Anthony Singleton

Experience

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  AFN Iraq

  Oct 2003 - Nov 2004

  Chief Enginer

  Radio / Television Broadcast Engineer Supervisor (25R30)Responsible for planning program maintenance, equipment repair schedule, procurement and systems integration of audio / visual information, telecommunications, broadcast information technology systems, and supervision, training, and evaluation of twelve subordinates organized into three teams. Served as accountable property manager and inventory database manager for archived media. Responsible for preparation of long-range design, installation, maintenance, and test planning for equipment and facilities. During pre-deployment to Iraq; mass video archive needed to be planned. Due to the severe environment conditions expected I planned, designed, procured necessary equipment, and implemented a prototype DVD archive system with tapeless computer hard drive backups. This method was cost effective, saved 1/4th of connex space, and was not as sensitive to the extreme heat and sand. Supervised a 10% monthly inventory and annual wall-to-wall inventory. Ensured that proper operator / maintenance Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for hardware, software, and repair accountability were established and maintained. I assessed client needs, provided information or assistance, resolved their problems, and/or satisfied their expectations through oral, written communication, or hands-on correction. Responsible to build and lead teams consisting of both contractors and government personnel. Supervised three Quality Assurance Evaluators (QAE) who each were responsible for each teams assigned equipment and materials. Show less

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  Taft Broadcasting

  Jul 2005 - Oct 2011

  Broadcast Engineer

  A member of the AVM/IT Contract that is responsible for installation planning and program maintenance repair of broadcast facilities to include: satellite earth stations, television control rooms, radio studios, computer networking systems that support traffic management, media prep, automation, and creative services departments. Knowledgeable of procurement and systems integration of visual information, telecommunications, and broadcast information technology systems. Experienced with the technical prototyping and state-of-the-art software for use by traffic management, air-boss, and transmission systems for both television and radio. I had to kept current with IT / Broadcast technology processes and standards through local training, vendor training, and by obtaining relevant certifications on my own. As requested I developed, defined, implemented, managed, monitored, and reported on one-time projects and ongoing programs. I had to develope and maintaine relationships with customers to support their diverse needs and providing technical or complex information about products or services. I served as a Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE) for the in house AVM/IT contract by monitoring, analyzing, and evaluating the current state of all in house AVM/IT systems. Coordinated repair work for Broadcast and IT equipment with vendors as needed. Report findings to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and Chief, Broadcast Engineering Division. Additional duties included: software management, software license key management, HASP key management, user name and password management, and software manual librarian. Show less

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  Defense Media Activity

  Nov 2011 - Jul 2016

  Telecommunications Specialist

  As a Telecommunications Specialist specializing in television and radio broadcast engineering for Defense Media Activity Headquarters Network Operations I performed technical and analytical work pertaining to the planning, development, acquisition, testing, integration, installation, inventory, utilization, or modification of network assets for Information Assurance compliance. Administered Intel Security ePolicy (ePO) Orchestrator and Symantec Endpoint 12 security suites for two enclaves (isolated broadcast television and standard government office space) in protection of network assets. Also, performed duties as an network security incident handler for both enclaves as assigned Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO). Show less

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  US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  Jul 2016 - now

  Chief Broadcast Engineer