SUMMARY:
An Emmy winning operations and engineering executive with comprehensive experience in advanced digital television technology, broadband/fiber CATV systems, planning, budgeting, personnel, and hands-on management experience in the design, maintenance, and operation of radio and television broadcast and production facilities. Major strengths include the ability to organize and motivate the engineering team in creative thinking and to bring projects to completion on schedule, under budget and problem free.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Studio City New York / Hudson River Studios•••••New York, NY ••••• to ••••• April •••••
Director of Engineering and Operations
Develop the physical and technical plant for a $••••• Million TV and film production facility to be built in New York.
· Formulated a technical program to build New York’s first all digital multi-standard HDTV & digital film facility.
· Advised corporate management in the development of the Business Plan, Capital Plan, and Personnel Plan.
· Advised corporate management and architects in the design of the most ergonomically efficient physical plant.
· Managed the acquisition of an integration contractor and managed the design of the technical plant.
· Advised the architectural and building contract team in facility design and in the Value Engineering process.
· Advised vendors on the design of specific pieces of equipment required in the facility.
· Formulated personnel policies and practices and wrote significant portions of the Employee Handbook.
Princeton Video Image – PVI, Inc.•••••Lawrenceville, NJ ••••• to •••••
Consultant to the Operations and Hardware Engineering Departments
Provide television engineering and operations expertise to the developer of the L-Vis system of content replacement.
&#•••••; L-Vis is a live action content insertion system using sophisticated military target tracking technology.
· Managed the integration of the L-Vis and the NFL International feed of the ••••• Super Bowl.
· Managed the Audio/Video set-up of L-Vis tests for the National Basketball Association (NBA).
· Provided a comprehensive report on the major mobile television production units used for major sporting events.
· Developed hardware and software interface specifications between the L-Vis Camera Data Computer and Canon and Fujinon field lenses.
· Guided the development of tally interface methodology to allow the L-Vis units to be salvoed, remotely, by the production switcher.
ABC, Inc. ABC-TV Broadcast Operations and Engineering•••••New York, NY ••••• to •••••
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General Manager - Engineering
Provide general management to Engineering, Quality Control, Technical Maintenance and Construction.
· Managed the network engineering, maintenance and technical construction and Technical Quality Control departments of over ••••• management and union employees.
· Managed capital, operations and personnel budgets of over $••••• Million annually.
· Designed and managed the conversion of the ABC-TV to an all-digital, HDTV ready, core technical plant and Master Control.
· Designed and managed the technical installation and operations ABC’s broadcast of the ••••• Winter Olympics in Calgary.
· Directed the in-house team developing the VFX portable Graphics Computer, saving both ABC & NBC over $•••••,••••• per unit.
· Eliminated overstocking by reducing the variety of parts, components and cable types used by ABC-TV.
· Converted the ABC Engineering Department to a completely computer-aided design (CAD) system.
Television Wisconsin Inc. WISC(TV)•••••Madison, WI ••••• to •••••
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Acting Chief Engineer / Assistant Chief Engineer
Producer - Sports Events & Outside Broadcasts
Direct all technical activities of the television station.
· Generated staffing schedules and managed union personnel, assured compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations.
· Specified, purchased and directed the installation of technical equipment.
· Directed the upkeep, maintenance, and security of the physical plant.
· Designed a comprehensive technical upgrade of the broadcast facility, including new video switchers, video tape equipment, and the transmitter system thereby significantly reducing the number of engineers and technicians on staff.
· Developed a two-way radio system to allow station personnel communications throughout South-Central Wisconsin.
· Originated a “Zero Defects” program, which reduced on-air errors by over •••••%.
· Produced the ••••• and ••••• NCAA Hockey Championship Series in Boston.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:
A series of positions with small, medium, and large market radio and television stations throughout the upper Midwest. Instructor-engineer-cadre’ at the Defense Information School, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
EDUCATION:
The University of Wisconsin - Madison
•••••Bachelor of Science June •••••
The University of Wisconsin - Madison
•••••Completed graduate studies toward Masters in Broadcast Station Management
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers
Society of Broadcast Engineers
Audio Engineering Society•••••
Association of Public Safety Communications Officers
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CREDENTIALS:
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Academy Award ‘Emmy’ for ••••• Winter Olympics
FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License (Lifetime)
{Had held FCC First Class Radiotelephone License since •••••}
FCC Amateur Radio License - General Class
SBE Senior Broadcast Engineer
SBE Certification Examiner
ADDENDA:
A list of references and a comprehensive list of projects completed will be supplied upon request.
