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Headline:Voice Over Actor
Country:United States
State / Province:Florida
City:Orlando
Zip/Postal Code:32837
Street Address:12117 Uracus St., Orlando, Florida 32837
Language:English
Company Name:Don Hoeksema
Work Phone:616-970-2558
Website:http://www.donhoeksema.com

Don Hoeksema records voice-overs for Radio/TV commercials, audio books, phone system recordings, and training narrations. More than just someone who reads commercials or narrations, Don puts his skills to work by breathing life into your script, telling your story while being mindful of your instructions. He makes your commercial message come through loud and clear and brings customers through your door. Don will make your animated video game characters come to life or promote whatever you are selling.

Accent
Canadian, North American

Ages
Middle Aged, Senior, Young Adult

Special Skills
Audiobooks, Business, Cartoons, Documentaries, Educational, Internet, Jingles, Movie Trailers, Podcasting, Radio, Telephone, Television, Videogames

Experience
Don Hoeksema is an Orlando, Florida based Voiceover talent who works out of a private Logic Pro X based studio. Don is able to deliver professional, broadcast quality sound for a wide variety of projects. If you need a voice for your project, he can deliver it in a variety of formats. What types of projects can he do you ask? Well how about the following-
Assistive technology
Audiobooks (fiction and non-fiction)
Conventions
Corporate
Documentary narration
Educational materials
eLearning
Flash presentations
Industrial
In-store marketing
Kiosk prompts
Legal narration
Live Events
Localization
Medical narration
Message on hold
Multi-media
Narrations
Point of Sale presentations
Political campaigns
Power Point
Product launches
Promotional announcements
Real Estate tours
Religious content
Sales presentations
Technical narrations
Telephone marketing
Trade Shows
Training
Travel and Tourism tutorials
Voicemail, IVR
Walking tours
Website

Skills Summary:

Voice Over for Audiobooks, Business, Animation, Documentaries, Educational, Internet, Jingles, Movie Trailers, Podcasting, Radio, Telephone, Television, Videogames

Employment History:

Voice Over Talent
Commercials
o Chevrolet
o Doritos
o MIR Compensation
o Livita Nutrics
o Ruselprom
o Suntory Food and Beverage
o Codecon
• As heard on PBS Television
• As seen and heard on Telemundo Orlando Television - WTMO
• Walt Disney Theater - Dr. Philips Center of Performing Arts
• Voice Over for Instructional purposes (E-learning)
• BogglingFacts.com (Narrator)
• Voice Over for Ruselprom Productions (YouTube infomercial)
• Voice Over announcer for The Marky Marcano show (TheMarkyMarcano.com)
• Voice Over announcer for The Kidawa show (Youtube)
• Radio announcer for Radio36 (Radio36.com)
• Voice Over for Telephone answering services
• Voice Over Actor and Actor at Mysteria Mystery Dinner Theater
• Animation (Captain Velocity) Youtube series
• 2nd Empire Media (Narrator) – 2ndempiremedia.com
• Reese enterprises (Narrator and voice characters for comic book series)
• Mobile Phone application (Voice impersonations)
• Voiceover for Video games (Kilt Games: Bad Blocks)
• Voiceover for Video games (Tarboosh Games: Desert Zombies)
• Radio Station FM108 (Disc Jockey)
• Story narrator and Movie Trailer Voice Over for movie “Suddenly Real”

Business Analyst
Company NameFlorida Virtual School
Dates EmployedApr 2014 – Present Employment Duration 3 yrs 2 mos
LocationOrlando, Florida Area
•Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, storyboards, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, event lists, business analysis, competitive product analysis, task and workflow analysis and/or viewpoints
•Write requirements specifications according to approved templates, using natural language simply, clearly, unambiguously and concisely
•Decompose high-level business and user requirements into functional requirements specified in an appropriate level of detail suitable for use by those who must base their work on these requirements
•Define quality attributes, external interfaces, constraints and other nonfunctional requirements
•Represent requirements using alternative views, such as analysis models (diagrams), prototypes or scenarios
Edit position Sr. Business Analyst Walt Disney World
Sr. Business Analyst
Company NameWalt Disney World
Dates EmployedApr 2012 – Mar 2014 Employment Duration2 yrs
LocationOrlando, Florida Area
• Gathered requirements during inception phase, documented and delivered functional specification documents, and assisted architecture analysis and design using UML and Rational tools.
• Conducted Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with stakeholders throughout SDLC to resolve open issues.
• Managed relationships with numerous business and technical clients during strategy and planning phases.
• Determined user/business/functional requirements. Created vision, scope, and use case documents; business process models, use case diagrams, activity diagrams, and state chart diagrams.
• Performed GAP and Risk analysis of existing system and evaluated benefits of new system.
• Validated technical designs created by IT developers against functional specifications.
• Managed multiple projects on tight deadlines while adhering to standards and style guides.
• Worked with QA team to design test plan and test cases for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Traced test cases and functional specifications to System requirements using ALM (Application Lifecycle Management).
• Applied change requests, versions, and addendums.
• Created training plans for Rational Team Concert and Rational Requirements Composer for Disney Cast members and contractors
• Conducted training sessions for Disney cast members and contractors for the Rational tool suite.
• Environment: Visio, Windows 7, Java, MQ Series, Windows Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access)

Key Achievements:
• Played a major role in the deployment of Rational Team Concert working with end users of RTC, and Requirements Composer. Created training material and played a key role in teaching, coaching and mentoring teams for a thorough understanding of the Rational tool suite.

Education & Training:

Mohawk College - Arts and Technology
Sheridan College
Niagara College

Voice Over Training
• Academy of Voice, Longwood, Florida, Voice Over lessons, Voice coach - Linda Nunez, 2012 – 2014
• Truthful Acting Studios, Orlando, Florida, Commercial Acting (On camera), Kevin O’Neill and Al Hubbs
• Interpreting the Script • Releasing Inhibitions • Spokesperson Scripts • Using the Camera Effectively • Living “Without Sound” • Finding “You” in the Script • Creating Character and Relationship • Diction and Emotional Punctuation • Use of Props and Product • The Commercial Audition, 2014
• Truthful Acting Studios, Orlando, Florida, Voice Health, Evan Charles, 2014
• Tooned in Animation workshops, Atlanta, Georgia, Animation Voice Over, Stevie Vallance - Animation Voice Actor! Created ORIGINAL Cartoon Characters!, 2014
• Truthful Acting Studios, Orlando, Florida, Acting - On-Camera, Chris Greene
• Set terminology, who’s who on set & proper set etiquette • Essential items needed to work in the Film and TV Industry • Camera framing and how to adjust your movement for each one • Hitting your mark while entering and exiting your frame • The essentials of the Close Up • Eye Lines - Movement of your eyes in different shot types, 2015
• AudioBook Narration training, LA, California, Voice Over training for audio books, Patrick Fraley
o Courses: Well Read, Well Paid - Better Read, Better Paid - Master Read, Master Paid - Cutting
Edge Narration reading
• E-learning and TV documentaries training LA, California, Voice Over training for E-learning and
Documentaries, Patrick Fraley
• Private Voice Over coaching with Kate DeVore, Chicago, Illinois, Speech pathologist, Voice training

Credits:

• As heard on PBS Television
• As seen and heard on Telemundo Orlando Television - WTMO
• Walt Disney Theater - Dr. Philips Center of Performing Arts
• Story narrator and Movie Trailer Voice Over for movie “Suddenly Real”