Brian Reed Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

I supervise technical operations and information technology in Austin, Texas for radio stations: KLBJ-AM, KLBJ-FM, 101X (KROX-FM), ACL Radio (K246BD), 933 Austin (KGSR-FM), Bob FM (KBPA-FM), No Control Radio (KGSR-HD3), La Zeta (KLZT-FM) and Latino (K247AX).Major projects have included the following: -Migration of transmission towers for KBPA-FM and KLBJ-FM. This move required coordination with other broadcasters, new lease agreements, construction, permits, new equipment purchase and installation, and decomission of old equipment. I oversaw all technical aspects and coordinated all pieces with vendors, contractors, legal, etc. -Design and construction of network infrastructure. When we transitioned from Emmis Communications to Waterloo Media, there was no existing technology infrastructure. I was responsible for all technology decisions regarding IT topology, email servers, virus scan solution, spam filter. The new infrastructure had to be designed, built, and tested before migration from the old network could occur.

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

I supervised technical operations and information technology in Austin, Texas for radio stations:KLBJ-AM, KLBJ-FM, 101X (KROX-FM), ACL Radio (K246BD), 933 Austin (KGSR-FM), Bob FM (KBPA-FM), No Control Radio (KGSR-HD3), La Zeta (KLZT-FM) and Latino (K247AX).Major projects have included the following:-Conversion of legacy broadcast playout systems to modern era broadcast automation. This conversion involved server installations, playout system hardware deployment, software installation and configuration with coordination between multiple departments and vendors to ensure no lost revenue or dead-air. -Rebuild of existing IT infrastructure. This project involved the creation and deployment of Active Directory group policies, reallocation of network storage and consolidation of server roles. Server operating systems were upgraded and server roles were right-sized based on current (and future) needs and inventory. -Helped develop a company-wide standard for CRM implementation. The Emmis CRM was to involve all employees across all departments and operations. Ultimately, the CRM solution fell victim to budget cuts and never seen to fruition. I still firmly believe the vision was sound and would have been a wonderful tool across all of Emmis. -Redesign of processes for remote content generation. Our news gathering and promotions teams were struggling to create high quality content in the field and had no real standard. This project involved working with different teams to understand their needs, then developing and implementing a solution that could be standardized and scaled appropriately.

Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas