Stephanie Sefia
Transmission/Intake Operator -freelance - Fox News Channel
Laurel, MD
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. Facilitator - Howard County Government-Bridges out of Poverty
. Hibernia Networks - Satellite Technician Booker
. Vendor Coordinator - Innovative Solutions Event planning and Marketing
. Supervisor Transmission / Ingest - Aljazeera International Network
. Ingest Coordinator/Transmission Operator - Fox News Channel
WORK EXPERIENCE
Transmission/Intake Operator -freelance
Fox News Channel-
Washington, DC-
March 2014 to Present
Solid working knowledge of digital video recorders in HD facility. Liaison
for satellite desk and crews scheduled for field remotes. Organize all
incoming sources for record and on air programming utilizing various
satellite uplinks/downlinks, facilities, frame syncs, up/down converters
while scheduling outgoing feeds to various affiliates.
Community Facilitator - freelance
Bridges out of Poverty - Howard County Government-
October 2013 to Present
Facilitator for organizations collaborating with Howard County Government
that are interested in supporting the development and quality of life for
residents within the community. This is accomplished by facilitating groups
of selected residents within a structured program .The program is designed
to guide, encourage and explore the compatibility of the participants needs
and the communities environment while examining the existing demographics
and resources available within the community infrastructure.
Satellite Technician Booker
Hibernia Networks-
Baltimore, MD-
August 2013 to March 2014
Duties included booking all live client feeds this includes: NFL games for
Directv, NFL Redzone for Europe, Premiere League Soccer for Sweden, NHL
game for Viasat, Major League Baseball and NBA for ESPN Microsoft
conventions. Live daily customer booking request for all client networks
CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, MSNBC,and FOX NEWS CHANNEL. Other duties included
trouble shooting transport issues and creating trouble tickets for fiber
outages. Book fiber feeds at various video hub locations. Dispatch repair
technicians to various, locations on customer's behalf. Work with various
engineers, infrastructure vendors and customers to isolate problems and
achieve resolution.
Vendor Coordinator- freelance
Sincerely Cereta-Vendor coordinator-
Baltimore, MD-
August 2011 - ongoing freelance
Conducted research for client and targeted audience to help determine
vendor selection, scheduled on-site visits, brainstormed with staff
regarding decisions about event. Created and revised room layouts for each
event. Served as liaison with vendors on event-related matters. Manage on-
site vendor needs and clean up for events as necessary. Solicit vendor
participation for local events and trade shows. Assist vendors with
securing necessary insurance as needed for participation at venue.
Aljazeera International, Washington DC, September 2006- July 2011
Supervisor, Transmission/Ingest
Managed transmission staff in HD facility, while providing frontline
control room support for all technical operations related to international
broadcast productions. Liaison for Sat desk and affiliate support .
Established, assigned, tested and confirmed all IFB/PL for remotes.
Developed production schedules. Assisted with yearly review and
evaluations.
Fox News Channel, Washington DC, September 1996 - September 2006
Intake /Playback Operator
Solid working knowledge of all digital decks in HD facility. Organized all
incoming/outgoing feeds for bureau, media management/library and affiliates
.Trained all freelance employees assigned to ingest/intake area. Lead
Playback coordinator/operator for all high profile events. Transmission
operator for live show on weekends.
International Development Bank, Washington DC February 2012- August 2014
Robo- Cam Operator -freelance
Operate robotic studio cameras for coverage of Latin America based
government meetings and organizations scheduled at IDB. Preset and position
all camera shots for productions requiring 3 or more cameras with Director.
Equipment/Servers
Experience with Link Manager server system and Scheduall Ingest Server for
transmission broadcast, Netvx Nodes, Harris and Adtec encoders/decoders
and Harris routers, Nimbervision Element Manager, Wolher audio monitor,Wave form monitors, Decktec Stream video analyzer, SNMPC alarm system,
Silvx Manager Alarm System . Followed procedures for LTN and The Switch for
booking request. Utilized the following decks for ingest into server : XD-
cam Pdw-f-75, Sony HDV 1080i dv recorder, HDW-m2000p, DVC proHD1400.
Terenex and Miranda Video Converters . Grass Valley multi bus control
panels, spectrum analyzers, Snell/Wilcox Roll Call program aspect and line
controller, news browse server. Utilized HD/SD converters Set up Skype
remotes for quality for broadcast knowledge of Final Cut Pro
Supportive Courses, Certifications, License
Event Management Certification - active since 2012 issued Anne Arundel
College
Facilitator - active certification received 2013, Mediation
Certification - active received 2005,Maryland State Full Gaming License-
2016, Microsoft Office suite certificate