RESUME - Francis Martin

Francis L. Martin

*** *. ***** ***, ********, CA 91016

626-***-**** home - 909-***-**** cellular - 702-***-**** cellular #2

e-mail: ad21v5@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

November 2009 to present

MPH Broadcast Services

Consulting services for Journal Brodacast Group and PMCM LLC for various DTV projects.

January 2013 to present

PMCM TV - WJLP TV 3, KJWP TV 2

Design, installation and maintenance for low band VHF broadcast stations

in move and reconstruction in Philadelphia and New York City

January 2006 to November 2009

BEXT inc Sales Engineer, San Diego, CA

Designed, sold and installed DTV transition and radio systems for this transmitter

and antenna supplier http://bext.com

January 2005 to November 2006

Venture Technology Group Los Angeles

Director of Engineering

Operated LPTV cluster in Los Angeles and traveled to full power stations WAOE Peoria IL and KBCB Bellingham WA for DTV projects

December 2002 to January 2005

WNKY TV 40 Max Media, Bowling Green, Kentucky

Director of Engineering

Brought NBC affiliate into HD era for Athens Olympics, designed and moved to new facility, maintained klystron and IOT UHF analog and DTV transmitters

April 2001 to October 2002:

KRCA-TV 62 Liberman Broadcasting, Burbank, California

Engineer

Moved KRCA-DT transmitter to Mt. Harvard. Installed elaborate STL system to

San Diego KSDX 29

June 1994 to Feburary 2001:

KPXN-TV 30 ION TV Los Angeles, California

Chief Engineer

Supervised all aspects of KPXN on air staff and transmission. Moved transmitter

to Mt. Harvard for DTV transition. Moved studio 3 times.

August 1992 to June 1994:

KNET-TV 38 Los Angeles, California

Chief Engineer

I installed three ADC transmitters for World Television, KNET 38 in Hollywood, Ca, Sylmar, CA, and Riverside, CA. Also supported Ventech stations in Houston TX, Phoenix AZ, and Charlotte, NC

January 1991 to August 1992:

"MARS FMî KSRF Santa Monica / KOCM Newport Beach, California

Chief Engineer

Specified and installed a groundbreaking synchronization system at these facilities to make 103.1 a seamless signal from the two stations along Southern California beaches.

June 1986 to January 1991:

KREQ-TV ch. 23, Eureka, California

Chief Engineer

Installing a full power FOX affiliate to serve this California coastal community was the job accomplished here.

July 1984 to June 1986:

KITS-FM 105.3 San Francisco, California

Chief Engineer

Supervised tech operations at this San Francisco FM. Set up the studio for the live audience ìAlex Bennett Showî for this Entercom San Francisco FM.

January 1980 to May 1984:

KROQ-FM 106.7 Pasadena-Los Angeles, California

Chief Engineer

Working with program director Rick Caroll and ìFreddy Snakeskinî, I installed transmitter equipment that turned this FM in to a market leader in the 1980ís

August 1979 to January 1980:

Circuit Research Labs, Tempe, Arizona

Field Engineer

April 1977 to January 1980:

WEFM 99.5 Chicago, Illinois

Chief Engineer

April 1976 to April 1977:

KPFT Pacifica 90.7 and KIKK 95.7 Houston, Texas

Chief Engineer

April 1974 to April 1976:

KEYH News 850 Houston, Texas

Engineer and Announcer

Also did work at KILE and KGBC in Galveston TX during this period.

EDUCATION

Comark and Harris Transmitter Training Courses

1995 and 1997

College of the Mainland

Graduate, Texas City, Texas 1974, Journalism Degree

Rice University

Houston, Texas, 1975; Media Center

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