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306 Covent Garden Place
Deltona, Florida, 32725
413-428-1013 (Mobile)
Ruben Garcia
Bilingual Broadcast Engineer | USASOC Veteran | Specialized in
Remote Field Operations & IP Workflows.
Deltona, Florida, United States
32725
Summary
Experienced Broadcast Engineer with a demonstrated history
of working in the higher education industry. Strong operations
professional skilled in Non-linear Editing, Media Production, VOD,
Social Media, and Radio Broadcasting.
Experience
January 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)
Freelance
Broadcast Engineering
3d Modeling
Python Script
Video Editing
Web page development
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Chief Broadcast Engineer
August 2014 - May 2025 (10 years 10 months)
Amherst, Massachusetts
Supporting both the Department of Communication and the Department of
Journalism providing operations management for digital television engineering
activities in studios and production facilities. The position occurs within an
educational setting in which university students are learning to produce news
and other media content on multiple platforms. Working alongside Umass IT,
we coordinate and direct all broadcast engineering activities and functions for
the two departments, their faculty, and their students.
Discovery Communications
Broadcast Systems Engineer
July 2012 - July 2014 (2 years 1 month)
Sterling, Virginia
Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Oprah Winfrey Network OWN,
Investigative Discovery ID, Science, The Hub, Military Channel, Destination
America, Discovery Fit and Health, Velocity, 3Net, BBC America.
Using professional broadcast experience and knowledge for the maintenance
and support of a 24/7 broadcast facility. Systems included Omnibus
automation, switching and on-air branding, Omneon video servers, Front
Porch media asset management, Spectra Logic robotics tape storage and
Evertz MVP multi display and modular gear.
1. Respond to calls from the operations group to resolve technical issues as
they arise in the master control, encode, duplication, and all other related
areas as needed
2. Execution of projects under guidance of engineering supervisors and
managers.
3. Completion of shift check routines that monitor status and health of
broadcast and facility equipment.
4. Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment as specified by
manufacturer specifications
5. Compilation of standard operating procedures and documentation in support
of equipment.
6. Other technical duties as assigned or needed.
Northwestern University in Qatar
Chief Broadcast Engineer
June 2011 - May 2012 (1 year)
Doha, Qatar
Provided leadership in media production along with providing design,
installation, maintenance and day-to-day operation of an educational training
facility. Responsibilities included the overall support and operations of the
broadcast equipment and all peripheral technologies. This includes creating
an ongoing repair and maintenance program, managing ongoing capital
equipment replacement and a program for facility operations.
Ensured that NU-Q production facilities function properly and provide adequate
support to meet the needs of the NU-Q academic programs. Worked closely
with NU-Q faculty and information technology staff to identify, install and
Page 2 of 8maintain appropriate technologies in alignment with the campus academic
mission.
Northwestern University in Qatar is located in Education City, Doha. Opened in
2008, NU-Q offers undergraduate degrees in communication and journalism.
With a full complement of students, NU-Q will have 160 students representing
a number of nationalities. NU-Q endeavors to provide students with an
educational and co-curricular experience closely resembling that available on
Northwestern University’s campus in Evanston, Illinois. For more information
on NU-Q see: www.qatar.northwestern.edu
Innovative Technologies, Inc.
Senior Field Broadcast Engineer
March 2011 - June 2011 (4 months)
Defense Media Activity, Fort Meade, Maryland
Developed technical solutions and conceptual engineering design
specifications in response to customer systems requirements. Managed
large scale Television Broadcast Projects and lead efforts on major Project
subsystems. Managed budgets, timelines, and members of the project
engineering team in order to successfully execute the overall project plan.
Responsibilities included creating equipment lists; floor plans; rack and
console elevations; conceptual and detailed audio, video, and control
diagrams; patch panel and custom I/O panel layouts for large scale technical
systems. Charged with creating test plans and test systems. Coordinated
with the technical services implementation and inventory control department to
assure proper scheduling & integration of these systems.
BBC World News America
Chief Broadcast Engineer
December 2009 - March 2011 (1 year 4 months)
As Chief Broadcast Engineer for BBC World News America, I worked directly
for Executive Producer Rome Hartman and his world class team. I served
on major corporate initiatives including facility upgrades, expansions and
distribution systems crossing multiple transmission platforms. Instrumental
in setting up international remote signal collection sites utilizing numerous
transmission methods for use in our daily newscast. Responsible for all
broadcast equipment at BBC WNA at the DC and NYC bureaus.
During my tenure at BBC World News America, the team received honors
in the 69th Annual Peabody Awards. The newscast was honored for overall
excellence and described by the judges as: “A nightly newscast like none the
United States has ever had, it places our actions and concerns in a global
context.”
BBC World News America Executive Producer Rome Hartman said: “We could
not be more proud of this recognition. In the words of the Peabody’s mission
statement, the award ‘is determined by one criterion – Excellence,’ and we
are humbled by the honor. The BBC World News America team set out more
than two years ago to do something unique and special: to create a program
that really ‘brings the world home’ to Americans each night, and to do it in a
way that’s consistently smart, sophisticated, lively, and impartial. We still have
a long way to go, but this is a profound validation of that idea and mission.”
“We could not be more proud of this recognition. In the words of the Peabody’s
mission statement, the award ‘is determined by one criterion – Excellence,’
and we are humbled by the honor. The BBC World News America team set
out more than two years ago to do something unique and special: to create a
program that really ‘brings the world home’ to Americans each night, and to
do it in a way that’s consistently smart, sophisticated, lively, and impartial. We
still have a long way to go, but this is a profound validation of that idea and
mission.”
Discovery Communications
Broadcast Systems Engineer
October 2006 - December 2009 (3 years 3 months)
1. Respond to calls from the operations group to resolve technical issues as
they arise in the master control, encode, duplication, and related areas.
2. Execution of projects under guidance of engineering supervisors and
managers.
3. Completion of shift check routines that monitor status and health of facility
equipment.
4. Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment as assigned.
5. Compilation of standard operating procedures and documentation in support
of equipment.
6. Other duties as assigned.
Armed Forces Network - United States Department of Defense
Telecommunications Manager - GS12
March 2005 - October 2006 (1 year 8 months)
Chief of the Maintenance Branch/Project Manager during the development
of long-range plans for radio and television technical support for wartime and
contingency operations within the Korean peninsula. Provided consistent
coordination with Army Broadcast Service, Television-Audio Support Activity,
American Forces Radio and Television Service, Directorate of Public Works
and 1st Signal Brigade Projects involved the relocation and upgrade of AM/
FM/TV transmitters, studios, stations, telecommunication systems for US
Army Garrison Yongsan, US Army Garrison Daegu, Camp Casey Army Base,
Kunsan Air Force Base, Osan Air Force Base and Command Post TANGO.
Chief project engineer working closely with the office of the Secretary of
Defense and the White House staff during separate visits by both Secretary
of Defense Rumsfeld and President George W. Bush and Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice.
TV Marti, Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Broadcasting Board of
Governors, U.S. Department of State
Broadcast Systems Engineer - GS12
August 2003 - February 2005 (1 year 7 months)
Preventive maintenance on studio equipment for live newscasts and post-
production of various daily recorded and live programs transmitted into the
country of Cuba.
Digital facility with several Avid editing systems, virtual reality studio set, digital
studio switchers, digibetas, ENG/FNG equipment, satellite digital decoders.
Discovery Channel Latin America
Broadcast Systems Engineer
2002 - 2003 (1 year)
New Frontier Media - Colorado Satellite Broadcasting
Chief Engineer
2000 - 2002 (2 years)
Boulder, Colorado
Dish Network
Broadcast Engineer
May 1998 - March 2000 (1 year 11 months)
Cheyenne, Wyoming
University of Miami
Broadcast Engineer
June 1997 - March 1998 (10 months)
Coral Gables, Florida
Coral Ridge Ministries
Studio Broadcast Engineer
1996 - 1997 (1 year)
City College, Fort Lauderdale Campus
College Professor - evenings
January 1996 - December 1996 (1 year)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Computer Electronics
Sensormatic
Customer Service Specialist
March 1994 - March 1996 (2 years 1 month)
Deerfield Beach, Florida
WXEL: South Florida PBS
Broadcast Engineer
1996 - 1996 (less than a year)
West Palm Beach, Florida Area
Assisted the Chief Engineer doing part-time evening maintenance on studio
broadcast equipment. Maintenance included component repair of CRT video
monitors, tubed Philips studio cameras and preventative maintenance of all
studio broadcast gear for television and radio.
Centro Boliviano Americano
English Professor - evenings
April 1993 - August 1994 (1 year 5 months)
La Paz, Bolivia
As a native English speaker living in La Paz, Bolivia, I taught introductory
English class in the evenings. I was referred to this position from the US
Embassy, Bolivia which supported the Centro Boliviano Americano. Prepared
lesson plans and taught classes according to the guidelines set by the
administration.
4th PSYOPS Special Operations Command, US Army
NCOIC Engineering - Sergeant E-5 (P)
1990 - 1992 (2 years)
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Page 6 of 8Served as the non-commissioned officer-in-charge of the Broadcast
Engineering platoon. Lead broadcast engineers for the Strategic Dissemination
Company, 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North
Carolina. Responsible for a variety of broadcast equipment that was required
to be combat ready and deployable worldwide on short notice. Was also
responsible to ensure full operations of transportable 15KW generators,
HMMWVs, 2 ton/5 ton and various other Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicles.
During Operation Desert Shield/Storm, was assigned responsibility for soldiers
from the JFK Special Warfare Center and School and reserve units called up
on active duty.
6 month temporary duty TDY included being a team member of the Military
Information Support Team assigned to the US embassy in La Paz, Bolivia.
The military information support team (MIST) is a rapidly deployable, mission-
tailored team. I provided the media capability to shoot video for the US
embassy, State Department and USIS. Our team worked closely with US
embassy personnel, DEA, Special Forces and Bolivian paramilitary teams for
deployment throughout South America.
Platoon Sergeant for the Radio Platoon, lead and directed members of my
team to set up portable radio transmitting sites during Hurricane Andrew relief
efforts.
ETS - MARCH 1992
Broadcast Engineering Shift Supervisor - Sergeant E-5
1989 - 1990 (1 year)
Souther Command Network Panama, US Army
3 years
Broadcast Engineer - Specialist E-4
1986 - 1988 (2 years)
Canal Zone, Fort Clayton, Panama City, Republic of Panama
Personnel Administrative Center Specialist
January 1985 - January 1986 (1 year 1 month)
Fort Gordon, Georgia
Education
City College - Fort Lauderdale, FL
AS, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION · (1996 - 1998)
University of Maryland Global Campus
Korean · (2005 - 2005)
Laramie County Community College
Accounting · (2000 - 2000)
Florida Metropolitan University
Computer Science · (1999 - 1999)
City College-Fort Lauderdale
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Business Administration and
Management, General · (September 1996 - May 1998)
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