Michael Platt Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

• Direct support for Chairman• Tiffany-level, white-glove service• Manage communications on behalf of the Office of the Chairman to Executive Teams, VIP guests, and distinguished clients• Moderator for Chairman’s Leadership Meetings• Technical Director for videoconference-based events and meetings via Zoom, Teams, BlueJeans, WebEx• Generate connection credentials for all events and meetings• Gatekeeper for all executive sessions to ensure security• Manage proactive pre-production tech rehearsals with outside executives• Provide support to executive end-users to ensure the success of upcoming meetings• Advanced audio, video, photography, voiceover, and graphics content creation to support new business pitches, corporate communications, marketing initiatives, and executive presentations• Create and manage daily meetings itinerary on behalf of the Chairman

New York, Ny, Us

• Provide executive ‘white glove’ multimedia support for Town Halls, live streams, corporate events, conferences, client meetings• Support worldwide Cisco-based videoconferencing, audio conferencing, Telepresence, and WebEx CMR• Create audio, video, photography and graphics content to support new business pitches, corporate communications, marketing initiatives, and executive presentations• Serve as technical liaison for C-Level associates and clients• Support worldwide Cisco-based videoconferencing, audio conferencing, Telepresence, and WebEx CMR• Direct film shoots, studio photography, event photography, headshots, voiceover, and post production• Technical Director; engineering video, audio, lighting, content, multi-camera robocam PTZ, routing and switching• Advanced troubleshooting, preventative maintenance and technical support

• Live event audio, video, lighting, and multimedia production. • Audio and video engineering, multi-track audio recording and editing, lighting, filming, video editing and post production, encoding; Adobe Creative Cloud • Technical Director for multi-camera shoots for live events, corporate, financial, and performing arts • Oversee technical staffing, logistics, crew management, sales, marketing, and social media.

• Technical Director reporting to the President and CEO.• Directed major live events (Motion Pictures, Network Upfronts, Fashion Week, New York Auto Show, product launches, progressive art exhibits, concerts, film shoots, and awards shows, et al) & multimedia production including audio engineering, video, lighting and crew management. • Photograph, retouch and produce imagery to promote ever-expanding digital media services. • Created and managed content (visual and copy) for live events, broadcast, VTC, webcasts, live streaming, websites, social media outreach, e-mail blasts, blogs, press releases, presentations, annual reports, sales training, brochures, spec sheets, promotional material, corporate communications, and Blu-Ray, DVD, and CD release. • Managed vendor relations and contract negotiations. • Composed RFP bids to win the business of industry giants such as Google, Disney and Citigroup. • Facilitated videoconferences and supervised Digital Asset Management: digitized, ingested, archived, migrated, and maintained cloud-based enterprise-wide media asset library. • Staff recruiting, training and support.

London, London, Gb

• Reporting to the Global CEO, directed all nationwide presentation technology initiatives.• Instrumental in the design and implementation of new enterprise-wide AV control center.• Technical Director for high-profile conferences, VTC and new business pitches. • Established national standards for presentation systems. • Managed technical staff responsible for AV signal flow to servers, routers and switchers for Broadcast, streaming, and the production of sizzle reels, webcasts, & webisodes. • Facilitated videoconferences - point-to-point, bridged, remote-managed, via IP and ISDN, utilizing Cisco, Tandberg, Sony, Polycom; Crestron and AMX control systems. Configured patch bays, editing systems, pro VTR decks, audio consoles, and duping stations for complete on-line interconnectivity. • Supervised HD video production through AVID Systems and audio production with Pro Tools.• Managed vendor relations and contract negotiations. • Digital Asset Management; digitization, ingesting, archiving, migrating, storage, and data backup.

• Directed all phases of live event and VTC production. • Live event production sales. • Audiovisual project management. • Recruited and managed staff and freelance technicians specializing in set/strike, audio, video, and lighting. • Digital asset management - digitizing, ingesting, archiving, meta-tagging, and data backup. • Enhanced relationships between AVT and venue management leading to increased profit margins.

• Directed all phases of live event audiovisuals. • Served as Technical Director, including formal slide review, general session, audio and video engineering, VTC point-to-point and multi-point via ISDN, configured laptops, video switchers, video projection and displays, audio and video recording, and audience response systems. • Supervised technical operations nationwide for medical symposia, speaker training meetings, professional continuing education conferences and programs, award ceremonies, and celebrity black-tie events. • Responsible for live event pre-production, including vendor acquisition, contract negotiations, technical recruiting, room diagrams, call sheets, function grids, etc.• Managed event budgets and post-event reconciliation.

West Orange, Us

• Reporting to the President and CEO of the nation's preeminent medical research organization, directed multimedia production for physicians, research teams, conferences, and continuing education programs. • Managed all technical integration for teleconferencing, distance learning systems, and live events.• Provided copy and graphics, quality control, proofreading, and final approvals for marketing and promotional materials as well as internet and corporate intranet content. • Responsible for all advanced technical direction performing research, acquisition and implementation of new technologies. • Trained users on the proper utilization and advanced application of new digital equipment. • Project Management: directed in-house staff, solicited vendors, and acquired essential resources to ensure project completion on time and on budget. • Advanced PowerPoint presentation design, custom graphics, effects, audio, & video. Digital photography, retouching, video editing and duplication, reflective and transparency scanning, film & slide output.

• Reported to the Vice President of Production for a world leader in digital imaging. • Produced a color-coding system that provides manufacturers a precise means of reproducing their product images, packaging, advertising and marketing materials. • Brought continuity to product lines (nationally & internationally) for major cosmetic, pharmaceutical, fashion, automotive, and home electronics companies including: Revlon, L’Oreal, Hugo Boss, Mercedes-Benz, and Sony. • Produced digital 8x10 slides and large-format graphic signage, replicating product images with exacting detail for advertising, backlit displays and exhibit booths. • Supervised quality control, selection of raw materials and calibration of production equipment.