Robert Barash Email & Phone Number

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Tampa, Fl

Manage a team of 12 individuals which include Trainers and Field & Network Engineers that are responsible for project management, commissioning, training and post sales support of Production and Play-out systems for Broadcast, Cable and Multimedia customers. This region covers North, Central and South America. Additional responsibilities include assisting sales team with scoping projects and system design.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Responsible for pre & post sales technical activities including; system design & specification, product presentations & demonstrations, 3rd party integration and commissioning & acceptance testing. Promoted to Manager of Field Engineering in 2007.

Clearwater, Fl

2002-2004 - Corporate Sales Manager• Managed existing accounts by ensuring client expectations are met and informing clients of new products and enhancements. Some key accounts included; Seachange, Bloomberg, Pathfire, Synergy Broadcast, Toshiba and Kodak.• Negotiate dealer and strategic OEM agreements. Organized dealer distribution network in Latin America. • Utilize market research, web site and trade shows to identify new business opportunities.• Work as liaison for outside sales force and engineering to resolve client issues and help close business opportunities.1997-2002 Senior Applications Engineer / Manager, IT• Responsible for the integration, installation and technical support of MPEG encoding/decoding products/servers and EAS (emergency alert systems).• Assumed all managerial responsibilities for IT department and staff in October 2000. • Provide pre-sale technical support to Sales organization, Authorized Reseller’s and customers on product functionality, network designs, system requirements and pricing.• Managed the integration of an MPEG-2 decoder from prototype through release for the IMB/Azteca network project. Worked with VP of Sales and Engineering on developing and presenting the initial product proposal to IBM.• Installed and configured Vela’s broadcast server, Rapid Access, into television stations and DOE facilities. Many systems were configured with Sundance and Harris automation. • Installed EAS products into cable head ends.

Dunedin, Fl

Analyst (1995 - 1997)• Responsible for the implementation and support of client/server applications that delivered television ratings to internal and external clients. • Provided technical support for hardware/software communication failures.• Installed software and trained users.• Conducted technical sales presentations to existing and potential customers. • Responsible for the research and production of broadcast and cable television ratings. • In MVS/TSO, set up and executed JCL to process overnight television ratings.• In a UNIX environment, monitored the transfer of MVS files to Sybase.Field Rep (1993 - 1995)• Coordinated the recruitment, installation and maintenance of electronic verification sites for the Nielsen television ratings.• Conducted field training exercises for new Field Reps.• Organized work schedules and travel arrangements for team.• Maintained monthly expense account, parts inventory, company vehicle, computer and tools. • Supervised the installation of verification sites.• Installed/configured local network and system software.Field Support Analyst (1992 - 1993)• Supervised the night support department that was responsible for the operation of 150 electronic verification sites.• Assisted with the configuration and maintenance of the department Novell based network. • Provided over the phone technical support to field reps, television station engineers and site managers during installation and repair calls. • Worked with Broadcast Engineers to resolve issues with Nielsen data being stripped out of the VBI.• Issued work orders for repair calls and installations. • Compiled a nightly report of all department activities.

Ms Windows Programing Certification, C++, Java, Visual Basic

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Activities and Societies: National Vocational Technical Honor Society International Society of Certified Electronic Technicians (ISCET).

Education record

Education record