Experience

DigitalGlue

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

• Manager of Engineering, TBN Tustin

  • Nov 2018 - Present



GDMX - now part of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group

• Broadcast Maintenance Engineer

  • Aug 2015 - Mar 2018

  • Provide customer and technical support to broadcast master control operations, clients, vendors, and network affilates. • Perform installation and maintenance of SD and HD digital video and audio media encoding and transmission systems. •Design, integrate, and installation of master control, ingest, media encoding, and QC equipment.• Install and support Imagine Communcations automation hardware and software and Telestream media transcoding software.• Document equipment installations and workflows, train operations personnel, and develop and document standard operating proceedures.



Encompass Digital Media, Inc.

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Broadcast Maintenance Engineer

  • Apr 2013 - Jun 2015

  • Provides technical support for national cable television networks broadcast operations. • Performs installation and maintenance of standard and high definition digital video and audio production and broadcast systems. • Maintenance and installation of master control room equipment.• Installs and support Imagine/Harris/Louth automation software and hardware, and train operators in its use. • Verify and update equipment flow drawings in Visio drawing software.• Install hardware upgrades to HD/SD –SDI router, and configure matrix and control panels.



Global Digital Media Xchange

• Manager of Maintenance Engineering

  • Jul 1997 - Oct 2010

  Manager Maintenance Engineering 2005 – 2010• Supervised the design, installation, and maintenance of professional SD and HD digital video and audio systems for television broadcasting, DVD and HD disc mastering, and VOD mastering production.• Supervised a staff of 10 engineers and technicians in support of national and international television broadcast operations. Responsible for hiring, training, scheduling, and performance evaluations of engineering staff. • Managed projects from inception to implementation; including planning, installation, and integration of broadcast, production, and transmission systems. • Managed capital budget expendatures exceeding $1 million annually..• Produced systems documentation, and trained users in best practices.• Performed researh and develpment of new media compression workflows.Chief Engineer/Lead Engineer 1997 – 2004 • Lead crew of eight staff engineers and technicians supporting national television syndication operations, and the WB Network broadcast operations.• Responsible for installation, training, documentation and support of analog, digital, and high definition video and audio transmission systems.• Advised executive management on capital purchases for systems installation and integration.



GSN Games

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Broadcast Maintenance Engineer

  • 1994 - 1997

  • Provided technical support for national cable television network. • Performed installation and maintenance of standard definition digital video and audio production and broadcast systems. • Provided engineering support for live two-camera productions, including interactive games with remotely located contestants. • Supported one linear on-line edit bay and three AVID non-linear editing suites. • Responsibilities included maintenance and installation of production studio and control room equipment.• Installed and supported Harris/Louth automation software and hardware, and trained operators in its use.



Globecast (Keystone- Worldcom-IDB)

• Broadcast Maintenance Engineer

  • 1990 - 1994

  • Provided technical support for national and international satellite common carrier. • Responsible for installation and maintenance of digital and analog video and audio systems at Culver City, Hollywood, and Sylmar, Ca. sites. • Provided technical support for point of origin broadcast services, and pass-through services. • Lead installation for master control operations for Fox's FX and FX Movie Channels.• Constructed NOC operations center for Major League Baseball backhaul network.• Installation and support of RF and microwave radio equipment.• IT system infrastructure and telephone system installation and wiring.• PBX switch maintenance, programming, and support.