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La Porte, Texas, United States

• Manage and coordinate industrial lighting equipment rental fleet. Provide inside support and sales to both existing and potential new clients.
• Accountable for managing the rental sales and support services for a large rental fleet of industrial lighting equipment.
• Dispatch delivery drivers and service technicians while ensuring a timely and organized response.
• Maintain excellent flow of communication with clients as well as with the other branches.
• Create and maintain both rental and sales contracts.
• Manage and ensure all needed parts and equipment are in stock and available.

Pearland, Texas, United States

Conducted live video recorded depositions in a legal setting via in-person or remote means. Assisted court reporter and attorneys to ensure a complete and accurate recording of the legal procedure was maintained.§ Responsible for creating a high-quality product that met clients’ needs as well as adhering to all federal and state laws for deposition and.

• Streamlined operational, broadcast, and communications processes to uphold programming quality standards across over 21 national and regional networks. Aligned producers, technical teams, and cross-functional leaders.
• Enhanced technical knowledge of rotating teams of 30 operators through expertise on production equipment, including switchers, routers, automation software, and broadcast / streaming standards.
• Developed and implemented improved workflows for new server-based programming approach, identifying risks and creating processes which maintained quality standards while reducing payroll spend.
• Owned scheduling and performance management of 8-10 staff, guiding professional development through hands-on training and bi-annual evaluations.
• Improved network coverage through development of a new scheduling model, empowering staff during period of organizational change – earned “X-Award” from network leadership for excellence in implementation.
• Directed disaster recovery plans for nationwide broadcast centers, maintaining programming schedules and network backup systems while mitigating obstacles created by natural disasters and resulting staff shortages.

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

• Streamlined operational, broadcast, and communications processes to uphold programming quality standards across over 21 national and regional networks. Aligned producers, technical teams, and cross-functional leaders.
• Enhanced technical knowledge of rotating teams of 30 operators through expertise on production equipment, including switchers, routers, automation software, and broadcast / streaming standards.
• Developed and implemented improved workflows for new server-based programming approach, identifying risks and creating processes which maintained quality standards while reducing payroll spend.
• Owned scheduling and performance management of 8-10 staff, guiding professional development through hands-on training and bi-annual evaluations.
• Improved network coverage through development of a new scheduling model, empowering staff during period of organizational change – earned “X-Award” from network leadership for excellence in implementation.
• Directed disaster recovery plans for nationwide broadcast centers, maintaining programming schedules and network backup systems while mitigating obstacles created by natural disasters and resulting staff shortages.

Houston, Texas, United States

Upheld quality control standards for live and prerecorded on-air programming, including live professional and collegiate sporting events – earned recognition for efficiency and high accuracy rate, mitigating revenue loss for network partners.