Brandon Boese Email & Phone Number

Stamford, Connecticut

• Manage the Global Live Events and 24/7 Scheduling Department of Encompass Digital Media, responsible for processing almost 100,000 television and streaming bookings each year across the world including high profile events such as the Olympics, Superbowl, televised concerts, elections, and breaking news.• Act as the first point of contact for major television networks, OTT streaming providers, government, and news agencies with a global footprint.• Project lead on several prominent internal projects, including software/hardware integration across multiple departments.• Primary operations administrator for the ScheduALL scheduling platform at Encompass Digital Media including maintenance of all databases, resources, and overall functionality.• Work closely with Engineering and Sales departments to determine new technologies are worth pursuing in order to best serve our customers while also providing the strongest ROI.• Provide quotes to clients for job opportunities by gathering our costs from vendors for fiber, equipment, satellite time, personnel, etc.• Draft SOPs, recruit, and train new hires as necessary on all internal and external systems.

Stamford, Connecticut

- Primary operations administrator for the ScheduALL Scheduling Platform at Encompass Digital Media-North America- Coordinate with Scheduling, TOC Operations and Finance to maintain the ScheduALL resources, services and associated groups- Provide quotes to sales team and/or clients for job opportunities by gathering our costs from vendors for fiber, equipment, satellite time, etc. - Coordinate closely with Finance Department to maintain rate cards and services in ScheduALL database, and act as part of an escalation process when issues arise and help determine if credit on outages is due- Provide guidance/assistance on projects to Special Project Managers when needed- Coordinate with EDM-IT on all maintenance and upgrades of the ScheduALL Platform Company wide- Train new hires as necessary on the ScheduALL system

Stamford, Connecticut

- Primary operations administrator for the ScheduALL Scheduling Platform at Encompass Digital Media-North America- Coordinate with Scheduling, TOC Operations and Finance to maintain the ScheduALL resources, services and associated groups- Provide quotes to sales team and/or clients for job opportunities by gathering our costs from vendors for fiber, equipment, satellite time, etc. - Coordinate closely with Finance Department to maintain rate cards and services in ScheduALL database, and act as part of an escalation process when issues arise and help determine if credit on outages is due- Provide guidance/assistance on projects to Special Project Managers when needed- Coordinate with EDM-IT on all maintenance and upgrades of the ScheduALL Platform Company wide- Train new hires as necessary on the ScheduALL system

Stamford, Ct

- Schedule satellite earth station facilities, fiber, third party terrestrial systems, satellite space segments, transportables, and production services in support of occasional use business- Receive and process booking orders for teleport services, uplink trucks, and production services- Work with space segment providers and/or third party vendors to schedule orders- Work closely with operations to get services on air in a timely manner- Trouble-shoot issues as they arise with operations, engineering, customers, and vendors- Cross check vendor logs against scheduling system to ensure all orders are correct and all pertinent information is included in the order- Represent Encompass Digital Media in a professional manner, as Encompass services major television networks, government, and news agencies

Stamford, Ct

- Digitizing media required for scheduled non-linear edit sessions- Avid project building- Backup master creation- End credit and lower third title composition- File format conversion- DVD screener and proxy creation- Graphics assistance managing FTP Deliveries- Harvesting closed captions and making necessary format conversions- Maintenance of daily workflow spreadsheets

Stamford, Ct

- Monitor multiple national television networks for on air correctness and quality 24/7- Operate master control automation software, ensuring it is programmed and running properly- Interact with the automation software, making changes to the on air schedule when necessary to ensure continuity in the on air product- Enter and ingest arriving media in traffic management system and broadcast logs- View and rate all incoming programs and interstitials for quality and durations- View upcutting and downcutting of local network breaks- Train new incoming employees as needed

Stamford, Ct

- Establish and maintain high professional standards by providing outstanding customer service, and adapt to a constantly shifting business environment by assessing all potential opportunities to determine the best course of action- Responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations of an online apparel retailer- Maintain website, manage inventory, track sales figures, issue invoices, and facilitate shipping to customers worldwide- Retain precise financial records and prepare tax returns

Stamford, Ct

- Support internal and external producers with research of AETN-owned footage for their programs- Acquire new footage from external libraries, vendors, and home-viewers' private collections- Input new tape acquisitions into the AETN archive- Secure footage rights and draft necessary license agreements- Support various administrative and accounting processes