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John Walsh

Broadcast And Digital Media Engineering And Management
East Norwich,NY

Summary

Facilitate seamless communication between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders by effectively translating complex concepts into understandable terms for all parties involved in projects.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Video Solutions Architect

Verizon Global Business
12.2019 - 06.2024
  • Deliver complete end-to-end broadcast solutions for all aspects of broadcast production including content creation, content distribution, and content delivery.
  • Capture the client’s vision, business requirements as well as technical requirements and map those to the Verizon Business Group’s solutions – security, management, network, software, and professional services offerings.
  • Serve as the technical video authority throughout the design, pre-commissioning, onsite commissioning, training and sustaining engineering phases.
  • Identify and manage project risks, clearly, state assumptions, and work with the client and internal resources to mitigate risks in advance of video services deployment.
  • Lead the proposal creation and refinement, take ownership and produce accurate documentation for bid set.
  • Work collaboratively with internal, client and third party teams to understand current and future business and technical requirements.
  • Lead the definition, design, and roll-out of a new program or key new features including coordinating and managing acceptance testing including the creation of test cases. Discuss technical concepts, software services and manage tradeoffs.
  • Oversee comprehensive testing of systems changes and development of standard operating procedures and process documentation.
  • Identify, assess, track and mitigate risks at multiple levels.

Director Project Management-Media Network Engineering

HBO, Inc
03.2009 - 08.2019
  • Managed and executed linear and non-linear project plans and communicated company vision and objectives to meet HBO program origination and distribution.
  • Provided hands on design engineering and expertise for control room, equipment room traditional and OTT distribution.
  • Collaborated and brainstormed with business development executive management. Developed new business objectives, and strategic planning for leading age technology
  • Collaborated with tech vendors, architects, engineers, contractors and sub-consultants on new construction and improvement projects with budgets over $3o million.
  • Spearheaded overhaul of Media Network Engineering PMO leading to a significantly increased number of yearly completed projects averaging more than 80 per year.
  • Led all call weekly project meeting for remote and co-location project team members.
  • Drove enterprise capital projects from start to finish covering Software implementations, Infrastructure,Media Asset Management systems,Archiving and traditional Broadcast environments,Cloud and Disaster Recovery sites.
  • Worked within established annual budget constraints with effective controls to value engineer to reduce costs.
  • Managed and supervised cross functional team members from kickoff through close out.

Project Manager

Avid Technology
05.2007 - 06.2009
  • Project Planning and Management – Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of customer products and solutions.
  • Chair project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects.
  • Team Management – Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, deliverables and remove roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members.
  • Product Owner Support – Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance.
  • Process Management and Improvement – Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for waterfall project management.
  • Deliver projects to pre-determined budget, maintaining time parameters and quality standards.
  • Act as boots on the ground to review and inspect all implementations from steering committee handoff thru customer training and customer sign off.
  • Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications.
  • Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives by setting realistic timelines and checkpoints.

Project Manager

MTV Networks North America
06.2004 - 06.2007
  • Provided design and development of engineered broadcast solutions for program origination and live production.
  • Sourced additional integration resources and staff to meet timeline demands.
  • Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications.
  • Created full-fledged implementation plans, including design documents, project plans, and budget estimates.
  • Developed cost estimates, procured equipment and tracked construction progress to efficiently complete large scale projects.
  • Delivered completed projects on time by prioritizing multiple tasks.
  • Successfully collaborated with engineers to verify design changes.
  • Created full-scope cost estimates for bid builds and designed build projects.

Project Manager

Cosentini Information Technologies
05.2000 - 09.2004
  • Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications.
  • Performed detailed assessments of risks to determine constraints and develop mitigation strategies.
  • Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on-task and achieve schedule targets.
  • Gathered requirements, defined scopes, allocated resources and established schedules meeting or exceeding project demands.
  • Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Scheduled and attended meetings with clients and prospective clients as requested.
  • Participated with preparation of design documents for trackwork, including alignments, specifications, criteria details and estimates.
  • Monitored and processed information for regulatory compliance, working closely with environmental engineers, advisors and other business units.
  • Performed and prepared Bid document reproduction, printing documents from electronic sources (e.g., email attachments, PDF files, CDs, etc.).
  • Assessed impact of emerging technology to keep our company at the leading edge of audiovisual and information technology .
  • Attended trades shows, seminars and industry gatherings.
  • Delivered projects to pre-determined budget, maintaining time parameters and quality standards.
  • Increased effectiveness of bidding processes by reviewing contractor scopes and material takeoffs.
  • Made appropriate changes and modifications to project plans to meet organizational needs.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Media Studies

Fordham University
New York, NY

Skills

  • MS Project, Workfront ,Jira,Confluence,Slack

  • Microsoft Office

  • AutoCad and Visio experienced user

  • AWS Cloud architecture working experience

  • Planned and directed full testing lifecycle projects

  • Engineering/project management experience

  • PMP Student- PMI Member

  • Agile Introductory Course Certification

  • CTS-D Certification (inactive)

  • Strong IT infrastructure design and build experience

  • SMPTE Member

Timeline

Video Solutions Architect

Verizon Global Business
12.2019 - 06.2024

Director Project Management-Media Network Engineering

HBO, Inc
03.2009 - 08.2019

Project Manager

Avid Technology
05.2007 - 06.2009

Project Manager

MTV Networks North America
06.2004 - 06.2007

Project Manager

Cosentini Information Technologies
05.2000 - 09.2004

Bachelor of Arts - Media Studies

Fordham University

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