Nick Stevenson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Technical Team Manager at Apple

  • Education

    • Guildford college

      1993 - 1994
      Graphic design
    • University of lincoln

      1997 - 1998
      Hnd cadd & engineering
    • Farnborough college of technology

      1994 - 1996
      Media studies
    • University of portsmouth

      1998 - 2001
      Bsc honours entertainment technology
  • Experience

    • Freddie mac

      Aug 2004 - Oct 2015

      - Project manager and technical lead for media services team, Certified Agile Scrum Master- Manage live streaming systems, servers, encoders/decoders and Media Grid- In depth knowledge of edit workflow, encoding software and transcoding systems- Responsible for maintenance, support and investigating issues with streaming systems and production studio- Experience working with a CDN and managing media delivery for internal/external audiences- Knowledge of Polycom Endpoints and establishing CMA servers and desktop clients- Experience leading and implementing media solutions across an enterprise- Direct, produce and edit media content Show less Developed a streaming media service for Freddie Mac providing access to live and on-demand content around the company.• Media / Web server administrator• Admin for all live encoders/decoders• Responsible for defining stream profiles, protocols, codecs for live/on-demand content• Provide stream statistics, log analysis, troubleshooting support• Network admin for studio• Manage encoding/transcoding systems• Manage studio AV systems including: AV router, frame synchronizers, switcher, VIP Image Display, Editors, fiber transmitters/receivers Show less

      • Manager Media Services

        Jan 2012 - Oct 2015
      • Sr Media Streaming Specialist

        Aug 2004 - Jan 2012
    • Visa

      Nov 2015 - Nov 2021

      - Designed and implemented technology for Visa’s Innovation Centers around the world that act as a shop window for the latest payment technology- Responsible for global Digital Signage platform and tech/content integration into lobbies, NOCs, Security Centers and Customer Engagement rooms- Designed and Implemented Visa’s first Video NOC for Unified Communication support and real-time monitoring- Manage a global team of Engineers and Ops team members in Bangalore, Singapore, San Francisco, Foster City, Denver, Ashburn and Miami- Responsible for Visa global strategy on Unified Communication and Collaboration Technology- Manage and define infrastructure to support communication across multiple platforms and services- Services covered include Voice, Video Conferencing, AV, Digital Signage and Streaming- Oversee Global Live Streamed Events - Video Conferencing infrastructure with CUCM, Acano/CMS, TMS and globally deployed video endpoints and Digital WhiteBoards- Enterprise streaming platform and internal CDN providing live global streamed events and on-demand content, external CDN connectivity- Manage Web Conferencing Apps for the Enterprise- Oversee conference room technology design/deployments- Innovation Center technology deployments- Global AV infrastructure supporting conference rooms, auditoriums, NOCs- Manage system security, patching, vulnerabilities and ensure service uptime Show less - Manage internal CDN and CMS for live and VOD media- Provide global operations support and service for streaming systems- Refine workflow and implement strategy to scale and enhance streaming globally- Work in collaboration with communications teams and business areas to support streaming events- Provide maintenance, support and troubleshooting and analysis for streaming services- Define streaming standards and best practices for video production and delivery- Helped define and implement UC strategy Show less

      • Director of Unified Communications

        May 2017 - Nov 2021
      • Sr Video Engineer

        Nov 2015 - May 2017
    • Apple

      Dec 2021 - now
      Technical team manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Agile scrum master

      Scrum alliance
      Feb 2013
    • Acano certified expert i

      Acano
      May 2016