Our Corporate Team Members
Tim Giardina
President
Tim has always understood that the best results don’t come from individual talent alone — they come from building the right team and putting people in positions to succeed. It’s a philosophy he lives out on the softball field coaching his daughter’s softball team, and it’s the same one he brings to every client project at Metro Audio and Video.
Tim began his career as a sound engineer and quickly became familiar with video and motion graphics production and the localization industry. Today, his team of skilled engineers and producers have allowed Metro Audio and Video to revolutionize the production of multimedia for global audiences. Over the years, Tim has developed and maintained a group of over 3000 professionally trained voice talents and linguists, in over 150 languages. As a producer, director and engineer, Tim actively participates in all Metro Audio and Video productions. Tim graduated from SAE Institute with a degree in audio production and John Jay College with degrees in English and Criminal Justice.
Maya Tsirulnik
Vice President Of Sales & Marketing
As one of Metro Audio and Video’s first employees, Maya has been instrumental in building the company’s sales strategy from the ground up. Her background spans digital marketing, multimedia localization, and finance — bringing a rare combination of creative instinct and business expertise to every client relationship.
Prior to Metro, Maya held finance roles at leading multimedia production companies specializing in localization and translation. She holds degrees in business administration and finance from Baruch College.
Maya was recently honored with the KUDOS Award from Women in Localization for her leadership in their Global Mental Health & Wellness Program — recognized for her strategic thinking, initiative, and commitment to community impact. When she’s not driving Metro’s growth, she’s spending time with family, traveling, or reading a good book.
Daniel SIMION
Vice President of Production / Head Engineer
Daniel is a multimedia editor with over 15 years of experience in fast-paced professional environments. He works on world-class projects involving audio/video editing, motion graphics, visual effects and digital image editing. Daniel delivers pristine quality projects with a high standard of excellence. Creativity, attention to detail and fast delivery are his main core strengths. On a personal side, he has a great passion for oil painting, science and technology. He also loves travel and good books.
Jill Thoman
Project Manager
Jill brings over 25 years of communications experience to her role coordinating day-to-day operations, keeping projects on track, and clients well taken care of. Her specialties include project management, content and technical writing, and web design — a versatile skill set rooted in a degree in Creative Writing with a minor in Journalism from the University of Arizona and a Webmaster certification from Florida State University.
Outside of work, Jill designs jewelry and artwork. Her favorite place to be is outside in nature, gardening or hiking. She also loves spending time with her family, friends, and 2 Shih Tzu dogs.
BRAD SCHMITZ
Senior Project Manager
Brad has been an important part of Metro Audio and Video from the very beginning. He was one of the first Project Managers involved with building Metro Audio and Video from the ground up.
As a Sr. Project Manager, Brad is passionate about helping his team succeed. He does this by making sure everyone has the tools they need to accomplish their goals. While receiving his bachelor’s degree from SUNY IT in Business Management, Brad worked and studied full time. This experience prepared him to be able to handle any challenge, and to have excellent communication and time management skills.
Brad enjoys fishing, bike riding and helping people in his community.
Our Voice Talent Team
We employ the world’s top voice talents and linguists. Read about their award-winning work and accomplishments.
Our Commitment To Sustainability
Sustainability is becoming an important part of everyone’s lives. We believe every company, both small and large, should consider its impact on the environment and take steps to decrease its carbon footprint. At Metro Audio and Video, sustainability is a corporate value that has been integrated into our day-to-day operations and business decisions. That’s exactly why we created our Green Metro initiative.
Green Metro builds internal awareness around the environmental impact we have as a business. Its goals include reducing energy consumption, waste production and travel.
Examples of Green Metro:
We have significantly reduced travel company-wide.
Our offices are mostly plastic-free.
We buy sustainable products and support other eco-friendly businesses.
We market green initiatives internally and externally.
We are committed to decreasing our use of paper.
We eliminated personal desktop printers.
We implemented digital storage.
We reduce, reuse and recycle.
We use sustainable packaging.
We have made energy-efficient upgrades to our offices.
We use green web hosting services.
We firmly believe that it’s our duty to our clients, ourselves and our planet to do whatever is possible to promote sustainable working practices. We are happy that our Green Metro initiative has been accepted with enthusiasm, and we look forward to continuing the reduction of our environmental impact.
Mental Health & Wellness Matters To Us
We are incredibly proud to celebrate our Vice President of Sales, Maya Tsirulnik, who was recently honored with the KUDOS Award from Women in Localization for her contributions to the Global Community Mental Health & Wellness Program. You can read her nomination below. Congratulations, Maya!
“Maya has been an outstanding contributor to the Global Community Mental Health & Wellness Program since its launch. She joined the initiative immediately and quickly became a key driving force as Team Lead, bringing not only her dedication as a volunteer but also the expertise of a seasoned executive. As a Vice President at a company within our industry, Maya’s professionalism, leadership, and strategic thinking have been invaluable to the program.
In a short time, Maya mastered existing processes and actively contributed to creating new ones alongside the team. Her initiative to research the program’s impact and collect structured feedback significantly expanded our vision and directly influenced program strategy. She is also the driving force behind the Mental Health & Wellness newsletter, taking full ownership of its creation and development. Unafraid of hard work, experimentation, and responsibility, Maya exemplifies the spirit of leadership and impact that the Women in Localization KUDOS Award celebrates. Thank you for your contributions.” – Nadja Ruhl
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