Brian Perkins Email & Phone Number

Secaucus, New Jersey, Us

Responsible for media management tech, edit & distribution workflow implementation, and live production solutions.- Redesigned media delivery procedure for business partners taking VOD, OTT, & FAST channel content, ensuring proper metadata specs, formats, & codecs. The updated operation increased efficiency, improved client experience, and all but eliminated failed deliveries.- Oversaw continuous development of custom software for internal & external media asset management, encompassing the full asset lifecycle from record & ingest through delivery & archive.- Implemented “constant change” culture, replacing large swaths of traditional production technologies with on demand cloud tools such as HTML graphics, cloud production switchers, and cloud video render services. These changes allow MLBN to operate with less expense and more flexibility to scale up or down on according to demand.

Responsible for planning and implementation of systems to streamline production operations.- Designed and implemented Automated Control Room technology enabling quality live production at significant cost savings over a traditional control room.- Manage Automated Control Room operations for ~40 hours per week of live sports production.- Built graphics control rooms for expanded production including physical layout & construction, technical design, technical infrastructure, systems and workflow integration.- Drove modernization efforts for 50-user creative services environment, including render farm, cloud services, and creative project management platforms- Increased production capacity by integrating new technology with existing processes. Tools included post-production software, production switchers, graphics engines, and video replay systems.- Oversaw software development efforts to parse and curate sports data to automatically populate graphical templates and studio set content.- Redesigned existing graphic and control room video playout technology and processes to accommodate COVID-19 social distancing parameters and production-from-home operations.

As a key member of MLB Network’s launch team, ensured that the network had a successful debut on January 1, 2009 in a record-setting 50 million homes, the largest launch in cable television history.- Integrate ENPS Newsroom Computing System with video and graphics playback systems.- Build on air graphics environment to support 17 hours of live television each day.- Lead expansion project to build Graphics Control Room physical workspace, including layout, computing, monitoring, construction, and furniture.- Manage expansion of server and network infrastructure to support SAN mounted workstation growth.- Anticipate business requirements to plan the evolution of hardware, software, and workflows for graphic artists.- Oversee real time data collection for graphical display of baseball data- Manage automated integration of stats into on air graphical elements.- Improve initial news ticker software design to reduce opportunities for error by 90% on a 24/7 on-screen element.

New York City, Ny, Us

-Define strategic direction of NBC Newsroom Computer Systems. Plan evolution of processes, tools, and integration requirements based on the needs of business partners. Drive vendors to develop necessary functionality.-Forecast 3-year budget to implement & support systems. Track current spending against budget.-Lead development of Order Management interface for NBCU Digital Asset Management system.-Plan & execute IT operation for NBC News election coverage. Update hardware and software of homegrown statistical modeling system, and provide division-wide operational support on election nights.-Manage 3-person team responsible for care & support of 19 mission critical newsroom computer systems with 8000 users. Systems control live show production, driving teleprompters, graphics, and video playback.-Provide 24x7 L3 support for Linux based newsroom database-Integrate self-service tools with newsroom computer system, to decrease production time and cost for a given news story

New York City, Ny, Us

-Administer and configure content structure for NBC News iNews Computer system, servicing 750 concurrent users (2200 total non-concurrent users).-Perform hands-on configuration for system level functions, running command line administration on SGI Irix & RedHat Linux servers. -Maintain 100% scheduled system uptime for mission critical systems.

New York, Ny, Us

A top technical support specialist for NBC News, I was hired and quickly targeted to support high priority events, such as the Today Show at the Sydney Olympics, Presidential debates and GOP and Democratic National Conventions. My responsibilities as listed were:- Build and support computer systems for remote broadcast operations. Travel to remote site to deploy "traveling office" solutions. Locations included Sydney, Australia, Denver, Miami, Oklahoma City, and Philadelphia, among others, for high profile news coverage.- Provide customer friendly software support and solutions to questions on Microsoft Windows, Office, and the Avid iNews system.- Deploy Citrix thin client user workstations, BASYS terminals, and VPN solutions to talent homes and offsite workplaces.- Plan, run, and terminate cabling for truck compound setups.

Bellingham, Washington, Us

Framingham, Massachusetts, Us

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Bs, Science-Business

Msis, Technology Management

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