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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Design and Architecture of systems that bring new opportunities and efficiencies to Sky's Platforms. Bridging the gap between Sky's traditional linear Satellite business its rich and varied streaming platforms.Re-Architecting workflows to deliver Captions and Audio Description to improve the viewing experience for Sky's hearing and visually impaired.

New Zealand

Consumer hardware firmware and middleware developmentCloud based services design, development and support.Systems Architecture design, development and deploymentMedia technology, TV broadcast and workflow consultingData and API integration services including Xero.Mobile app development (PWA apps and Cordova)Internet content filtering for both cloud and.

Hong Kong

A bold new venture making the Internet a safer place for children.Development of custom consumer WiFi hardware and firmware with supporting cloud based management, sales fulfillment and user portals. Managed the hardware approval process for RF compliance marks for Europe. the US and Australia and NZ.

Hong Kong

Media Technology, TV Broadcast and Workflow Consulting Consumer WiFi hardware and firmware developmentCloud based web service design and development

Hong Kong

Systems Architect and developer for the Telstra Australia's GMS Video Network - One of the world's busiest IP based video distribution networks. Architecture and design of Cloud based asset and metadata workflows, interfaces for Lan Kwai Fong Group's first venture into online TV.Media metadata interface development for projects using ADC and ITX TV.

London, United Kingdom

Media Technology, TV Broadcast and Workflow ConsultingMedia systems integration, file base media digitising, re-purposing and delivery systems.Broadcast systems consulting for Box TV / Channel 4 London

Speaker at TVB Europe's "The IT Broadcast Workflow" London, Dec. 2009Key Broadcast and Media Systems architect for Discovery’s UK and EMEA operationsSystems architect for Discovery's push into file-based workflows for language customisation. Designed and built a new system to deliver and receive language assets in the file domain migrating from a legacy.

Designed 15 channel remote ingest and playout system for the Tata Sky DTH project in Delhi, India. This playout system allowed 2 contribution channels fed from Hong Kong to be turned around into 15 branded entertainment and NVOD channels. Led and mentored a team of 6 Developers from Bangalore in developing applications for NDS / Ericsson Set top box.

Managed and mentored a team of programmers, designing and implementing software systems to enhance the operation of the Broadcast System.Designed and managed the integration of the Music Scheduling System (RCS) with Star’s main Traffic System (Paradigm) for Ad Sales traffic integration and ancillary event scheduling for 3 pan Asian music channels.Completed.

Evaluated and tested set top box interactive middleware and DVB interactive headend technology.Managed and operated a small NDS interactive headend for Interactive TV development on NDS Core.Trained the 6 member interactive development team for the Star India DTH project now known as Tata Sky.Developed and authored functional specifications for Interactive.

Configured, operated and trained Studio crews on the Orad “Cyberset O” Virtual Set. Designed and developed Star's Promotions Versioning System resulting in a 50% reduction in versioning editing time and a project payback period of less than 12 months.Prototyped interactive applications for Star / PCCW DTH venture on the Liberate iTV platform.

Technical Director for Sky News in Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Handover.Visual Effects Supervisor and compositor (Discreet Logic Flint) for IndoVision launch TVC campaign.Technical lead on the introduction of Lightworks as an offline promo edit solution with 13 systems installed as part of project.Spent extensive time in Beijing and Tianjin China.

Managed a team of 24 online editors and 8 digital and analogue online edit suites.

Online editing of broadcast promos and programming

Online Editing of Broadcast and Corporate Programming.Location Cameraman Location Director / ProducerOB DirectionBroadcast EngineeringIT support of key systems