IT Manager
IT Operations – Production – Broadcasting – IT Disaster Recovery
Flexible, proactive IT Manager with over 15 years of experience specializing in IT infrastructure management, production workflows, disaster recovery, and broadcasting technologies. Adept at designing and maintaining robust IT systems to ensure operational efficiency, scalability, and security. A self-starter with a collaborative leadership style, skilled at building innovative teams and fostering environments that drive success.
Strives toward continuous process improvement, focusing on scalable solutions, risk mitigation, and efficient project execution. Demonstrates expertise in strategic planning, including research, cost analysis, proposals, and stakeholder engagement. Proficient in remote support and cross-functional collaboration to align IT strategies with creative and business goals.
A true measure of understanding is the ability to explain in a way everyone can understand.
With over a decade of IT experience ranging from time-sensitive media productions to helping local startups make the most of every penny. I've learned no one knows everything, and it's more about having the passion for learning, the ability to evolve, and a network of resources that determine how fast a problem is solved..
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Key Competencies & Skills
Start-ups • Compliance • IT Operations • Broadcasting Technologies • Team Building & Leadership • Budget Management • Project Planning & Execution • Scalability • Service Management • System Architecture • Efficiency Monitoring • IT & Data Security • Risk Mitigation • Network Administration • Vendor Management • Policies & Procedures Improvement • Automation • Disaster Recovery • Communication • Collaboration
Apple: • Tiger through Sonoma • iOS Linux: • Debian • Ubuntu • CentOS • Mint Windows: Other: • Android • VMware vSphere • Untangle • pfSense • StorNext • Quantum Networking Protocols: • HTTP • HLS • RTMP • SRT • RTSP • SMB • AFP • FTP |Services: • AWS • GitHub • Aspera • Signiant • FileCatalyst • Slack • Trello • Asana • Airtable • FreshBooks • HelloBonsai Hardware: • Cisco • Brocade • Peplink • Ubiquiti • Eero • SuperMicro • DOTHILL Assured SAN • EchoStreams FlacheSAN • Codex Vault XL • Mac Pro • iMac • MacBook Pro • iPad • iPhone • AppleTV • Sonnet Expansion Chassis • Teradek • CineVue Software: • MS Office Suite • Google Workspace • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop • Illustrator • Premiere) • Affinity • Final Cut Pro • DaVinci Resolve • LiveGrade • Silverstack • YoYotta • vMix • Ecamm Security Tools: • OnePassword • LastPass • YubiKey
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IT Manger at Setnet, Burbank CA
Collaborate with filmmakers to bridge gap between set and production. Create custom data workflow designed to give each project required tools to deliver final product while maintaining creative control on set. Communicate decisions through postproduction pipeline. Pioneer, manage, and maintain the implementation of DIT data management and services. Provide R&D and testing for every situation, from software to hardware, sprinter vans to DIT carts, VPNs to server racks and everything in between. Drive pandemic pivot to allow remote management, programming, and design across bounded cellular Peplinks and remote camera control.
Life Moments
Pioneering On-Set Communication: Developing a Remote-Controlled Tally Light for SetNet
In the fast-paced and highly coordinated world of film and television production, maintaining clear and precise communication between directors, camera operators, and performers is critical. Recognizing a specific need within this intricate ecosystem, a solution was conceptualized to streamline communication and improve efficiency on set. The objective was to create a system that could signal to actors and crew members when a camera was live, traditionally indicated by a tally light. The unique challenge was to enable this functionality remotely over an Ethernet connection, all the while ensuring the solution remained discreet and versatile for use in various production settings.
Full-Time to Retainer: Redefining Work-Life Balance on My Terms
When COVID-19 started winding down, it exposed the financial strains many companies were facing, including SetNet, where I served as the IT manager for six years. In response, we made a tough decision to shut down our Burbank office and move everything to a new office built on the owner's property, equipped with the latest in fiber and redundant microwave connections. Once we stabilized, my role transitioned from full-time to a retainer basis, opening up new avenues for me.
Behind the Scenes of COVID: Setnet's Pivot That Saved Movie Making
When COVID-19 brought the world to a standstill, it seemed like the motion picture industry was heading for a long intermission. But at Setnet, we saw an opportunity not just to survive but to thrive and ensure the show went on. I want to share the story of how my team and I developed a product that not only kept us afloat but also revolutionized remote production in these unprecedented times.
Remote Productions
Pivot: With Covid-19 upon us and lockdowns in effect. We pivoted Setnet into remote productions. We developed a way to drop two boxes off at a location, giving us redundant stable internet and controlling real production cameras and lighting remotely.
Setnet
IT Manager: Collaborate with filmmakers to bridge gap between set and production. Create custom data workflow designed to give each project required tools to deliver final product while maintaining creative control on set. Communicate decisions through postproduction pipeline. Pioneer, manage, and maintain the implementation of DIT data management and services. Provide R&D and testing for every situation, from software to hardware, sprinter vans to DIT carts, VPNs to server racks and everything in between. Drive pandemic pivot to allow remote management, programming, and design across bounded cellular Peplinks and remote camera control.