Manager Management

Lyle VanHorn

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

Address: **** ********* **.

City: Colfax

State: CA

Zip: 95713

Country: USA

Phone: 530-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $80,000

Primary Skills/Experience:

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1330 Ponderosa Ct. Phone +1-530-***-****

Colfax, CA 95713 E-mail: *********@********.***

Lyle VanHorn LinkedIn Web site: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lyle-van-horn/25/860/146/

Summary of

qualifications 2005 - Present Grass Valley USA Nevada City. CA

Broadcast QA Interop Engineering & Lab Manager

Hands-on and team focused. Experienced technical management professional. 20+

years in the Broadcast and Digital media product industry with a 13 year record of

achievement managing QA Engineering Test Labs Including: operational costs, resource

planning and Day-to-Day leadership, test schedules and assets - minimizing wasted

efforts and maximizing results. Specializing in systems design for Interoperability testing.

QA Testing of products and systems, validating operational and installation instructions

based on published marketing features and feature specifications. Video Broadcast

equipment, IP Network monitoring and management, video systems design & test, SDI,

HD-SDI, 3D HD-SDI. Lab designs for Remote & Virtual access.

Professional

Responsibilities Responsibilities include: Day-to-Day team leadership, scheduling, status reporting,

Department discretionary spending, department asset costs and budget controls,

developing test processes and documentation, data archive processes, and performing

validation tests of field update instructions and procedures. Directly involved in

employee candidate interviews, hiring, staff reviews, staff career planning.

Committee member in the following: Operational moves, customer conference & Demo

room improvements, Facilities planning, Health & Safety, cross-department technical

advisory.

Extensive experience with large routing control systems connected over High speed

network using IP Protocol. Testing of Video Servers including: Standalone internal raid

systems, Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems, and external shared storage

systems. Interoperability system tests focusing on accuracy of control commands and

reporting of tally information; verification of Serial and network control over IP networks,

passing of mnemonic information over IP, SNMP trap reporting and status monitoring.

Machine and crosspoint control commands delivered from a video Multi-viewer, router,

Switcher, and automation control devices over an IP Network, while monitoring network

congestion and traffic. Accuracy across all equipment needs to be verified and validated

including user Interface accuracy, operational quality, and ease of use. Verifying Set-up

time, command time, and functional response time to required specifications while

verifying quality and accuracy.

Designing, updating, and maintaining a customer simulated environment, with a

customer focused team providing real-time feedback to management and product

marketing teams by running operational tests, talking with customers and users, and

answering questions like: What other products do our customers expect our equipment

to work with and how accurate is their performance

I run systems tests with some of

these 3rd party products to measure their interop performance with Grass Valley

equipment. Can we learn from those expected relationships and make our product more

robust, complete, and more appealing to customers when developing next generation

products

Because of my direct involvement with systems configuration, systems setup, and

product operations, I provide product expertise, feedback, and support to marketing &

core product teams. Hands-on technical guidance & product expertise at domestic and

European trade shows. Product quality, operational performance, and building strong

customer and business partner relationships are my primary focus

1330 Ponderosa Ct. Phone +1-530-***-****

Colfax, CA 95713 E-mail: *********@********.***

Lyle VanHorn LinkedIn Web site: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lyle-van-horn/25/860/146/

Core Competencies include:

Team building & motivation

Asset management

Design cycle QA testing

Test results reporting and data management

Lab optimization & maximizing of shared resources

Mobile product demo systems design & management

Systems research & Design

Product readiness & Customer satisfaction audits

Hands-on product expertise

Digital Video SharePoint Web management

Skills & Broadcast Engineering HTML Programming

Expertise Video Routing control AutoCad for Facilities Mgmt

Multi-viewer test and operation Visio for illustration and Diagramming

Video servers MS Windows/Office incl. Word & Excel

Serial & IP Network machine control SUSE Linux support

IP Network monitoring Trained in Agile process

3D Video Systems ClearQuest Bug/Defect tracking

ISO9000 Standards

1999 - 2005 Technicolor USA, Inc. (Thomson USA) Nevada City, CA

Previous Engineering Lab Manager

Professional Provide technical support for Engineering design projects, primarily with Broadcast video

Experience and router products; video, Audio, and Data routers. Work with and manage equipment

and lab resources including capital assets for 6 separate engineering labs.

Designed, and worked with Systems integrators to document and build a large

Interoperability test lab designed to provide a cross product test environment for testing

operational functionality between all Grass Valley products. Provide construction costs,

budget, and schedule. Manage the project and the operation of the facility after project

completion. Developed processes and communicated those processes to other

organizations within the company.

1991 - 1999 Grass Valley Group Nevada City, CA

Video Test Technician, Production

Production test and final inspection for Broadcast video products; Video Routers and

control systems, Fiber video transportation & Distribution Amplifiers, Video Switchers

(Vision Mixers), etc Validation of product documentation and generation of test

process documents and procedures, insuring qualification for ISO9000 certification.

1988 - 1991 Self Employed Citrus Heights/Rocklin, CA

1984 - 1988 General Electric Medical Systems Rancho Cordova, CA

Graphic artist and Electro/Mechanical Designer

Generated graphical images and illustrations of mechanical parts for installation

manuals, operator manuals, and field upgrade and modification instructions. Out of

Rancho Cordova we designed and built GE Ultrasound medical equipment. Included in

my duties were electro mechanical drafting projects for new product designs. I built

ultrasound probes, performed go/no-go tests and verified operational instructions.

1330 Ponderosa Ct. Phone +1-530-***-****

Colfax, CA 95713 E-mail: *********@********.***

Lyle VanHorn LinkedIn Web site: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lyle-van-horn/25/860/146/

2013 Cisco Networking Academy Nevada City, CA

Education Certificate of Training CCNA1 - Network Fundamentals

Planning and implementation of small networks across a range of applications.

2012 New Technology Solutions, Inc. Nevada City, CA

Certificate of Training Agile, Scrum

Agile, and Scrum process and project management methodology

2010 3Ality Digital Burbank, CA

Certificate of Training 3D IQ

Introduction course on the overall history, evolution, and current methodology to Stereoscopic

Broadcast video operation, production, and editing processes & philosophies. Hands-on and

group involvement.

2008 SAI Global Southbury, CT

Certificate of Training Process Mapping

Compliance training in the methodology fundamentals of Process Mapping techniques in

Quality Assurance. The foundation for identifying current processes, problem areas within

those processes, and finding solutions to improve those processes.

Certificate of Training Managing Problem Solving Teams

Training in the fundamentals of problem solving and how to effectively manage problem solving

teams.

1997 Sierra College Rocklin, CA

Associate of Science Computer Integrated Electronics

Curriculum concentration based on computer electronics, including assembly programming

for machine control. Linear and digital circuitry and pathways. Troubleshooting linear and

digital circuits using basic electronic tool sets.

1980 - 1981 AAI, Phoenix Phoenix, AZ

Certification Electro/Mechanical Design

1080 hours of concentration including formal Schematic layout, PC Board layout, through

Mechanical package design. Training followed Mil Specs and Mil Standards using mechanical

design methods.

Professional SMPTE Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers

memberships

TBT - Television Broadcast Technologies

Volunteer STJS Sacramento Music Festival, 27 years

experience

Member of the Music Festival finance committee. Manager of Approx. 120 volunteers,

responsible for selling tickets during 4 day event. The organization is dedicated to the

advancement of youth education and involvement in Jazz music and in supporting music

education for adults & youth.

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