Dedra Bonner
Rex
Summary
Professional broadcast operations specialist with robust expertise in managing and overseeing live and recorded television and radio programming. Skilled in operating and troubleshooting broadcast equipment, ensuring high-quality transmission. Strong focus on team collaboration, adaptability, and achieving results. Known for reliability and effective response to changing needs, ensuring smooth and flawless broadcasts.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Master Control Operator
Encompass Digital Media Inc.
Atlanta, GA
08.2023 - Current
- Operated broadcast equipment, ensuring optimal signal quality and transmission reliability.
- Monitored live feeds, identifying and resolving technical issues in real-time.
- Coordinated programming schedules, aligning content delivery with network requirements.
- Maintained logs of on-air activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
Tax Preparer
Quick Tax Return
Stone Mountain, GA
12.2007 - Current
- Estimate tax returns, deductibles, liabilities, and expenses
- Calculated estimated tax payments for clients.
- Prepared wide array of returns such as corporate, fiduciary, gift, individual, and private foundation returns.
- Prepared tax returns, extensions, tax planning calculations, and write-ups for organizations and entities.
- Prepare roughly 150-200 quarterly and annual reports
- Utilized tax software to prepare returns and meet deadlines.
- Facilitated communication between clients and tax authorities.
- Communicated with clients regarding tax situations, providing guidance on financial decisions.
- Responded to inquiries from IRS and other tax authorities.
- Answer tax- and finance-related questions
- Research new tax trends and regulations
- Advise individuals and companies on tax strategies
- Ensure compliance with government tax rules
Courier Contractor
Quest Diagnostics
Tucker, GA
08.2016 - 07.2020
- Receiving assignments by phone, wireless data service, or radio
- Requesting 25-70 medical specimens per day
- Obtaining signatures from hospitals, doctors offices to testing facilities
- Transporting documents
- Coordinate with central dispatch to track waiting and completed orders
- Provide friendly customer service to every client
- Ensure package safety and observe transportation requirements, such as with frozen or perishable deliveries
- Ensure compliance with all relevant safety regulations
- Followed company policies and procedures during shift.
- Utilized GPS technology to navigate delivery routes and avoid traffic congestion.
- Safely loaded items into delivery vehicle to minimize damage while in transit.
Club Disc Jockey
Club Onyx
Atlanta, GA
03.2012 - 11.2018
- Playing music at 2-7 clubs and remote locations
- Maintain fundamental understanding and appreciation of music.
- Used controllers and mixers to mix and sample music.
- Promoted group dances, competitions and other party games to keep guests entertained.
- Adjusted music plans based on crowd preferences and mood.
- Installed, operated and maintained audio and video equipment at venues.
- Ran visual effects to supplement audio equipment output.
- Entertained guests with music matching desired genres and tempo.
- Maintained high volume of bookings by advertising through traditional, digital and social media channels.
- Arranged libraries and playlists of music in advance of live events.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environment.
Assistant Set Designer
TONY BREWER & COMPANY
Atlanta, GA
05.2009 - 08.2012
- Producing plans, drawings and models of sets
- Brainstorming and implementing event concepts and themes
- Managing set-up, tear-down, and clean-up operations
- Excellent organizational skills with ability to multitask under pressure
- Expert time management skills
- Ability to lead large team of 10+people and delegate tasks effectively.
- Coordinated set design, propping and decoration in conjunction with photo art directors.
- Worked with technical teams to effectively incorporate lighting, sound and other features.
- Collected details about unique features and constraints of each space, as well as potential themes and budget limitations to complete optimal designs.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Successfully operated heavy equipment such as forklifts.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced environment.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Mass Communications
Morris Brown College
Atlanta, GAHigh school diploma -
Lowndes High School
Valdosta, GA05-1996
Skills
- Proficiency in operating Gallium/Imagine automation software, video servers, and playlist management
- Bookkeeping
- Office Management
- Monitoring on-air signals, waveform monitors, and video/audio quality to resolve issues rapidly
- Concept development
- Building guest relationships
- Understanding signal flow, transmission equipment, and digital file formats
- Ensuring adherence to FCC regulations and managing Emergency Alert System (EAS) checks
- Ingesting, QCing (Quality Control), and preparing media for playback
- Ability to manage multiple feeds simultaneously and react to breaking news or technical glitches
- Coordinating with producers and engineers, and documenting,issues in,discrepancy reports
Timeline
Master Control Operator
Encompass Digital Media Inc.
08.2023 - Current
Courier Contractor
Quest Diagnostics
08.2016 - 07.2020
Club Disc Jockey
Club Onyx
03.2012 - 11.2018
Assistant Set Designer
TONY BREWER & COMPANY
05.2009 - 08.2012
Tax Preparer
Quick Tax Return
12.2007 - Current
Some College (No Degree) - Mass Communications
Morris Brown College
High school diploma -
Lowndes High School