Michael W. Zaskey: (founder, president / owner)

Michael Zaskey started Zasco Productions at a very young age. A passion for knowledge, creativity, and most importantly - technical excellence is what drives Michael. He has extensive experience in broadcast television, theater, video projection, audio reinforcement, lighting, video production, computer programming, and corporate events. More than just a job, Zasco Productions is his dream, and he is personally involved in some aspect of every project we handle.

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Steve Potvin: (technical operations coordinator)

Steve Potvin brings us years of theater, lighting, broadcast television and audio / visual experience. He discovered his love for artistic performance, media, and technology at a very young age through involvement with community theater. Steve's video / broadcast career began at the local ABC affiliate where he worked as a studio tech, ENG videographer, live-truck operator, and lighting designer.

At the same time, he began work as a part-time employee of Zasco Productions where he expanded his skills into event staging, audio reinforcement, video projection, digital editing, and more. He has provided lighting for many events ranging from simple meetings and banquets, to major concerts and theatrical events. When he was not illuminating something, he served as a videographer and general A/V technician, as well as a valuable hand in our shop, helping to maintain and stage equipment.

Steve continued his broadcast career at a major sports network, and after working there full-time for several years, Steve has decided to make Zasco Productions his permanent home, as our Technical Operations Coordinator.

Steve's extensive knowledge in all areas production make him a true multi-skilled team player at Zasco Productions, and we are excited to have him on a full-time basis!

Look for Steve to play an integral role in bringing your production to life.

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Charles "Chello" Vadnais: (production operations)

Although Charles had been acquainted with Zasco Productions since the mid-80's, it wasn't until paths crossed in 2000 that a working relationship developed. Charles and Mike reconnected on a common production in California, while working as different vendors. Soon after, in between touring projects, Charles began freelancing with us in various capacities. He joined us on a full-time basis in January 2003, bringing his years of domestic and international touring experience into the fold. He has worked as a tour manager, a/v technician, camera operator, shop technician, truck driver, editor and more! He currently serves as our production operations coordinator.

Most recently, he has been serving as the lead editor on all of our in-house video productions.

His sincere personality, easy demeanor, superb organizational skills, and attention to detail make him a creative and valuable team member on every production.

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Dan Walker: (multi-skilled production technician)

Ed McKinney: (engineer)

Ed McKinney has been around Zasco Productions since it was an idea in a basement! His skills in designing and building electronics systems, and in computer programming, are put to good use at Zasco Productions. Ed is responsible for building and programming many of the custom interfaces and control systems that we use and supply. He is a full time repair and systems engineer for a local broadcast television station, and when he is not busy keeping them on the air, he can be found in our shop supporting us with his great computer and electronics experience!

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Brian Pelletier: (designer, video director, editor)

By day, Brian is lead director and coordinator of on-air production for a broadcast television station. By night and weekend, Brian brings us his amazing live production, post-production and graphics wizardry. He's a skilled Adobe After Effects artist, and he designs and animates many of the moving graphics used in our productions, and also serves as video director for live-to-tape and I-MAG productions. His quick eye, creative spirit, and great sense of humor make him a great asset to any production.

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Dave Bartlett: (part-time videographer, / multi-skilled A/V technician)

Dave has over 20 years experience in broadcast television, and he brings with him a vast range of knowledge in every aspect of production and operations. He is a talented videographer and editor, and a great personality to have on our team!

Most recently, while working at Zasco Productions, Dave has expanded his skill set into audio reinforcement, video projection, and lighting. He can be found serving as a multi-skilled technician on many of our productions, both small and large.

Dave also supplies Zasco Productions with his Stanton "Jimmy-Jib", and his cool hands to operate it!

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Adam Lawson: (part-time technician / camera operator)

Adam was introduced to us by one of our associates and it was immediately clear that he would be a perfect fit for our live productions. Adam is skilled in lighting and sound, having years of prior experience in local theatre and in his own successful DJ business. He then also proved to be quite a good camera operator and multi-skilled technician. Combine these skills with a remarkable character and easy disposition, and you'll know why we are proud to have Adam in the mix. We should also mention that he is extraordinarily punctual. Chances are -- if Zasco Productions is on the job, Adam will be there earlier than everyone else.

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Fred Nowak: (part-time video director / camera operator)

Fred has been associated with Zasco Productions since the early years. He has been a part of many of our major productions, and has used his years of broadcast and live production experience to fill many different roles. Fred is a superb camera operator and videographer, and has recently made the transition into directing live events. His calm wit and humor always lends to a good working environment, not only here at Zasco, but also at his full time position at a local broadcast television station.

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Barry Gadbois: (part-time multi-skilled technician)

Barry brings to us a diverse range of talents, from broadcast television production to general A/V work. His experience includes broadcast news videography, television direction, and satellite / microwave truck operation. Barry worked at Zasco Productions after high-school, then went on to persue a career as a video technician for a defense contractor on the west-coast.

Barry recently returned to Massachusetts, (we think he missed the winters) and re-joined Zasco Productions part-time staff as a multi-skilled production technician. You can count on Barry's all around knowledge on just about any project!

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Rob Skiba II:

Rob Skiba II, has been around Zasco Productions since 1994 and is our all around "creative guy". An artist with many years of experience working with different mediums, we count on Rob's ability to create with everything from a paint brush to a 3D computer graphics workstation and everything in between! His extensive experience in many fields, as well as his military background, make him a superb team player. He's a multi-skilled technician and also works as a videographer and editor, camera operator, graphics operator, and general a/v technician!

While Rob recently moved to Texas and currently serves as the Multimedia Director for East-West Ministries International, he is still an integral part of the Zasco Productions family, and often travels with the crew for major productions!

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William Zaskey:

There is so much that can be said about William Zaskey! The father of Michael Zaskey, and the person most instrumental in supporting the early success of Zasco Productions, Mr. Zaskey generously gave of his time, talents, and money to help Michael establish his dream. Throughout the years he has worked as a business advisor, camera operator, driver, and more, helping out in any area that he could. Most importantly, he is the person who believed that Zasco Productions could be a reality, and never gave up helping to make that happen! Affectionately called "Dad" by the entire Zasco team, he is now most often seen running errands or providing production support on major projects.

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