Mark Watson Email & Phone Number

Corpus Christi, Tx, Us

Prescott, Arizona, United States

Chief Engineer for AZTV and CW7 Phoenix/Prescott.

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Managing a statewide radio and television network delivery system.

Missoula, Montana, United States

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Nexstar Broadcasting

Reno, Nevada

• Chief Engineer responsible for the design, equipment selection, installation, maintenance and operator training for two 24-7-365 Class A broadcast television stations and an FM radio station. Manage a staff of seven engineers and master control operators in the daily broadcast of KREN-TV 27.1 and The CW 46.1 including one hour of daily live news production.• System supported include Harris Nexio automation system, Utah Scientific routing switcher, Harris NetVX Encoder, 8VSB Microwave… Show more • Chief Engineer responsible for the design, equipment selection, installation, maintenance and operator training for two 24-7-365 Class A broadcast television stations and an FM radio station. Manage a staff of seven engineers and master control operators in the daily broadcast of KREN-TV 27.1 and The CW 46.1 including one hour of daily live news production.• System supported include Harris Nexio automation system, Utah Scientific routing switcher, Harris NetVX Encoder, 8VSB Microwave STL, Harris Sigma DTV 30kw digital transmitter with IOT final.• Manage all station and broadcast IT including domain controllers, switches, and firewalls. Show less

Yuma, Arizona

Responsible for 24-7-365 broadcast engineering, operations and master control for KYMA-TV Channel 11 broadcast facilities. System supported include NVersion automation system, Grass Valley production switcher, Grass Valley router, Harris Flexicoder MPEG-2 Encoder, 8VSB Microwave STL, Analog TSL Microwave for Live Truck feed, Electrosys 2kw digital transmitter, CODFM Live Truck and iNews newsroom automation system.Lead a staff of seven master control operators in the daily broadcast of… Show more Responsible for 24-7-365 broadcast engineering, operations and master control for KYMA-TV Channel 11 broadcast facilities. System supported include NVersion automation system, Grass Valley production switcher, Grass Valley router, Harris Flexicoder MPEG-2 Encoder, 8VSB Microwave STL, Analog TSL Microwave for Live Truck feed, Electrosys 2kw digital transmitter, CODFM Live Truck and iNews newsroom automation system.Lead a staff of seven master control operators in the daily broadcast of KYMA-TV 11.1 and This TV 11.2 including two and a half of daily live news production.Create and maintain the Engineering/Operations/Master Control budget and provide decision making and expense of capital funds for the daily technical operation of the television station.Well-organized, detail-oriented and possess excellent oral and written communication skills. Provide excellent customer service.Strong analytical and organizational skills. I effectively prioritize work and resolve issues. I posses excellent reasoning skills that assist in troubleshooting problems.Work well independently, as well as part of a team. Have the ability to work well with people at all levels, professions and disciplines.Many years of experience in the installation and maintenance of Television Broadcast and Information Technology equipment.I posses current and thorough computer skills. Daily support and maintenance of Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro editing systems.Currently using my excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills in a broadcast television station. I am comfortable troubleshooting computer systems and electronics at the component level.Excellent understanding of digital video formats.Daily use of LAN/WAN/VPN networking, Video over IP and VOIP technologies.Maintenance and support of satellite, microwave and fiber transmission systems. Ability to read technical drawings/documentation. Show less

San Antonio, Tx

As a tenure track Instructor of Radio/Television, I trained students on all aspects of television production, as well as manage student producer/directors on all audiovisual productions for San Antonio College.AUDIO/VISUAL PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION: Train and provide technical guidance to students on live and recorded television production, camera operation, studio and location shooting, equipment selection and setup, studio and location lighting, technical direction, audio and… Show more As a tenure track Instructor of Radio/Television, I trained students on all aspects of television production, as well as manage student producer/directors on all audiovisual productions for San Antonio College.AUDIO/VISUAL PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION: Train and provide technical guidance to students on live and recorded television production, camera operation, studio and location shooting, equipment selection and setup, studio and location lighting, technical direction, audio and video recording, creation of computer graphics and 3D animated elements, site coordination with crew and talent and post-production editing with non-linear editing workstations. VIDEO EDITING: Produce preliminary and finalized products and train students using a non-linear editing laboratory with 20 networked PC workstations running Avid and Adobe Premiere Pro.TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE CHAIR: Manage audiovisual equipment inventory for Radio/Television Department. Administer budget, including research, sourcing, recommendation and procurement of new television and audio production equipment and computer workstation/networking hardware and software. Recently completed acquisition of three HD field production camera packages and conversion of department’s satellite truck from C-band to C/Ku-band capability.PARTNERSHIPS / CONTACTS: As Technology Committee Chair for Radio/Television Department, stay current on industry trends and new and emerging technologies. Participate as active member and/or attend seminars and conferences of Broadcast Education Association, Society of Broadcast Engineers and National Association of Broadcasters. Build and maintain partnerships with industry to ensure students have skills to be successful in real-world environment. Regularly meet with local creative and technical broadcasting personnel to ascertain new creative styles, technical advancements and employment trends. Show less

San Marcos, Ca

INSTRUCTOR: Trained and provided guidance to students in off-line preliminary edits and finalized on-line products ready for distribution.BROADCAST ENGINEERING: Provided technical support and guidance for remote sports broadcast of college’s football team. Provided setup, operational oversight and tear down of video switcher, cameras, camera control units, signal monitoring, interconnection cabling, audio mixer, microphones, video recorders and intercom system.

Nacogdoches, Tx

Worked as Operations Director for student cable television station with responsibility for all EFP camera packages and studio operations, as well as oversight of daily technical engineering. As equipment manager for production control room, studio and remote equipment, managed inventory and ensured proper use of production and post-production equipment.

Wildomar, Ca

INSTRUCTOR:. Developed and implemented television production program; by the end of the year, built program to include five-camera field-production system; a 3 CCD, 16x9 capable, television studio camera; a virtual news set system, and a control room for newscast and show production built around the Video Toaster 2.

March Reserve Airbase, Paris, Ca

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE: Provided customer service and help desk support for clients using the Armed Forces Radio Television Service digital satellite television service. Provided wide range of client interaction on a global scale, ranging from individual user signal-path problems to component-level maintenance of earth station uplink-transmission systems. Performed support and administration for production-related computer/network hardware and software, including maintenance and… Show more AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE: Provided customer service and help desk support for clients using the Armed Forces Radio Television Service digital satellite television service. Provided wide range of client interaction on a global scale, ranging from individual user signal-path problems to component-level maintenance of earth station uplink-transmission systems. Performed support and administration for production-related computer/network hardware and software, including maintenance and repairs for audiovisual equipment. Show less

M.A., Communications

Activities and Societies: SFA TV 2 Ran SFA-TV2.

B.S., Telecommunications And Film

Activities and Societies: Aztec Marching Band, Alpha Epsilon Rho Radio/Television Filmaking. Marching Aztec!