AV Center Staff

To become an Audio-Visual (AV) Center staff member, a Technology Consultant needed to prove his/her knowledge of various AV technologies by becoming certified. AV Center shifts required an understanding of the many different digital and analog still/video cameras, audio recording equipment, projectors, etc. which were (generally) freely available to Grinnell students and faculty. We logged usage of the different pieces of equipment with Web Checkout, a simple, widely-used inventory web application. Aside from checking in/out equipment and answering common AV-related questions, we also handled the set-up and tear-down for events on campus, including AV-enhanced lectures, visiting speakers, and concerts. These events demanded knowledge of larger systems, such as mixer boards and multiple input/output feeds, in addition to more universal troubleshooting techniques.