Audio Engineering

For more than a decade before becoming a software engineer, I worked as a professional audio engineer across live theater and broadcast television—troubleshooting complex systems live, working independently, and staying level-headed under real, un-repeatable pressure.

Broadcast & Live Television

Freelance Audio EngineerFox News / Fox BusinessNovember 2018 - January 2020
  • Engineered audio mix for live television broadcast in a completely autonomous environment
Interim Production ManagerKelson Productions/The Forum at Columbia UniversityApril 2019 - August 2019
  • Managed and coordinated crew and presentation logistics for Columbia University events
  • Provided IT support for meetings and conferences, collaborating with advance teams, Columbia leadership, and crew members to produce high-quality professional events
  • Improved operation and maintenance of the installed system by writing 60 pages of technical documentation
Audio Engineer / Freelance Engineer-in-ChargeThomson Reuters / i24 NewsJanuary 2017 - January 2020
  • Built and maintained audio systems and engineered shows for two live broadcast control rooms
  • Set up and debugged communication and video systems for corporate events and broadcasts
Audio EngineerAmazon Style Code Live / NEPApril 2016 - January 2017
  • Engineered audio mix for a Monday through Friday live show
  • Worked with Shure/Sennheiser wireless microphones, Lectrosonics IFBs, and RTS com systems
Stage Manager / A2Ali Velshi On Target, Third Rail — Al Jazeera America / NEPJanuary 2015 - April 2016
  • Managed changeovers of show set-ups, maintaining consistency in placement of cameras and stage elements
  • Directed talent communication, mic'ing of talent, and maintenance of microphone and interruptible foldback (IFB) systems
A2 Microphone Technician / A1 - Audio Engineer Substitute MixerAl Jazeera America / NEPNovember 2014 - January 2015
  • Maintained Sennheiser wireless microphone systems and talent mic'ing for Consider This and Ali Velshi On Target
  • Filled in as substitute audio engineer as needed, mixing live news shows with on-set and remote guests on an SSL C100 console
  • Managed IFB and RTS com systems

Theater

The Happiest Song Plays LastSecond Stage Theatre — Mixer2014

Credited as Ann-Marie Dalenberg

  • Sound design: Leon Rothenberg
The Threepenny OperaAtlantic Theater Company — Linda Gross Theater — Role to confirm2014
  • Sound design: Clive Goodwin
The LionManhattan Theatre Club — Stage II — A1 - Audio Engineer2014
  • Sound design: Leon Rothenberg
Ain't Misbehavin'Bucks County Playhouse — New Hope, Pennsylvania — A1 - Audio Engineer2014
  • Sound design: Jon Weston
Under the Radar FestivalThe Public Theater — FOH Audio2013
    The Last Five YearsSecond Stage Theatre — A1 - Audio Engineer2013
    • Sound design: Jon Weston
    Here Lies LoveThe Public Theater — A2 Sub2013
    • Sound design: M.L. Dogg & Cody Spencer
    Fun HomeThe Public Theater — A1 - Audio Engineer2013
    • Sound design: Kai Harada
    The Total BentThe Public Theater / Public LAB — A1 - Audio Engineer2012
    • Sound design: Acme Sound Partners
    February HouseThe Public Theater — A1 - Audio Engineer2012
    • Sound design: Leon Rothenberg
    The OhmiesPlaywrights Horizons — Peter Jay Sharp Theater / Upstairs — A1 - Audio Engineer Sub2012
      Into the WoodsThe Public Theater — Shakespeare in the Park, Delacorte Theater — A2 Sub2012
      • Sound design: Acme Sound Partners
      The Last Smoker in AmericaWestside Theatre Upstairs — A1 - Audio Engineer2012
      • Sound design: Bart Fasbender
      Murder BalladManhattan Theatre Club — Stage II — A1 - Audio Engineer2012
      • Sound design: Leon Rothenberg
      Under the Radar FestivalThe Public Theater — FOH Audio2011
        The Shaggs: Philosophy of the WorldPlaywrights Horizons — A1 - Audio Engineer2011
        • Sound design: Darron L West
        Sweet and SadThe Public Theater — A1 - Audio Engineer2011
        • Sound design: Scott Lehrer
        Sweeney ToddNYU Steinhardt — FOH Engineer2011
          King LearThe Public Theater — A1 - Audio Engineer2011
          • Sound design: Darron L West
          The Book of GraceThe Public Theater — Shop Prep / Load-In2010

          First New York call with The Public Theater

          • Sound design: Dan Moses Schreier
          Romeo and JulietThe Acting Company / Guthrie Theater — National Tour (NY Sitdown Only) — Sound Operator2010
          • Sound design: Scott W. Edwards
          The Merchant of VeniceThe Public Theater — Shakespeare in the Park, Delacorte Theater — A22010
          • Sound design: Acme Sound Partners
          The Winter's TaleThe Public Theater — Shakespeare in the Park, Delacorte Theater — A22010
          • Sound design: Acme Sound Partners
          The CapemanThe Public Theater — Delacorte Theater — A22010
          • Sound design: Acme Sound Partners
          GatzThe Public Theater — Public Theater Audio Representative2010
            Les MisérablesPhoenix Theatre — Phoenix, Arizona — A22009
            • Sound design: Dave Temby
            Utah Shakespearean Festival — Summer SeasonRandall L. Jones Theatre, Cedar City, Utah — Lead Audio2009
              Utah Shakespearean Festival — Fall SeasonRandall L. Jones Theatre, Cedar City, Utah — Lead Audio2009
                Post No BillsRattlestick Playwrights Theater — A1 - Audio Engineer2009
                  The Miracle WorkerArizona Repertory Theatre — Marroney Theatre — Sound Designer2008
                    Titus AndronicusArizona Repertory Theatre — Tornabene Theatre — Assistant Sound Designer2008
                      Utah Shakespearean Festival — Summer SeasonRandall L. Jones Theatre, Cedar City, Utah — Lead Audio2008
                        CompanyArizona Repertory Theatre — Marroney Theatre — Sound Designer2008
                          HairArizona Theatre Company — Tucson / Phoenix, Arizona — Sound Intern2008
                          • Sound design: Abe Jacob
                          The Who's TommyArizona Repertory Theatre — University of Arizona — A1 - Audio Engineer2007
                            BetrayalArizona Repertory Theatre — University of Arizona — Sound Designer2007
                              Kiss Me KatePCPA Theaterfest — California — A1 - Audio Engineer Intern2007
                                Company, in ConcertPCPA Theaterfest — California — A1 - Audio Engineer Intern2007
                                  CandideArizona Repertory Theatre — Tornabene Theatre — A1 - Audio Engineer2007
                                    TartuffeArizona Repertory Theatre — University of Arizona — Assistant Sound Designer2006
                                      Side ShowArizona Repertory Theatre — University of Arizona — A2 / Costume Crew2005

                                        Technical Skills

                                        Calrec SigmaDiGiCo SD10 / SD9Yamaha O2R / 01V / DM1000 / DM2000 / M7CL / PM5D / CL5Cadac J-TypeStuder Vista 5Midas M32SSL C100Pro ToolsLogicQLab programmingWireless microphone coordinationDante certifiedRTS com system troubleshooting and programmingXLR and Cat5 terminationSoldering