MICHAEL STEINHART

TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

adujxt@r.postjobfree.com 551-***-**** Emerson, NJ 07630

PROFILE

Adaptable technology expert with over 25 years of experience in the development and implementation of innovative technology solutions. Possesses a comprehensive knowledge of private/public enterprise infrastructure, operations strategies, and all aspects of media production. An entrepreneurial visionary with a solid understanding of the unique dynamics of business and operations management, and the ability to function in a variety of roles necessary to facilitate organizational success.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Project Management: Planning, Budgeting, Scheduling, Development and Implementation Strategic Planning: Analysis, Process Improvement, Evaluation and Purchasing of Software/Hardware Management: Staff (IT, Engineering Cross-functional), ITIL, Contractor, Vendor, Security and Compliance Technology: Cloud Infrastructure, Private / Public, Networking, Systems Analysis, Database Integration, Tiered Storage Media Production: Live Web Streaming, Remote Recording, Production Tools and Technology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pixel Light Digital Media 2019 - Present

Director, IT operations and Infrastructure, Lyndhurst, NJ Management of IT technology operations of all on-premise Infrastructure systems (servers, workstations, voice and data networks) and cloud-based systems (AWS) for in-house and managed customer systems (ITIL). Supervise the transition of on-premises infrastructure to cloud hybrid. Solutions Architect - Analyze requirements and investigate technological solutions for internal and client development projects including (Web, App, AR and VR). Support development staff through design and implementation. Clients include pharmaceutical, medical technology and financial services.

• Managed the company’s IT, technical staff and outside technical consultants

• Manage all suppliers, and vendors of any IT-related product, service or solution

• Manage technology compliance, Security and Risk Management

• Evaluated the feasibility of new technologies to meet the needs of customers

• Manage KPIs across systems and platforms

• Implement AWS production environment that meets Medical - Pharmaceutical security/compliant standards

• Oversee disaster recovery and business continuity planning

CBS Sports Network 2006 - 2019

Director, Broadcast Technology Solutions, New York, NY Direct activities and projects for digital technologies that support the broadcast video environment including planning, budgeting, scheduling, development, and implementation. Manage technical/production IT operations, personnel and budgets for studio IT operations, internal and outside contractors and consultants.

• Managed technology compliance and represented CBS Sports Network on the CBS IT Team

• Planed and implement an IP-based live-to-air HD video contribution solution, delivering seven hours of shows daily originating from LA and New York

• Managed production IT operations, production engineering staff

• Oversaw technical buildout of Studio, Production, Post-Production and Engineering

• Developed an automated publishing system for multiple output formats used in OTT and VOD applications

• Management of IT technical operations post Production, Edits and MAM (Asset Management, Rights Management) operations, Media Ingest, Storage, Playout and internal distribution.

• Implemented a 25G infrastructure with redundant data links between geographically diverse CBS facilities

• Designed and implemented a virtualized environment to manage the on-air information display system consisting of physical servers in geographically diverse locations

Pixel Light Digital Media 2005-2006

Chief Technology Officer, Lyndhurst, NJ

Managed the technologies used for client projects. Maintained and performed troubleshooting of technical infrastructure, such as LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, telecommunication, in-house servers, public web servers and client web servers. Managed the company’s IT staff and outside technical consultants.

• Digital Transformation Cloud – Managed on-premise systems migration to cloud (AWS)

• Evaluated the feasibility of new technologies to meet the needs of customers

• Centralized the management of technical services

• Routers, Firewalls, VOIP PBX, NAS

PMH Network Services 1995-2005

President, Emerson, NJ

Managed general and technical operations of a full-service ISP, MSP. Services. Internet connectivity, Hosting services - web hosting, email, Co-Location services, domain registration, application hosting (SaaS).

• Managed and directed all technical decisions for this early player in public access to the Internet

• Datacenter operations – Servers (Linux, Windows), Colo Services, networking LAN, WAN, Routers, Firewalls

DigitalSoundboard.net 2002-2006

Vice President, Chief Technical Officer, Co-Founder, Emerson, NJ Led all technical operations of this pioneer in online music sales-for-download company. Managed technical staff including programmers and operations personnel. Managed technical facilities, servers, network security and connectivity. Oversaw remote recording, editing and live web streaming.

• Developed the workflow and determined the selection of technologies needed for this new business model

• Designed the online music sales system (website, E-commerce, Secure transactions, Secure media delivery) PMH Systems 1990-

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science (Business Information Systems), Hofstra University, NY

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