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<td colspan="3" valign="top"> <h2 align="center"><b>Arthur Reed </b></h2></td>
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<td colspan="3" valign="middle" class="headmain"> <div align="center">PROFILE</div></td>
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<td colspan="3" valign="top"> <p><span class="norm">More than 16 years experience
as a Professional Broadcast Engineer having worked on digital and analogue
broadcast systems in Radio and TV Studios and on TV Outside Broadcasts.
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I now work as a Freelance Engineer on most of the major TV Outside Broadcast
sport productions. I am also qualified Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
and am presently employed as a Systems Engineer at the Port Elizabeth
Technikon.<br>
I have the ability to persevere and work effectively under pressure.<br>
I also have a positive, friendly and helpful attitude, enjoy working with
people and have the ability to quickly find solutions to difficult problems.</span></p>
<p> <b>Key Skills:</b></p>
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<li> Proficient in the repair, maintenance and operation of all TV broadcast
systems and equipment found in TV studios, VT Dubbing, Edit Suites,
Post Production and Outside Broadcast Facilities including live studio
work.</li>
<li> Extensive experience in camera alignment to broadcast specifications
and to trace faults on camera chains to component level.</li>
<li> Vision Control and Colour matching on OB TV Productions.</li>
<li> Able to carry out mechanical and electrical alignment on VTR's and
repair faults to component level.</li>
<li>Competent in installing, synchronizing and repairing digital and analogue
editing systems and studio equipment.</li>
<li>Well-versed in the operation, configuration and repair of EVS. Disk
Recorders & Video Servers.</li>
<li> Qualified MCSE, proficient in all aspects of Windows 2000 servers
and Active Directory configuration including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, WINS
and RAS.</li>
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<p><b>Achievements:</b></p>
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<li><b> </b>Worked at the World Cup in Korea 2002 as a Technical Director</li>
<li> Was awarded a special Bonus for designing and developing the hardware
and software for a system to remotely switch the video lines at all
the regional SABC Centres in South Africa from a central computer in
Johannesburg</li>
<li> In 1995 I was awarded an incentive bonus for excellent standard of
work and for fostering good customer relations with outside clients.</li>
<li> Responsible for successfully setting up and administering an internal
multimedia centre at the P.E. Technikon using Dynamic web pages with
Video and Audio streaming.</li>
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<td colspan="3" valign="top"> <h4>Recent Freelance Experience:</h4>
<p><strong>Nov 2002<br>
Vision Engineer</strong>, MNET -Nedbank Golf Challenge (Million Dollar)
Sun City.</p>
<p><strong>Aug-Oct 02<br>
Engineer</strong>, Airtime(SABC)–Boxing, Soccer and Rugby in East
London and Port Elizabeth.</p>
<p><strong>May-July 02<br>
Technical Director</strong>, Gearhouse - World Cup 2002 Football in Korea.</p>
<p><strong>April 2002<br>
Vision Control</strong>, MNET - Superbikes in Welkom and Kyalami.</p>
<h4>General Experience:</h4>
<p><b>2002 Systems Engineer, Port Elizabeth Technikon.</b><br>
Responsible for the Installation, Administration, Backup and Security
of the Computer Network at the Port Elizabeth Technikon.</p>
<p><b>1999 – 2002 Internet Technologist, Port Elizabeth Technikon.<br>
</b>Responsible for the Installation, Administration, Backup and Security
of all the Internet, Intranet and Video servers, which are used to provide
information and training and to stream out Live Video and Video on demand
throughout the campus.</p>
<p><b>1998 Senior Engineer Gearhouse Broadcast UK.<br>
</b>Gearhouse Broadcast supplies digital broadcast technology to the Television
Industry worldwide. Here I managed the engineering workshop, which included
equipment inventory, availability of spare parts and was responsible for
the repair and maintenance of the equipment, which included EVS, Sony
DigiBeta, BVW75P, Sony and Phillips Cameras, Vision and Audio Mixers etc.</p>
<p><b>1996 – 1998: Principle Technician SA Broadcasting Corporation.<br>
</b>I was responsible for the repair and maintenance of all the local
Video Editing suites and studios, Outside Broadcast and TV News Cameras
and equipment and the MCR switching and monitoring area.</p>
<p><b>1987 – 1996 Senior Technician SA Broadcasting Corporation.<br>
</b>I specialized in the alignment of camera chains used in OB and TV
news Cameras and was involved in training technicians on how to set up
the equipment to broadcast specifications. It was during this time that
I developed the hardware and software (using Visual Basic) for remotely
switching the video lines at all the regional SABC Centres in South Africa
from a central computer in Johannesburg.</p>
<p><b>1986 – 1987 Systems Engineer SA Broadcasting Corporation<br>
1982 – 1986 Assistant Engineer SA Broadcasting Corporation<br>
1976 – 1982 Senior Technician SA Airways</b></p></td>
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<td colspan="3" valign="top"><b>1997: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer,</b><br>
Having passed the following subjects: <ul>
<li> Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0.</li>
<li> Networking Essentials.</li>
<li> Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0.</li>
<li> Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 in the
Enterprise.</li>
<li> Internetworking with Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0</li>
<li> System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 6.5.</li>
<li> Implementing and Supporting Internet Information Server 3.0 and Microsoft
Index Server 1.1</li>
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<p><b>1978: National Certificate For Technicians T3, Department Of Education
And Culture.</b><br>
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<b>1981: Aircraft Radiotrician Trade Diploma, Department Of Manpower.</b></p>
<p><b>Other Courses Completed</b></p>
<p><b>Engineering:</b></p>
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<li> I have attended many in service training courses offered by the SABC
and have also completed most of the manufacture’s courses offered
by Sony, Ampex, Grass Valley, Phillips, and Tektronix on their VT, Camera,
Editing, and Test Equipment.</li>
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<p><b>Microsoft:</b></p>
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<li> Mastering Web Site Development using Visual InterDev.</li>
<li> Exchange Server 5.5 Concepts and Administration.</li>
<li> Exchange Server 5.5 Design and Implementation.</li>
<li> Updating Support Skills from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000.</li>
<li> Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure.</li>
<li> Implementing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure.</li>
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<p><b>Other short courses:</b></p>
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<li> PE Technikon Management skills.</li>
<li> PE Technikon Leadership skills.</li>
<li> Kepner Tregoe Results Directed Management.</li>
<li> Managing Coaching & Motivating Course (Derek Lomas & Associates).</li>
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<li>Surname: Reed.</li>
<li> Other Names: Arthur Austin Andrew</li>
<li> Marital status: Married </li>
<li> Children: 1 Daughter [18 Yrs] & 2 Sons [10 & 16 Yrs] </li>
<li> Health: Excellent, Non-Smoker, Attend Gym Regularly</li>
<li> Place of Birth: Kimberley, South Africa</li>
<li> Nationality: British/South African</li>
<li> Other: Clean driving license</li>
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<td valign="top"><span class="norm">Tel: +27(0)41 504 3175<br>
Mobile: +27(0)828250413 <br>
email: arthur@petech.ac.za</span></td>
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