Project Manager Sales
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Name: Carlos Garza
Address: **** *********** ******* **
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City: Springfield
State: VA
Zip/Postal Code: 22152
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E-mail: *******@*****.***
Primary Phone: 703-***-****
Background
Most Recent Job Title: Consultant, Digital Media Systems and SVP Software Engineering
Most Recent Employer: Self
Career Level: Manager, Director Level
Availability or Timeframe: Negotiable
Authorized to work in the US: Yes
Security Clearance:
Do you have transportation: Yes
Over 18: Yes
Education: Bachelors
Languages Spoken: English
Job Preferences
Desired Salary: Open
Willing to Relocate: Los Angeles or
New York, California United States
Desired Job Titles: Senior Director Technology
Director
Digital Asset Management
VP
Engineering
Desired Job Types: Contract, Employee, Temporary
Work Status: Full Time, Part TimeDesired Shifts
: 1st Shift
Desired Travel: 25%
Category: Engineering and Research, Information Technology or Systems, Media/Publishing, Project Management
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Company Type:
Industry: Arts / Entertainment, Broadcasting / Radio / TV / Media, Engineering, Information Technology
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Carlos U. Garza
PMP
8209 Springfield Village Dr., Springfield, VA 22152-3312
(home) *******@*****.***
VP, Senior Director, Digital Media Systems
Resourceful and visionary leader with a 25-year record of achievement in systems analysis and the software engineering life cycle. Over 15 years of spearheading teams creating leading-edge solutions to complex digital media problems. Skilled in communicating and motivating direct and indirect staff to achieve aggressive goals, which enable revenue and profit growth for on-line media sales and B2B delivery.
File-Based Workflows Content Management & Protection Metadata Requirements Analysis
Process Modeling System Architecture Project Management Technology Evaluation & Policy
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Consultant, Digital Media Systems and SVP Software Engineering (2008 - )
Leading Internet startups, providing e-learning technology, e-books and on-line interactive media.
Key Contributions:
Technical project manager and media solutions architect for Java desktop and web apps.
Improved audio/video quality through open source and Java code, leading to new sales.
Advanced solutions engineering for DRM, watermarking and web content management.
Hewlett-Packard Information Systems and Media Solutions Architect
(2007- 2008)
Communications, Media and Entertainment division of a major IT company with revenue exceeding $100B.
Customer: Warner Bros. Technical Operations, Advanced Digital Services, Burbank, CA
Key role in developing and launching the Digital End-to-End (DETE). Infrastructure engineer and Media Solutions Architect for video acquisition and automated content transformation on Linux and Windows Servers. Team leader for encoding and QC systems re-engineering. Used MS Project and Visio to manage resources. Drove procurements and schedule while managing scope evolution.
Accomplishments:
Orchestrated AV integrators and WB video engineers to create a networked encoding, QC and post-production facility, integrating video servers, encoders with GigE, Fibre and SDI.
Drove technology vendors to improve video quality and interoperability.
Resolved issues with MPEG field order, closed captioning, codec quality and audio formats.
Developed XML metadata solution with open source tools and C# .NET.
Liaised with WB staff to document requirements for enhanced file-based workflows.
R&D planning, HD format evaluation (JPEG2000, AVC/H.264) and video quality automation.
Consultant, Digital Media Systems and VP Engineering (2006-2007)
Clients include the RIAA, a major film studio in L.A. and a new media startup in Washington, DC
Achievements: Developed system specifications, requirements, architecture and engineering schedules for content recommendation engine. Prepared in-depth reports on consumer media interoperability and content security. Managed web site development.
Recording Industry Association
(RIAA), Senior Technologist Washington, DC (2001-2006)
A trade association whose members accounted for 90% of US recorded music sales (a $12B industry)
Project manager for music industry metadata systems, compliance testing and US ISRC program. Developed SOA metadata registry, content protection standards, system specifications and managed engineering for Sound Recording Database and RIAA web sites. Performed technical due diligence of Internet, satellite and mobile media technology for worldwide recording industry.
Key Contributions:
Managed scope, schedule and acceptance of IT projects, technology lab budget.
Directed web site and metadata information systems development with on-time deliveries.
Opened new business models through technology evaluations and business insights.
Negotiated across industries to create content protection, metadata and XML standards, which untangled B2B services communication and enabled the on-line music business.
MusicMaker.com
Senior Music Technologist Reston, VA (1999-2001)
Launched one of the first e-commerce sites selling MP3 and DRM-protected Windows Media. IPO in 1999.
Managed Windows Media software development, metadata and asset ingestion operations for 14TB audio archive. Web and database engineering using Apache, MySQL, JavaScript and Tcl.
Key Accomplishments:
Designed, coded and managed one of the first Windows Media encoding and DRM systems.
Led implementation strategy to transition custom CD business to secure music downloads.
Developed second-generation B2B metadata interfaces using XML.
Recommended technology integration to reduce costs and improve sales.
Integrated Net Perceptions collaborative filtering with music sales database to greatly improve recommendations and customer satisfaction.
Innovative C language software detected audio problems, reducing product returns.
The Content Group
Senior Consultant and Engineer Herndon, VA (1998-1999)
A consultancy that improved productivity through streamlined management and delivery of media assets.
Sales engineering for Digital Asset Management and rich media technologies, including Informix Video Foundation DataBlade, Oracle New Media Technologies and IBM Digital Library.
Results: Enabled advanced video search capabilities with the Open Media Management prototype for AVID Symphony, linking Informix Dynamic Server to post-production workflows. Developed time-sync index with speech-to-text searching using Virage VideoLogger.
Hughes/XEROX Senior Scientist/Engineer, Senior Database Specialist
VA (1984-1998)
A major aerospace company and a leading document imaging and information systems provider.
Results: Managed database and software engineering teams. Led SDLC with on-time and on-budget delivery of database search product. Created winning proposals for geospatial imagery and enterprise information systems. Requirements analysis, database design, system design and C/UNIX coding. Program Manager for Controlled Image Base.
SKILLS
DBMS and Servers: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL; Apache, Tomcat, IIS, WebLogic; streaming servers
Engineering: J2EE, C# .NET, C++, HTML, XML, SQL, Java Script, Google AdSense, ClearCase, Subversion, NetBeans, Eclipse, MS Visual Studio, Visio, Excel, Project; full SDLC with rapid development
Methodology: OO design and coding, SOA, UML, Web 2.0 knowledge management, SDLC
Digital Media: MPEG, QuickTime, Flash, Final Cut, Pro Tools, Dolby Digital for broadcast and DVD
PUBLICATIONS, PATENTS & CERTIFICATIONS
Writer: Pro Audio Review. Patent: Intelligent Optical Character Recognition System, Hughes Information Technology. MPEG-21 standards: Rights Data Dictionary and Rights Expression Language; PMP 2009
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
PMI, SMPTE, National Recording Preservation Board (Library of Congress), Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
EDUCATION
BS
in Math, CS minor: Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD; Math, CS at US Coast Guard Academy.
Professional training: OOA&D; C++, Advanced Java, BEA AquaLogic Service Bus, project management.
Carlos U. Garza
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