Osterman media summary
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This document provides an overview of Patrick Osterman's capabilities in broadcast engineering and operations, including studio construction and set design. Some key responsibilities outlined include overseeing the broadcast platform, production planning, budget management, and hands-on leadership of technical broadcast operations. Experience spans live studio productions, field broadcasts, and technical roles like technical director and audio technician.
Osterman media summary
- 1. Broadcast Engineering / Operations Studio Construction / Set Design Capability Overview Prepared by: Patrick Osterman / February 1, 2013
- 2. Distribution Platform • Overall responsibility to create the broadcast platform including workflows, Network Operations and engineering. Further including in- studio production and field broadcast and production operations, post production, technical maintenance and engineering • Oversee all technical and operational planning as well day-to-day technical broadcast engineering construction activities and issues. Ensure production and broadcast platform reliability at the highest quality. • Provide near-term and forward-looking guidance and support to the Production department both in-studio and at field events. • Lead and maintain all technical aspects of a fully functioning facility.
- 3. Construction Planning • Develop comprehensive technical and operational plan, create a studio plan, post-production workflows and network platform capable of standard definition (SD) or high definition (HD) signal • Create a comprehensive roadmap based on objectives, timing and funding. Monitoring targets to performance, ensure that each stakeholder is accountable to the deliverable. Timing Plan Infrastructure Schematic
- 4. Studio Construction/ Set Design • Direct hands-on management of all design, construction, production and broadcast technical functions related to LIVE, studio and field events • Experience is the solution to problems unforeseen. Contingency planning and redundancy keep you on the air Facility Design Construction Rack Layout Machine Room
- 5. Production / Broadcast Leadership • Facilitation of set design, studio construction, facility infrastructure. LIVE broadcast production, broadcast engineering / operations • Skilled at Technical Director, Audio Technician, Lighting Director, Tape Op and Floor Direction, Jib/Pedestal Cameras and Audience Management • I am credited on IMDb as a director, studio engineer and have produced hundreds of sports productions since 1986, garnering an Emmy nod. • I’ve recruited, trained and mentored network operations, engineering, post-production, field production crew and technical staffs. Control Room Studio Production Signal Monitoring Field Production
- 6. Production Workflow Generic Overview
- 7. Fiscally Seasoned • Develop and manage all construction budgets along with a forecasts for studio and field production projects. Manage broadcast operations budget to include technical and operational capital expenditures . • The below are a few of the budgets that I’ve created and maintained for Broadcast Operations, Network Engineering and Field Productions.
- 8. Continuous Improvement • Continually evaluate technical and operational functions/capabilities and take appropriate actions to ensure Broadcast Operations group activities support overall company objectives • Propose to implement performance metrics that, at a glance, will provide evidence that can be evaluated against target milestones. Various dashboards could be updated automatically providing instant snapshots of critical operations, functions and costs.
- 9. Hands-On • Hands-on and working knowledge of systems/equipment used in functions identified including analog/digital video/audio signals, HD and monitoring/archival equipment. • Strong studio, field production engineering skills • Excellent leadership and organizational skills - Strong communication and computer skills Automation Web Production Traffic / CRM Server Sundance Analytics Final Cut Pro Broadview Platforms iTX Omniture AVID Wide Orbit Windows SBS Rushworks Google After Effects VCI XServe Harris DTP Motion Sales Force MAC OS Florical Flip Factory MAC Server Playbox Traffic / CRM On-Location BLADE Server Broadview Wide Orbit Mobile VCI Equipment Platforms Software Sales Force Miranda Ooyala Adobe Evertz Brightcove Photoshop Global Limelight Adobe Flash In Design Streams Digital GIMP TriCaster Transcoding Mobile / Web MS Office Digital Rapids Episode SDK Suite Tandberg Vantage HTML / XML WikiMedia Motorola Black Magic JavaScript Great Plains Scientific AJA API AutoCAD Atlanta Aspera Integration VISIO VBrick Signiant RTMPE DRM Unigraphics Aja
- 10. Middleware Development • I have led several software development projects that have enhanced internal workflows, increased revenue ratios on sold advertising spots and engaged revenue generating viewership. • I support a web-based vendor portal for construction management – A portion of this portal would contain a knowledge base guiding vendors through process and interaction with Riot Games. It would also link with internal notifications and workflows. • Contained within the portal would be delivery specifications and vendor performance rankings for field productions, but also serve as a notification engine for RFP processing, approvals, forecasting and communication.
- 11. Team Development • I can hire, direct, manage and develop/mentor the production and Network Operations group to ensure managerial and operational skills support an open, collaborative and high performance environment • Build a cross functional team that fosters interdependence and self reliance relies on the sound philosophical foundation of the company • The quality outcome of effective mentoring starts with a rational steadfast leader who rolls up the sleeves and digs in. • Further, creating a foundation of problem resolution called the 3 C’s: Communication, Creativity and Collaboration . To root cause the issue and ensure against its repeat. • Contact: patrick@patrickosterman.com / 818-661-8600