Kevin Darby

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Founded a new-media production company in New York City, 1990, Applied Digital Media, Inc.:
o Reputation for highly creative, new-media solutions for corporate marketing & communications.
o Charles Schwab attempted to acquire ADMI to help their software asset companies with interface design and to develop future new-media applications and products.
o Early developer of web delivery communications including extensive VPN for Charles Schwab software developer Standards and QA intranet sites.
o Created Coca-Cola's first prototype consumer web site.


COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
* State President, Louisiana chapter, Future Music Leaders of America, 1974-1975.
* Student staff member, Louisiana State University, 1976 and Florida State University, 1977.
* Member Raleigh Chamber of Commerce for several years.
* Founded & directed acapella ensemble, The Freedom Singers, in Boston, MA, 1981-1989.
* Envisioned & produced annual multi-concert series in Boston, "An Evening of?"
* Volunteer Director of Music, Triangle Church, NC, 1992-1997.
* Music Director, "Triangle Triple Threat" performing arts camp, Summer program.
* Volunteer Music Director, Dance Kaleidscope, Durham Arts Council, NC.
* Music Director, Walltown Children's Theater, community program for inner-city kids, Durham, NC

ERA Classic City Realty - Athens, GA September 2006 to present Real Estate Consultant

Partner Technology (home technology design & installation) - Athens, GA July 2005 to November 2006 Director of Sales & Marketing

Los Angeles Church of Christ / Orange County - Irvine, CA October 2003 to June 2005
Director of Worship, Music & Media

Triangle Church - Chapel Hill, NC September 1997 to July 2003
Director of Music & Media

Applied Digital Media, Incorporated - NYC & Raleigh, NC December 1990 to September 1997
President & Creative Director

Independent Contractor- New York City, NY August 1989 to December 1990
Communications Consultant

Boston Church of Christ - Lexington, MA May 1984 to August 1989
Director of Arts/Media

Chatham Condominiums Assoc. - Watertown, MA January 1982 to May 1984
Building Superintendent

Cities Service Oil Company - Houston, TX Summers 1976 to May 1981
Lease Operator, Roustabout (laborer)

25 years Directing, Producing
extensive technical experience
Produced music events from Boston and NYC to Miami, LA, etc.

Produced Spectator Magazine's "Best Local Theatrical Production" in Triangle, North Carolina for 2 years.

Louisiana State University, Bachelor of Arts in Music (Minor in Education), Graduated 1981
Florida State University, Music Education program attended 1977
Teaching Certificate, Florida Public School System, 2003
Member, American Society of Composers and Producers (ASCAP)
Certified Facilitator, Marriage DynamicsTM, program of Family DynamicsTM, 2004
Certified Facilitator, NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness), 2005

Macintosh & Windows OS DAWs. MOTU, ProTools recording systems. Designed & installed major A/V system in 4 churches.
TECHNICAL & SOFTWARE SKILLS
Web development, database development, desktop publishing, network setup & operations, operating systems: Windows NT, XP, Macintosh OS, UNIX; designing & procuring A/V systems. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher), Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe PageMaker, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Premiere, CodaMusic Finale, MOTU Digital Performer, Apple FinalCut Pro, FileMakerPro

Produce/Direct:
o Plan, perform, coordinate talent and direct worship services, concerts, and musical/theatrical productions across multiple facilities for suburban and metropolitan congregations in Boston, Chapel Hill, Atlanta and Los Angeles.
o Produce annual Holiday musical, "A Little Christmas Spirit" which ran for 8 seasons, 4-8 shows per season in Chapel Hill, NC and winner of Spectator Magazine's "Best Local Theatrical Production" for two years.
o Large-scale musical events in Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles
Database Developer. Web technology experience. o Designed desktop publishing system (hardware/software) for administrative offices to produce a weekly newsletter with an international circulation of 7,000, 1983.
o Researched, produced Songs of the Kingdom, church hymnal; sold 100,000+ copies worldwide.
Interactive Media:
o "Trivia Challenge" (Adria Labs - pharmaceutical) interactive, touch-screen kiosk for trade shows allowed users to match their wit with trivia in various medical categories, collect participant data and create database for reports, prize distribution and follow-up mailings.
o Interactive Software Demos for IBM - Trouble Ticket, NetView6000, NVDM, LMU, RMON, System Monitor, VisualAge programming language.
o "Income/Outcome" - interactive game teaching corporate finance from Andromeda Training.
o "Call Plus+" - (ATR) sales/marketing demo of automated substitute teacher assignment system.
o Envisioned & authored "MediaPADTM," (Presentation & Archiving Database) first software product in a suite for media companies. Spin-off versions in PADTM series included:
LegalPADTM (lawyers), LecturePADTM (classrooms), MedicalPADTM (medical).
o Produced seven music CDs
Custom Database Programs:
o HarperCollins Childrens Books, New York, NY
o BackList database - automated monthly Backlist Catalogue
o O.A.S.I.S. - Office Automation & Shared Information System database
o The Ford Foundation, New York
o Publications & Films database
o Correspondence Control Tracker database
o Bell&Howell, Research Triangle Park, NC
o Updated and enhanced existing product database

Tennessee
Georgia
Florida

Voice - Lead
Voice - Backing
Piano
Keyboard
Guitar
Acoustic Guitar

Surround Sound Mixing
ProTools
Post Production
Adobe Photoshop

Warner Chappell