A highly experienced Director who has demonstrated the ability to lead teams of IT, Engineering & Media Operations professionals in successful project implementations for a major public broadcasting/technology facility. 1. Strong technical and business qualifications with a proven track record of more than 20 years of hands-on experience in strategic technology planning, budgetary development, project management, and system engineering strategies. 2. Ability to successfully analyze an organization's critical technical, business and operational requirements, develop strategies and identify the means to provide innovative, cost-effective and reliable solutions. 3. Demonstrated staff management and leadership skills - 20+ years building and supervising cohesive, productive teams. Accomplished by clearly establishing organizational/department objectives, building effective communications, giving oversight and guidance, managing operational budgets/projects, identifying professional development opportunities, insuring staff are cross trained to sustain operations. 4. Focus on identifying, researching and learning new technology trends. Able to weigh the risks and benefits of pursuing innovations while considering the financial and organizational impact of adoption. 5. Demonstrated Project Management ability - able to establish goals, deadlines, budgets, priorities and tasks necessary to deliver the project. Capable of identifying and overcoming obstacles that might impede project success. Effective communicator and coordinator. 6. Strategic planning and forecasting ability. Able to develop roadmaps to sustain current technology platforms while building migration strategies that allow for adoption or migration over time, limiting the need to make forklift upgrades with dramatic financial impact.7. Emphasis on information security practices and assessments for PCI compliance.8. Expertise with cloud integrated content workflows for media operations services9. Concentration in the application of metadata standards and analysis tools for content location.10. Established expertise in the field of live video streaming.
