Muhammed Muzammil Shaikh

Intigral (Gulf Allied Digital Media) is the technical broadcast services arm of STC (Saudi Telecom Company).

• Working with systems integrators to get IPTV headend services up and running.

• Technically evaluated vendor designs and drawings for Etisalat's 20 channel playout system bid.
• Designed the EPG workflow and technically vetted for tender compliance, the vendor proposal for the LAN/WAN Oman TV network design for a 1, 000+ user managed multi-site TCP/IP network bid.
• Providing technical support, troubleshooting & resolving broadcast IT systems’ issues for local and remote clients.

• Equipment Knowledge gained: Harris Nexio video servers, Isilon near-line storage system, ADC & D-Series automation. Volicon Observer broadcast compliance recording system. Clyde Broadcast Synergy Radio Automation system.

Achievements: Part of initial network launch team for MTV Arabia, Nickelodeon Arabia and Noor Dubai, provided project engineering support of broadcast chain large scale installation and expansion at Dubai Studio City facility.

- Successful deployment experience with Omeneon Spectrum video servers, Softel Subtiling systems and Chyron Channel Box CG systems
- Deployed Axon TRACS Linux based Broadcast Recording system.
- Providing technical support & resolving engineering issues with Tx Air chain & post-production i.e. Pro-Bel Morpheus automation, Softel Swift subtitling systems, Omneon Media Grid & Pro-Exchange, Apple XSAN, FCP, Any Stream Agility encoders, Red Hat Linux based AutoDesk Smoke.
- Experience with Evertz Multi-Viewers and GPS units and Quantum tape libraries.
- Managing systems vendors and engineering shift patterns.

Achievements: Part of the initial network launch team - 22 playout channels.

- Providing level one engineering support of critical on air systems.
- Assisting engineers with technical / operational maintenance and upgrades.
- Monitoring audio/video signal levels, encoders, multiplexers, transport streams, automation systems.
- Ingesting media using Sony DigiBeta VTRs & SonyXDCAM players.
- Liaising with schedulers, teleports, cable operators and content providers.

- Equipment Knowledge gained: Tektronix waveform monitors, Snell & Wilcox syncs, Probel Routing system, Harmonic encoders & multiplexers, Pebble Beach Device controllers, Miranda Kaleido K2s, Eye Height Logo burner & safe area generators, Screen Subtitling Systems & Omneon Spectrum media servers, Sony Petasite.

- Ensuring 24/7 playout of all digital services & live shows in an all digital environment

- Experienced with ingest systems using Sony BetacamSP VTRs & DVCAMs

- Providing technical/operational support, to the studio control room engineers & proAchievements: Part of original network launch - 10 playout Channels.

- Analyzing / solving audio / video issues of all digital playout services.

- Operationally supporting CAR, studio’s control room & production teams.

- Equipment Knowledge gained: Tandberg professional IRDs, Network Vikinx Routing system, Sony BetacamSP VTRs & Sony DVCams, Miranda-Oxytel & Masterkey 7 Keyers & Vectorbox media servers.
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- Successfully broadcasted live shows working in conjunction with other Tx operators, the production team, on different channels of the network simultaneously

- Co-coordinating with Media Traffic controllers & correcting discrepancies with the playlists

- Equipment Knowledge gained: Tandberg professional IRDs, Network Vikinx Routing system, Sony BetacamSP VTRs & Sony DVCams, Miranda-Oxytel & Masterkey 7 Keyers & Vectorbox media servers.

- Handled the techno-commercial side of Legato Disaster recovery solutions i.e.: ‘High Availability’ & replication, Network Attached Storage (NAS), plus Electronic Document Management (EDM) Solutions.