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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

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Herndon, Va

I came to VT iDirect as their first full-time Scrum Master as they started up Agile development practices. I coached more than a dozen feature and component teams starting with no Agile familiarity to produce improved code quality and much more predictable feature releases.Currently working to help transition the engineering organization to a Scaled Agile framewok.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Consulting and contract work for a variety of clients in broadcast media, satellite system engineering, content delivery, and IT systems. Specialties include:• Content delivery and media playback systems;• Digital audio encoding and delivery;• File-based workflow analysis and evaluation;• Disaster recovery;• Development process improvement;• Scrum/Agile framework consulting;• Requirements management;• Project management.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Troubleshooting, engineering and development support for management and clients.Product owner (Scrum/Agile) for a Java software team building improvements for the ContentDepot, an IP-over-satellite content delivery system. More about the ContentDepot at:http://prss.org/contentdepot• Developed and deployed custom solutions for live and file content delivery at remote sites with challenging receive conditions.• Prioritized and sequenced product backlog for a Java software team updating the ContentDepot online marketplace/portal.• Earned Scrum Product Owner certification (2010).• Directed and managed system switchover for a $1MM+ NOC hardware replacement without affecting ongoing live content delivery.• Organized project launches for system hardware refresh and security enhancements.• Researched technical, workflow, and operational topics for system enhancements.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Technical lead for nationwide development, buildout and deployment of an IP-over-satellite content delivery network.• Worked with consultants and vendors to develop techniques for encoding, transmitting, and decoding digital audio over IP links.• Developed standard file formats, metadata and delivery practices in coordination with system integrator and playback system vendors for a store-and-forward audio delivery system.• Led team deploying new scheduling system with no downtime in ongoing operations.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Manager for a ten-person IT group, including software development, operations, and support for digital satellite receivers and automation systems.• Led project to transition transmission scheduling system from legacy VAX equipment to new servers.• Set priorities and service expectations for supporting 24x7 satellite system NOC.• Managed division’s IT budget to goals.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Support engineer for nationwide satellite ground system rollout and technology refresh.• Advised station operations and engineering staff on deploying and commissioning digital satellite receivers and their associated machine automation systems• Developed a respected organization to provide ongoing technical support to stations and program producers.• Met timeline and budget goals for system rollout and commissioning.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Technical Center operations for satellite networks; Operated transportable uplinks for remote broadcasts.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Multi-discipline operations and engineering technician. I specialized in remote operations and transportable satellite uplinks for noncommercial and commercial radio broadcasts.

Jefferson City, Missouri

Operated broadcast consoles on a contract basis for college football and basketball games for two seasons;Supervised operators for four college sports networks;Tracked and ensured spot (commercial) clearance at >100 stations for sports broadcasts.

Columbia, Missouri Area

Staged all recorded material - promos, long-form programs and program modules - for onair use;Supervised a half-dozen interns and the hosts for the early-morning news block at the station.