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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

New York, New York

Operations & Technology• Managed simultaneous projects, maintaining ownership of control room & studio operations orchestration & control solutions, production automation, and operational toolsets.• Contributed to roadmaps and gathered feedback for ongoing product evolution, maintaining strong cross-functional stakeholder relationships.• Led the successful launch of OTT programming on Peacock, using cloud production technology.

New York City, Ny, Us

• Supervised broadcast programming and 30+ operations staff for NBC and Telemundo networks. • Partnered with News, Sport and Entertainment divisions to deliver programming to 200+ affiliates.• Managed pre-recorded, live and time-zone delayed program schedules.• Provided professional and technical communication to program producers, studio control rooms and affiliate stations.• Reacted immediately to all facility, equipment, media, closed captioning or scheduling concerns to ensure constant product reliability.

New York City, Ny, Us

Japan’s highest-rated commercial TV network with an NYC Bureau.• Produced television content from the Americas for Japan-based audiences.• Researched topical feature and news stories, using social media and online content to stay up to date with social trends and US news.• Video editing and media content delivery operations and the set-up and coordination of live television shots for Japanese Television.• Covered such events as the 2016 US Presidential Elections, Trump Inauguration, United Nations General Assembly and Security Council Meetings.• English/Japanese translation.

Singapore

Singapore based lead Television Network broadcast in 28 international territories.• Managed over 40 broadcast staff, producing 24/7 live programming across multiple languages. • Hired new staff & ensured reports successfully met KPIs and followed standard operation procedures.• Liaised with editorial, scheduling, and post production departments to effectively plan and implement new media workflows and improvements.• Restructured the studio team & training program; streamlined workflow, schedules & operations to increase efficiency and improve content. • Built strong vendor relationships for the build of a new broadcast facility, including the introduction of VizMosart studio automation software.

Tokyo, Japan

• Led the technical & editorial team of 32 responsible for Japanese localization and distribution of BBC programming; including simultaneous translation & subtitling for Cable and Streaming Services.• Successfully project-managed the increase of BBC News digital presence in Japan with localized content on Netflix, Hulu Japan & the launch of a YouTube Channel.• File transfer management of media assets using Aspera and in-house software.• Facilitated technical and logistical needs of the studio, file database, and automation software, QCing assets to ensure smooth operation and problem-solving issues as they arose.• Successfully created pitches for increasing local clients, including a major contract with Netflix Japan. • Staff scheduling, financial & payroll management.• Restructured the staff training system & materials.

• Edited for various clients including Academy Award-nominated documentary Cutie and the Boxer (2014). • Freelance editor and post-production coordination for the launch of the VICE YouTube Channel in Japan.

Tokyo, Japan

Television Director, Training Coordinator, Control Room Operator• Directed and spearheaded the relaunch of the flagship morning show; supervised & coordinated the work of staff to produce visually captivating TV.• Managed a new training program; created technical training materials, online database & schedules to improve staff onboarding and performance.• MCR, Vision-mixing, Audio & robotic Camera Operation experience.• Troubleshooting various process including signal path and playout.• Worked in a multi-language control room environment; experience in using Japanese Language within a Japanese Channel and the office environment

Saitama, Japan

Brisbane, Australia

Started as an intern during High School and was hired on a freelance basis.• Researched and wrote a weekly lifestyle report. Prepared and distributed scripts; logged feeds; quality-checked graphic content; operated Teleprompter.• Floor Manager & Camera Operator for daily news program.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Film Production

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies, Graduated With Distinction