Michael O’Doherty 📚 Curriculum Vitae

Broadcast Engineer | Sydney, NSW
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Technical Skills 💻

Television Production: broadcast engineer, camera assistant, comms engineer, data wrangler, drone pilot, remote camera operator, remote production, video village engineer
Live Event Production: audio desks, content servers, speakers preparation systems, vision switchers
Backend Engineer: high proficiency in Linux/macOS operating systems and scripting
Hardware Repair: board inspection, board repair, chip replacement, soldering
Broadcast & Control Engineer: FFMPEG, RTSP, RTP, SIP, SRT, SMTPE-2110, NMOS, PTP
Intercom & Audio Engineer: RTS, Riedel, Clear-com, AES67, Dante, MADI
Network Engineer: BGP, OSPF, VLAN/VXLAN, TCP/UDP, QoS, ARP, Netfliter, Multicast, Bonding
Radio Frequency Engineer: OFDM, DECT, DMR, UHF, Wi-Fi

Licenses / Tickets 🪪

NSW Full Driver’s License (manual)
National WHS General Construction Induction Training (white card)
Responsible Service of Alcohol Competency (RSA)
Working with Children Check (WWCC)
Work safely at heights
Elevated Work Platform (EWP) under 11m
High Risk Work Licence (HRWL) to operate a Forklift truck (LF)
Electrical Safety Testing of Electrical Equipment (Test & Tag)
Casa Commercial Drone Accreditation
Current Passport

Education 🎓

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Management Information Systems
East Carolina University, College of Business

High School Diploma
J. H. Rose High School

Certifications / Awards 🎗

Highest Annual Turnover, Microhire 2011-2012 Financial Year
Outstanding Work Performance and Contribution to our Team ITCS Academic Computing Support Services at East Carolina University
Eagle Scout 🦅, Boy Scouts of America (highest rank)

Australian TV Shows 📺 I have worked on

A Place to Call Home | Ambulance | Beauty and the Geek | Big Brother | Gogglebox | Hunted | Love Child | Love Triangle | Married at First Sight | Masterchef | Ninja Warrior | Old Peoples Home | Portrait Artist of the Year | The Renovators | Shark Tank | The Summit | Survivor | The Traitors | The Voice

Work Experience 🏗

Endemol Shine Australia | Sydney, NSW, Australia

Broadcast Engineer | 4 years 5 months

• Acted as Head of Engineering Department (HOD) for various Television Series Production Shoots.
• Planned and built Television Production Control Rooms with large Multiviews and Control and Comms hardware.
• Configured and deployed Riedel Artist Digital Intercom Systems using Director, alongside Bolero 2110 Systems.
• Coordinated Radio Frequency and Wireless usage onset, offsite and overseas.

Support Engineer | 4 years

• Diversified our Supply Chain significantly, creating a database of key distributors across Australia.
• Rigged fixed cameras at television sets and in on-camera vehicles.
• Configured Sony Broadcast cameras, timecode, and media stock for Shooter Producers.
• Rigged UHF Comms repeaters, dipoles, and backup power systems on teleco towers across Fiji and Samoa.

Microhire | Sydney, NSW, Australia

National Account Manager | 5 years 1 month

• Promoted to the National Account Manager for all IT Sales Accounts, taking over Brisbane and Melbourne IT Sales.
• Negotiated small target relationships with large multinational businesses, leading to major long-term deals.
• AV Project Managed numerous Corporate Events.

Business Development Manager | 1 year 10 months

• Promoted new products and concepts that suited our core business and pushed into new market territories.
• Established a new client base with Australian Film and Television Production Executives.
• Created relationships with over 25 Australian AV & IT Hardware & Software Distributors.
• Trained over 50 Audio Technicians and Technical Directors in various IT systems.

IT Technical Director | 1 year 10 months

• Created standard operating environments (SOE) and maintained all rental computers and show specific machines.
• Rapidly deployed Private Networks at hotels and venues across Australia for Bonded Internet and Speakers Preperation.
• Led and worked alongside teams of Audio Visual technicians at large event installations.

East Carolina University | ITCS Academic Computing Support Services | Greenville, NC, USA

Help Desk Manager | 1 year 6 months

• Managed the most vital twenty-four hour computer lab on the University’s campus.
• Managed the after-hours help desk phone and chat support team.
• Hired, trained and scheduled employees while maintaining the lab’s equipment and consumables.
• Ran digital training workshops for newly enrolled students each semester.

Help Desk Support Technician | 1 year 2 months

• Provided technical support to students and faculty over the phone and over online chat.
• Assisted in solving a variety of problems including: general computer support, network and internet setup, email support, HTML support, virus removal, FTP access, and password recovery.

Computer Support Technician | 9 months

• Took part in large campus-wide computer and network upgrades and rollouts.
• Rotated shifts staffing the computer Service Centre, responsible for repairing software & hardware problems on the personal computers of both students & faculty.

Duke University | Auxiliaries Finance Office | Durham, NC, USA

Accounts Assistant | 4 months

• Hand checked off-campus dining receipts and signatures.
• Entered financial data into computer database, primarily Lotus Notes.
• Processed Statement of Cash Flows and faxed copies to off-campus dining partners.