Joe Jacks

Senior Audio Visual Design Engineer at Moveworks

San Francisco, California, United States

About

With 10 years of experience in the event production industry, I have experience in a little bit of everything from cable wrangling to liaising with our Nations' secret service team. I love helping events run smoothly and putting the client front and center. I enjoy the challenge of live events and thrive on learning from others. Today I manage the global conference rooms at Equinix, which includes over 800 "zoom room" equipped spaces. I also support and manage all of Equinix's global company meetings, all hands, and VIP events. When the whole world went remote, my team and I successfully shifted from in person events to Zoom webinars and meetings overnight. At my previous company, I managed a team of 5 and worked with a variety of organizations such as Zendesk, Apple, Wells Fargo, Google, Salesforce, Microsoft, and coordinated with teams representing VIPs including the Secret Service (Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton), George Clooney, Tony Bennett, Carol King, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. My team was responsible for internet, audio, video, lighting, power, rigging, and the successful execution of high-profile events. Feel free to message me — I’d love to chat.

Experience

  • Senior Audio Visual Engineer at Moveworks
    Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Audio Visual Design Engineer at Equinix
    Oct 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 10 mos

  • PSAV (6 yrs 1 mo)
    • Audio Visual Operations Manager
      Mar 2018 - Oct 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Primarily coordinating with sales leads and technical leads to plan and execute high profile events at the Fairmont Hotel. Our team regularly receives performance bonuses and excellent customer reviews. I communicate with union members, other properties, and equipment partners to ensure events are staffed and equipment is delivered on time and on budget. It's also my responsibility to interview new team members in addition to mentoring and training senior team members. - Regularly meet monthly budget objectives for equipment rentals - Ensure all events are staffed according to union contract requirements - Source and schedule equipment such as LED walls, cameras, and projectors from vendors

    • Technical Specialist
      Nov 2016 - Mar 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Responsible for the planning and execution of large scale events with professional conference equipment. I worked alongside the sales team and offered solutions for our clients in order to make their ideas come to reality. Installing a large 10x40 foot LED wall in our largest event space was one of the biggest challenges I faced in this role.

    • Lead Technician
      Nov 2014 - Nov 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Responsible for mentoring entry-level technicians and was the lead in room event operating technician for smaller events.

  • Instant Replay Technician at Major League Baseball
    Apr 2015 - Oct 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Responsible for setting up live video feed connections between Major League Baseball games and MLB Replay locations in NYC and San Francisco. Regularly monitoring several games simultaneously and reviewing game day replays with the replay team.

  • Camera Operator at Lake Shore Public Television
    Jun 2011 - Dec 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Covered college sports and other events in the Chicago area