Nicholas Thompson
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Nick helped me get my break into IT at KFOR-TV when he suggested that I apply for an open IT Engineer position. While working with Nick, it became immediately clear that he had a serious passion for what he does. His constant push for improving the quality of his work served as an example in my own pursuit to improve my skills. He frequently looked to the positive side of a situation. Even in the face of a setback, Nick openly reflected on ways we could learn from the situation. He always put the station, it’s users, and our viewers first. Working alongside him made me a better engineer. It didn’t take long for Nick’s years of experience and technical talent to be noticed when the Directory of Technology position opened. In that role he shined as a leader of the engineering team and the station. His promotion came early in the planning phase of a new building project to replace our aging station. The project moved along smoothly and the transition from old to new building went about as well as anyone could have hoped. Under Nick’s leadership and attention to detail, KFOR-TV has been positioned for success for decades to come. Nick trusted me and gave me the latitude to solve problems as I saw fit. In addition to solving problems, Nick gave me a once in a lifetime opportunity to play a key technical role in the design and implementation of technical systems in the building project. This opportunity gave me the space to grow my skills and my own ability to lead the IT team. Nick frequently identified ways to create that space for members of his team to grow. You will not find a leader that cares more about their team than Nick. He's a great friend, co-worker, and an excellent leader. I’d work for or with him again if geography allowed it!
LinkedIn User
Nick helped me get my break into IT at KFOR-TV when he suggested that I apply for an open IT Engineer position. While working with Nick, it became immediately clear that he had a serious passion for what he does. His constant push for improving the quality of his work served as an example in my own pursuit to improve my skills. He frequently looked to the positive side of a situation. Even in the face of a setback, Nick openly reflected on ways we could learn from the situation. He always put the station, it’s users, and our viewers first. Working alongside him made me a better engineer. It didn’t take long for Nick’s years of experience and technical talent to be noticed when the Directory of Technology position opened. In that role he shined as a leader of the engineering team and the station. His promotion came early in the planning phase of a new building project to replace our aging station. The project moved along smoothly and the transition from old to new building went about as well as anyone could have hoped. Under Nick’s leadership and attention to detail, KFOR-TV has been positioned for success for decades to come. Nick trusted me and gave me the latitude to solve problems as I saw fit. In addition to solving problems, Nick gave me a once in a lifetime opportunity to play a key technical role in the design and implementation of technical systems in the building project. This opportunity gave me the space to grow my skills and my own ability to lead the IT team. Nick frequently identified ways to create that space for members of his team to grow. You will not find a leader that cares more about their team than Nick. He's a great friend, co-worker, and an excellent leader. I’d work for or with him again if geography allowed it!
LinkedIn User
Nick helped me get my break into IT at KFOR-TV when he suggested that I apply for an open IT Engineer position. While working with Nick, it became immediately clear that he had a serious passion for what he does. His constant push for improving the quality of his work served as an example in my own pursuit to improve my skills. He frequently looked to the positive side of a situation. Even in the face of a setback, Nick openly reflected on ways we could learn from the situation. He always put the station, it’s users, and our viewers first. Working alongside him made me a better engineer. It didn’t take long for Nick’s years of experience and technical talent to be noticed when the Directory of Technology position opened. In that role he shined as a leader of the engineering team and the station. His promotion came early in the planning phase of a new building project to replace our aging station. The project moved along smoothly and the transition from old to new building went about as well as anyone could have hoped. Under Nick’s leadership and attention to detail, KFOR-TV has been positioned for success for decades to come. Nick trusted me and gave me the latitude to solve problems as I saw fit. In addition to solving problems, Nick gave me a once in a lifetime opportunity to play a key technical role in the design and implementation of technical systems in the building project. This opportunity gave me the space to grow my skills and my own ability to lead the IT team. Nick frequently identified ways to create that space for members of his team to grow. You will not find a leader that cares more about their team than Nick. He's a great friend, co-worker, and an excellent leader. I’d work for or with him again if geography allowed it!
LinkedIn User
Nick helped me get my break into IT at KFOR-TV when he suggested that I apply for an open IT Engineer position. While working with Nick, it became immediately clear that he had a serious passion for what he does. His constant push for improving the quality of his work served as an example in my own pursuit to improve my skills. He frequently looked to the positive side of a situation. Even in the face of a setback, Nick openly reflected on ways we could learn from the situation. He always put the station, it’s users, and our viewers first. Working alongside him made me a better engineer. It didn’t take long for Nick’s years of experience and technical talent to be noticed when the Directory of Technology position opened. In that role he shined as a leader of the engineering team and the station. His promotion came early in the planning phase of a new building project to replace our aging station. The project moved along smoothly and the transition from old to new building went about as well as anyone could have hoped. Under Nick’s leadership and attention to detail, KFOR-TV has been positioned for success for decades to come. Nick trusted me and gave me the latitude to solve problems as I saw fit. In addition to solving problems, Nick gave me a once in a lifetime opportunity to play a key technical role in the design and implementation of technical systems in the building project. This opportunity gave me the space to grow my skills and my own ability to lead the IT team. Nick frequently identified ways to create that space for members of his team to grow. You will not find a leader that cares more about their team than Nick. He's a great friend, co-worker, and an excellent leader. I’d work for or with him again if geography allowed it!
Experience
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KFOR
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United States
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Technology
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May 2015 - Present
Summary:• Senior Manager for technology department consisting of 30 employees in the engineering, IT, and production departments.• Primary chief operator of KFOR/KAUT high powered transmitters.• Responsible for advanced troubleshooting and deploying team members to user issues.• Responsible for analyzing, planning, and managing yearly budget for the technology department.• Formulated project scopes’ including: budgeting, establishing timelines, designing, and implementing various systems for the TV station.Project Details:• Main station construction. Promoted to Director of Technology to help ensure the new facility project was completed on-time and on-budget. Worked directly with corporate leadership teams and day to day with construction general contractor and sub-contractors. Project consisted of the planning and building phases of the physical build, as well as the planning and building phases of the technical infrastructure inside the building. All deadlines were met and project stayed within budget. • Main transmitter and aux transmitter build-out. As part of the FCC repack project, I was tasked with ensuring the sites were ready to go and worked directly with corporate engineering as well as general contractors and sub-contractors in the various phases of the project. The project consisted of cleaning out the sites of old analog transmitters, abating the sites, complete overhaul of electrical and HVAC systems, installation of technical racks and equipment, and installation of RF connection systems to our transmission tower. As part of this project, the company also picked up a new tenant in Ion media. Show less
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System Administrator
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Jun 2010 - May 2015
• Performs hardware, software, and network upgrades for television station in a modern Microsoft Server 2008 Enterprise structure.• Responsible for implementing and maintaining system security and configurations of many company servers while providing IT support, to include planning, software and hardware configuration to a staff of 150+ end-users.• Implements overall worksite security for station machines at local and remote sites.• Analyzes information to determine, recommend, and plan layout for type of computers and peripheral equipment modifications to existing systems.• Responsible for computer network deployment, expansion, and updates. This includes gigabit ethernet, fiber, and radio wave networking.• Responsible for deployment and support of current and new broadcast technology which includes microwave trucks, microwave helicopter, satellite trucks, and rack room audio/video. • Attended multiple national meetings and traveled to multiple “group” stations to assist in rollouts. Show less
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Education
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2004 - 2008
Marshall University
Computer Science
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