Rob Romas  - Television Editor / Producer and FAA Part 107 License Remote Pilot 

    
  Broadcast Television Editing:
       
​         ABC News, New York, New York - August 2012 - Present
  • Edit and collaborate with Producers to create investigative stories for a long form weekly news magazine program  Impact x Nightline
  • Edit feature length News stories in a shared media environment with multiple Editors under strict deadlines for Nightline
  • Edit and collaborate with Producers to create segments for Good Morning America
  • Edit in high pressure situations and meet extremely tight deadlines for World News Tonight
  • Edit special segments to be aired exclusively on ABC NEWS
  • Work closely with the Graphics department to create nationally aired program promotional videos
   
      NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, New York, New York - July 2018- Present
  •   Edit taped features and breaking news stories for the national news broadcast using Avid Symphony 
  •   Create motion graphics in Adobe After Effects to visually enhance the story telling process
  •   Work closely with Producers to edit highlights, teases and montages       

       CBS News, New York, New York - September  2013- January 2018
       SportsNet NY, New York, New York - June 2013 - September 2014                                    
  • Edit daily sports highlights reels and newscasts aired on SNY 
  • Collaborate with Producers in a fast paced environment

         WestGlen Communications, Inc., New York, New York - August 2006 - June 2013
  • Responsible for editing Video and Radio News Packages, Public Service Announcements and 
       Corporate Highlight Reels for corporate clients in several industries including health care,
       pharmaceutical, technology and entertainment
  • Conceptualize and build various graphic elements using Adobe Photoshop and After Effects
  • Edit Health and Home Report; a 30 minute national video news magazine show 
       from concept to completion 
  • Edit 30 second commercial news spots to be aired exclusively on DirecTV and CNN Airport
  • Worked independently under tight time restrictions, in a fast pace, high pressure environment
  • Encoded video using video compression software, Sorenson Squeeze, for the web and posted files to WestGlen’s FTP server for clients to review and approve 

      Work  Experience:

       WestGlen Communications, Inc., New York, New York - April 2003 - August 2006
         Post Production Coordinator
  • DVD authoring and encoding as well as duplication of Beta SP, DVD, VHS and CD’s 
       using an audio and video patch bay
  • Administer basic linear editing, Beta SP tape to tape, using Sony Beta SP wu13425
  • Create and capture closed caption for Public Service Announcements
  • Perform managerial responsibilities when the Post Production Manager is unavailable 
       due to off site production or vacation                  

        NBC Sportsdesk, New York, New York - January 2003-2007
        Sports Desk Logger       
  • Assist in the production of the NBC Sports Desk Weekend broadcast
  • Record and monitor live game day feeds for the NFL, NBA, MLB, PGA and NCAA
  • Log games, researched story lines, and compile statistics, aided in the development of the script 

        Technical Skills:
        Multi-Camera Editing, Avid Media Composer, Avid NewsCutter, Avid Interplay, Adobe Premiere Pro,
        Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, StageTools, Sapphire, Boris CC, Media Management,
        Color Grading, Audio Mixing, Video Compression Software, DVD Authoring

        Education:
          Future Media Concepts New York, New York - December 2002 - March 2003
          Certificate (Master Class) Avid Media Composer

        Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunication - May 2000 
          Arizona State University - Tempe, Arizona
        Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Station Management