Provide and manage the tools and systems and cultural environment that enables talented storytellers and advertisers to get their messages to our audience, wherever they are and however they receive them.

Actively support television studio, production and broadcast systems from ingest to transmit using recycled electrons and a broad experience base. System design and integration with a focus on stakeholder input and satisfaction. Leverage new and existing solutions for content delivery, process automation and workflow design to maximize efficiency and reduce hands-on touchpoints.BLACKMAGIC DAVINCI RESOLVE STUDIO | BLACKMAGIC CINEMA CAMERA 6K | AVID | GRASS VALLEY | ERICSSON | ATEME | NIMBRA | ROHDE-SCHWARZ | LIVE-U | SONY | JVC | ROSS VIDEO | TELEMETRICS | ROSS OPEN GEAR | AMAGI MASTER CONTROL

Maintain Avid iNews, Interplay, TransferEngine, TransferManager, ISIS, Airspeed, Avid Motion Graphics and ControlAir, including associated network storage used for archive and content management, and manage user access thereto; Manage LAN, VLAN and VPN infrastructure, including off-site connectivity for microwave STL and TSL links, install and configure and maintain alternate microwave wireless connectivity between three separate geographic locations in order to optimize live broadcast microwave transmission opportunities.Integrate, with vendors, new products into the workflow, such as Telestream Vantage, Yashi and HD upgrades to Live and Satellite trucks;Integration of software and hardware into various platforms, including Windows, Mac OS, Linux RedHat and Linux/Raspberry Pi;Operational and integration familiarity with various HD video encoders and decoders, including CC encoders, Master Control Automation, Harmonic (Omneon) operation, automation, ingest and playout;Operate with satellite and internet-based content providers PitchBlue and Pathfire, as well as CBS (Newspath) and CNN (Newsource);Integrate and maintain Avid Newscutter editing in live truck and TVU “backpack” operations, to include routine microwave transmitter and receiver testing/setup;Manage local network, switches, shared storage platforms and VPN’s associated with hardware and software at remote locations;Familiar with studio camera systems, including pedestals, teleprompters, IFB’s, lighting control, fixtures and set building.Operational and system familiarity with Control Room systems, including switchers, graphics, Teleprompter, iNews rundowns, Airspeed and Deko Playlist ControlAir systems and audio, including Telos telephone integration and IFB;Electronic maintenance, including repair, new builds, and data recovery; Day-to-day assistance to users of local and cloud services;Maintain and manage telco system; HVAC as needed.

Coordinating and streamlining efforts to integrate multiple disparate web sites into one cohesive web presence; integrating standard IT infrastructure across four business divisions; integrating & installing multiple-location Point-Of-Sale systems; developing sales history database and sales projection tracking for managing all retail, catering and events inventory, pricing and cost management. Coordinating and directing social media and traditional media marketing campaigns to increase business for the events and catering vertical markets.

Elected position, held 2009, 2010, 2012 & 2013.Reversed this 200+ member organization from declining membership, lower revenues and declining flight hours to increasing membership, increased flight and instruction hours, increasing revenues all while keeping the organization's mission in focus.Established new financial tools to better track and control airport and club revenues and expenses, put in place new aircraft rate pricing model that lowered per-hour costs thus increasing aircraft rentals. Maintained club-like atmosphere and fostered increased interaction between member pilots. The result is a community of pilots and instructors who share a common goal of promoting aviation.

Provide hardware and software solutions and infrastructure to television and cable facilities, independent producers and production companies, and educational institutions.Specialized in file-based workflow solutions from capture to playout to archive and asset management for a wide range of customers, including government agencies, educational facilities, cable and broadcasters and corporate production facilities.Experienced in the operation and integration of Avid Media Composer, Apple Final Cut, Avid Liquid, Adobe Premiere in stand-alone, networked and SAN environments. Experienced in newsroom client applications such as iNews and APNews and their integration into the newsroom, production control room and creative/promotion departments.Designed off-the-shelf fiber SAN and ethernet solutions and turnkey branded solutions for multi-seat editing facilities using Apple's Final Cut, Avid Media Composer and Avid Liquid. Integrated SAN environments with NAS servers for archive, retrieval and re-purposing of content.Specified equipment to meet customer needs in studio, control room, master control and core infrastructure in the video production and broadcast market, sports game day presentation, education and commercial production, ranging from camera systems to newsroom automation to terminal/distribution.Trained customers in use of editing, graphics, SAN management and infrastructure systems as needed.

Developed video and interactive DVD content to meet customer goals for advertising, sales, marketing, training and entertainment. Managed video projects from initial customer contact through pre-production, production and editing to delivery of final project.Coordinated video visual content to match art design of collateral material such as brochures, training manuals and websites. Coordinated crew for studio and remote video productions and consistently met time and budget requirements.Maintained content currency through frequent communications with Marketing/ Communications clients.