David Ericson

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Director Digital Media and Technology (CTO and CIO) @ BYU Broadcasting
Salt Lake City, UT, US
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Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area, United States, United States
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About David Ericson

Dave Ericson has 20+ years of executive leadership experience bringing new products and emerging technologies to market. His teams have pioneered new over-the-top (OTT) cloud-based products and technologies from the ground up, developed innovative content distribution strategies and architectures, and helped build and launch three award-winning service platforms. These awards include a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award for "Pioneering Development of Large Scale, Cloud Served, Broadcast Quality, Linear Channel Transmission" for Sling TV's groundbreaking work in launching the first live OTT TV service, the "Best of the Best CES 2015" and "Top Tech of CES - Best of Show" and later named one of the "10 Most Influential Products of the Past Decade" by Consumer Reports. Other products and services launched under Dave's leadership have been awarded "Best of the Web" by Forbes, “Product of the Year, 2000” by Internet Telephony, and "Product of the Year, 2000" by Network Magazine. Dave's efforts include:• The 1st vMVPD and Live OTT Television Streaming Service (Sling TV)• The 1st adaptive streaming OVP and OTT content distribution platform (Move Networks)• The 1st nationwide VoIP IXC network, IP softswitch, and UC enhanced service platform (I-Link Inc.) As a founding executive at Sling TV, and former Executive GM, VP of Technology Architecture & Development, and VP of Operations for EchoStar and Dish Digital, Dave oversaw the product development and operation of the first vMVPD platform to market and the successful launch of Sling TV for DISH Network.Dave also served as Vice President Product & Solution Engineering and VP of Operations at Move Networks and helped Move become the leading OVP of streaming services for hundreds of programmers including ABC, ESPN, FOX, CWTV, Discovery, Televisa, Comcast Xfinity, and many more. Move invented, patented, and pioneered adaptive bit rate streaming technologies and became the leader in delivering TV Everywhere services worldwide. Dave also held executive product and engineering positions at I-Link where he provided oversight for the design, engineering, and operation of the first to market Voice-Over-IP interexchange carrier (IXC) network in the US. He also managed the product development of I-Link’s award-winning VoIP softswitch and unified communications platform using its patented audio and media gateway control protocols.Other positions include OIT Director of Production Operations at BYU and Sr. Director of Product Development at inContact. Dave has a degree in Broadcast Media Management from BYU.

David Ericson's Current Company Details
BYU Broadcasting

Byu Broadcasting

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Director Digital Media and Technology (CTO and CIO)
Salt Lake City, UT, US
Website:
byubroadcasting.org
Employees:
488
David Ericson Work Experience Details
  • Byu Broadcasting
    Director Digital Media And Technology (Cto And Cio)
    Byu Broadcasting
    Salt Lake City, Ut, Us
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  • Byu Broadcasting
    Director Digital Media And Technology (Cto / Cio)
    Byu Broadcasting May 2018 - Present
    Provo, Utah, Us
    BYU Broadcasting is one of the true vertically integrated media companies in the world, from original content creation to distribution across all media formats and digital consumption technologies. BYUB is home to several audio and audiovisual entertainment programs, platforms and networks, including BYUtv, BYUtv Global, BYU Radio, KBYU Eleven, Classical 89 KBYU-FM. The content is available over cable and satellite systems, SiriusXM, over-the-air broadcast (OTA), and via OTT media streaming apps across multiple device platforms. BYU Broadcasting's studios and broadcast center are located in Provo, Utah on the Brigham Young University Campus.
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  • Senior Exec/Vp At Sling Tv, Echostar, Move Networks | Media, Telecom, Saas Product & Ops Consultant
    Executive Technology, Media, Telecom, Saas Consultant (Product Development, Technology & Operations)
    Senior Exec/Vp At Sling Tv, Echostar, Move Networks | Media, Telecom, Saas Product & Ops Consultant Sep 2017 - Present
  • Liveright365 (Live Right 365)
    Founder
    Liveright365 (Live Right 365) Sep 2017 - Present
    LIVERight365 (Live Right 365) is being developed as a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization dedicated to honoring survivors and those that selflessly gave of themselves so that others might live. As a living memorial, LIVERight365 honors the memory of deceased and living organ donors by dedicating acts of kindness on their behalf and paying it forward in donating service to others 365 days a year. We advocate healthy living by building awareness about the physical and mental benefits of a healthy physical and spiritual lifestyle to reduce the potential onset of disease and to prolong the well being of those already struggling with its affects. We support organ donation, transplant research, the rights of both patients and donors.
  • Echostar Corporation
    Vp Technology Architecture & Business Development, Executive Gm
    Echostar Corporation Nov 2015 - Aug 2017
    Englewood, Co, Us
    Executive responsibility for the technology architecture & business development of the over-the-top (OTT) television platform delivering Sling TV for DISH Networks and other streaming services. Instrumental in building Sling TV from the ground up and helping it grow into the #1 Live TV Streaming Service in the US with more than 2M subscribers and one of the top 10 US television distributors (MVPD) of any kind within the first two years of launch.
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  • Echostar Corporation
    Vp Operations, Executive Gm
    Echostar Corporation Dec 2010 - Nov 2015
    Englewood, Co, Us
    Executive responsibility for the solution design and operation of EchoStar's over-the-top (OTT) television platform delivering Sling TV and other streaming services. Helped build Sling TV from the ground up and led all technical, programming, and content integrations. Dual assignment to the Office of the CTO from 2011-2013.Key contributor to the industry award-winning launch and subsequent growth of Sling TV into the #1 Live TV Streaming Service with over 2M subscribers. Oversaw key aspects of product development, engineering, and operations of EchoStar's over-the-top (OTT) television platform delivering Sling TV and other streaming services. Managed an operating budget of over $40M per year. Led the operations, architecture, product management, software and infrastructure engineering, QA, finance, business development, and general office staff at various times. Bridged performance gaps across the organization. Promoted an Agile product development cycle. Implemented key performance indicators (KPIs) and service improvement plans. Automated data collection and drove reporting dashboards utilizing advance analytics tools. Oversaw all technical operations and production processes including content encoding (H.264/5), packaging of transport streams (TS) into HLS, MPEG-Dash, Move QVT/QMX, DRM, ad ops, technical operations, content distribution, software change and release management, data collection and reporting, etc. Designed cloud services including network design and integration, AWS and cloud services, multiple CDN distribution relationships, VM management, and internal origin and application services. Required mature processes, reporting, and best practices defined around common frameworks like ITIL and lean Six Sigma and strong principles of effective program, project, and product management.Sling TV has won more than 12 industry awards including the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) top awards “2015 Best in Show" and "Best of the Best of CES”.
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  • Sling Tv
    Founding Executive, Vp Technology & Architecture
    Sling Tv Nov 2015 - Apr 2017
    Englewood, Co, Us
    Responsible for the solution architecture of the award-winning over-the-top (OTT) television streaming platform delivering Sling TV for DISH Networks. Oversaw the OTT television platform product design, engineering, and service operation. Instrumental in growing Sling TV into one of the top 10 US television distributors (MVPD) of any kind within its first two years of launch and the #1 live streaming service based on active subscribers (Sling TV is owned and operated by DISH Network). Acted as the General Manager for the Utah division of EchoStar Technologies responsible for the product design, engineering, and operation of the OTT Television Platform. Oversaw Utah office, budgets, and personnel.Sling TV is a first of its kind award-winning OTT (over-the-top) TV service that delivers live U.S. and international programming. Sling TV is a new kind of MVPD that features the best of live TV including channels from ESPN, Scripps, Turner, Disney, AMC, FOX, HBO, Showtime and many more. Sling TV is a next generation cord-cutting service with a breakthrough model that meets the entertainment needs of today’s viewers. A few Sling TV awards:Emmy® Award in Technology & Engineering for "Pioneering Development of Large Scale, Cloud Served, Broadcast Quality, Linear Channel Transmission"One of the "Ten Most Influential Products of the Past Decade" by Consumer ReportsEngadget: "2015 Best in Show" / "2015 Best of the Best of CES," "Best Software/App," "Best Home Theater Product" Digital Trends: "Top Tech of CES 2015, Best of Show"GottaBe Mobile: "Most Outstanding of CES 2015"Mashable: "Best of CES 2015"PCMag.com: "Best of CES 2015, Best Home Theater Gear"Reviewed.com, a division of USA TODAY: "2015 CES Editors’ Choice"Techlicious: "Top Picks of CES 2015"TechnoBuffalo: "Best of CES 2015"TechRadar: "CES 2015 Staff Picks, Best Home Theater Product"The Verge: "Best Service"
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  • Sling Tv
    Founding Executive, Vp Operations
    Sling Tv Jul 2012 - Nov 2015
    Englewood, Co, Us
    Oversaw the service operation Sling TV as well as the over-the-top (OTT) television platform delivering Sling TV. Led all technical operations, content and network on-boarding, and content streaming distribution. Managed all technical operations, people, and processes including content encoding, ad ops, technical operations, product development, software and IT/cloud engineering, content distribution, DevOps software change and release management, business intelligence (BI) and data analytics, etc. Key contributor to the industry award-winning launch and subsequent growth of Sling TV and its preceding service know as Dishworld (DISH World). Implemented and required mature processes, reporting, and best practices practically defined around common frameworks like ITIL and Lean Six Sigma.
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  • Dish Digital
    Vp Operations
    Dish Digital Jul 2012 - Jul 2014
    Responsible for the solution design and operation of the over-the-top (OTT) television platform delivering Dishworld, Dish Anywhere, and Sling TV. Assisted with the technical integration of Blockbuster, following its acquisition, into the Dish Digital platform and software echo-system. Bridged gaps of performance in a fast-paced software development and operational environment. Implemented process, business analytics and reporting, and DevOps best practices practically defined around common maturity model frameworks like ITIL, Lean Six Sigma, and Agile software development. Fostered collaboration across the entire organization.
  • Move Networks
    Vp Business Development & Product Engineering
    Move Networks Dec 2009 - Dec 2010
    Us
    Facilitated the transition of Move Networks from the leading video technology innovator into a full OTT Internet television service provider and market leading OVP. Move was the primary provider of OTT streaming services for 100’s of programmers including Disney (ABC, ESPN), CWTV, Discovery, FOX, Televisa, ProSieben, and Comcast Xfinity and enterprise organizations like the Democratic National Committee Convention (DNCC), the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Paley Center, and NuSkin. Helped lead the multimillion dollar acquisition of Move Networks by EchoStar Incorporated.
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  • Move Networks
    Vp Operations
    Move Networks Mar 2006 - Dec 2009
    Us
    Executive responsibility for designing, building, and operating the first adaptive streaming and TV anywhere platform in the world from the ground up. Led the transition of Move Networks from a video technology innovator into an internet television service provider. Oversaw key aspects of the product design and operation of the first IP-based platform to convert digital video into the adaptive bitrate streams required to successfully deliver media and television content over-the-top (OTT) of the public Internet. Instrumental in helping Move become the primary provider of streaming services for 100’s of programmers including Disney (ABC, ESPN), CWTV, Discovery, FOX, Televisa, ProSieben, and Comcast Xfinity and enterprise organizations like the Democratic National Committee Convention (DNCC), the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Paley Center, and NuSkin. Move was recognized with several awards including “Red Herring North America Top 100”, “Global Top 100,” and “On Hollywood 100”.Directed customer on-boarding, encoding, production and distribution of 1000’s of live streaming events, linear broadcast channels, and video-on-demand (VOD). Managed sales engineering including the client service and solution engineering teams building and developing website APIs and player clients for programmers. Implemented Agile product development and release cycles. Promoted a culture of product and service improvement with strong QA and change management. Identified and bridged performance gaps across the organization.
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  • Brigham Young University
    Director, Production Operations Cpc-Provo, Oit
    Brigham Young University Mar 2005 - Mar 2006
    Provo, Ut, Us
    Directed operational activities for the primary data center shared by Brigham Young University and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church Processing Center-Provo is the owned and operated datacenter hosting the delivery infrastructure for hundreds of applications used worldwide by the Church of Jesus Christ and its Church Educational System (CES) including BYU. Acted as service liaison between BYU and the Information and Communications Systems (ICS) department at the Church. Managed the staff responsible for ITIL service improvement plans, information security, change management, backup, disaster recovery and data archival and vaulting.
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  • Brigham Young University
    Financial Project Cost Accountant, Office Of Information Technology (Oit)
    Brigham Young University Nov 2003 - Mar 2005
    Provo, Ut, Us
    Controlled the financial accounting, budgets, and balance sheets for more than $30M in annual technology projects for the BYU Office of Information Technology serving the entire campus community. Automated budget and cost accounting for all university IT projects and implemented new financial reporting systems.
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  • Nice Incontact
    Sr. Director Of Product Development
    Nice Incontact Dec 2002 - Sep 2003
    Hoboken, New Jersey, Us
    Helped transition the company from a telecommunications reseller into a telecommunications carrier and hosted call center solution provider by facilitating the acquisition of I-Link Communications. Along with the acquisition, the company was renamed inContact and became a premier provider of hosted call center solutions. Hired by UCN/inContact to provide strategic leadership for all aspects of the design, development, and lifecycle planning of all products, technology, and UC/ACD service-related applications. Directed market and competitive analysis, positioning, promotion, and pricing. Managed Marketing staff and P&L while ensuring that product expectations were met within senior staff and board guidelines. Analyzed market and competitive research from Gartner, Yankee Group, I-Locus, and end-user product feedback. Presented corporate strategy and vision to investors, partners, customers, and employees.
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  • I-Link Inc.
    Vp Product And Strategic Development
    I-Link Inc. Dec 2000 - Dec 2002
    Led the design, development and deployment of the first voice-over-IP (VoIP) interexchange (IXC) carrier in the United States and product management of the world’s largest VoIP Enhanced Service platform at the time. Oversaw the product design and operation of the first IP-based platform to convert traditional ISDN DID and SS7 signaled circuits into Voice-over-IP (VoIP) enhanced telephone services, SIP, H.323, and other media control protocols. Helped I-Link become the market leader in VoIP-based conferencing and one number unified messaging services. I-Link reached $100M in annual revenue as a public company and held some of the earliest Fax-over-IP and Voice-over-IP patents in the industry.
  • I-Link Inc.
    Vp Network Engineering And Operations
    I-Link Inc. Dec 1998 - Dec 2000
    Responsible for the design and operation of a convergent VoIP network (IXC, ISP, ASP) with a 99.995% customer guaranteed service level agreement (SLA) and hundreds of million local, toll-free, and long distance calls per month. Supported the successful licensing and deployment of I-Link’s award winning softswitch API named “Product of the Year, 2000” by Internet Telephony. Controlled an operating budget of almost $2M per month. Managed Network Engineering, Network Operations, Provisioning, and Customer Support. Negotiated carrier services contracts with multiple network providers. Managed vendor negotiations and purchasing. Ensured that all customer service level agreements (SLA) were met. Directed network design, capacity planning, traffic engineering, service configuration, and network deployment. Oversaw all operational systems technology and processes around automation, escalation, surveillance, and service desk support procedures.
  • I-Link Inc.
    Sr. Product Manager, Product Line Manager
    I-Link Inc. Jul 1997 - Dec 1998
    Managed product development and deployment of the award-winning VoIP softswitch and unified communications (UC) application platforms named “Product of the Year, 2000” by Network Magazine and “Best of the Web” by Forbes. Managed key product lines with an annualized revenue of $40M+ by 2000 or approximately 40% of total corporate revenue. Instrumental in end-user analysis, use case design, key pricing, cost analysis, margin analysis, and revenue planning. Managed product development roadmap.
  • Brigham Young University
    Network Analyst
    Brigham Young University 1997 - 1997
    Provo, Ut, Us
    Engineering and systems administration for campus WAN and LAN networks, NOC systems administration, and support tools.
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  • Brigham Young University
    Telecommunications Analyst
    Brigham Young University 1996 - 1997
    Provo, Ut, Us
    Program manager for campus telecom and network infrastructure projects. Telecom CBX / PBX system administrator.
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  • Brigham Young University
    Application Development Manager
    Brigham Young University 1995 - 1996
    Provo, Ut, Us
    Managed the software development and implementation of an integrated Telecommunications Information Management System.
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  • Brigham Young University
    Telecommunications Documentation Manager
    Brigham Young University 1993 - 1995
    Provo, Ut, Us
    Managed the technical systems documentation for all campus telecommunications infrastructure and circuits installed at the university. BICSI Certified Technician.
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David Ericson Skills

Start Ups Product Management Cloud Computing Saas Software Development Agile Methodologies Scrum Strategy Software As A Service Digital Media Executive Management Business Development Leadership Cross Functional Team Leadership Operations Management Project Management Strategic Planning P&l Management Voice Over Ip Planning Budgeting And Forecasting Department Budgeting Ip Networking Business Analysis Open Systems Architecture Broadcast Television Broadcast Engineering Content Management Content Management Systems Business Intelligence Big Data Analytics Business Planning Business Process Improvement Hls Mpeg Standards H.264 Mpeg Dash H.265 Content Strategy Data Center Management Data Center Operations Business Relationship Management Program Management Technical Data Analysis Iptv Strategic Data Analysis Large Scale Data Analysis

David Ericson Education Details

  • Brigham Young University
    Brigham Young University
    Broadcast Media Management

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