Troy A. Hermes Audio Engineer / Sound Designer 2518 34th Avenue South | Minneapolis, MN 55406 | 347.267.7377 | [email protected]

Summary • Professional audio engineer and sound designer with over seventeen years experience • Mixed hundreds of long-format television series and short-format advertisements and promos • Easy going demeanor with excellent client and time management skills • Experienced and proficient in all aspects of troubleshooting technical issues

Employment History Postproduction Audio Engineer/Sound Designer Hermes Sound LLC, New York City, London & Minneapolis – 2005 to Present • Formed Hermes Sound LLC in 2005 to provide contract technical and creative services to audio studios, postproduction companies, broadcasters and clients throughout the US & UK • Mixed and sound designed hundreds of hours of broadcast television over 17 years working in the audio postproduction industry. Notable projects include: EastEnders, In An Instant 20/20, Marvels of the Modern Age, Biggest Loser UK and The Southbank Show

Head of Audio / Audio Engineer/Sound Designer Splice Here LLC, Minneapolis, MN – December 2013 to October 2016 • Mixed and provided extensive sound design for long-format television series and advertisements in 5.1 and stereo for nationwide broadcast on television and the web • Lead voiceover, ADR and Foley sessions • Maintained and oversaw all aspects of three audio postproduction suites, including: purchasing of new hardware/software, ensuring all projects are delivered on time and on spec, setting up workflow guidelines, training new staff and 3rd party vendors to conform to company standards • Worked proactively with clients on a daily basis to record/mix/design audio for broadcast

Audio Engineer / Sound Designer Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Manhattan, NY – September 2009 to January 2012 • Worked under extended contract with Ogilvy & Mather (New York) from 2009-2012 to provide audio services to the advertising/PR industry. Services included: working closely with copy editors to script, revise and mix advertisements for large, multinational clients including Siemens, IBM, Lenovo and TDAmeritrade; maintaining all studio equipment; following worldwide broadcast technical specifications to ensure all products conform to broadcast standards

Audio Engineer / Sound Designer Crow TV, London – August 2003 to January 2005 • Mixed, sound designed and recorded voiceovers for a wide range of television programs (from daytime factual to documentary) for broadcast on all of the major UK television networks • Provided extensive documentation to producers and scheduling for music & SFX licensing purposes

Location Sound Recordist NBC News Worldwide, London – 2001 to 2003 • Recorded and mixed audio on location in Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, Jordan and the UK for broadcast on NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, Dateline and various other NBC affiliated news programs • Responsible for all aspects of the audio broadcast for live transmission

Education Bachelor of Arts in Advertising, University of Florida – 1996

Interests Flyfishing, mandolin, guitar, canoeing, cycling, camping, hiking and everything audio related Troy A. Hermes Audio Engineer / Sound Designer 2518 34th Avenue South | Minneapolis, MN 55406 | 347.267.7377 | [email protected]

Selected Long-Format Credits Nostradamus, 2-hour documentary for the History Channel, produced by Committee Films True Monsters, 4 x 1hr series for the History Channel, produced by Committee Films In An Instant, (3 seasons) 2hr episodes, mixed in 5.1 for ABC, produced by Committee Films Top Of The World, 1 hour pilot episode for the Travel Channel, produced by Committee Films America Unearthed, (Seasons 2 & 3) 1-hour factual program for H2, produced by Committee Films It Came Out of Nowhere, 3 x 1hr episodes for Travel Channel, produced by Committee Films Strangers, short film, produced by Picture Farm & Splice Under Your Mattress, independent short film produced by American Caesar Productions No Sitting Allowed: Kansas City, documentary produced by PictureFarm for Major League Soccer A Matter of Place, documentary produced by Kavanaugh Productions for the US Dept. of Housing The Cold Winter, independent feature film produced by Atley Loughridge Breaking The News, comedy pilot produced by You Must Be Lucky Productions East of Main Street, documentary produced by Eyepatch Productions for HBO Bratz Design Academy, children’s factual produced by Endemol for Nickelodeon EastEnders, drama series (30 episodes) produced by BBC for BBC1 Biggest Loser UK, factual (series 2) produced by Shine for SkyOne Littlest Loser UK, factual (series 2) produced by Shine for SkyOne How Clean Is Your House?, factual (series 4) produced by Shine for Michael Flatley: King Of Clubs, comedy produced by Scream Films for BBC3 Brad, Jen & Angelina: A Fatal Attraction, factual produced by Shine Television for Channel Five Arctic Rush, documentary produced by Discovery Channel for the Discovery Times Channel Lethal Attraction: Why Americans Love Guns, documentary produced by Lion TV for Sky One War At The Door, documentary series produced by BBC for BBC2 So You Think You’re A Royal?, factual series produced by Shine for SkyOne Cash In The Attic, factual (series 4, 5, 9) produced by Leopard Films for BBC2 Sunrise Earth: Alaska ‘Making of...’, documentary for the DVD box set for Discovery Channel Psychic Detectives, reversions of 4 episodes produced by Storyhouse Productions for NBC David Ginola: Secrets and Lies, comedy produced by Scream Films for BBC3 The Southbank Show: The Nutcracker Story, documentary produced by LWT for ITV The Southbank Show: Marianne Faithful, documentary produced by LWT for ITV Dan Cruickshank’s Marvels of the Modern Age, produced by BBC for BBC2 Roar, children’s factual produced by BBC for BBC2 and CBBC Weighing In, factual series produced by September Films for BBC1 Escape To The Country, factual (series 3 & 4) produced by TalkbackThames for BBC2 Missing, factual (series 1 & 2) produced by Leopard Films for BBC2 Found, factual (series 1 & 2) produced by Leopard Films for BBC2 Video Vigilantes, factual produced by Bullseye Television for Bravo World of Pain, factual produced by Bullseye for Bravo European Nightmares, factual produced by September Films for BBC1 Vic Reeves’ Rogues’ Gallery, factual/drama (series 1) produced by Lion TV for BBC2 Psychic Detectives, factual (series 3) produced by Storyhouse Productions for Court TV The Investigators, factual (series 2 & 3) produced by Storyhouse Productions for Court TV Body of Evidence, factual (series 3) produced by Storyhouse for Productions for Court TV

Short-Format Sound designed and mixed hundreds of advertisements for a wide range of clients including IBM, American Express, Arby’s. Motorola, Squarespace and Westin Resorts, as well as promos for television shows on virtually every network in the US and UK, including BBC, NBC, CBS, ESPN, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Bravo, Living and others