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Greater Atlanta Area

• Responsible for the multimillion dollar high-tech broadcast asset lifecycle.• Charged with capital and expense asset identification, inventory, tracking, repair, retirement, and regulatory disposal across multiple international broadcast networks.• Wrote and maintained vendor repair procedures and Knowledge Base Articles.• Ensured all assets were accurately recorded and supported the corporate finance goals to maintain industry-standard asset audit and accounting processes.• Proficient in ServiceNow, SAP Ariba, Remedy, and Maximo management systems.• Responsible for training new-hire personnel in all aspects of the Asset Management environment. • Worked with the procurement division to ensure receipt of hardware deliverables and software license compliance.• Established and maintained cooperative vendor relationships to ensure an effective asset management workflow.

Greater Atlanta Area

A freelance business that creates websites, graphics, and marketing materials and provides social media administration. • B2B and B2C websites for the medical, skilled, legal, video, service and music industries.• Still photography in support of web, marketing, communication, and business objectives.• Digital and print materials for advertising and training initiatives.• Social media creation and administration in support of business objectives.

Broadcast Engineering Division, Atlanta World Headquarters

Provided strategy, standardization, and production of mass internal and project-related communication. Produced materials necessary to communicate complex principles to non-engineering management and staff. Collaborated with communications personnel across Turner Broadcasting to advance corporate initiatives.• Developed, edited, and transmitted videos, websites, newsletters, publications, E-mail announcements, and large and small-scale printed materials distributed worldwide.• Supported the Engineering management, business operations, and project management units.• Performed technical writing, project SharePoint administration, and documentation of conceptual diagrams and workflows throughout the project management process.• Assisted multiple departments and teams with their respective communication and standards for technical documentation.• Performed high-level SharePoint administration for the CNN broadcast engineering division.• Developed transition and test plans and communicated project processes, best practices, and guidelines.• Designed media and materials for management communications initiatives.• Created signage and brochures for external talent recruitment campaigns and trade fairs.• Member of the C-level communications council participating in creating SLT presentations and management training campaigns.

Broadcast Engineering Division, Atlanta World Headquarters

Responsible for writing, editing, publishing, developing and disseminating department information, using video, web, print and presentation formats. Employed any and all media tools necessary to effectively distribute the documentation required for new project implementation and legacy system maintenance. Provided administration of and training on the departmental SharePoint systems.• Developed, edited and transmitted departmental videos, websites, newsletters, publications, E-mail announcements, and large and small scale printed materials distributed worldwide.• Worked directly with engineering management, customers, and vendors to document new and existing broadcast and IT systems.• Chronicled information using electronic and print documents, drawings, illustrations, and video presentations both long and short form.• Designed, created and maintained the intranet, SharePoint and IIS websites and servers utilized within CNN Engineering.• Produced, distributed and stored proprietary documentation and project information.• Developed materials used in engineering and operational training for departmental staff and clients.• Wrote fault recovery, restoration and training procedures for large broadcast systems.• Documented backup strategies and ensured consistency across all engineering groups.

Broadcast Engineering Division, Atlanta World Headquarters

Lead engineer on multiple system design and installation projects. Performed installation, repair and maintenance of all network broadcast related hardware, software and peripheral equipment. Responsibilities included broadcast servers, telecommunication, newsroom and automation systems, data and LAN infrastructure and various broadcasting systems including control rooms, studios, technical operations centers (TOC), cameras, audio, feeds and edit, transmission and storage systems. • Designed, and installed the digital video editing facilities for CNNSI.com and NASCAR.com.• Designed, installed and managed the Pipeline internet encoder system project.• Designed and installed the NASCAR.com RaceCast in-car audio systems.• Design and installation of the CNN Sports DSS satellite integration project.

Bradenton, Florida

Supervised and performed technical support, staff training, and engineering for all regional broadcast, telecommunication and computer systems including studio, edit and remote production truck systems, telephone PBX and ARU systems, Novell, NT, and AS-400 systems, Local Area Network design and implementation, baseband, broadband, audio, telco, data, RF and CATV cabling. • Produced numerous commercial spots, local origination long form productions, and live television broadcasts.• Awarded Employee of the Month and Employee of the Quarter 3 years running.• Awarded “Outstanding Contribution Award” for special projects and “Vice-Presidents Award” for outstanding achievement.Projects of note:• TWC Manatee Region video edit suite.• TWC Manatee Region television remote production truck.• TWC Manatee Region computer local area network and Novell system.• TWC Manatee Region NorTel telephone network and switch.• TWC Manatee Region telephone automatic audio response system.• TWC Manatee Region customer call center telephone network.• TWC Tri-County Region Ad Sales video edit suite.• Bay News 9 - Manatee Bureau buildout.• Manatee Convention Center satellite and signal distribution systems.• Bishop Planetarium signal distribution system.

Tampa - Sarasota Area

Projects of note:• Broadcast engineering services for Media Concepts Inc., St. Petersburg, FL.• Southeast High School studio and edit suite systems.• Sarasota High School studio and edit suite systems.• Tampa Technical Institute training studio and edit suite systems.• Manatee Educational Television facility.• Manatee County Government Access Channel control room and transmission systems.• Clearwater Government Access Channel control room and transmission systems.• Manatee County Sheriff’s Office video editing system.

U.S. Military Academy At West Point

• Graduate, US Army Military Police School.• Rank: Specialist-4 (E-4). • Member 57th M.P. Co., United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, Honor Guard Unit• Honorable Discharge. US Army Reserve1983 - 1985 (2 years) | 810th M.P. Co, Tampa, Florida• Combat communications training & operations.