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Director of Operations & Project Management

EVP Broadcast Operations & Technology at Al Jazeera America

●   Lead daily and weekly architecture and technology meetings to develop site designs for facilities, technology buildouts and integration.
●   Provide day-to-day on and off-site management of architects, construction teams,
system integrators, equipment vendors, Spectrum engineering, and IT personnel.
●   Collaborate closely with Charter Legal department to craft new location leases and vendor agreements.
●   Develop project plan objectives, schedules, and financials, including project budgets for approvals.
●   Produce Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Purchase (RFP) documents for the selection of architects, mechanical, and electrical engineers, acousticians, and low
voltage integrators.
●   Negotiate construction and technology contracts.
●   Obtain purchase orders for vendor quotes, follow up, and close out PO once work is
completed or materials delivered.
●   Implemented 2110 facility buildout in Buffalo with Zero Density Real Engine Virtual studio
set environments (Buffalo, Dallas, Austin, Tampa).
●   Implemented Augmented Reality Applications for enhanced news and weather segments. Utilized IBM's Watson AI (Artificial Intelligence) platform for accurate,
automated, close captioning. Deployed Bonded Cellular & Cloud Storage Technology for field media distribution to Spectrum News bureaus and affiliated news channels.
●   Successfully completed facility buildouts, relocations & upgrades in Los Angeles, Ca,
Buffalo, NY, Albany, Tampa, FL, NY, Washington, DC, Cleveland Heights, OH & Dallas,
Texas.

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT CHARTER

●   Designed Broadcast & Information Technology Workflows and Infrastructure for the delivery of live & on-demand content to @home Mobile IOS / Android devices.
●   Supervised studio, control room, and data center construction buildout.
●   Sourced and integrated broadcast and information technology infrastructure.
●   Technical Directed / Directed daily 30-minute live and on-demand spin cycling, yoga,
and barre programs.
●   Maintained studio, production control room, and data center infrastructure.

PROJECT DESIGN AND INTEGRATION ENGINEER/ENGINEER IN CHARGE

EXECUTIVE VP BROADCAST OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY

●   Integral member of Al Jazeera launch team, spearheading channel launch in 180 days.
●   Directed studio & facility integration in New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, & San
Francisco, ensuring continuous on-air operations for Current TV.
●   Spearheaded technology initiatives, built project teams, hired integration specialists,
rented transmission facilities & trucks.
●   Developed strategic technology & workforce roadmaps for national newsgathering
coverage 24/7, 365 days a year.
●   Recruited 184 Operations, Broadcast Engineers, and Information Technology Personnel.
●   Instituted monitoring technology and service desk applications to streamline technical
support.
●   Integrated secondary production centers for transmission & business continuity.
●   Executive oversight for Studio Operations, Transmission, Master Control, Media
Management, Editing, Newsgathering Field Crews, Satellite Coordinators, Engineering,
and IT Support.
●   Led Strategic Planning, Technology Assessment, Procurement, System Integration, 3rd
party Contract Negotiations, Agreements, Relationships, Workflow Development,
Training, and Support.

SENIOR VP BROADCAST OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING

Managed 42 Broadcast Engineers & Systems Technology employees supporting a 24/7
High-Definition Cable News operation.
●   Daily oversight of facility systems, including 900 desktop PCs, 9 broadcast studios, 40
non-linear edit workstations, 200 proxy editors, 5 high-definition control rooms, 24
graphic workstations, Harmonic / Harris video server systems, I-News NRCS & automation servers, 24 Field Camera Crews, four satellite news gathering vehicles, MS
Exchange, data servers, Cisco Routers, conference room audiovisual systems, VOIP
phone system, and cellular phones.
●   Led architects, broadcast system designers, and systems integrators through a 3-year
build-out of a state-of-the-art 265,000 sq. foot production facility at CNN Time Warner
Center.
●   Spearheaded the transition from tape-based playback to file-based workflow.
●   Oversaw the migration of Time Warner Center CNN & Headline News facilities to High
Definition.
●   Launched display-based technology systems for news production, including R/S
Projection, Perceptive Pixel Magic Wall, 3D video immersion, and camera tracking
utilized in CNN / HLN Programming and CNN Election Coverage - Wolf Blitzer Hologram.

VP BROADCAST ENGINEERING SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY

Managed Studio Production, Media Management, Master Control, Electronic
Newsgathering, Facilities, Broadcast Engineering, & Information Technology personnel.
●   Spearheaded a $36 million facility relocation, procuring space, architect, contractor,
broadcast & office system integrators; negotiated lease and maintained operational
budget; collaborated extensively with news and creative service managers to ensure
design plans met department criteria.
●   Designed and managed the procurement of three Wolf Coach Microwave SNG
Broadcast vehicles with multi-camera capability.
●   Coordinated research, planning, and implementation of the redesign of the NY1 News
website for NYC Road Runner launch.


EARLY CAREER EXPERIENCE STATION
WNYW - TV - FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, New York, NY
PRODUCTION MANAGER

●   Managed Studio Operations, DGA, and IATSE staff for productions of Good Day New
York, 10'Oclock News, & A Current Affair.


NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, New York, NY
●   Today Show: Associate Director, Commercial Producer, Production Associate
●   Today Show, Nightly News, David Letterman: Video Tape Editor
●   Broadcast Operations & Technical Services: Scheduling Coordinate

DIRECTOR OF BROADCAST OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING

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SPECTRUM NETWORKS

JJR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FLYWHEEL SPORTS

AL JAZEERA AMERICA

AL JAZEERA AMERICA

CNN TIME WARNER

CNN TIME WARNER

Syracuse University

S I Newhouse School of Communication