1. LUIZ FONSECA
SOUND ENGINEER
+44 07944 960159 – luizinhohotmail@me.com
A pro-active professional passionate about his area of expertise willing to take his career to the next
level. Always looking for opportunities on how to improve his skills on subjects like PA system alignment
and calibration which contributes to a better intelligibility and other aspects of a great sound.
E X P E R I E N C E F R E E L A N C E : Various Companies (London, UK), April 2015 – present
Working in the corporate events industry in Europe and across the UK being
contracted as sound A1, A2, AV tech and other roles where jobs vary from small
meetings to keynote panels on exhibition shows, music, awards and more.
A U D I O R E C O R D I N G : Synapse (Brasilia, Brazil), August 2014 – October 2014
This job was part of the Brazilian presidency elections in 2014. It involved capturing,
mixing and uploading the speeches of the Brazilian president elected Dilma
Rousseff to a server for journalists. The job took place around many cities in Brazil.
M O N I T O R / P A T E C H : Gabisom (Sao Paulo, Brazil), October 2013 – Present
§ Rock in Rio Las Vegas USA – May 2015
§ Lollapalooza Brazil – March 2015
§ Fifa Fan Fest Brasilia - June 2014
§ Rock in Rio Lisbon – May 2014
§ Lollapalooza Brazil – April 2014
§ Beyoncé’s Brazil tour – October 2013
M O N I T O R / P A T E C H : Pazini (Goiania, GO Brazil), May 2013 – October 2013
Traveled around Brazil working on festivals as a system engineer not only tuning PA
systems but also mixing on many occasions.
V E N U E A V T E C H : Eclipse Presentations (London, UK), Sept 2010 – May 2013
Having the opportunity to work in one of the greatest and busiest venues in
London (Methodist Central Hall) centrally located in Westminster I was in charge
of setting up, maintaining and operating all the AV equipment on site working in a
range of small meetings to larger conferences and awards.
A V T E C H : HMS PRESIDENT 1918 (London, UK), Dec 2004 – May 2010
Responsible for running the audio-visual department on board making daily
checks of equipment and providing clients with tours furnishing them with the
necessary information related to their upcoming event. The ship catered for a
large number of differing events including TV, music and comedy, corporate
functions and weddings.
I N T E R N A T I O N A L P L E N I T U D E S E M I N A R Y : (London, UK), May 2009 – Sept
2009
Quite an extensive project I had the opportunity to work on. Mixing jingles and
backing tracks, recording voices and restoring bad audios were some of the
challenges I had to overcome. The majority of this project was recorded and
mixed in my own studio.

2. C O U R S E S Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S S U M M A R Y :
§ System Alignment and Tuning
Trained and certified by Lulu Santos FOH sound engineer and instructor
Alexandre Rabaço in December 2015.
§ Smaart Certified
Certified by the Brazilian Rational Acoustics instructor Fernando fortes in
December 2015.
§ Apple Certified
Certified by Apple on the audio editing software Logic Pro. Credentials can be
verified at: www.apple.com/certification/verify
§ Costumer Services
Trained by World Host, people 1st training company.
§ Rigging
Basic rigging training by Rigging Services in April 2012.
§ Pat Test (Portable Appliance Test)
Certified in July 2012.
§ Pasma (Prefabricated Access Suppliers and Manufactures Association)
Certified in February 2012.
§ First Aid
Certified by Safety First Training and Consultancy.
§ Health and Safety in the work place
Certified by the Chattered Institute of Environmental Health.
§ Avolites Lighting Control
Successfully completed the Titan Foundation Programming course at the
Avolites headquarters in London on the 09/02/2012.
K E Y S K I L L S L A N G U A G E S :
§ Fluent English, fluent Portuguese, basic Italian, basic Spanish
G O O D I N T E R P E R S O N A L S K I L L S :
Ability to manage time well bringing projects in on time and on budget. As a
musician with over a decade worth of technical knowledge and experience I
have achieved different positions in the av industry.
L E A R D E S H I P S K I L L S :
Ability to manage teams onsite on music and corporate events liaising with other
professionals.
I T :
Highly experienced on both Mac and PC platforms troubleshooting problems and
getting them solved. Familiar with editing software including Adobe Photoshop,
Premiere and audio DAWS like Pro Tools, Cakewalk Sonar, Cubase and Logic.
G E N E R A L A V :
Highly skilled on audio but also capable and keen to accept new challenges and
roles involving video switching, led wall setup, projection, light rigging and more.

3. I N T E R E S T S
A N D
H O B B I E S
Social media, journalism, music and technology, meeting new people and sharing
experiences. I also tend to attend as many audio courses as I can and have a good
time at music festivals weather working or just attending.
R E F E R E N C E S Jorge Baião Miguel – Project Manager at Aztec Events UK
Tel: +44 07920 258440 - jorge.miguel@aztecuk.com
John Telfer – Area Manager at Eclipse Presentations
Tel: +44 07951 240017 – johntelfer1985@gmail.com
José Roberto Colado – Project Manager at Gabisom Brazil
Tel: +55 041117 0840757 – jrsfgs@uol.com.br