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• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Technical Operations

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  Oversee and supply the technical needs of a growing company operating in disparate and widely-spread locations around the world.In charge of the development and oversight of company-wide best practices for shooting, editing and delivery of video content to FSN's global client base.Supervise the technical training of all FSN staff, while implementing and overseeing a quality control process, designed to ensure consistently high standards in the quality of delivered material.Stay abreast of technological advances, to keep the company at the forefront of video news gathering and delivery.Mentor staff members as they learn to shoot and edit, or further develop their skills.Work with the Director of News, to ensure that personnel have the necessary abilities and equipment to perform their assignments.As a member of the senior management team, participate in discussions on business strategy, personnel decisions and acquisition priorities.Extensive national and international travel, as a videographer on assignment with major television broadcasters, including 'The PBS NewsHour'. Show less

• Senior Broadcast Journalist

  • May 2002 - Jan 2015

  Reporting on major events in the United States for a wide variety of national and international television broadcasters from around the world.Travel on assignment as a correspondent, videographer and field producer to high-level conferences, war zones and natural disasters, as well as far-flung places to tell under-reported stories.Highlights include; handling live-broadcasts from Iraq following the 2003 invasion, field producing in Iran in 2006 and covering the fall of Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square in 2011. Show less

• Broadcast Journalist

  • Jul 1997 - May 2002

  A general assignment reporter working in television and radio, serving as a busy Washington correspondent for multiple overseas outlets.Covered the disputed 2000 US presidential election, 9/11 and its aftermath, as well as a host of other big stories.Traveled far afield on behalf of clients, including filing an inaugural TV piece, from the Falkland Islands.



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• Output Editor/Presenter

  • Jan 1996 - Jun 1997

  Oversaw on-air editorial content and presented programming during peak morning hours on a major news and information radio station. Oversaw on-air editorial content and presented programming during peak morning hours on a major news and information radio station.