PATRICK OSTERMAN

818-***-**** ad0hq5@r.postjobfree.com Portfolio / IMDb / References – www.linkedin.com/in/patrickosterman

Accomplished Media & Entertainment Leader with a strong record of innovation and diverse technical leadership has resulted in over $20M of reductions in operating expenses and record viewership for numerous Super Bowls, The Masters Tournaments and the US Open. Extensive experience with broadcast origination, production, and distribution. A cost savings leader with tactical experience in Agile that develop and deploy cloud instances and software solutions deployed on Connected TV, FAST, OTT and virtual MVPD’s.

Accomplishments:

Achieved 99.999% Uptime: Streaming for NFL & Masters

Implemented IBM Watson Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Directed and led teams as Director, VP, SVP, Founder

Optimized Media Ops resulting in $24M Savings

Developed / Introduced New Business Offering generating $2.5M Revenue

Instructor for Avixa Certification on SMPTE ST 2110 IP Standard

Skills:

Team Leadership

Program Management / Agile / MS Project

Technical Architecture, AWS, Streaming, AV

SSAI Ad Decoration and Integration

Product Offering and Development Leadership

Technical Leadership: Cloud – Playout, Storage, Streaming, LIVE

Senior Solutions Architect Panasonic North America: New York, NY (12/2022 – Present)

Strategically collaborated with pre-sales teams on technical initiatives and material proposals for both broadcast and the AV market. A customer facing role that provided counsel on customized system architecture and drawings for the ST 2110 based KAIROS Live Production Platform. Provided technical presentations and demonstrations at trade events and customer engagements. Led thought leadership and provided service escalation support. Built a home-based test lab that can validate third party components to ensure compatibility within the ST 2110 ecosystem. Advocate within industry bodies i.e. SMPTE, etc.

Senior Solutions Architect, Cloud Imagine Communications: New York, NY (7/2022 – 11/2022)

Led the deployment of containerized microservice instances within AWS, ensuring efficient and scalable solutions for the clients. Integrated Surefire SSAI Ad insertion, enhancing ad revenue opportunities for clients and delivering targeted solutions. Collaborated closely with pre-sales teams to conduct technical requirement analysis and design customized solutions. Developed targeted solutions, customer facing presentations, and product demos for cloud playout through the Aviator platform, aligning with the value-driven architectures needed for media and entertainment clients.

Senior Broadcast Architect, Cloud FuboTV: New York, NY (June 2021 – July 2022)

Training and Talent Development

Developed Ad Insertion Protocol

Cloud Development SaaS, PaaS, IaaS

Expanded LIVE Dashboard Operations

The senior engineering leader for the geographically distributed team responsible for the successful delivery of hundreds of LIVE sporting events. Orchestrated the successful product development and configuration of containerized cloud architecture, deploying instances governed by Ruby micro-services and, SSAI Ad integration throughout the geo-diverse streaming platform. Performed remote diagramming, deployment, maintenance, and operation of Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform cloud instances, facilitating the transmission of all premium LIVE content. Managed content creation, ground-to-cloud signal acquisition, adaptive bitrate (ABR) encoding, SSAI advertisement decoration, monitoring, playout, and distribution processes, supporting the streaming of FAST 20 fuboTV branded channels on Amagi CloudPort.

Senior Broadcast Solutions Architect, Cloud Encompass Digital Media: Atlanta, GA (October 2020 – May 2021)

QE Engineering Mobile, API

Pioneered 24/7 Linear Web TV - 2001

Producer of LIVE Sports Programming

Founder and Chief Executive

Digital Transcode / Replication

Project Leader on Masters Tournament

Technical offering development leader on Altitude Media Cloud, a PaaS cloud playout and storage for projects that replace LTO for national linear broadcast clients. Deploy and led large remote LIVE sports productions, tactically managed, and monitored as fully diverse productions for premier sporting tournaments. The technical architect to create drawings that deploy channels on Apple TV and Amazon Prime which included SSAI decoration and insertion, architecture design, software development, ABR conditioning, and delivery on Akamai and LUMEN.

Senior Technical Solutions Leader IBM: Atlanta, GA (9/2014 – 9/2020)

Achieved Migration to Cloud - $3M Savings

Led New Business Development $2.5M Revenue

Led Media Ops Cloud Migration - $12M Savings

Created Ops Console via API / Python: Masters / FOX

Deployed Watson LIVE Captioning using Agile Methods

Led Program Management / MS Project Gantt Timing

Delivered OTT Platform for HBO España & Nordic

Achieved 99.999% LIVE Streaming for NFL / The Masters

Senior Technical Product Manager, Watson Ai (02/2020 – 09/2020). Led technical offering development role for Cloud initiatives. Designed and architected Watson LIVE Captioning, an AI-powered system. Collaborate with QE and DevOps team, using Docker for rapid concept validation, regression testing, and deployment to 80 Sinclair stations. Develop strategic roadmaps for Watson LIVE Captioning. Design architectures for functional deployments and sales-supported proof-of-concepts (POCs) at global signal provider, enhancing LIVE TV broadcasts.

Senior Broadcast Solutions Architect (05/2018 – 09/2020). Developed video offering platform including strategy, roadmap and segment analysis. Created architectural drawings, deploy, and run LIVE Event Operations Center for PGA Masters Tournament since 2017. Delivered 41M concurrent streams on 2019 Tournament. Configured multi CDN strategy on Akamai and LUMEN. Created QA dashboard for E2E latency and performance. Managed IBM eCDN product rollouts. Negotiated cost reduction for Watson Media. Oversee product solutions, financial feasibility, technical infrastructure, equipment selection, and vendor relationships. Created HBO Nordic architecture and LIVE streaming.

Senior Technical Solutions Architect (04/2016 - 05/2018). Delivered Mobile / Web deployments using AWS workflows, CDN configuration for HBO, Discovery, Scripps. Led LIVE broadcast service offering, generating $2.5M revenue. Team Lead Architect for FOX's "Highlight Machine" during the 2018-2019 FIFA World Cup. Created Media Ops Console for API transcoding. Provided Broadcast Engineering escalation during LIVE hurricane broadcasts at the Weather Company. Developed language segmentation workflows for HBO using Late Binding Audio for HLS.

Senior Linear Architect (09/2014 - 04/2016). Lead architect for ABR solution with Multi-AZ 99.999% reliability and MOS+3 for NFL two seasons, 2014-2015, including Super Bowls. Implemented Highlight VOD on AWS S3, EC2, and Route53. Managed Event Operations Center on Game Day. Modernized signal acquisition, monitoring, physical production, and replication for LIVE and VOD Origins, saving $900k. Documented, trained NOC team, and led operations for all BOC programs, saving $2.5M in outsourced operations. Deployed Conviva and ASM/DVA IQ analytics for SLA validation. Created architectural drawings, workflows, rack elevations and line drawings using Lucid Chart.

Technical Project Manager: Broadcast, Post-Production Playboy Plus Entertainment: Burbank, CA (4/2014 – 10/2014)

Led Infrastructure Renovation $1M

Software Tool Development

Global Production Consolidation saving $1.5M

API Managed Post-Production

Cloud Migration MAM saving $4.5M

Global Centralization to Increased Revenue

6-Month Contract. The technical lead for the project that implemented project governance on consolidation and global standardization for 21 television offices. Empirically, the technical leader of the project. Created technical specifications, user requirements, diagrams, and workflow documentation to support the integration of a global post-production solution that integrated with a customized API WAMP platform. Expanded the data center to 1.28PB SAN with supported cloud storage to the global broadcast post-production platform.

Head of Engineering Right Now TV: Macomb, MI (8/2011 – 4/2014)

Startup Investment Savings $5M

Architected Event Simulcast saved $300k

Developed LIVE IP to CDN saved $1.5M

Designed Centralized Origination Playout

Negotiated Streaming Carriage Savings $2M

Broadcast Operational Yearly Savings $1.5M

Founder of this self-serve OVP that serves niche content owners. Designed and launched a centralized origination platform for Titan Broadcasting with five affiliates, a savings of $5M CAPEX and $1.5M OPEX. Architected a solution to deliver LIVE and on-demand streaming via Akamai to multiple platforms. Provided technical and operations consultation to Arqiva that reduced costs, improved workflow capacity and CDN optimization which increased revenue. Deployed PegasusTV OTT on Roku and SkyAngel.

Head of Engineering & Technical Operations CANDO Networks: Troy, MI (4/2010 – 8/2011)

Built and Launched SVOD OVP Network

Developed Multi-Channel SVOD OVP

Automate Workflow - Savings $250k/$150k

Digital Technology Consulting

Architected a SVOD multiplatform, multi-Channel OVP streaming enterprise. Led cross-functional teams scaled to integrate with rapidly evolving business models. Developed hardware / software solution to automate ingest of a high-volume of user generated content. An automated encoding workflow reducing delays and operating expenses. Collaborated with sales to develop targeted performance metrics.

Senior Director, Broadcast Engineering Current TV: Los Angeles, CA 10/2009 – 4/2010)

Directed a $7M Organization Consolidation

Spearheaded Infrastructure Renovation

Created OPEX Savings $5M

Global Delivery of HD Broadcast Content

HD Field Engineering / Production Unit

HD Post-Production Build-out

Strategically spearheaded a multimillion-dollar cost reduction initiative consolidating four Hollywood facilities into the LA Center Studios Complex. Led a global team of engineers through technical renovations and improved operational efficiencies which regional OPEX $2M. Managed the fiscal and D2D broadcast operations. Led consolidation of all global broadcast origination to a centralized facility that saved $3M annually. Designed the relocation build-out for production studios, administration offices and postproduction facilities in USA, Rome, and London.

Executive Director, Broadcast Engineering & Operations LATV Networks: Los Angeles, CA (1/2007 – 10/2009)

Created National TV Network – 40 Affiliates

Deployed SMS Interactive - Revenue $25k Month

Operations Improvement 38% - Saving $14M

Led Global Reach Initiative

Deployed 40 US Affiliates and OVP

Post-Production Build-out

Built television network origination platform in just 10-weeks, saved $5M on budget. Deployed 40 domestic and international affiliates. Led operating expense budget reduction initiative yielding $14M annually. Shepherded a global consolidation to a central facility, annual savings $3M. Led D2D postproduction, operations, and engineering departments. Hired, trained, and mentored operations, engineering, postproduction, traffic scheduling.

Senior Vice President, Broadcast Engineering & Operations HorseTV Media Group, Inc: Calabasas, CA (6/2005 – 1/2007)

Created Two Pay TV Networks

Created Library / QC / Post-Production

SLA Negotiated Savings $900k

Designed / Built TV Production Studio

Managed $22M OPEX Budget

NAB Innovation Award Winner - Transcode Solution

Pioneered a solution-infrastructure to distribute programming to satellite uplink. Architected technical construction and managed production studio, post-production rooms, audio, and green room. Developed, designed, and deployed an SVOD streaming service. HorseTV acquired Midwest Media.

Founder / CEO / Head of Production Midwest Media, Inc: Auburn Hills, MI (1/2000 – 6/2005)

Regional Emmy Nomination

Created Linear Web TV with DAI - 2001

Content Creation for LIVE Sports Programming

Founder and Chief Executive

ABR Transcode / DVD Replication

Producer / Director / TD / Editor

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