Jason Mckenzie Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Maintain organizations's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologiesAccomplish financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variancesMaintain staff through recruitment, selecting, orienting, and training employeesSupport Operational strategy, requirement analysis, functional design and systems implementation activities on Client engagementsCreate comprehensive implementation plans and manage day-to-day project activities Create and Manage all project reporting documentation including budget reports, staff utilization, risk assessment, and project status reportsContribute to new business proposals and proposal developmentParticipate in and/or lead the development deliverable content meeting the needs of clients and contracts

Greater Toronto Area Metropolitan Area

Toronto, Canada Area

(Maternity Leave Replacement)Manage Content Operations team of 26, with 4 direct reports, including Digital Services, Library & Acquisitions, DHX TV Client Services, and International Distribution Manage budgets and spending across 4 DepartmentsPlan and Monitor day-to-day running of businessTroubleshoot Technical issues in a timely fashionManage procurement processes and coordinate material & resource allocationReport to Senior Management on goals, strategies and KPI metrics as requiredOversee implementation of new business and associated processes

Managed team of 30 peopleAccountable for Delivery, Quality Control, and Digital Management of all Program and Commercial content Oversaw creation, delivery, and management of all Non-Linear content distributed through specialty, streaming and Pay TV servicesManaged digital asset creation, language dubbing, and world-wide distribution for Nelvana Syndication Provided project management services for the creation and delivery of digital content for external clientsProvided technical and operational support of Broadcast services for external clientsMaintained and Adhered to Fiscal Operational Budgets of up to $3 million annuallyResponsible for delivery of content meeting financial sales targets of $15 million annually Provided technical support for all Corus Broadcast Departments including, Programming, Production, Sales, and Content Affiliates

Toronto, Canada Area

Supervised Technical Operations team of 5 Technical OperatorsAccountable for creating and duplicating of all Video and Audio elements pertaining to Nelvana International deliveriesManaged asset library storage for all Nelvana tape and file materialsMaintained a high-level of technical quality for all final Broadcast masters, both Domestic and InternationalProvided technical assistance to Nelvana Production teams

Toronto, Canada Area

Created Nelvana International Masters for world-wide duplication and deliverySupervised on-line editing of master broadcast tapesCreated and mantained delivery schedulesProvided full Quality Control of Nelvana Master contentLiaised with Nelvana Post Production to meed delivery deadlines

Toronto, Canada Area

Provided LIVE 24/7 coverage for on-air quality of CBC NewsworldTechnical Director for live-to-air newscasts and live special events Audio Mixer for all live newscasts, and special events, and provided audio assistance for on-air talent and guestsPerformed playback for live-to-air news and eventsTaped record and playback from in-house and external satellite feeds, for playback-to-airTaped playback and ingest for Program contentPerformed duplication and playback of Program contentOversawTape play-back for live-to-air eventsMonitored and provide Quality Control of signal integrity for local CBC affiliates