Technical Operations Manager
Al Aan TV
Total years of experience :28 years, 2 Months
• Managing a team of 24 fixed employees and 3 freelance, overseeing the hiring, training, and professional growth of employees.
• Oversaw the departments of Broadcast, Technical Production, Engineering and IT.
• Converted the Studio Production & Playout from SD to HD.
• Redistributed our signals on different Satellites to reduce cost and allocate a HD signal where viewership is higher.
• Updated of the IT infrastructure and security with replacing all switches and adding/configuring firewalls as well as updated the Wi-Fi and its security.
• Changed the NRCS pipeline from Avid to VSN gaining better performance, developed options and reducing SLA Cost by 80%.
• Changed the Playout system from imagine to Playbox to have a more efficient, flexible and reliable playout system and reduced the yearly SLA Cost by 90% along with changing the scheduling system.
• Changed the Radio Playout service from an on prem system to a cloud system giving more stability and flexibility to the production and broadcast of the radio signal.
• Increased Channel Viewership by increasing satellite coverage and IPTV Platforms to reach more viewers resulting in Increased Sales.
• Developed Broadcast Quality by Adding a HD Channel for a better viewing experience at a discounted cost.
• Developed new process for employee evaluation which resulted in marked performance improvements while optimizing cost.
• Constructed a fully operational IP Production Studio with a highly reduced cost resulted in reducing Production cost by 40%
• Managed team of 22 fixed employees and 15 freelance, overseeing the hiring, training, and professional growth of employees.
• Reduced 25% in of budget by implementing new time management process and reducing wasted resources.
• Worked directly with Sales and merchandising to achieve company sales target.
Acted as a Media Consultant and participated in setting up a sports media Company in "Horizon Media Services" which also acted as an agency for international football Players.
Presented to the UAE League a Broadcast Manual for the TV production of League Matches.
In the Music Channel Operations manager:
* Oversaw the TV operations from Media managment, planning, scheduling and the Daily Playlist.
* Executive Producer for 7 Musical Shows.
* On site LIVE coordination for 22 LIVE concerts
In the Sports Channels
* Oversaw the Planning & Programming Team
* Oversaw the Production Team
* Executive Producer for UEFA champions League Matches including on site Final Matches.
* Oversaw the Internal LIVE coordination for the FIFA world Cups 2002 & 2006.
* Executive Producer to the PRoduction of Arab Champions League Matches and on Site Studios
Major in Political science and Minor in Mass Communication.