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People & expertise

A system is only as strong
as the people behind it.

Leadership, project delivery, field execution and technical integration working together.

Principal / Executive leadership

Michael James

More than 20 years of audiovisual integration, live sound and event-production experience. Executive accountability, technical direction and partner coordination.

Operations / Contract & account leadership

Kevyn Harmon

More than 25 years of finance and operations leadership. Proposal compliance, contract administration, purchasing controls, client reporting and cross-functional coordination.

Executive Assistant and Purchasing Director

Jessica Araujo

Executive assistance and purchasing coordination for GPR Audio Visual.

Project management

Christian Fernandez

Coordinates schedules, site readiness, submittals, field teams, installation, commissioning and closeout across occupied environments.

Field leadership / Audio engineering

Patrick Oobichere

Field supervision, installation sequencing, audio systems, cable and termination quality, site coordination and punch-list completion.

Technical integration / Programming & commissioning

Daniel Schmidtke, CTS-I

Networked audiovisual systems, DSP and control programming, source routing, network coordination, testing and technical documentation. Team records identify CTS/CTS-I, Dante and Q-SYS training; Shure MXA920 enablement is valid through July 2028.

Qualifications you can inspect

Chicago MBE.
Technical depth.
Clear accountability.

Company qualification records and technical training are part of the story—not hidden behind a contact form.

View qualifications & documents
City of Chicago
Certified MBE
EPA Lead-Safe Firm
Through October 2029
Illinois Corporation
September 2026 record
Shure MXA920 Enablement
Through July 2028

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Your next possibility.

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