Career Milestone

IT and Transmission Engineering at Streaming Media Live

My combined role connected IT operations, resilient transmission, remote-production systems, and live-event troubleshooting across varied productions.

Streaming Media Live logo used for Thomas Fraley's combined IT and transmission role
The role connected year-round IT operations with temporary transmission systems built for live events.

At Streaming Media Live, my responsibilities crossed two operating environments: the IT systems that supported the company every day and the temporary transmission systems built for individual live productions.

Building resilient live paths

As a transmission engineer, I worked with encoders, LiveU equipment, fiber, bonded cellular, and satellite paths. The objective was to create understandable primary and backup workflows that could be monitored and adjusted as a venue or production changed.

The work also included internet streams, audio and video handoffs, remote-participation platforms, and real-time troubleshooting. I collaborated with camera, audio, production, and venue teams rather than treating transmission as an isolated technical function.

Connecting production with IT operations

My IT management responsibilities extended the same systems thinking beyond show day. I worked on data workflows, remote management, training, documentation, and repeatable operating practices that helped the team prepare before equipment reached a venue.

Combining the two roles changed how I approached live production. Broadcast resilience depended not only on the field equipment, but also on the preparation, support systems, and shared procedures behind it. This article consolidates two repetitive source pages into one factual career chapter and removes their third-person promotional copy and service advertisement.