Project Manager Engineer

Paul Festa

Email: *********@********.***

Address: 6732H Green River Drive

City: Highlands Ranch

State: CO

Zip: 80130

Country: USA

Phone: 214-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $100,000

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PAUL J. FESTA

6732H Green River Dr. 214-***-****

Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 *********@********.***

SUMMARY

Sales Engineer and Project Manager for WideOrbit Master Control

Solution Architect for the Pharos North American Sales and Program Management team.

Over 20 years of broadcast experience, from working in several roles at a television station (WWOR-TV),

and working in the broadcast technology field as a Support Technician, Installer, Senior Software Engineer,

Solution Architect, Sales Engineer, and Project Manager

Member of SMPTE (Society for Motion Picture and Television Engineering)

SKILLS

Microsoft Office 2010, Delphi 2006, SQL Scripting/Stored Procedures/Triggers, BXF, VDCP, MOS, XML, MS

SQL 2005, MySQL, Current Windows Operating Systems.

Experience working with multiple video file formats and compressions such as MOV, MPEG, MXF, DVC SD

and HD, H.264, and AVI.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

PMP Certification in-progress

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

WIDEORBIT, DENVER, CO 2011- 2012

Sales Engineer/Project Manager

Designed solutions for prospective clients and assisted sales team in proposal preparation for

WideOrbit Master Control system.

Demoed product at trade shows, at customer sites, or remotely to customers.

Wrote development specifications and set development timelines.

Trained users on software and wrote training documentation for installs, upgrades, and HD conversions.

Provided tech support and quality assurance.

Managed project for broadcaster located in Los Angeles.

PHAROS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, DALLAS, TX 2010

Solution Architect

Designed and Quoted Mediator Content Management systems for prospective customers in the

Americas.

Responded to RFPs, and demoed software to customers at trade shows, at customer sites, or remotely.

Helped manage the installation at Phaross first major customer site in North America.

SUNDANCE DIGITAL AUTOMATION, AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., DALLAS, TX 2008-2009

Sales Engineer

Specified and designed systems for prospective Automation customers and system integrators, often with

third party video server companies and media asset management system companies.

Created system diagrams and rack elevations and responded to RFPs.

Demoed software to customers at trade shows, at customer sites, or remotely.

SUNDANCE DIGITAL AUTOMATION, AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., DALLAS, TX 2007-2008

Senior Software Engineer

Wrote and maintained applications that exchanged schedule data between Automation and Traffic systems

using Delphi 7.

HARRIS, INC., DENVER, CO 2006-2007

Senior Software Engineer

Maintained and enhanced widely-used applications that exchange schedule data between Traffic and

Automation systems using C++, C#, and MS SQL 2000.

Maintained and enhanced reporting tool using Delphi and Crystal Reports.

Advised development and project management staff on matters dealing with Broadcast Automation.

SUNDANCE DIGITAL AUTOMATION, AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., DALLAS, TX 2003-2006

Senior Software Developer

Rewrote from scratch a widely used television transmission automation system using Delphi 7, MS SQL

2000, Developer Express visual components

Developed a BXF interface between Sundance Automation systems and Traffic business systems to

facilitate the exchange of metadata.

Rewrote and enhanced an application that dubbed, maintained, and tracked media content for

broadcasting outlets

Greatly improved usability, speed, and stability of a major News Automation application and its suite of

products. Also added new features requested by customers.

Mentored other developers, and provided support for field engineers and users.

Original member of SMPTE S22-10 (BXF) committee.

ENCODA SYSTEMS, INC., COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 1996-2003

Software Developer

3+ years experience with Delphi 5 and 6, developing a client/server application whose purpose was to

exchange metadata between a traffic system and software from other vendors.

In addition to coding, developed and documented requirements for the software based on client needs

and input. Also tested and supported the software.

Wrote and edited online documentation for the user.

Spent 3 additional years training users on Broadcast Management System.

WWOR-TV, SECAUCUS, NJ 1992-1996

Log Editor/Promotion Assistant

Worked in Broadcast Operations department, scheduling programs, commercials, and other on-air

content.

Maintained script and logged ads and content for station's baseball broadcasts.

Also had experience in Promotion, writing and producing promotional spots, voice-over copy, bumpers,

and special features for the station.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Communication, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, 1993

Post-graduate education focusing on C++ and Java, as well as creative writing and article writing.

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