Richard Ehrenberg, A.B.S.

Washington, DC

helicopter01@comcast.net

202 577 4446

Summary

ABC News; "Good Morning America" concert series, ABC News;” This Week with George Stephanopoulos"; ; ABC News Special Events, CNN,;Homefront Communications, The Newseum/Freedom Forum; Univision. GMA Country Music Awards Concert. Unamed government agency. ABC News; 2011-2012 Republican Debate series - Iowa/New Hampshire. ABC GMA Academy Awards Preview Show, 2012 ABC Dancing with The Stars, cast reveal, Los Angeles,Ca., GMA Academy Awards "The Morning After" Show, Hollywood, Ca., White Cherry Entertainment; "The Tony Awards, 2012" ( as 3d artist, animator) , ABC Entertainment; "Megastunts" Nik Wallenda tightrope walk over Niagara Falls. (Technical Director), ABC News; "This Week with George Stephanopolous", ABC News; "Your Voice, Your Vote" Republican and Democratic convention coverage. (Technical Director), Network News Television Pool; Presidential Debate #1 2012, Denver, Co.; Network News Television Pool; Presidential Debate #3 2012, Boca Raton, Fl.(Technical Director), Your Voice, Your Vote, ABC News Election Night Coverage, (Senior Technical Director), Inauguration 2013, ABC News Special (Senior Technical Director); BMG, "Hillary Clinton Global Town Meeting", (Technical Director/3d Artist); ABC News, Good Morning America Academy Awards Show 2013 ; ABC, "Dancing with the Stars”, New Cast Reveal, "The Tony Awards", 2013, CBS via White Cherry Productions, as 3d Animator, 10/13 Katy Perry "Roar" Concert, Denver, Co., ABC , GMA at the Country Music Awards, ABC.11/13. 2014 GMA Ultimate Oscar Party , ABC 2014, Los Angeles . DWTS cast reveal 2014, Los Angeles, ABC, NIKE, New product rollout the KD7, 2014, as Director . GMA Summer Concert Series June - August 2014, T.D., Lead Technical Director ,Election Coverage, ABC 2014, 2016; ABC On the Red Carpet -2016 Emmy awards, Los Angeles; Live on the Red Carpet - ABC Oscars, Technical Director 2015,2016, 2017. "Oscars Opening Ceremony: Live on the Red Carpet", 2018 ABC.

Experience

UAS Commercial Pilot
Transverse Flow
Jan 2016 – Present (5 yrs 1 mo)
TECHNICAL DIRECTION - REMOTE PRODUCTION - 3D GRAPHICS
FREELANCE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Jan 2011 – Present (10 yrs 1 mo)
Remote production - 3d graphics animation - special effects – consulting Technical direction / crew chief, remote production - 3d graphics animation - special effects – consulting autodesk 3ds max 2010,2011,2013 /nukex 9.0 / adobe after effects cs/autodesk 3ds / gvg K-frame / kayenne / kalypso effects/sony 8000x series video switching system, new tek lightwave 10.0, 3d architectural visualization/ animation, 3d broadcast modeling and animation
President
Transverse Flow Productions Inc.
Nov 2006 – Present (14 yrs 3 mos)
President
Technical Director
Walt Disney Television
Apr 1980 – Dec 2010 (30 yrs 9 mos)
Technical Director -
ABC News
1980 – Dec 2010 (30 yrs)
I have acquired extensive experience in studio and field television production for many important special events including the Challenger and Columbia Space Shuttle disasters, Presidential Inaugurations and State Funerals, national political debates and election coverage. I have been intimately involved in the planning, preparation and implementation of new styles and effects in the launching of many high profile productions for the ABC News division of the ABC Television network. In also have served as a technical director for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. For fourteen years I was the technical director of ABC World News Tonight in Washington D.C...I served as Technical Director of ABC News "Nightline" program for many years. For 2 years I was assigned as the technical director for the Indianapolis 500 mile race for ABC Sports, the broadcast won Emmy awards for best sports special for both of those years. I am known for bringing a creative touch to all that I do. I am currently free-lancing as a Technical Director, 3D Animator, and consultant. SKILLS BASE • Television technical director, remote and studio production. • Proven leadership and human supervisory skills • Rapid problem-solving skills. • Experience with new technology implementation • Highly experienced in high profile live broadcast as well as post production work environments. • Time-efficient, systematic working methodology. • Extensive television production experience working in a high pressure, deadline environment. • Intimate knowledge of video switching systems and workflow. • Experience with HD technology implementation into established SD production workflows
Technical Director
ABC TV / Disney
1980 – Dec 2010 (30 yrs)
Technical Director
ABC News
1980 – 2008 (28 yrs)
Technical Director
ABC News Nightline
2002 – 2007 (5 yrs)
Video engineer / camera operator
United Artists Columbia Cable Television
Jun 1976 – Apr 1980 (3 yrs 11 mos)

Education

35+ Years of Broadcast News University
1978 – 2014

Licenses & certifications

3dsMax Architectural - Autodesk

Skills

Technical Direction Broadcast Television Broadcast Video Production Aviation Post Production Television Video 3D Studio Max HD Video

Honors & awards

Peabody Award - The University of Georgia
2001
Coverage of 911 Events
Emmy Award Winner - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Emmy Award Winner News and Documentary Coverage Of 911 Events
Emmy Award Winner - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
1989
Sports Indy 500 Race
Emmy Award Winner - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
1990
Sports Indy 500 Race
Emmy Award Winner - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
2016
Emmy Award Winner News and Documentary