Rick Rodriguez

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Director of IT and Broadcast Technology at KCBS/KCAL | CBSLA @ KCBS/KCAL | CBSLA
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Los Angeles, California, United States, United States
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About Rick Rodriguez

Experienced Director Of Information Technology with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment industry. Strong information technology professional skilled in Media Technologies, Television Production, Post Production, Server Administration and Management.

Rick Rodriguez's Current Company Details
KCBS/KCAL | CBSLA

Kcbs/Kcal | Cbsla

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Director of IT and Broadcast Technology at KCBS/KCAL | CBSLA
Rick Rodriguez Work Experience Details
  • Kcbs/Kcal | Cbsla
    Director Of It And Broadcast Technology
    Kcbs/Kcal | Cbsla Aug 2022 - Present
    Studio City
    Providing direct hands-on work, as well as IT personnel and project management needed in the daily operation of two major television stations. Independently identify and self-assign tasks, handling time and delivery dates of goals and project deadlines. Supervise and assist with the professional development of the IT support technicians. Support, design and implement corporate LAN architecture and IT applications as they relate to the broadcast and media business. Develop strategies for improvement of existing systems and the implementation of future technologies, while coordinating vendors and project parameters. Performing the daily work needed to diagnose and improve: IT media, and content management systems, including trans-coders, servers, routers, workstations, virtual environment, cloud, gateways, and network. Working with vendors, as well as corporate staff, to develop and implement media technology and broadcast systems in accordance with corporate policies and goals. Document and deliver training to operators and management based on software standards and workflow functionality. Prioritize and select software products, keeping track of upgrades and vendor suggestions and support mechanisms. Talking to broadcast engineering maintenance staff to facilitate accurate IP communication between controller systems and on- air broadcast systems. Maintain awareness of the IT edge as it relates to the business. Regularly propose, select, and implement IT/Broadcast solutions to provide cost benefit, or improvements in content production and distribution.
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  • The Ellen Degeneres Show
    Director Of Information Technology
    The Ellen Degeneres Show Sep 2008 - Jul 2022
    Burbank, Ca
    Administration of all technological aspects of a live, daily talk show. From record to deep archive of all assets. Direct support of full HD production control room, post production facilities and associated technologies ( Servers, Storage, Archive and MAM). Provide all levels of support for software and hardware computer issues. Work with multiple vendors and departments to fulfill project objectives and production on a daily basis.Designed and implemented edit environments for multiple productions (Heads Up, Repeat After Me, Bethenny, The Real, Laugh Lessons, and QVC) utilizing the same resources all while maintaining the integrity of The Ellen Show as well as the other productions.Successful migration of post production editing environment from a Final Cut stand alone environment to Avid Media Composer collaborative edit environment. Developing workflow in parallel and maintaining 100% uptime during migration.Manage a team including a Media Manager and Studio Engineer.Coordinate with corporate IT infrastructure on topics such as security, networking and Disaster Recovery.Collaborate with executive management, end users and vendors to assess technology needs and for the future road map of the production.Work with departments, executive staff, supervisors, talent and end users to encourage an environment to identify and solve technology and workflow problems. Recruit, hire, train and supervise staff, and participate in staffing decisions.Evaluate the organization's technology use and needs and recommend improvements, such as hardware and software upgrades. Decide on CapEx and OpEx expenditures as required.
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  • Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
    Information Systems Specialist - Media Technologies
    Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Jan 2002 - Sep 2008
    Los Angeles, Ca
    Product Manager for Enterprise Video Asset Management System. In charge of vendor interviews and selection. Designing and creating complete project plans for executive review. Manage all media projects including converting all Avid workstations to Final Cut Pro with XSAN as well as setting up fiber network to allow HD editing.Project Management, Managing Networks from desktop support to designing and implementing networks SAN / NAS Solutions. Experience in Win2k/Win2k3, Routers/ Cisco, VMWare servers for preproduction environments. Maintain and, install Citrix Farms with Silos supporting more than 500 users providing highly technical expertise for IT solutions across the board.Maintaining everything from the servers, making software decisions, ordering, and maintaining a budget to supporting projects. Responsible for improvements to the network along with the management of resources on the network. Provide administration and support of all desktop software, Print servers and Cisco routers. Work with innovative software: Microsoft, Windows 2000/XP Pro environments, along with Windows Server 2000, 2003, Active Directory Exchange 2003, and Macintosh PCs residing on existing network. Travel to the other offices to maintain office projects and resolve any issues related to the network, LAN, WAN email etc...Experience with enterprise backup technologies, Disaster recovery, Veritas software, and strategies. Helped design a solution for DR for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
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  • Walt Disney Internet Group
    Desktop Support Technician
    Walt Disney Internet Group Dec 2000 - Dec 2001
    North Hollywood, Ca
    Lead Help Desk support technician. On-call support of over 600 users on Windows 2000 environment. Daily tasks included Desktop Support & Systems Administration of Windows NT 4.0, Exchange 5.5, DNS, Wins, Office 97, Outlook 98, LAN's, various in house software applications and secure Networks.
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  • Los Angeles Unified School District
    Elementary School Teacher
    Los Angeles Unified School District Aug 1997 - Nov 2000
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Rick Rodriguez Skills

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Rick Rodriguez's current role is Director of IT and Broadcast Technology at KCBS/KCAL | CBSLA.

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Rick Rodriguez attended California State University, Los Angeles, Brand Consulting Group.

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