Chris Swan Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Working on a freelance basis, I work in technical project management/engineering and havecompleted contracts on major events such as the FIFA World Cup (Fox Sports), WWE/UFC(NEP) and Australian/US Open Tennis (Gravity Media), as well as reality TV projects forNetflix and ITV.I pride myself on always providing the right solution and expertise to my clients, and I am ableto think outside of conventional ways of working and am always keen to push workflowsforwards and to… Show more Working on a freelance basis, I work in technical project management/engineering and havecompleted contracts on major events such as the FIFA World Cup (Fox Sports), WWE/UFC(NEP) and Australian/US Open Tennis (Gravity Media), as well as reality TV projects forNetflix and ITV.I pride myself on always providing the right solution and expertise to my clients, and I am ableto think outside of conventional ways of working and am always keen to push workflowsforwards and to move towards new technology wherever possible.My project management experience means that I am well-versed in taking ownership of findingsolutions for my clients and have undertaken Technical Manager/EIC roles for Netflix, FrenchOpen Tennis (PRG) and NEP.In recent years, I have focused on public cloud workloads, and was part of an Emmy Award-winning team with Fox Sports at both the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cupwhich leveraged a cross-vendor workflow to move media from Moscow/Paris to LA usingpublic cloud offerings from AWS.I have spent my time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic gaining AWS certifications andbuilding test NLE, live production (vMix etc) and streaming workflows in the cloud.Recent projects include:- Super Bowl LIV working with Fox Sports/CMSI (Feb 2020)- BT Sport Premier League with Timeline Television (ongoing)- Too Hot to Handle with The Collectv, Talkback, Netflix (April 2019)- FIFA Women's World Cup with Fox Sports (June/July 2019)- FIFA World Cup with Fox Sports (June/July 2018)- US Open Tennis with ESPN, Gravity Media (2018 & 2019)- French Open Tennis with Tennis Channel, PRG (2019 & 2020) Show less

London

Founding member and co-owner of The Collectv Ltd, a facilities and systems integration business based in London.Worked with two co-directors to build the business from scratch, building on our relationships with clients such as ITV, Sky Sports and NBC Sports. The Collectv is now a recognised name in the UK broadcast industry, specialising in Sport events/OBs, reality TV and entertainment shows such as ITV’s Dancing on Ice.Heavily involved in quoting/tendering process for all jobs… Show more Founding member and co-owner of The Collectv Ltd, a facilities and systems integration business based in London.Worked with two co-directors to build the business from scratch, building on our relationships with clients such as ITV, Sky Sports and NBC Sports. The Collectv is now a recognised name in the UK broadcast industry, specialising in Sport events/OBs, reality TV and entertainment shows such as ITV’s Dancing on Ice.Heavily involved in quoting/tendering process for all jobs, building an excellent business acumen. Continued to work primarily in technical projects, including EVS Project Management roles at 3 Olympics events (Sochi 2014, Rio 2016 and PyeongChang 2018) with NBC, for which I was awarded with 2 Emmy Awards for ‘Outstanding Technical Team - Remote’. Also continued to work with Sky Sports F1, having been part of Sky’s team since 2012, and also worked at numerous Tennis Grand Slams, Open Golf Championships, and Sky Sports Darts events during my 4 years with The Collectv. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Working on a freelance basis, using specialist knowledge in all areas of production workflows to design, build, support and offer advice for EVS, Avid and Adobe systems across a wide variety of projects, including Sky Sports F1, I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, The Australian Open 2012, 13, 14 and the London 2012 Olympic Games, for which I won an Emmy Award for ‘Outstanding Technical Team - Remote’.

London, United Kingdom

Key member of post production team involved with high profile, award winning shows such as Dancing on Ice, Come Dine with Me and numerous high profile studio events.Extensive experience of outside broadcasting, especially on sporting events, including having worked in South Africa with ITV Sport’s team for World Cup 2010.Specialist knowledge of all EVS systems, from specification and installation, through to operation, support and knowledge of networking, SQL databases and other… Show more Key member of post production team involved with high profile, award winning shows such as Dancing on Ice, Come Dine with Me and numerous high profile studio events.Extensive experience of outside broadcasting, especially on sporting events, including having worked in South Africa with ITV Sport’s team for World Cup 2010.Specialist knowledge of all EVS systems, from specification and installation, through to operation, support and knowledge of networking, SQL databases and other backend systems.Key member of a team involved in planning, design and implementation of HD upgrades to our studio facilities, including tapeless HD workflows for EVS and Avid integration.Extensive knowledge of tapeless formats and workflows, from acquisition to delivery.Planning and implementing changes and improvements to post production technology, making recommendations to senior management regarding costing and timescales.Heavily involved in new tenders for post production services due to technical expertise and awareness of clients’ requirements from a facility.Line manager to all operational staff members within the Post Production department, around 35 people of varying experience levels. Show less

London

Line manager to a team of 10 Edit Assistants and 2 Technical Runners, supporting 30+ Avid suites including both Adrenaline and Symphony Nitris.Management of very busy workload, liaising with in-house and external clients, often working to tight deadlines for transmission delivery.First and second line support to Avid, Interplay and EVS systems, including engineering-level problem solving and troubleshooting in live environments.Media management and administration of Avid… Show more Line manager to a team of 10 Edit Assistants and 2 Technical Runners, supporting 30+ Avid suites including both Adrenaline and Symphony Nitris.Management of very busy workload, liaising with in-house and external clients, often working to tight deadlines for transmission delivery.First and second line support to Avid, Interplay and EVS systems, including engineering-level problem solving and troubleshooting in live environments.Media management and administration of Avid Unity ISIS, Interplay, EVS and Cinegy systems.Advising and consulting with clients as to the requirements, restrictions and technology to be used with their workflows, often at a pre-shoot stage.Design and management of VOD service, Catch Up TV, for Virgin and BT platforms, using Cinegy Desktop Production system. Show less

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Ba (Hons), Film Studies

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