About

Profile PictureI am a Design Engineer 2 at AVI-SPL, a digital enablement solutions provider that designs, integrates, manages, and supports on-site and cloud-based communications and collaboration technologies for organizations around the globe. That means I design anything that is audio visual: projectors, large flat panel displays, video walls, sound systems, control systems, cameras, lighting, and any other techy-sounding thing.

I am also the deacon of technology at Christ Family Church in Dahlonega, GA. All in house technology (audio, video, lighting, etc.) is under my care, as well as the sermon archive.

I attended NGCSU/UNG (and worked there 2010-2022) for my undergraduate work in Music Performance. I’m a graduate of SEBTS in Wake Forest, North Carolina, where I obtained a Master of Divinity with Biblical Counseling. I’m married to my awesome wife (Heather) and have an awesome family (Jackson, Hannah, Levi, Emmeline, and Malakhi)!

Current Audio / Visual Certifications

  • Audinate
    • Dante Level 1
      • Certified: June 2018
    • Dante Level 2
      • Certified: October 2018
    • Dante Level 3
      • Certified: November 2018
  • Avixa
    • Certified Technology Specialist (CTS)
      • Certified: September 2013 to October 2026
    • Certified Technology Specialist – Design (CTS-D)
      • Certified: October 2023 to October 2026
  • Axelos Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v3 Foundations
    • Certified: July 2014
  • Biamp
    • TesiraFORTÉ Certified
      • Certified: February 2020
    • Tesira Server and Server-IO Certified
      • Certified: August 2022
  • Chief Certified Partner
    • Certified: November 2015
  • Crestron
    • Digital Media Certified Designer – 4K
      • License D-4K-000-150731-5806, Certified: July 2015
    • Digital Media Certified Technician – 4K
      • License T-4K-100-150918-5550, Certified: September 2015
    • Digital Media Certified Engineer – 4K
      • License E-4K-100-150918-2954, Certified: September 2015
    • Digital Media Certified Streaming – 4K
      • License S-100-160916-1123, Certified: March 2019
    • Master Technology Architect (MTA, MTA-C)
      • License MTA-000-200619-1192. Certified: June 2020
    • Master Sales Associate (MSA-C)
      • Certified: May 2021
  • Epson Integration Certification
    • Certified: June 2017
  • Extron
    • Extron AV Associate (EAVA)
      • License 1029719, Certified: December 2011
    • Extron Control Professional (ECP)
      • License 1029719, Certified: March 2016
    • Extron Authorized Programmer (EAP)
      • License 1029719, Certified: October 2021
  • Harman Essentials Courses
    • Certified: February 2016
  • HDBaseT Expert
    • Certified: September 9, 2015
  • Mersive Solstice Deployment & Active Learning
    • Certified: December 2021
  • Q-SYS
    • Level 1, Certified: August 2022
    • Level 2, Certified: November 2022
    • Video 101, Certified: August 2022
  • Shure Integrated Systems Certification Level 1
    • Certified: February 2022
  • Zoom Rooms Integrator
    • Certified: June 2022