Robert Luizzi

Experience

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  Cablevision

  Jan 2000 - Feb 2012

  Senior Headend Technician

  Responsibilities include:Experienced with all aspects of RF, DOCSIS 1,2,3, ASI, GIGE, fiber optics.Responsibilities included the reception and distribution of cable television networks to subscribers.Monitored audio and video quality of services and potential impairments. Perform checks of quality control and other preventative maintenance tasks in the hub and headend sites.Analyzed engineering documentation such as fiber management systems, schematics, and performance analysis. reports.Installed and configured transmitter and receivers via fiber optic DWDM. Prep dark fiber for future projects. Experience in Sonet rings, Barco Net decode and encode cards. Processed ASI streams to remote headends via Optical Rings, Harmonic super trunks transmitters and receivers.Configure transports with NMX Harmonic platform for statistical and CBR multiplexing. Show less

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  Globecomm Systems Inc.

  Mar 2012 - Jan 2016

  Video Operations Technician

  Responsibilities include:Install, repair and maintain audio, video, RF and server-based Standard and High Definition broadcast systems.Repair analog or digital equipment. Maintain and resolve various video servers, data tape or disk-based archives.Repair AV routing switchers, character generators, still stores, logo generators, frame synchronizers, distribution amplifiers, patch bays and other broadcast infrastructure equipment.Configure network infrastructure including Ethernet switches.Knowledge of Dolby E/AC3 environments.Design and Implement new projects. Show less

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  SHOWTIME

  Mar 2012 - Mar 2013

  Broadcast Technician

  Responsibilities include:Maintain all on air content for all showtime networks.Use of avid play out for short, long form interstitial program while maintaining on air integrity.Reconfigure, use of Miranda imagine store.Grass Valley video routing.Showtime boxing events.

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  HBO

  Feb 2016 - Nov 2019

  Broadcast Engineer

  Responsibilities include:Working in a 24x7x365 environment, installing, maintaining, repairing all uplink and downlink satellite equipment. Required to work independently on shift responsible for all HBO, Cinemax (Linear- Non-Linear) content for all subscribers.Repair, replace, configure and upgrade of video and audio components for HBO facility.Use of Klystron high power amplifiers, solid state power amplifiers for C band satellite transmission.Downlink and distribute C and KU band satellite services for production, live events, Vice News Tonight, Real Time with Bill Maher, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Boxing after Dark, Hard Knocks, Wyatt Cenac.Proficient in signal routing, LNA to fiber, encoding, closed caption, etc.Experienced with encryption (Biss-E) and multiplexing equipment for mpeg and satellite transmission.Comfortable with IP based technology, SDI/ASI to IP encapsulation. Dolby E, AC3 audio processing, downstream keyers, network monitoring, SNMP management.Maintenance of hardware and software servers for network driven Harris automation.Understanding of networking and the ability to read/write drawings and diagrams. ASI and HD SDI distribution equipment Show less

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  SiriusXM

  Nov 2019 - now

  Senior Broadcast Technician
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  Catholic Health

  Apr 2022 - now

  Biomedical Engineer