Douglas Warner Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

Collaborate with the head of Multimedia Engineering to evaluate current production and media operations, and optimize for future needs. • Research, design, and implement production enhancements and opportunities to streamline technical operations. • Researched and implemented 3 new 12G SDI production facilities. • Researched and implemented a new Dante based audio and intercom system.• Researched and implemented a new KVM system for their servers and production environments.• Researched and upgraded the production playback and display system in company auditorium.• Researched and upgraded the auditorium lighting system.• Assist with hybrid production planning, combining in-person and virtual communication and collaboration. • Assist with staff training in the use of the new technology and workflows.

Oversaw Technical Operations and Information Technology departments in New York and Los Angeles, managing 16 direct reports and numerous freelancers.• Managed live event video and audio production, post production, and 5PB media and data archive. • Researched, developed, and implemented virtual digital workflows to produce hundreds of programs remotely during COVID.• Produced programming for many high profile live and recorded events, premieres, screenings, panel discussions, and rental events that the center hosted with many major media companies including ABC, CBS, NBC, HBO, TED, Netflix, Facebook and others.• Conducted annual planning for broadcast operation, using project management approach to drive enterprise IT system upgrades and ongoing support.• Researched, analyzed, and implemented workflow for on-going digitization project including compression technologies, digital asset management systems, and data archival technologies.• Developed a customize cross-functional DAM, cloud-based digital media library and OTT platform. • Designed and integrated audiovisual conference and event spaces including recording and live collaboration technologies. Set up spaces for K-12 educational purposes with smartboard technologies.• Prepared annual capital, expense and special initiative budgets for CFO.

Managed technical facilities and manpower for Good Morning America’s daily live show.• Direction of the technical resources including live production facilities, crew assignments, and signal routing for all shows. • Oversaw daily coordination of multiple live satellite remotes. • Led long- and short-range planning for remote full origination broadcasts. • Managed 30+ position daily production crew.• Also worked on News Special Events, Primetime, 20/20 and World News Tonight.

American Express Company Engineering Consultant & Chief Engineer 1991-2000 Managed the technical operations within the broadcast facility which serviced American Express internal and external commercial clients. • Technical Manager for all Town Halls and Senior Management Meetings onsite and offsite.• Performed as EIC on many large-scale remotes utilizing mobile units, extensive staging and lighting. • Proposed, designed and installed new studio control room, digital linear edit room, Avid edit rooms, ProTools and graphics rooms. • Coordinated staffing and scheduling of team needs and equipment.

Production and capital improvement project consultation business. • Designed and built television production and post-production facilities. • Performed as EIC and Technical Manager on many productions for commercial and corporate clients such as HBO, Fox, NBC, ShowTime, and E! CNN, Food Network, Court TV, B Productions (Top designer fashion shows), American Express Co., NY Life Insurance and many other large corporations.

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Broadcast Engineering