Michael O’Doherty Curriculum Vita

Broadcast Engineer | Sydney, NSW
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Technical Skills

Television Production: broadcast engineer, camera assistant, comms engineer, data wrangler, drone pilot, remote camera operator, video village engineer
Live Event Production: audio desks, content servers, speakers preparation systems, vision mixers
Backend Engineer: high proficiency in Linux/macOS operating systems and scripting
Hardware Repair: board inspection, board repair, chip replacement, soldering
Broadcast & Control Engineer: FFMPEG, RTSP, RTP, SIP, SRT, SMTPE-2110, NMOS, PTP
Intercom & Audio Engineer: RTS, Riedel, Clear-com, AES67, Dante, MADI
Network Engineer: BGP, OSPF, VLAN/VXLAN, TCP/UDP, QoS, ARP, Netfliter, Multicast, Bonding
Radio Frequency Engineer: OFDM, DECT, DMR, UHF, Wi-Fi

Licenses / Tickets

NSW Full Driver’s License (manual)
National WHS General Construction Induction Training (white card)
Responsible Service of Alcohol Competency (RSA card)
Working with Children Check (WWCC)
Work safely at heights
Elevated Work Platform (EWP) under 11m
HRW Licence to operate a Forklift truck (LF)
Casa Commercial Drone Accreditation
Current Passport

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Management Information Systems
East Carolina University, College of Business

High School Diploma
J. H. Rose High School

Certifications / Awards

Highest Annual Turnover, Microhire 2011-2012 Financial Year.
Outstanding Work Performance and Contribution to our Team, ITCS Academic Computing Support Services at East Carolina University.
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America (highest rank)

Work Experience

Endemol Shine Australia | Sydney, NSW, Australia

Broadcast Engineer | 4 years 5 months

• Acted as Head of Engineering Department (HOD) for various Television Series Production Shoots.
• Planned and built Television Production Control Rooms with large Multiviews and Control and Comms hardware.
• Configured and deployed Riedel Artist Digital Intercom Networks (AES64/MADI/Dante) along with Bolero 2110 Systems
• Deployed Motorola and Hytera UHF Comms Systems, Repeaters and RDAC.
• Integrated Comms Systems with Audio Feeds from the Audio Director’s mixer or recorder.
• Tested, calibrated and maintained all of the various hardware used in these systems.

Support Engineer | 4 years

• Diversified our Equipment Supply Chain, setting up accounts with key Distributors across Australia and creating a Supplier Database.
• Rigged UHF Dipoles for Repeaters on Teleco Towers and on remote mountain sites across Fiji.
• Rigged Fixed Cameras on Television Sets and in on-camera vehicles.
• Prepped and Configured Sony Broadcast Cameras and Media Stock for TV Series Shooter Producers.
• Configured Timecode devices from Ambient, Atomos, Timecode Systems, and Tentacle Sync.

Microhire | Sydney, NSW, Australia

National Account Manager | 5 years 1 month

• National Account Manager for all IT accounts.
• Negotiated small target relationships with large multinationals, leading to major business deals.
• AV Project Managed numerous Corporate Events, strategically planning the logistics of all audio, visual, lighting, networking and computer equipment at business events Australia-wide.

Business Development Manager | 1 year 10 months

• Promoted new products and concepts and pushed into new market territories.
• Established a client base with dozens of Australian Film and Television Executives.
• Sold and rented hardware, software and telecommunication solutions for Projects and Productions.
• Created relationships with over 25 Australian AV & IT Hardware & Software Distributors.
• Trained over 50 Audio Technicians and Technical Directors in various IT systems; enabling them to work outside of their current AV skillset and helping diversify Microhire’s core business.

IT Technical Director | 1 year 10 months

• Set up Audio and Visual equipment for conferences, exhibitions, concerts and marketing activations.
• Rapidly deployed Network IT systems at hotels and venues around Australia.
• Worked with Producers to conceptualise and later project manage technology at events.
• Led teams of Audio Visual technicians onsite during large installations.
• Built and maintained a mixed Windows Deployment Services and Ghost Server and all associated Standard Operating Environment Images and Custom Images.
• Daily activities including maintaining the Sydney office’s IT Infrastructure, maintaining all IT rental equipment and logistically planning the deployment of IT Services with Production Managers.

East Carolina University | ITCS Academic Computing Support Services | Greenville, NC, USA

Help Desk Manager | 1 year 6 months

• Supervised the most vital twenty-four hour computer lab on the University’s campus.
• Managed the after-hours help desk phone and chat support team.
• Hired, trained and scheduling employees while maintaining the lab’s equipment and consumables.
• Daily activities revolved around helping students with specific software and digital coursework.
• Ran digital training workshops for newly enrolled students each semester.

Help Desk Support Technician | 1 year 2 months

• Provided technical support to students and faculty over the phone and over online chat.
• Assisted in solving a variety of problems including: general computer support, network and internet setup, email support, HTML support, virus removal, FTP access, and password recovery.
• Provided faculty and students with easy-to-follow instructions and walkthroughs for their problems.

Computer Support Technician | 9 months

• Assisted in servicing all ITCS computer and network assets across the University campus.
• Maintained in-use system hardware, repaired faulty hardware and managed backup hardware.
• Toke part in large computer installations and campus-wide upgrade rollouts.
• Rotated shifts staffing the computer Service Centre and main student Computer Lab.
• At the Service Centre I was responsible for troubleshooting and repairing software and hardware problems on the personal computers of both students and faculty.
• At the Computer Lab I assisting students using the school’s Web Services and lab’s workstation and printing facilities.

Duke University | Auxiliaries Finance Office | Durham, NC, USA
Accounts Assistant | 4 months

• Processor of off-campus dining receipts.
• Worked flexible shifts hand checking receipts and signatures.
• Entered financial data into computer database.
• Processed Statement of Cash Flows and send faxes to Companies.
• Dealt primarily with Lotus Notes.