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Mike Bibby
Warrenville, IL


Experience
January 2003 - current -- Naperville Music -- Naperville, IL
Private Instructor
- Teaching guitar technique and theory.

September 2003 - February 2004 -- Center for Health and Healing -- Wheaton, IL
Office Assistant
- General office work including answering phones, assisting patients, data entry, and web design.

January 2002 - January 2003 -- CD Trader -- Wheaton/Lombard/Streamwood, IL
Clerk
- Responsibilities included buying/selling/trading CDs, DVDs, and games, opening/closing, cash handling, pricing, and inventory tracking.

August 2000 - November 2001 -- Best Buy -- Aurora, IL
Cashier / Customer Service
- Served as a casheir and was promoted to Customer Service handling returns and exchanges. Filled in on the sales floor when needed.

May 2000 - August 2000 -- Andersen Consulting -- St. Charles, IL
Independent Contractor
- Set up surveys to auto-update using Microsoft Access, Excel, and Lotus Notes, and performed data entry when needed.

October 1999 - May 2000 -- Andersen Worldwide -- St. Charles, IL
Technical Support Services
- Set up Computer Training Classrooms, including PCs, Laptops, and Networks.

February 1998 - May 2000 -- AMC Cantera 30 Theatres -- Warrenville, IL
Box Office / Projectionist
- Worked as a box office cashier for two years, then promoted to projectionist. Projectionist duties included threading, starting, and monitoring projectors, and occasional facilities maintenance.

Education 2004 - current -- Northern Illinois University -- DeKalb, IL
- Pursuing Bachelor of Arts in Computer Music and New Media Technology, 4.0 GPA.

2000 - 2004 -- College of DuPage -- Addison, IL
- Associate of Arts, 3.1 GPA, 120 Cumulative hours. General Ed, Technomusicology 1, 2, 3, Trig 1 & 2, C++, HTML.

1996 - 2000 -- Wheaton Warrenville South High School -- Wheaton, IL

Film Experience
Composer and Sound Designer
Misconception (2002, 16mm B&W) Directed by Jeanine Vaughn
Shift (2002) - Computer-animated short
various student films 2002 - present (view filmography)

Boom Operator
MS 150 volunteer recruitment video (2004, DV) - Directed by Derek Chimenti
Brush Fires (2004, DV) - Directed by Ai Lene Chor - Portion of independent feature
Aim into the Excellent Territory (2003, DV) - Delnor-Community Hospital training video
The Gray Area (2003, DV) - Directed by Mike Schershel - Independent short
Misconception (2002, 16mm B&W) Directed by Jeanine Vaughn

Skills / Interests
Writing Music, Computers, the Internet, C++, Computer Generated/Manipulated Music, Video/Audio Editing, Sound Synthesis.
Proficient in Cakewalk Home Studio, Pro Audio, and Sonar, Adobe Premiere and Photoshop, also used Final Cut Pro. Own and frequently use a Korg MS2000, Kawai XD-5 dum module, Casio CZ-1, Oberheim Matrix-1000, Moog Modular V, Kontakt, FM7, and DreamStation. Good understanding of synthesis, the physics of sound, music, and music theory.
Participated in the making of several independent films, including scoring, post-production sound, audio editing, and boom mic operation.
Played Saxophone for six years, have played guitar for the past ten years, and have some keyboard experience.

References
Furnished upon request.

Sample of work
Available upon request.

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