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Mountain View, Ca, Us

• Design systems to team established and industry standards.• Create documentation for: wire diagrams, cable run lists, cable schedules, commissioning processes; Work with architects on space layouts and M/E requirements.• Stay up to date with industry trends and new technologies that we should be considering.• Set up, tune, configure and test custom event spaces, and understand all the tasks that are involved.• Perform formal Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing (and/or Acceptance Test Procedure) handovers with third-party vendors, including management of punch list closeout through project opening.

New York, New York

• Designed, built and project-managed installation of three (3) datacenters in Amsterdam, Netherlands to support Pan-European launch of the Eurosport product in conjunction with Discovery Communications.• Support IP acquisition & distribution of 350 Hulu channels.• Created, directed installation of three (3) datacenters supporting 24 channels of distribution for Riot Games eSports.• Draft product overview documentation, line drawings; lead system overview meetings.• Enabled encoding of 120 AES sources by creating expansion of radio audio encoding solution for NHL, MLB.• Develop monitoring / control tools by working with broadcast operations & software development teams.• Defined roles, wrote job descriptions for two (2) Broadcast Infrastructure positions in Europe.

New York, New York, Us

• Expanded management role: managed two (2) local, two (2) remote resources. • Partnered with global teams in multiple companies (NEP, Discovery, Eurosport) to launch Eurosport product in Norway.• Devised 1152x1152 video router expansion for NY datacenter.• Worked with developers on ESNI / ESAM implementations on broadcast equipment supporting DAI.• Supported installations on strict deadlines by leading equipment purchasing & delivery.• Led standardization, documentation updates / rack testing on existing, new equipment.• Refactored video delivery systems from baseband to IP delivery.

New York, New York, Us

• Awarded Company MVP.• Designed, built datacenter expansion including A/V acquisition / routing, router automation, monitoring & control systems (expansion / live signal cutover from one (1) video router into three (3) video/ASI routers), supporting 500 channels for Sony PS VUE.• Managed two (2) Broadcast Engineers, including one (1) remote.• Teamed with developers to design control system manage NHL / equipment in multiple datacenters to supporting MLBAM productions, NHL Instant Replay support / signal distribution.• Built video logger floor expansion for Fox Sports Go. Designed, built exclusively-IP video monitoring systems.• Created NHL radio acquisition system for BAMTech-distribution, and to NHL partners (TuneIn).

New York, New York, Us

• Moved to start in SF Office, taking strategic role, and handling larger projects. • Designed, planned, project-managed, installed and configured equipment in the MLB Instant Replay Operations Center in New York office. • Managed one (1) Broadcast Engineer remotely.• Led training with MLB umpires on new intercom equipment.• Created, planned, built datacenter, with A/V acquisition & routing, router automation, monitoring & control systems new datacenter supporting 200 video channels, Sony PS VUE.• Partnered with vendors to define feature requests, fix bugs, create delivery timeline for issues resolution.• Designed, constructed MLB Instant Replay Backup facility in SF supporting MLB Postseason instant replay.• Built Transmission Operation Center in SF empowering centralized monitoring, with 15 broadcast engineer user stations, 36-screen video wall.• Managed Evertz & Snell video router databases in all production facilities, CWDM / DWDM video transportation services for 343 signals between facilities in NY office.

New York, New York, Us

• Managed audio & video routing systems in 35 domestic facilities, databases, XY router panel configurations for multiple departments. • Acquired and distributed MLB / partner content by administering Cisco DCM video gateways.• Optimized encoding, created technical roadmap to address issues by providing vendors with network packet captures.• Tested, made purchasing recommendations for broadcast systems: routing core, video gateways, processing gear.• Sustained, expanded system automation by partnering with lead software developers.• Delivered signal flow knowledge to operations & technical facilities teams by drafting system drawings.• Led broadcast team in building disaster recovery facility; designed remote-operation functionality.• Created 24/7 IPTV solution for in-flight entertainment partner. Acquired broadcast feeds, commercial insertion, web encoding, redundant transmission over DS3, tracking transport streams in remote satellite uplink facility.• Built new control room for studio operations, refurbished existing control room. Expanded com matrix system, designed video walls, built user stations / KVM systems under budget, ahead of time.

New York, New York, Us

• Provided 24/7 transmission services and facilities support for all broadcast, instant replay systems. • Created 100% automated studio show for Yahoo! Full Count: partnered with development team to automate production switcher, media server, graphics engine & live sources into single production operated by two (2) producers.• Delivered video monitoring & encoding status for 100+ live-streaming encoders facility-wide by designing video walls.• Created innovative broadcast system acquiring remote productions via public internet.

New York, New York, Us

• Served as project manager / lead integration support for ballpark video router installs. • Created system drawings, task lists for 30 MLB ballparks used by integration teams and tested equipment functionality. • Supervised five (5) employees per shift.• Created SOPs for broadcast engineers, training documents for new-hires.• Supported major seasonal events (CBS/Turner March Madness, Masters tournament).

New York, New York, Us

• Conducted system integration for Instant Replay / transmission system upgrade for eight (8) remote facilities.• Coordinated camera feeds for MLB Draft, including 30 war-rooms, plus full slate of baseballs games on MLB Network.• Provided Tier 2 technical support of broadcast & replay operations.• Created remote management system and documentation to support mobile postseason multi-camera angle encoder fly-kits for MLB.

New York, New York, Us

Acquired broadcast feeds from ballparks; conducted QC of incoming multimedia content. Supported live production environment; troubleshooting and escalation of production issues. Provided A1 & A2 services for remote productions.

Fremont, Ca, Us

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