LAKE W.

MCCROSSIN
6750 NW 16TH Street | Margate, FL 33063 | 954-494-6926 | lm6d76be@westpost
.net
An outstanding employee and a real asset to our company. His job originally incl
uded traveling to customer sites to install complex automation systems. He went
on to work as our head trainer. As Project Manager, he was able to resolve issue
s on a regular basis.
-- BARRY MILLER, Engineering Support Manager, Florical Systems
FACILITIES CHIEF ENGINEER
{ Project Management
{ Technical Management
{ Skilled Trainer
{ Technical & Manual Writer
{ Video Editing
{ Computer Skills: PC & Mac
{ Personnel Management
{ International Experience R International Experience: PMI member with broad man
agement and leadership training in broadcasting, production, manufacturing, and
technical training
R Project manager for numerous projects including technical management: manage t
elevision broadcast automation system installation and support, satellite uplink
s for the FIFA World Cup global broadcast, Information Technology (IT) consultin
g, database, server and network administration, audio and video production
R Skilled systems engineer and trainer with unique worldwide experience: trained
Polish Army to read English F-16 Falcon and C-130 Hercules manuals and trained
Nestle European employees on industrial equipment using English manuals
R Skilled video editor: Avid and Final Cut Pro
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS
PROJECT MANAGER / LEAD TRAINER / TECHNICAL SERVICES ENGINEER 2006 to Present
Florical Systems/Clear Channel Worldwide, Gainesville, FL
Manage projects installing fully-automated Master Control operation systems for
local television and network television stations, acting as primary customer lia
ison. Manage the Technical Support department and train clients on installed sys
tems.
Highlighted Duties:
X Manage personnel within the Technical Services Department, including Human Cap
ital Management
X Assist VIP clients including: ABC, NBC, FOX, CNN, Univision, TVA (Canada), and
Medcom (Panama) broadcasting companies
X Create training and operation documentation for all Florical Systems component
s
X Install hardware and components such as cables, monitors, keyboards, printers
and disk drives
X Troubleshoot systems to resolve issues, diagnosing hardware, software and oper
ator problems
X Train customers and technical personnel in the use of software, equipment and
manuals
Accomplishments:
Most recent appraisal includes Outstanding rating on all factors
Created training programs, including online training through WebEx and similar
services
INDEPENDENT PRODUCER / TECHNICIAN / TRAINER 2001 to 2005
Numerous clients, various international locations
Began career as a broadcast engineer and moved up to higher assignments, includi
ng production editor, supervisor, project manager and trainer, working for high-
level international clients.
Former Clients:
X Tynski Enterprises, Poland (2004 to 2005): IT consultant concurrently with oth
er clients
X Polish Army / EMPIK Language School, Poland (2003 to 2005): Trained Polish sol
diers to read and understand military equipment manuals written in British and A
merican English; translated Polish and Russian training materials into English;
also taught English classes for Polish high-school students
X Nestle Inc., Poland (2003 to 2004): Based out of Switzerland, taught Polish Ne
stle employees English to understand equipment and technical manuals written in
English; trained managers to use new database software; and trained employees to
use German industrial manufacturing and processing equipment
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LAKE W. MCCROSSIN
5200 NW 43RD Street, #102-190 | Gainesville, FL 32606 | 954-494-6926, 352-50
5-3833 | lm6d76be@westpost.net
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS (CONTINUED)
X NBC at KVBC-TV3, Las Vegas, NV (2002 to 2003): Operated digital switchboard fo
r an NBC-affiliated television station; supervised night operations of the engin
eering department and on-air support; and operated an automated Omnibus media di
stribution system for digital transmission
X FIFA World Cup Global Broadcast, Berlin, Germany, Niigata, Yokohama, and Senda
i, Japan (2002 & 2006): Special assignment as technical engineer for Host Broadc
asting Services, uplinking broadcasts to partners worldwide using fiber wire upl
inks, cable patching for worldwide bookings and daily recording feeds for delaye
d feeds; also acted as liaison with international broadcasters and sponsors
X London International Television, London, England (2001 to 2002): Provided post
-production services for infomercials and other paid programming developed for U
nited States and European television stations, including digitizing of broadcast
material, content editing; also acted as client and broadcast-partner liaison,
and commercial bookings
BROADCAST ENGINEER 1998 to 2001
WJXT (a Washington Post-Newsweek company), Jacksonville, FL
Operated, maintained and trained others on a variety of audio/visual recording,
broadcasting and editing equipment.
Highlighted Duties:
X Master Control Operator
X Video engineer, including video photography, digital capture and editing
X Studio camera operator
X Remote microwave broadcast operation with truck-mounted KU and C-BAND satellit
e communications
Accomplishments:
Developed interactive news Web channel as part of Internet Broadcasting Systems
team
Trained technicians on the use of Master Control, audio, video, editing and bro
adcast equipment
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Project Manager Institute (PMI) member
TEFL Certified English Teacher
University teaching assistant, advanced television production and digital editin
g
Member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
Produced training videos for WJXT and an admissions video for the University of
North Florida
Wrote and produced a documentary film on the endangered Mexican freetail bats, s
hot entirely on location in the Guadalupe Mountains and the Rio Grande Gorge
EDUCATION
MBA in Business Administration and Technical Management
University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
GPA: 3.87
Masters of Science in Accounting
University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
(In-Progress)
BA in Communication with emphasis on Broadcasting (2001)
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Project; Adobe Photoshop, Illustr
ator, Acrobat and Premier; television engineering and production systems, server
s and software, including LEITCH, D-Vision, Grass Valley, nVision, Evertz, Omneo
n, Beta cams and tape units, KU and C-BAND satellite uplinks; Mac and PC systems
(all Windows operating systems), as well as IT servers, databases and software.