Experience

WBBM | CBS Chicago

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, Technical Operations

  • Dec 2013 - Present

   Manage and lead maintenance engineering department responsible for the design, installation, implementation and support of critical on-air systems for station.  Technical and project lead for all capital projects, including replacement of Master Control commercial automation system, playout servers, Grass Valley news editing system, Calrec audio console replacement, transcoding solutions for news and Master Control, ASI contribution feed infrastructure upgrade, Weather Watchers… Show more  Manage and lead maintenance engineering department responsible for the design, installation, implementation and support of critical on-air systems for station.  Technical and project lead for all capital projects, including replacement of Master Control commercial automation system, playout servers, Grass Valley news editing system, Calrec audio console replacement, transcoding solutions for news and Master Control, ASI contribution feed infrastructure upgrade, Weather Watchers Interactive, WSI Live Wire deployment and FCC mandated Text-To-Speech initiative.  Led project to convert news archive system from LTO-4 to LTO-7 tape technology.  Led project to build secondary channel distribution, Decades (now Start TV).  Led team effort in designing and building the CBS2 Mobile Weather Lab on a BMW X5 platform, allowing for live transmission while driving.  Led team effort to build out and update a two-path satellite uplink truck, as well as four additional DSNG trucks.  Developed internal procedures for execution of Super Bowl broadcast for station, including internally creating captions for promotional material. Show less  Manage and lead maintenance engineering department responsible for the design, installation, implementation and support of critical on-air systems for station.  Technical and project lead for all capital projects, including replacement of Master Control commercial automation system, playout servers, Grass Valley news editing system, Calrec audio console replacement, transcoding solutions for news and Master Control, ASI contribution feed infrastructure upgrade, Weather Watchers… Show more  Manage and lead maintenance engineering department responsible for the design, installation, implementation and support of critical on-air systems for station.  Technical and project lead for all capital projects, including replacement of Master Control commercial automation system, playout servers, Grass Valley news editing system, Calrec audio console replacement, transcoding solutions for news and Master Control, ASI contribution feed infrastructure upgrade, Weather Watchers Interactive, WSI Live Wire deployment and FCC mandated Text-To-Speech initiative.  Led project to convert news archive system from LTO-4 to LTO-7 tape technology.  Led project to build secondary channel distribution, Decades (now Start TV).  Led team effort in designing and building the CBS2 Mobile Weather Lab on a BMW X5 platform, allowing for live transmission while driving.  Led team effort to build out and update a two-path satellite uplink truck, as well as four additional DSNG trucks.  Developed internal procedures for execution of Super Bowl broadcast for station, including internally creating captions for promotional material. Show less



WYCC PBS Chicago

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Engineering and Operations

  • Nov 2012 - Dec 2013

   Manage and lead engineering department that designs, implements and supports the operations of WYCC.  Work collaboratively to improve performance of hosted Master Control provider services.  Undertook effort on the part of the station to increase distribution for WYCC HD service across area providers.  Led team that launched First Nations Experience as a digital sub channel in November, 2013.  Operations and technical lead for the implementation of a new generator and… Show more  Manage and lead engineering department that designs, implements and supports the operations of WYCC.  Work collaboratively to improve performance of hosted Master Control provider services.  Undertook effort on the part of the station to increase distribution for WYCC HD service across area providers.  Led team that launched First Nations Experience as a digital sub channel in November, 2013.  Operations and technical lead for the implementation of a new generator and automatic transfer switches in accordance with the CPB WARN Grant.  Lead station effort to modernize the facility with robust technology solutions that reduce power output, increase efficiency and redundancy, as well as position the station for future growth.  Develop and implement procedures to create error free, efficient workflows across technical operation.  Assumed production management responsibilities, supporting network studio and field productions. Show less  Manage and lead engineering department that designs, implements and supports the operations of WYCC.  Work collaboratively to improve performance of hosted Master Control provider services.  Undertook effort on the part of the station to increase distribution for WYCC HD service across area providers.  Led team that launched First Nations Experience as a digital sub channel in November, 2013.  Operations and technical lead for the implementation of a new generator and… Show more  Manage and lead engineering department that designs, implements and supports the operations of WYCC.  Work collaboratively to improve performance of hosted Master Control provider services.  Undertook effort on the part of the station to increase distribution for WYCC HD service across area providers.  Led team that launched First Nations Experience as a digital sub channel in November, 2013.  Operations and technical lead for the implementation of a new generator and automatic transfer switches in accordance with the CPB WARN Grant.  Lead station effort to modernize the facility with robust technology solutions that reduce power output, increase efficiency and redundancy, as well as position the station for future growth.  Develop and implement procedures to create error free, efficient workflows across technical operation.  Assumed production management responsibilities, supporting network studio and field productions. Show less



NBCUniversal

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, NOC Cable News and Entertainment Operations

  • Apr 2011 - Nov 2012

   Manage and oversee operation, planning and execution of 12 networks and 28 distribution channels at 99.999% on air availability/reliability.  Lead 25 direct reports dedicated to the master control operation of the News and Entertainment channels of NBCUniversal.  Managed labor scorecard for department and kept overtime to a minimum.  Lent expertise to the development of the NBCUniversal Sports Operations Center, assisting in the hiring of staff, scaling the operation and… Show more  Manage and oversee operation, planning and execution of 12 networks and 28 distribution channels at 99.999% on air availability/reliability.  Lead 25 direct reports dedicated to the master control operation of the News and Entertainment channels of NBCUniversal.  Managed labor scorecard for department and kept overtime to a minimum.  Lent expertise to the development of the NBCUniversal Sports Operations Center, assisting in the hiring of staff, scaling the operation and developing migration plans for networks.  Regarded as the go to person for all technical issues in on-air operation, and the subject matter expert for all live events.  Implemented training program for NOC On-Air, including interactive online training to provide more realistic recovery training.  Was Operations Lead for CNBC HD Master Control project, and all live programming at the NOC.

• Manager, Program Operations

  • May 2007 - May 2011

   Manage department of 13 Master Control operators dedicated to the daily execution of MSNBC HD.  Direct liaison between MSNBC and NOC to discuss and review issues and process improvements.  Manage and plan all live event execution for the NOC, including the 2010 Winter Olympics on USA, CNBC and MSNBC, WWE Raw, WWE NXT, Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, the 2008 Summer Olympics on USA, CNBC and MSNBC, Live Earth: The Concert for a Climate in Crisis and the U.S. Open tennis championship… Show more  Manage department of 13 Master Control operators dedicated to the daily execution of MSNBC HD.  Direct liaison between MSNBC and NOC to discuss and review issues and process improvements.  Manage and plan all live event execution for the NOC, including the 2010 Winter Olympics on USA, CNBC and MSNBC, WWE Raw, WWE NXT, Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, the 2008 Summer Olympics on USA, CNBC and MSNBC, Live Earth: The Concert for a Climate in Crisis and the U.S. Open tennis championship. and Futbol on mun2.  Member of the team that transitioned MSNBC to a new HD Master Control.  Led team that created process and workflows for MSNBC International.  Worked with engineering and automation teams on process and system improvements, including the commissioning of a new HD control room.  Operations lead for the effort to broadcast WWE Raw in HD from new HD control room in January, ’08.

• Operations Supervisor

  • Mar 2005 - May 2007

   Supervised On-Air cable operations for 8 + Networks (including 14+ distribution channels).  Insured and executed on-air reliability and customer service for all NOC channels.  Facilitated day of air issue resolution between all NBCU departments (including Sales, Traffic, Sports, News, Programming, and Promotions).  Managed and executed the system interaction during live programming (alternate schedules, etc).  Trained fellow employees on systems and procedures.  Worked… Show more  Supervised On-Air cable operations for 8 + Networks (including 14+ distribution channels).  Insured and executed on-air reliability and customer service for all NOC channels.  Facilitated day of air issue resolution between all NBCU departments (including Sales, Traffic, Sports, News, Programming, and Promotions).  Managed and executed the system interaction during live programming (alternate schedules, etc).  Trained fellow employees on systems and procedures.  Worked with engineering and automation teams on process and system reliability.  Helped develop SOP’s for department processes.  Served as the Operations Lead for the CNBC and MSNBC 2006 Winter Olympics coverage.  Served as on-air lead representative of NOC Disaster Recovery project.

• Senior Master Control Operator

  • Jun 2004 - Mar 2005

   Supervised the day to day operation for the department.  Handled the scheduling of operators, served as the liaison between the hub and the traffic, promo and programming departments.  implemented procedures and trained operators on best practices.  Served as the Operations Lead for the CNBC, Bravo and MSNBC 2004 Summer Olympics coverage, supervising the broadcasts from the Master Control vantage point, trained all operators on process and responsibilities, worked with the… Show more  Supervised the day to day operation for the department.  Handled the scheduling of operators, served as the liaison between the hub and the traffic, promo and programming departments.  implemented procedures and trained operators on best practices.  Served as the Operations Lead for the CNBC, Bravo and MSNBC 2004 Summer Olympics coverage, supervising the broadcasts from the Master Control vantage point, trained all operators on process and responsibilities, worked with the engineers on testing and system reliability, and worked closely with traffic on schedule delivery and execution.

• Master Control Operator

  • Jun 2000 - Jun 2004

   Monitor and maintain on-air signal path for MSNBC, CNBC and CNBC Latin America networks.  Integrate commercials into live and taped programming, and manipulate program/commercial lineup as necessary.  Ingest program, commercial and promo inventories into Grass Valley profile servers.  Time, manually input and execute taped programming.  Performed as an operator, outputting multiple signal paths for 2000 NBC Summer Olympics and 2002 NBC Winter Olympics coverage.  Perform… Show more  Monitor and maintain on-air signal path for MSNBC, CNBC and CNBC Latin America networks.  Integrate commercials into live and taped programming, and manipulate program/commercial lineup as necessary.  Ingest program, commercial and promo inventories into Grass Valley profile servers.  Time, manually input and execute taped programming.  Performed as an operator, outputting multiple signal paths for 2000 NBC Summer Olympics and 2002 NBC Winter Olympics coverage.  Perform authorizations for affiliate head-ends as needed.  Actively trained other operators in the hub..

• Technical Associate

  • Jun 1996 - Jun 2000

  Performed the duties of stage manager, studio, robotic and handheld camera operator, teleprompter operator, audio assist and lighting assist for all network programs. Performed the duties of stage manager and utility worker on remote broadcasts in Pennsylvania, Colorado, New York, Arizona and New Hampshire.



America's Talking

• Technical Associate

  • 1994 - 1996