Robert Nicholson

• Facilitated the relocation of Outdoor Channel from its former Temecula, CA facility to its new home at the KNOC Facility in Centennial, CO.
• Kept signal strong, clear and reliable with continuous monitoring and optimization of broadcast equipment.
• Worked with the Engineering Group and Production to strengthen audio and video quality during broadcasts.
• Reported equipment problems, checked on repairs, and made emergency repairs to equipment as necessary.
• Monitored strength, clarity and reliability of incoming and outgoing signals and adjust equipment as necessary to maintain quality broadcasts.
• Selected sources from which programming would be received or through which programming would be transmitted.
• Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Worked with the Engineering team to help implement a variety of upgrades to include, but not limited to, Content Servers, Monitoring Systems, Media Asset Management Systems and Transmission Uplink System.

January 1999-March 2003- Master Control Operator

• Prepped tapes for air by inserting commercial spots and well as the DTMF Tone for Affiliate commercial insertion.
• Worked with Traffic in listing the current commercials within the Programs and created a Change List to place commercials in locations for the maximum potential revenue.
• Provided basic PM procedures in the equipment such as head cleaning and ensuring full functionally of the controls.

March 2003-April 2014

• Transferred into the Broadcast Engineering Department where I increased the level of services performed. Under the guidance of the original Engineer, learned more in-depth maintenance procedures such as video heads replacements, calibrations and other critical task.
• Aided in the design and construction of a new Master Control Room which incorporated the channels first level of automation to the facility.
• Worked with the design and installation of a full studio to include a control room, a lighting grid, camera positions and basic sets.
• Worked on a variety of additional projects to include Playout Server upgrades, Video Servers implementation, Master Control Monitor Wall upgrade and several others upgrades as needed.
• Reported equipment problems, checked on repairs, and made emergency repairs to equipment as necessary.

• As a Field Radio Operator during my first enlistment, was attached to an Artillery Unit where I received call for fire via the Forward Observers and relayed the information to the Fire Direction Officer for both training and real life situations. Accuracy and attention to detail was a must in this capacity.
• Was deployed to both Saudi Arabia (Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm) and Somalia (Operation Restore Hope) as well and deploying to Kenya as part of the 9th Com Battalion to support the withdraw of troops for Somalia.
• During my second enlistments, I was assigned to Public Affairs where I worked with the base TV station on Camp Pendleton doing a wide variety of functions from Camera Operations to Video Editing to Program Acquisitions.