CH 03 · ROUTE

Joao V. Rocha.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · joaovorocha@gmail.com · LINKEDIN · GITHUB

Summary

AV engineer and full-stack developer with 10+ years behind a live audio console and a Node + Postgres operations platform running in production today. Latin Grammy nominee (2023, Temporal), Rock in Rio alumnus, currently on the Sound Image / Clair Global SF Bay crew for clients including Apple and Dolby. The kind of operator who builds the tool when the tool doesn't exist yet.

Selected experience

AV Engineer · Sound Image (Clair Global)

Nov 2025 – present · San Francisco Bay Area · Part-time / on-site

Audio Engineer · Clair Global · Block Inc. conference

Oct 2025 · Oakland, CA · Seasonal

Stock Manager & Internal Tools Developer · Suitsupply

Feb 2024 – Mar 2026 · San Francisco, CA · Full-time

A1 Audio Engineer / OPS Coordinator · Vocal Livre

Jun 2015 – Dec 2022 · São Paulo, Brazil · Full-time

A2 · Rock in Rio

Sep 2017 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Seasonal

AV Operations · UNASP (Centro Universitário Adventista)

Jan 2015 – Dec 2020 · São Paulo, Brazil · Full-time

IT Support Analyst · Colégio Adventista IABC

2012 – 2014 · Goiás, Brazil

Selected projects

Skills

Live audio

Consoles — Yamaha CL5 / QL / PM5D, DiGiCo SD / S, Avid S6L, Allen & Heath dLive / iLive.

PA — Meyer Sound (PANTHER, LEO, MILO, Leopard), L-Acoustics (K1, K2, Kara), d&b audiotechnik (J, V, Y).

RF / IEM — Shure Axient Digital, Shure PSM, Sennheiser EW, Wireless Workbench.

Networking — Dante, NDI, Crestron, BlackMagic, OBS, Wirecast.

Software

Backend — Node, Express, PostgreSQL, Redis, WebSockets, REST, OAuth 2.0.

Platform — PWAs, MCP servers, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Gmail / Salesforce / UPS APIs.

Infra — Linux, PM2, Nginx, SSL / Let's Encrypt, Tailscale.

Other — React Native, Pro Tools, python-can.

Hardware

EDA — KiCad 8, Flux.ai, JLCPCB fab packs.

Design — 12 V automotive power, USB-C PD, multi-rail buck/boost, galvanic isolation.

Buses — USB 2.0 hubs, dual CAN / FDCAN (listen-only), OBD-II, SLCAN.

MCU — STM32G0, ESP32-S3, INA226 monitoring, BTS7008 PROFET.

Operations & languages

Ops — Warehouse management, RFID, Salesforce, PredictSpring, run-of-show, crew scheduling, rider negotiation.

Languages — English & Portuguese (native / bilingual). Spanish (elementary).

Certifications & education