Eric Girard

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Director of Engineering, FanDuel TV | Former Prime Video, NBC, FOX, DIRECTV | @ FanDuel
300 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10010 United States
Eric Girard's Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States, United States
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About Eric Girard

With over 15 years of experience in engineering, architecture, and project management, I am a Director of Engineering at FanDuel, the leading online sports and entertainment platform. I lead the TV Technology Engineering team, responsible for enabling content creation, delivering innovative and engaging streaming, OTT, FAST, cable, and satellite solutions for millions of customers across multiple devices and platforms. I am also an Advisory Board Member for the Engineering Leadership Program at UC Santa Barbara, where I share my insights and expertise on the latest trends and best practices in the media and technology industry. In addition, I am the Founder of Fanfare Live, a media management and live content distribution company that helps bands and artists build their own linear television networks and reach their fan base through social media broadcasting. I am passionate about creating and delivering cutting-edge and user-friendly products and services that enhance the entertainment experience for both creators and consumers. I am always eager to learn new skills and technologies and to collaborate with talented and diverse teams. I am proud to have received an Emmy Award in 2014 for pioneering the delivery of pay TV linear video to consumer-owned and managed devices over an IP connection.

Eric Girard's Current Company Details
FanDuel

Fanduel

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Director of Engineering, FanDuel TV | Former Prime Video, NBC, FOX, DIRECTV |
300 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10010 United States
Website:
fanduel.com
Employees:
201
Eric Girard Work Experience Details
  • Fanduel
    Director Of Engineering, Tv Technology
    Fanduel Aug 2023 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    Engineering owner and thought leader for FanDuel digital multi-platform media & entertainment products. Scope of responsibility:Oversees technology for studio, broadcast, automation, playout/master control, post production, signal acquisition/distribution, streaming, OTT, FAST, social, digital, VOD, media asset management, digital asset management.
  • Fanduel
    Senior Manager, Fanduel Tv & Fanduel Tv+
    Fanduel Sep 2021 - Aug 2023
    New York, Ny, Us
    TV Technology Architect & Engineering Manager for FanDuel TV, FanDuel TV+ & TVG branded products & experiences. - Production & distribution engineering for linear cable, satellite & digital video distribution.- FanDuel & TVG video products reach 40m+ households on cable & satellite.Digital video engineering, infrastructure & operational owner for OTT, Web, Mobile, FAST, TV, TVE, & social media live streaming distribution.- Linear & Video on Demand (VOD) workflows.- Studio & remote production through partner or CDN handoff.- Media systems engineering.2022:- Complete rebrand and launch of FanDuel TV, FanDuel TV+, and FanDuel Racing.- Lead migration, build, and production launch of core linear and VOD OTT infrastructure to AWS.- Integration & launch of Nomad CMS for AdHoc streaming and VOD workflows & publishing.- Lead integration and production launch of TAG video monitoring.- Lead integration and production launch of DataMiner.- Lead integration and production launch of Sencore Video Bridge.- Broadcast over 30,000 hours of linear content.- Creation, formalized process, and workflow for a new Digital Operations Center for linear and VOD publishing.
  • Uc Santa Barbara
    Advisory Board Member
    Uc Santa Barbara Jan 2022 - Present
    Santa Barbara, Ca, Us
  • Fanfare Live
    Founder
    Fanfare Live Jun 2016 - Present
    Fanfare Live focuses on media management and live content distribution.We help by harnessing the power of linear video and video on demand.We are the Fanfare. We are here to take you Live.We started developing software that allows bands to build linear television networks on a platform designed to sell lifestyle products.We have consulted to major label bands in the music industry. We taught our clients how to grow and reach their fan base. We helped pioneer social media broadcasting, and leveraged other marketing strategies to ensure our clients understood what the future of the music business looks like.- Broadcast Syndication of California Roots & Beach Life Music Festivals to social media destinations which resulted in over 1.2 million impressions for each festival across multiple social pipelines.- Partnerships with bands/musicians in Los Angeles to build their fanbase and create branded experiences.- Distribution of content for publication to Rolling Stone, Spin, Consequence of Sound, and other major media outlets.- Consultation with major label bands & management teams on digital media strategy, video streaming, fan engagement, branded experiences, lifestyle products & collectibles.
  • Amazon
    Infrastructure Engineer, Prime Video
    Amazon Nov 2020 - Sep 2021
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    Supported Amazon Prime Video's global live 24x7 channels and event based video infrastructure.- Engineering owner of 2,000+ channel paths (origins) utilizing AWS DirectConnect, Transit Gateway, MediaConnect, MediaLive, MediaPackage, CloudFront & various other AWS services & tools.- Ideated internal engineering & operational tooling software. Worked cross functionally with Amazon software developers to solution and ultimately push software into production. Tooling that was created increased workflow efficiency, time to root cause/resolution and reporting features.Other 3rd party technologies utilized.- Zixi- Graphana- Kibana- Elemental hardware encoding- Dataminer
  • At&T
    Tech Service Management
    At&T Apr 2020 - Nov 2020
    Dallas, Tx, Us
    Engineering and Technical Services to AT&T.Supports DIRECTV, Open Video Streaming platforms, TV Everywhere, Sky Mexico.
  • At&T
    Architect
    At&T Jul 2018 - Apr 2020
    Dallas, Tx, Us
    Assisting AT&T Media & Entertainment with Network & Video Streaming Architecture for DirecTV and AT&T OTT platforms. - Supports extensive fiber networks on the AT&T Video Backbone, AT&T TV channel onboarding. - Subject Matter Expert for Linear Television Delivery, Cloud DVR, Satellite, and OTT.- Provides technical expertise to new and existing projects - Develops project scope and implementation plans - Leads client meetings, gathers technical requirements - Responsible for managing engagements with an emphasis on video streaming workflowsDirecTV NOWSignal Acquisition & DevOp's Architect focusing on Agile Methodology, Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CICD), Continuous Monitoring.End-to-end Audio/Video responsibility for on-boarding of channels, signal acquisition, channel processing, through distribution to the CDN(s)
  • At&T
    System Analyst
    At&T Feb 2018 - Jun 2018
    Dallas, Tx, Us
    Assisting AT&T/DirecTv on the Open Video & Don’t Fight the Web initiative.April 2018 - PresentVideo Acquisition Architecture - cDVR (Cloud Video Recording) Troubleshooting, Automation & Process Improvement.- Channel Launching (Project Management/Agile Methodology) - Feature Requests (Project Management/Agile Methodology)- End device configuration, training (DCM's, Multidecryptors, etc)February-March 2018Subject Matter Expert for Linear Video DeliveryBeta Testing, Launch and Troubleshooting of 435 TV Channels on a newly developed application.Solutions Implementation for DirecTV Applications across all Environments(iOS, Fire, Andriod, Web, XBox, Playstation Vu, Roku, etc.)
  • Fox (Film, Tv And Sports)
    Engineer (Next Gen Systems Ott/Satellite)
    Fox (Film, Tv And Sports) 2017 - 2018
    New York, Ny, Us
    The Fox Networks Engineering and Operations Group (NE&O) is the group that is singularly responsible for the receipt, uplink, delivery and distribution of all networks wholly or partially owned by FOX, Inc. NE&O is a 24/7 mission critical operation which supports business units in seven distinct locations.
  • Nbcuniversal, Inc.
    Transmission Systems & Connectivity Engineer
    Nbcuniversal, Inc. Sep 2014 - Mar 2017
    New York City, Ny, Us
    Core Systems Engineering and Project Management for the NBC Universal Network Origination Center and Titan Earth Station. - Disaster Recovery Center for NBC Universal TelevisionOn-air standby for all MPEG-2/4 NBC Universal / NBC Network / Telemundo linear satellite and fiber distribution.- TV Everywhere Origination and DistributionPrimary Origination of Linear HDS/HLS / VOD distribution for all NBC Universal Television properties, Comcast Entertainment Group.- NBC Universal HUB and Spokes.HUB/Spoke model for NBC and Telemundo Owned and Operated Television Stations.
  • Nbcuniversal, Inc.
    Transmission Systems Engineer
    Nbcuniversal, Inc. Apr 2012 - Sep 2014
    New York City, Ny, Us
    Provide Engineering support for various projects and systems within the Technical Operations & Services Division. Provide daily support to the Network Origination Center and Media Operations Center. Supervision of contractors during system installs and daily maintenance activities.- Satellite/Network Distribution and On-Air Reliability of the NBC Sports Group and the NBC Cable News & Entertainment Television Properties.
  • Echostar Corporation
    Compression Systems Engineer
    Echostar Corporation Oct 2010 - May 2012
    Englewood, Co, Us
    Network and Uplink Systems Engineering for 110+ Linear Television Channels.- Satellite Distribution of Northeast Regional Dish Network Local Television Channels.- Day to Day Mgmt of over 30 LRF's on a MPLS network. Facilitated Content Shares to DirecTV.- Downlink and Network Distribution for a growing number of MPEG 2/4 Channels for Dish Mexico.- International Circuits and Uplink capabilities allowed us to provide Sports Entertainment and PPV to the Caribbean. Record and Playout, Master Control, Commercial Insertion.
  • Us Navy
    Cryptologic Technician: Collections (Ctr)
    Us Navy Mar 2006 - 2010
    Washington, Dc, Us
    National Security Agency / Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) Naval Information Operations CommandSignals Intelligence Analyst for the Signals Intelligence Directorate, Meade Operations Center, Target Research Cell/Signals Development Center. - Direct Support Cryptologic Analyst*Joint Service Achievement Medal (2008)

Eric Girard Skills

Broadcast Satellite Television Telecommunications Video Cisco Technologies Networking Ip Fiber Optics Troubleshooting Security Integration Broadcasting Iptv Engineering Motorola Hardware Satellite Systems Systems Engineering Satellite Communications Cisco Video Distribution Internet Protocol Cisco Systems Products Broadcast Television Digital Video Virtualization Harmonic Video Distribution Ericsson Video Distribution Cisco Routing And Switching Veterans Vod Ott Video Streaming Project Management Cloud Dvr Linear Video Mpeg 4 Mpeg2

Eric Girard Education Details

  • Stanford University
    Stanford University
    Project Management
  • Louisiana State University
    Louisiana State University
    Information Technology Management
  • Lincoln College
    Lincoln College
    Associate'S Degree
  • National Cryptologic School
    National Cryptologic School
    Telecommunications Engineering

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