Engineer Manager

Brian McNamara

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Marshfield MA 02050

Cell 781-***-****

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Employment History

McFilmworks, Los Angeles CA

July 2007 - Present

General Manager

Plan and direct all the business, financial, operational and administrative

functions for a

television production company.

. Create and implement departmental strategies, policies and direction,

in accordance with corporate policy for all departments including

development, operations, production, post production, and finance.

. Develop and effectively monitor performance against financial plan,

identify and

exploit revenue growth opportunities and continually monitor costs.

. Responsible for hiring, team building and staff development.

. Provide motivation and training of staff in business, technical and

creative areas to improve

broadcast product and revenue.

. Assess program performance, identify development needs, provide

coaching and counseling.

. Develop capital equipment expenditures, operational budgets and

additional staffing plans

to insure full production capabilities.

. Review, negotiate and improve programming acquisitions and create

growth projections.

. Determine value added advertising opportunities through varied

programming initiatives.

. Manage all technical issues, outside vendors and freelance production

personnel.

Post Producer

Responsible for daily management of a video post production facility and

its staff in the production of television programming.

. Develop and oversee workflows, schedules and budgets to meet post

production deadlines.

. Hire staff and vendors for all post production services.

. Coordinate daily scheduling of post production staff, facilities and

external vendors.

. Direct all editorial, on-line conform, color-correction, titling,

packaging, ADR/VO/mix/layback.

. Facilitate design and creation of graphics for broadcast and print.

. Maintain show rundowns, post delivery schedule and all other

documentation.

. Secure clearances and licensing for talent, stock footage and music.

. Financial oversight of all invoices for post production and freelance

work

. Track video libraries and project backup, including uploading files

for remote access,

review and approval.

. Troubleshoot video production and post production problems.

. Responsible for edit systems design, equipment maintenance and trouble

shooting.

Allen Roche Group, Boston MA

Sept. 2004 - July 2007

Senior Director

Directed all the activities of the video production department for a full

service advertising agency in the production of television programming,

commercials and corporate events.

. Producer / Director in the production of all television programming

and corporate events.

. Lead creative meetings with prospective clients to build relationships

and solicit new business.

. Design and write creative proposals to fulfill and offer solutions to

the client's needs.

. Managed the completion of all programming expectations through the

entire production.

. Maintained client relationships by providing information and guidance

throughout productions.

. Created and monitored annual operating and capital equipment budgets.

. Generated business and staffing plans.

. Recruited and developed technical, creative and support staff.

. Managed outside vendors and freelance production personnel.

. Responsible for edit systems design, equipment maintenance and

troubleshooting.

Cramer Productions, Norwood MA

Dec. 2001 - Sept 2004

Senior Technical Director/ Senior Producer

Drove execution of entire event production including creative development,

technical requirements, venue management, staging, content and technical

staff management, schedules and budgets.

. Acted as client's primary contact from the proposal process, assessing

client needs, expectations and recommending creative production

elements and budgetary expenditures.

. Worked directly with presenters to ensure their message is

communicated successfully.

. Maintained control over each event's/project's budgetary, editorial

and artistic elements.

. Generated Vectorworks & Visio drawings and renderings to facilitate

technical requirements.

. Coordinated CAD floor plans, lighting plot and venue/fire marshall

approval.

. Coordinated rigging, power, drayage and union labor management.

. Analyzed departmental results identifying competency gaps, soliciting

ideas, recommended and implemented process and procedure improvements.

Senior Video Engineer

. Provided onsite technical support internationally as the video

engineering lead on events including: Corporate, Convention, Broadcast

and Satellite Uplinks.

. Responsible for all aspects of video engineering, staff and equipment

operation. Duties performed include:

. Video Projectionist - flown /stacked systems, edge blended system, 16

x 9, HD

. Video Shading Engineer, multi-camera studio and EFP production, HD/SD

. Operator for live switching, routing and control systems

. Supervision of crew of camera operators and video utilities

. Troubleshoot and repair complex audio/video production systems

.

MTV Networks, Santa Monica CA

May 2000 - Oct. 2000

Director of West Coast Off-Air Marketing -VH1

Produced events, theatrical trailers, commercials and promotional videos

for VH1 sponsored concert events, theatre lobbies and in-store promotions.

. Managed West Coast special events for VH1 movie premieres, new series,

and special promotions. Oversaw media buys for television, radio and

print.

. Collaborated with Vice-President of Productions to define and manage

new marketing initiatives.

. Negotiated and managed relationships with vendors and freelance

production personnel.

. Developed, initiated and maintained departmental budget. and the

conversion process for

VH1 feature film for digital projection in theatres in conjunction

with Universal Studios.

MTV Networks, Santa Monica CA

May 1999 - May 2000

Supervising Producer - VH1

Supervised production, budget and process flow for entire series.

. Directed set-up and day-to-day operations of remote facility.

. Developed schedules for completion of all phases of pre-production,

production and post production.

. Post production supervisor for series.

. Directly supervised off-line, on-line, film-to tape transfers, tape-to-

tape color correction,

audio sweetening and final show packaging.

. Principle series liaison to production management and facilities

departments for all BTM2

production policies and procedures, related to booking crews,

ordering equipment,

booking travel, accommodations and creation of production schedules.

McCommera Filmworks, Nashville TN

Dec. 1997 -May 1999

Supervising Producer

Produced television specials, music videos, commercials and promotional

programs.

. Developed production plans, timelines and budgets.

. Negotiated contracts with service vendors, monitored expenditures and

supervised freelance

production personnel.

. Managed all post production, responsible for quality of final

technical product Directly interfaced with client base on all

creative, production, and financial and licensing issues.

. Produced all audio portions of programming.

Music City Digital, Nashville TN May

1994 - December 1997

General Manager

Directed all company activities for new post production business.

. Developed internal policies, standard operating procedures, pricing

structures for

services and bidding processes for new post-production company.

. Generated business and staffing plans, and annual operating and

capital equipment budgets.

. Recruited and developed technical, creative and support staff.

. Managed daily operations of the facility and staff of 16.

. Negotiated all services with clients and external vendors.

Chief Engineer

Designed and installed a new post production facility for the parent

company High Five Entertainment.

. Responsible for systems design, installation, maintenance and

troubleshooting.

. Performed maintenance, repair upgrades and installations as required.

. Hired, trained and supervised engineering and technical operations

staff.

. Established and tracked annual capital equipment and engineering

maintenance budgets.

High Five Entertainment, Nashville, TN

May 1994 - December 1997

Audio Producer / Post Production Supervisor

Served as audio producer, as well as, post production supervisor for all

High Five television series.

. Hired vendors and staff for audio and post-production.

. Managed 12 Editors responsible for music performance editing.

. Managed the scheduling of all post production edit sessions and

suites.

. Supervised audio tracking and mixing of live concert events.

. Financial oversight of all invoices for post production and freelance

work.

. Interfaced with Producers, Writers and talent to meet all

requirements.

. Worked closely with other departments to ensure that operational and

technical support

matched the needs of the production team, including creating new

workflows and infrastructure.

Multivision, Needham, MA

April 1991 - April 1994

Chief Engineer

Supervised all technical services and support for post production company

including 4 online rooms,

3 off-line rooms, computer graphics, duplication department and five-camera

studio.

. Performed maintenance, repair, upgrades and installations as required.

. Hired, trained and supervised technical staff of 4.

. Developed preventive maintenance program to lower repair and

replacement costs.

. Developed annual engineering capital equipment and operational

budgets.

. Supervised construction of a D-1 editing room and digital audio

sweetening room.

. EIC on studio and remote productions

Wang Laboratories, Lowell, MA

April 1986 - April 1991

Operations Manager

Provided direct supervision to a staff of 18 in the production of live

broadcasts and video programs

. Scheduled staff, facility and equipment and served as technical

director for all studio production.

. Developed and implemented new standard operating procedures.

. Developed and implemented annual operating and capital equipment

budgets.

. Functioned as Network Coordinator for a 94 site K-U band business

television network.

. Supervised installations, relocations and removal of satellite

equipment.

. Maintained hands-on engineering involvement in all aspects of studio

technical operations.

. Promoted to Operations Manager while maintaining chief engineering

duties

Chief Video Engineer

Supervised all technical services and support for corporate video

production facility and

business satellite television network.

. Responsible for systems design, equipment maintenance of all broadcast

equipment.

. Developed and implemented a complete upgrade of entire corporate video

production facility

including studio, 5 edit and graphics suites.

. Set technical standards for studio and field production, transmission

and master control operations.

. Developed long range facilities plans and budgets to accommodate

future network expansion.

. Authority for $1.5 million equipment and maintenance/repair budget.

. EIC on studio and remote productions.

Video One, Boston, MA

January 1983 - April 1986

System Engineer

Responsible for systems design and equipment maintenance of entire post

production facility.

. Supervised facility maintenance, new facility planning, installations,

modifications and

troubleshooting systems to the component level.

. Collaborated on system design and extensive multi-camera engineering

. Supervised production crews and served as technical director for all

studio productions.

Education

Graham Technical Institute Boston, MA

Associates Degree in Communications Electronics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

Lowell Institute / Digital Technologies Courses

Wang Laboratories Management Training Lowell, MA

Teaching

The International Film & Television Workshops, Rockport, ME

Instructor, Advanced Videotape Editing

Credits

Television Series

Instant Recall 8 Episodes GSN BTM2 13 Episodes VH1

Post Producer Supervising Producer

Harlem Heights 10 Episodes BET Behind The Music 6

Episodes VH1

Producer / Post Producer Producer

Baldwin Hills 20 Episodes BET CMT Monday Night

Concerts 15 Episodes

Post Producer Producer / Audio

Producer / Post Production Supervisor

Port O Call 22 Episodes NESN At The Ryman

15 Episodes TNN

Director /Supervising Producer Associate

Producer /Audio Producer / Post Supervisor

Port O Call 15 Episodes NESN The Road 26 Episodes

Syndicated

Supervising Producer Audio Producer / Post

Supervisor

Television Specials

The Secret Life of Paint TLC Where Music Meets Film

(Sundance Film Festival)VH-1

Producer / Post Producer Technical Director /

Audio Producer/ Post Producer

Waylon Jennings Tribute GAC Showest 98 Award Show UPN

Supervising Producer Producer / Audio Producer /

Post Production Supervisor

Where Music Meets Film (Sundance Film Festival) WE Stone Country

TNN

Technical Director Supervising Producer /

Audio Producer / Post Producer

Jon Brion Show VH1 Cruisin with Delbert McClinton

TNN

Audio Producer / Technical Director Executive Producer

/Audio Producer / Post Producer

Sundance Film Festival Music for Film VH1 Peace in the

Valley TNN

Producer / Audio Producer / Post Production Supervisor

Supervising Producer / Audio Producer / Post Producer

Kathie Lee Gifford Christmas Every Day CBS Witness History - Chet

Atkins Tribute TNN

Producer / Audio Producer / Post Production Supervisor Audio

Producer / Post Production Supervisor

Martina McBride: A Classic Christmas TNN Mark Collie

Celebrity Race & Concert TNN

Producer / Audio Producer / Post Production Supervisor Supervising

Producer / Audio Producer / Post Producer

Stars Over Mississippi, With Prince Edward PBS Sawyer Brown -

Where Christmas Goes TNN

Audio Producer / Post Production Supervisor Supervising

Producer / Audio Producer / Post Producer

Big Chill Re-Release Party VH1 Kathie Lee Gifford We

Need A Little Christmas CBS

Associate Producer / Audio Producer Producer / Audio

Producer / Post Production Supervisor

Television Commercials Music Videos

Director/ Producer Producer

Pizza Hut BR5-49 - Even If It s Wrong

SeaRay BR5-49 - Cherokee Boogie

Kentucky Fried Chicken Billy Ray Cyrus - It's

All The Same

New England Hyundai Dealers Billy Ray Cyrus -Three Little

Words

New England Nissan Dealers Brother Phelps - Any Way

The Wind Blows

New England Ford Dealers Deanna Carter - Count Me

In

New England Pontiac Dealers Delbert McClinton - Come

Together

New England Lincoln Dealers Delbert McClinton - Sending Me

Angels

New England Mitsubishi Dealers Drivin Sideways - On A

Sunday

Kenny G - Christmas John Elefante - Eyes Of My

Heart

Christina Aguilera - Christmas Junior Brown - My Wife

Thinks Your Dead

Dido - No Angel Junior Brown - I Hung It Up

David Gray - White Ladder Junior Brown - Venom

Wearin Denim

Dave Matthews Band - Everyday Keith Perry - When I

Could Fly

Run DMC - Crown Royal Lee Roy Parnell - Lucky Me,

Lucky You

Outkast - Ms. Jackson Lee Roy Parnell - All That

Matters Anymore

Outkast - So Fresh, So Clean Nitty Gritty Dirt

Band - Bang, Bang, Bang

Prairie Oyster - One Way Track

Theatrical Trailers Prairie Oyster - She Won't Be

Lonely

Promo Producer / VH1 Original Movies Styx - A Criminal Mind

Its Only Rock and Roll

At Any Cost

Meatloaf

Ricky Nelson

Sweetwater

Awards

1998 - TNN Music City Awards, Best Music Video 1998 - Telly Silver

Award, Best Country Music Video

1997 - Telly Silver Award, Best Country Music Video 1997 - Canadian

Country Music Association, Best Music Video

1997 - Telly Bronze Award, Best Music Documentary 1997 - Billboard Music

Video Award, Best Country Video

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