Head of Engineering

• Oct 2022 - Present

National Technical Manager

• May 2020 - Oct 2022

AV/Broadcast Design Engineer - Consultant

• Jan 2020 - May 2020

Systems Design Engineer

• Nov 2017 - Dec 2019

Responsibilities: - Design Engineering for audio, video, digital media, broadcast, infrastructure, IT, and control systems. - Generate and/or specify and review AutoCAD drawings in compliance with CAD Standard specifications. - Provide design support as required to other members of the company to help ensure successful design, integration, training, and closeout of projects. - Develop detailed infrastructure drawings for architect, GC and electrical contractor use when required. - Develop detailed engineering drawings for rack layout, system wiring and custom plates or cabling assemblies. - Develop cable wire & pull lists when required. - Develop detailed BOM post completion of the sale of solution to matches client PO or signed agreement/contract. - Communicate clearly and professionally with team and clients. Delivering upon expectations in line with project scope of work. - Interfaces with all Technical Operations and Engineering staff in developing site-specific solutions. - Participate in discussions and vendor meetings to research new technologies and programs. - Maintain awareness of emerging solutions and technologies that may be applied to solutions - Assist programmer with technical direction when developing user interface and control program. - Provide support to field engineers, programmers and technicians as required. - Capture field mark-ups to generate as-built drawings. - Provide required field engineering, meetings, site supervision and commissioning, final testing and training on site. - Provide ancillary services as warranted when the Field Engineer is unavailable (programming, DSP setup, installation assistance, commissioning, assist service technicians). - Provide support to the Sales Department including the creation of technical system order of magnitude cost estimates and proposed equipment lists and all written technical overview documentation. - Interface with sales and clients in developing solutions. Show less

System Design Engineer - Digital Signage

• Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

Responsibilities:- Development of the digital signage business unit through technical system design and technical sales- Internal training of sales and technical staff, including client-facing demonstrations and training- Extensive research and development on digital signage systems, distribution, media players hardware and software, including anonymous viewer analytics (AVA) and similar extensive metrics- Advising and collaboration with clients on best design practices for digital media- Systems design, and commissioning for large-scale digital signage networks, including graphic design- Continued support for corporate A/V Solutions Architect responsibilities Show less

System Design Engineer - Corporate A/V

• Jan 2014 - Jun 2016

Responsibilities:- Development of the corporate audio/visual business unit through technical system design and technical sales- Interfacing with internal sales teams for complex system design, tender participation, and client-facing demonstrations and training- Site and project management of large complex control systems- Acoustic analysis, design and internal training for best-experience unified conferencing systems- Keeping up-to-date with the latest in technology trends through extensive research, development and systems testing- Digital signage research and development, including: o Extensive product research and testing o Solution proposal based on testing o Implementation/set up of a digital signage division within AVT Solutions Show less

Technical Manager

• Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

Primarily dealing with the following:- Client-facing technical sales, specifically for system redesign and upgrade- On and off site management of several technical installation, commissioning and programming teams- Technical internal training and up-skilling of installation and programming technicians- Outsourced programming for third party projects- Management of sub-contractors for construction, installation and commissioning outside of the A/V scope- Continued lead programming for control and audio visual systems Show less

Lead Programmer and Technician

• Oct 2007 - Jan 2011

Primarily dealing with the following:- Installation and programming of home and corporate automation systems, including: ○ Audio and video distribution design and commissioning ○ Lighting system control design and commissioning (low voltage) ○ Alarm systems design and commission- Liaison with client and contractor on site for site management- Generation of technical drawings for system layout and connection for contractor and internal use- Management of project close-out, including generation of user manuals and hand-over documentation Show less