{"id":133,"date":"2018-04-09T19:41:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T19:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-summer-2018-volume-1-issue-32\/133-2\/"},"modified":"2018-04-10T16:16:49","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T16:16:49","slug":"audio-engineering-alum-achieves-career-slam-dunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-summer-2018-volume-1-issue-32\/audio-engineering-alum-achieves-career-slam-dunk\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio Engineering Alum Achieves Career Slam Dunk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">How long does it take a college graduate to land their dream job? For Evelyn Salas, San Jacinto College audio engineering graduate, it was months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">As an AV technician and sound engineer for the Toyota Center and the Houston Rockets, Salas has the opportunity to be on the court and in the midst of the action every night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">\u201cThis is my dream job. It\u2019s crazy to me that it\u2019s happened so quickly,\u201d Salas said. \u201cIt\u2019s pure adrenaline and you are right there on the court. I love seeing the crowd react to the music.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">It was Salas\u2019 determination and networking skills as a student that brought her where she is now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">\u201cWhen I was in school, I was already asking, \u2018How can I get experience now?\u2019,\u201d Salas said. \u201cI started working with Generations AV and I interned with White Oak Music Hall and Revention Music Center.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">After earning her associate\u2019s degree in audio engineering, in May 2017 Salas was contacted by Scott Foulkrod, a fellow San Jacinto College alum and the director of media for the Toyota Center. The two met through San Jacinto College professor of audio engineering Lester Williams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">\u201cEvelyn had been working all over the city, even as a student,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThe job of coordinating the public address, music and sound effects is perhaps the most difficult and unnerving job I can imagine. I suggested Evelyn for the job because I\u2019ve seen what she is capable of.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">What do you do when you\u2019ve achieved your dreams so early in your career? You dream bigger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">\u201cOne day I would love to be a production manager,\u201d Salas said.\u00a0 \u201cNot just working with the sound department, but putting on the whole production. From stage operations, to music and the lights and video. 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