Aiden Montoya

Aiden Montoya

Student at Houston Christian in Houston, Texas, United States

About

As an Information Systems student at Houston Christian University, I blend cutting-edge technical knowledge with hands-on experience in live event production, cinematography, and information technology. My experience has taken me from behind the camera to leading worship production teams, and from managing automotive services to ensuring compliance in high-stakes environments. With a foundation in CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ and specialized certifications in Dante audio networking and Waves SoundGrid, I bring a unique technical perspective to creative projects. My experience spans live event production, cinematography, and IT infrastructure. As Worship Production Team Lead at Sugar Creek Baptist Church, I've sharpened my audio mixing, lighting design, and live streaming skills. My cinematography experience includes drone videography and directing conference recap videos, allowing me to capture compelling visual stories. I've also co-built streaming infrastructures and improved cross-campus network reliability, showcasing my ability to merge creativity with technical solutions. My role in the automotive industry and church settings has sharpened my customer service skills. I pride myself on enhancing customer experiences and retention rates, quick decision-making in fast-paced environments, and effective team collaboration and leadership. Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems, I'm always seeking new challenges and learning opportunities. My diverse certifications, including GMRS and HAM radio licenses, reflect my commitment to staying at the forefront of technology. I'm excited to leverage my unique blend of technical knowledge, creative thinking, and practical experience to drive innovation in the ever-evolving landscape of technology and media production. Whether it's optimizing IT systems, directing live events, or creating compelling visual content, I'm ready to take on new challenges and contribute to groundbreaking projects. Let's connect and explore how we can push the boundaries of technology and creativity together!

Work Experience

2024 — Now
Sugar Land, Texas

Returning in June of 2024, I have the privilege of working at Sewell Audi Sugar Land as a full-time summer associate! From my prior experience with Sewell, it is too good to pass up an opportunity to come back when I am given the chance. I had taken a break in between to focus on school, but I am back on the drive and am serving the wonderful customers of Sewell and I love it!

Skills: Decision-Making · Communication · Asset Management · Problem Solving · Customer Service · Valet Parking · Loan Car

2024 — Now
Rosenberg, Texas, United States

I recently accepted the position of Technical Team Lead at our Richmond / Rosenberg campus. I am now tasked with leading the Sunday morning production team, and in addition, I strive to lead employees and volunteers to growth and knowledge while ensuring our services look, sound, and feel great for the congregation. In addition, I work tightly with our other campuses to create the best experience through the maintenance of existing systems and modernization. For the online ministry, I took on the creation of a dashboard to display where our online audience watches from around the world while tracking attendance for each service.

Skills: Project Management · Lighting Design · Audio Mixing · Content Management · Operational Planning · Dashboards · Maintenance and Repair

2024 — 2024
Chantilly, Virginia

Skills: Compliance Management · CMMC

2023 — 2024
Sugar Land, Texas, United States

I previously worked at Sugar Creek Baptist Church in the Stream and Broadcast division in Production. My roles included stream innovation, increasing viewer interaction, and ensuring the broadcast looks and feels great as we attempt to reach more congregants around the world.

Skills: Communications · Broadcasting · Engagement

2020 — 2023
Sugar Land, Texas, United States

I previously worked at the Sugar Creek Baptist Church Missouri City campus, tasked as a part-time worker for Worship Production. My roles included preparation for Sunday morning services as well as running those services through lighting and audio. During this time and now, I worked on many side projects for our Creative Communications team as well as other installation or repair projects. Now a Multisite Production Associate, I was tasked with the maintenance and repair of our varying systems across campuses for best reliability.

Skills: Live Event Production · Maintenance and Repair · Creative Communications · Audio Mixing · Lighting · Lighting Design

2023 — 2023
Sugar Land, Texas, United States

Hired in May of 2023, I had the honor of working at Sewell Audi Sugar Land as a full-time summer associate. As I was working, it was impossible to not see how much Sewell loves their customers and employees, from the fun things that management did for the associates, to the customers being so excited to get their cars back so excited because they knew what Sewell did was in the best interest for them. During my working hours, I was primarily tasked as a Customer Service Associate as well as Valet. However, I worked in other capacities as often I would help the Loan Car Department, and Sales Department, as well as other positions in regard to company success and ultimately putting the customers as the top priority.

Skills: Asset Management · Loan Car · Customer Service · Decision-Making · Valet Parking

2021 — 2022
Houston, Texas, United States

While attending Houston Baptist University, I worked alongside the Innovation and Strategic Marketing department to record engaging video content to be used for marketing on various platforms (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and others). This role continued to grow my collaboration skills as I would record the content that would be used to inform, immerse, and tell a story about the university. This role had its fair share of importance as the content would be used to market the University to those currently attending and those looking to attend Houston Christian University.

Skills: Teamwork · Drone Videography · Cinematography · Videography

2019 — 2019
Sugar Land, Texas, United States

During my time at Tiger Rock Martial Arts in Sugar Land, I was tasked with the role of Assistant Instructor; responsibilities included assisting/teaching in classes, providing support to students, and helping at the front desk to ensure that current customers or future customers would receive the best experience on or off the mat. During my time working I earned my Second Degree Level Two Black Belt.

Skills: Martial Arts Black Belt · Classroom Instruction · Assistant Teaching · Customer Service · Leadership · Team Building

2019 — 2019
Huntsville, Texas, United States

I was contracted by Sugar Creek Baptist Church to run lighting over a weekend event hosted by the church, for underprivileged students. This ultimately gave those students a chance to experience a summer camp style event that included Worship, Games, Camp Food, Baptisms and more.

Skills: Audio Mixing · Lighting · Lighting Design · Special Events

Education

2021 — Now
Houston, Texas, United States

Houston Christian University is where I have been attending in the College of Science and Engineering (COSE) department learning Information Systems. Unique to HCU, many hands-on projects were employed for us to take advantage of in our learning, A few of these include: Smart Factory (Uses different sensors to control pumps, fans, lights, etc.), a Security Camera System (Detects motion, takes an image, and emails said image with a timestamp to specified recipients) and lastly Network Administration (Building a local network and administering it for best security and device compatibility)

Skills: Project Management · Python (Programming Language) · Network Administration · Penetration Testing · Linux

2019 — 2021
Sugar Land, Texas, United States

As a first-year experience student at the James Reese Career and Technical Center, me and my classmates were the first students to take part in the new learning experience offered by Fort Bend Independent School District. During my time at the Reese Center, I gained more knowledge of computer maintenance as well as networks. However, being first-year students, my classmates and I assisted in shaping the future of the programs offered.

Skills: Computer Maintenance · Networks · Blended Learning · Computer Hardware

2017 — 2021
Missouri City, Texas, United States

During my time at Ridge Point High School, I chose my main focus of study to be Computer Science. During my four years, I took the following courses: Fundamentals of Computer Science, Computer Science 1 Pre-AP, Computer Science 2 AP, Mobile App Development Dual-Credit. In each of these classes, I gained better insights into the coding process as well as team collaboration as I worked with my classmates to create an app, program, or just achieve a common goal. Languages learned and utilized were Java and Swift.

Skills: Java (Programming Language) · Swift (Programming Language) · Coding Experience · Teamwork

Volunteering

2015 — 2020
2020 — 2020
Stafford, Texas, United States
2017 — 2018
2013 — 2015
Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
2008 — 2014
Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
2012 — 2014
Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
2013 — 2013
Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States

Certifications

2021
GMRS - Class ZA License from Federal Communications Commission

WROI684

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