Provide operational support, incident management and stakeholder communication for TV, Radio & music recording studios, studio camera robotics, edit suites, digital production & playout systems, and a wide range of underpinning technologies and infrastructure.First point of contact to provide a critical engineering support service to maintain production and broadcasting of BBC channels and platforms which include domestic TV, Radio, News, & Weather.Responsible for delivering high quality, rapid response support to ensure that equipment and systems used to create, capture, manipulate and distribute BBC content meet targets for availability, performance and safety.Proficient in benchwork activities such as soldering, wiring, and component-level troubleshooting to ensure optimal functioning of broadcasting equipment and systems, contributing to the seamless production and distribution of BBC content.

Main role as an MCR engineer involving supporting vision circuits, satellite downlinks, IP connectivity and communications across transmission playout, news gathering, regional offices and online digital services.First point of contact for feed acquisition of news packages and newswires from other parties such as Sky, BBC and ITV regions - these are either fed back to HQ via Dejero EnGo over 4G, satellite uplink or via BT Tower / Nevion VideoIPath.Lining up OB's and presenters in different regions for talkback comms for the evening news. Monitoring of all regional services across IP, DSat, Freeview and terrestrial. This also includes maintenance of IP contributions of HD channels to Sky.Working closely with transmission controllers and maintain playout systems and respond to incidents that impact transmission.Architecting an ultra low latency IP based stream to enable complete remote control of playout in a DR scenario.Also trained as a transmission controller using Grass Valley ICE and Morpheus playout systems. Involves checking schedules for missing commercials and material prior to appending to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee broadcast regions. The station output is often constantly changing due to breaking news, live sporting events and fast turnaround programmes to meet ITV obligations. This involves changes to schedule timings while the current programme is on air.Familiar with Squared Paper Busby selector workflows for voiceover recordings by continuity announcers.Working closely with continuity announcers to cue them during live programmes.

Worked on an OTT streaming initiative, facilitating live event delivery to cinema auditoriums.Conducted extensive R&D on OTT streaming architecture, encompassing satellite feed acquisition, transcoding, distribution, ad injection, and DRM processes.Assisted in architecting a commercial OTT streaming solution with DVR capability, ensuring alignment with project objectives.Directly involved with setting up and testing streaming product with cinema sound processors and projectors, ensuring seamless integration and functionality.Scoped hardware requirements to maintain control over the acquisition chain, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.Conducted regular site visits to test streaming products, coordinating with stakeholders to provision access and IT support as needed.Tested new versions of custom software and middleware, identifying and reporting bugs while verifying test cases for functionality.Collaborated with product design teams to finalise the physical design of streaming product, ensuring alignment with aesthetic and functional requirements.