Paul O'Brien, M.A. Sport Management Email & Phone Number

Pleasant Hill, California, United States

San Jose, California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

• Established a relationship with my direct manager and senior managers built on trust and confidence in my ability to successfully accomplish any task assigned to me, with little to no supervision and follow through to completion.• Demonstrated ability to independently make intelligent decisions in a timely manner.• Proactively took items off manager’s plate, allowing him/her to maximize their time and attention on items that were most important to their/company objectives.•… Show more • Established a relationship with my direct manager and senior managers built on trust and confidence in my ability to successfully accomplish any task assigned to me, with little to no supervision and follow through to completion.• Demonstrated ability to independently make intelligent decisions in a timely manner.• Proactively took items off manager’s plate, allowing him/her to maximize their time and attention on items that were most important to their/company objectives.• Directed daily execution of big-ticket items with multiple teams ranging from 30-75 people, ensuring timelines were kept and objectives met for events such as Playoffs/Finals coverage, All Star Games, Super Bowl, etc. This was a collaborative team effort often with hundreds of moving parts to coordinate.• Communicated status updates to teams of several dozen. Maintained efficiency and quality of production by remaining organized, paying attention to details and communicating with management to ensure nothing was left unattended.• Leveraged stellar interpersonal communication skills (written and verbal) among all levels of the company to build strong coalitions across organizational lines, collaborating well with diverse individuals. Practiced discretion and confidentiality when necessary.• Effectively shortened the learning curve in my department by training 10+ new hires on daily procedures and protocols.• Instituted standard operating procedures for common department tasks, keeping workflow uniform and eliminating confusion.• 7 years of experience supervising the work of 1-2 employees.• Savvy researcher with the ability to break down complex stories and ideas into palatable, easy-to-understand summaries. Show less

San Francisco, California, United States

• Learned to edit videos on Avid non-linear systems within the first two weeks on the job in order to better facilitate affiliate video feed requests. This reduced the workload of video editors by taking them out of the process, allowing them to focus their attention on the pre- and post-game shows.• Added creative and compelling blog content to the csnbayarea.com website in its early stages.• Spearheaded local high school sports coverage for Friday nights – researched teams, selected… Show more • Learned to edit videos on Avid non-linear systems within the first two weeks on the job in order to better facilitate affiliate video feed requests. This reduced the workload of video editors by taking them out of the process, allowing them to focus their attention on the pre- and post-game shows.• Added creative and compelling blog content to the csnbayarea.com website in its early stages.• Spearheaded local high school sports coverage for Friday nights – researched teams, selected games to shoot, assigned videographers and secured approvals, ensuring quality coverage. Show less

San Jose, California, United States

• Received “NBC Ovation” awards in 2006 and 2008 for Above & Beyond Effort and Outstanding Teamwork.• Shot, edited and provided voice over for video elements for daily 3-hour webcast. Populated website with articles, videos and webcast best of clips.• Saved the station upwards of $60k and multiple weeks of onboarding/training by learning to run audio/video board and new computer technology for the webcast within a 3-week period. Consolidated multiple roles and job duties into one.•… Show more • Received “NBC Ovation” awards in 2006 and 2008 for Above & Beyond Effort and Outstanding Teamwork.• Shot, edited and provided voice over for video elements for daily 3-hour webcast. Populated website with articles, videos and webcast best of clips.• Saved the station upwards of $60k and multiple weeks of onboarding/training by learning to run audio/video board and new computer technology for the webcast within a 3-week period. Consolidated multiple roles and job duties into one.• Increased ratings by booking exciting guests with both local and national fame including Anjelah Johnson, rappers MC Lars and DLabrie (Vote for Barack) and veteran comic book writer Landry Walker.• Delivered “first on the scene” video highlights of Barry Bonds breaking the career Home Runs record by remaining in constant communication with local crews at the game, producers in-house and the NBC Network desk. Made certain everyone was ready to go LIVE with our video signal for Local, National and Network coverage.• Ensured live broadcast at the San Jose Grand Prix aired without complications by immediately taking action and troubleshooting last minute issues with our transmission signal, moments before we went on the air. Remained calm, identified the problem and communicated details to the parties involved. Resolved the issues before the broadcast started.• Produced and edited 5/6/11pm sportscasts on weekends, filled-in during the week. Coordinated sports feeds and live reports to/from NBC affiliates.• Served as Executive Producer for the SaberCats Sideline Report, a weekly sponsored Arena Football Show from 2003-2008. Produced, reported, wrote and edited the show.• Showed creativity and a willingness to try new ideas by shooting multiple episodes onsite at the arena and at away venues, in addition to the regular in-studio look. Show less

Master Of Arts - Ma, Sport Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Broadcast Journalism

Activities and Societies: Z89 radio, UUTV

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