Tim Conner

Experience

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  WRTV/McGraw-Hill

  Mar 1987 - Jan 2008

  Manage station IT and telecomm budgets and expenses. Reduce telecomm expenses by migrating off of legacy technologies. Manage and implement new technologies into the broadcast operation. Network Administrator, Phone System Admin, System Integrator, Negotiate Telecomm Contracts Install, maintain and repair broadcast electronic systems. Field engineer for microwave trucks and SNG Engineer (satellite news gathering). Studio camera operator, production photographer/editor and audio engineer.

  • Manager Information Systems

    Sept 2004 - Jan 2008

  • Information Systems Specialist

    Jan 2002 - Sept 2004

  • Broadcast Engineering Technician

    Mar 1987 - Jan 2002
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  The McGraw Hill Companies

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2012

  Assistant Director Information Systems Broadcasting

  IT lead for a four station broadcasting division. Responsibilities included communicating corporate security initiatives, policies technical strategies to the stations and voicing station questions and concerns to arrive at common solutions or sound alternatives. Successfully created a virtual team for my Lean Six Sigma BPM project and participated on three other (LSS)BPM projects; represented the Broadcast division in presenting technology projects and station IT initiatives before corporate security, finance and executive committees. Became the IT transition manager during McGraw-Hill's divestiture of broadcasting to E.W. Scripps. Responsible for data collection and data presentation to both corporate teams of technologists and senior executives ensuring a seamless transition. Show less

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  E.W. Scripps

  Jan 2012 - Jun 2013

  Sr Mgr IS, WRTV

  Manage projects, expenses and capital for WRTV IT initiatives. Provide supporting leadership to the Director of Broadcast Engineering and technical leadership for the station. Coordinate with Department Heads on project planning and delivering results on time and budget. * Develop and coordinate strategic technology initiatives for WRTV* Project Management and communications* SOX Compliance*System integration and interoperability

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  WTHR-TV

  Jun 2013 - now

  Manager Information Systems

  • Pandemic preparation of IT hardware and execution of strategy. o Anticipated potential pandemic situation in January 2020. Had IT team prepare existing spare laptops and desktops ahead of employee evacuations. Entire staff was remote by March 31.• Support and training of non-news personnel during pandemic work from home situationo Coached IS team in changing their mindset on how they provide user support during a WFH scenarioo Had my team members join in on department meetings once per month to provide IT visibility and provide opportunities for Q&A and possible training. • Q2 and Q3 of 2019 WTHR was sold to TEGNA. I transitioned WTHR technology services and administrative points to TEGNA.o Created inventories of contracts, licensing, AD accounts and serviceso Coordinated transition dates for migrating from old domain to new domain.o Implemented new technology security standards by effectively communicating to the staff.o Trained users in using new Service Now support portal • Managed the technology divestiture of WTHR from Dispatch Printing Company. Created a technology portfolio to aid in the transition of support contracts, e-mail migration, Microsoft licensing; negotiation of new WAN and Phone solutions; development and implementation of new border security scheme. o Investigated replacement VoIP providers. New service reduced annual cost by 40%o Converted from MPLS to local Internet provider reducing internet access cost by 60%• Developed a comprehensive network assessment and gained approval for a remediation strategy o New IT architecture including wiring, switching and routing hardwareo New secure Wi-Fi system o Improved security with managed hardware, increased bandwidth and eliminated bottlenecks• Provided remote support for Olympic news crews in Sochi, Rio de Janeiro and PyeongChang. • Created and executed strategy for relocating newsroom to spare studio, demolition of old newsroom technology. Show less