate after  Adobe Audition
each event for the three types of races (hill race, turf race and dirt race) and captured the
best angle of jockeys/horses as they came out, pranced around for audience and completed  Final Cut Pro
the race.
 Social Media Applications:
MidPen Media Center, Palo Alto — Production Assistant (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
Summer 2017  Project Management
Taught Midpen Media summer campers set-up and operation of Sony DXC – 327B;  Team Management
Execution of television trailer/truck functions including directing, replay machine, sound
board, graphics, and led production efforts for operation of announcing table and supplies,  Communication Skills
including live productions later in the year for high school sports games and shows with the
Midpen Media Center.  Collaborative Nature
 Creative Spirit
LVTV, University of La Verne — Camera Operator
September 2015 – May 2017
 Led set up and operation of Panasonic AG - HMC80 HD Camcorders; REFERENCES
 Operated equipment for live recorded broadcasts of sporting events and concerts
 in the surrounding community of La Verne for LVTV-3 and KWST Television. Sarah Bennett Midpen Media Center
 Manager of Sports Department & Studio Tech
(650) 494-8686
LVTV, University of La Verne — Multi-Camera Productions
February 2017 - June 2017 Jesse Norfleet Midpen Media Center
Youth & Community Engagement Manager
Utilized operating skills to produce and direct live events and concerts. Completed full (650) 494-8686 ext. 28
shows through pre-production, production and post-production for live playback for LVTV-
3 and KWST Television.
Scott Essman University of La Verne
Television Professor
Facebook Academy IT Tech Y1&Y2, Menlo Park — Events Production Team
(626) 664-3027
Summer 2012 - Summer 2013
Assisted and Mentored Facebook Academy students in working with the
Events/Audio/Vision team. Set up and performed pre production tasks of cameras and audio
systems to produce live team meetings to keep the Facebook Employee community up to
date on news. Performed logistics and help desk services in gathering equipment for
Facebook employee usage. Produced and edited independent film associated with
Facebook. Performed other office tasks for supervisors.

EDUCATION
University of La Verne, La Verne, California — Bachelor of Arts Television
Broadcasting
Fall 2013 – Spring 2018
EDGAR MIGUEL VILLA-CHAVEZ
1961 Wheaton Ave., Claremont California 91711 • 650-690-4458 (C) • evilla2013@gmail.com