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Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl, Us

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States

A Technology Advisory company providing national and local market clients with practical and actionable plans to define requirements, design systems, integrate technology and build business partnerships.Offers production and engineering project management experience in broadcast television, broadband and streaming media, cloud-based workflows and distance learning. A regular contributor to industry standards activities in digital television, radio, cinema and consumer electronics. Good ideas are a dime a dozen. Business transformation requires careful, informed vision and planning. Technology scaled to where you want to be. We help clients succeed by finding The Right Idea. Based on the East Coast of the United States.

Boston, Ma

A major national supplier of programming to public television stations for more than 50 years.Oversee technical operations and quality control from program content submission through satellite and online distribution. Coordination with national program suppliers, outside vendors and more than 200 local stations. IT design and management of LAN, WAN, CDN, file transfer systems, B2B and consumer web properties. Lead innovation in support of company strategic and financial objectives. Lead a team of 6 full-time staff members, and external contract consultants. Manage a $1.5M annual operating budget.Manage the distribution of CREATE, a national lifestyle multicast channel reaching 85% of total television households through local public television licensees and cable systems.Redesign and continue to evolve APT’s web properties, including video and social media for both consumer and business audiences.

Greater Boston Area

Provided major contract consulting for acclaimed oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard in the design and development of deep-sea video telepresence systems for archaeological and geological research, allowing scientists and students worldwide to participate in active science missions and expeditions in the Baltic, Aegean and Mediterranean seas.• Consulted on facility construction design of The Inner Space Center at the University of Rhode Island.• Designed and supervised video and two-way audio production via a live satellite IP-multicast system.• Designed and installed IT-based remote viewing consoles for educational clients.

Boston, Ma

Served as Project Director and Principal Investigator for a series of media accessibility research and development projects (closed captioning, descriptive video, emergency alerts). Proposed and secured multi-year federal funding in excess of $6M from the Corporation for Public and the United States Department of Education. Managed the testing and first installations of movie theatre access systems (Rear Window captioning and DVS Theatrical). Designed and managed the DTV Access Project test lab. Developed technical standards within SMPTE, ATSC, CEA.

Boston, Ma

Pioneer and creator of supplemental audio services providing people who are blind or visually impaired with increased access to television, home media, theatrical and online entertainment. Managed editorial, production operations and systems development from project inception through maturity.Led a staff of 15 in-house union writers, producers and production assistants and managed $2M+ in annual federal and corporate funding. Produced and supervised live description of two presidential inaugurals (Clinton 1997 and Bush 2001). Successfully led commissioned description projects for major Hollywood films, including Schindler’s List (Amblin Entertainment) and Titanic (Paramount).

Somerville, Ma

Nationally recognized community media non-profit organization providing public access video equipment, training, and channel time to individuals and organizations.Oversaw operations, winning the prestigious Community Communications Award for Public Access from the national Alliance for Community Media. Led a team of 4 staff members and more than 100 community producers and volunteers. Managed an annual operating budget of $250K.

Boston, Ma

Innovative distance learning project at a major national university. Managed three distance learning classroom studios within the College of Engineering. Led a team of five full-time staff members. Oversaw a daily schedule of undergraduate and graduate level courses delivered by microwave to corporate client sites in the Greater Boston area.

Watertown, Ma

Full time teacher and manager of high school cable access studio. Designed curriculum combining storytelling, video production and editing with basic communications and literacy skills development. Supervised student projects. Coordinated field trips, including the screening of a class project for the U.S. Congress in Washington, DC.

Watertown, Ma

Launched and managed operations of the city's first community television studio. Recruited and trained community volunteers. Developed award-winning public affairs and entertainment programming. Produced and directed studio, remote location and live sports, music and community event programs. Assisted company management in cable franchise development.

Undergraduate Study, Public Policy

Activities and Societies: WHPK Public Radio: Business Manager, Program Manager, On-Air Talent

Certificate In Live Music Production (Enrolled)

Education record

Master Of Education - Med, Communication And Media Studies