Devyn Standish
Lone Tree
Summary
Professional Video Engineering Specialist with robust experience in video system design, implementation, and troubleshooting. Adept at leveraging technical skills in video compression, signal flow, and broadcast standards to deliver high-quality results. Strong focus on team collaboration and adaptable to changing project requirements, ensuring reliable and consistent performance. Known for effective problem-solving, excellent communication, and results-driven approach.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Advanced Video Engineer IV
Charter Communications
09.2022 - Current
- Responsible for restoration of video and operational issues escalated from the Network Operations Centers, troubleshooting and providing technical mitigations to operational problems.
- Track and update progress and details in trouble ticketing system while troubleshooting and performing fix actions.
- Operate video encoding and transcoding systems to ensure high-quality content delivery.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in real-time.
- Mentor junior engineers, providing training on best practices and new technologies.
- Develop and implement troubleshooting protocols for video transmission issues.
- Prevented 1000+ customer impacting outages by establishing daily redundancy reports and resolving issues before it's live to customers.
Master Control Operator
NBCUniversal
02.2020 - 09.2022
- Manage play out and monitoring of programming for the NBC and Telemundo Network Operations.
- Maintained and manipulated on-air playlists, execute program/commercial/marketing changes, support live-event and off-air workflows, send logs for reconciliation and troubleshoot channel play out issues.
- Managed commercial integration, including rolling commercial breaks, during taped and live programming.
Freelance Technical Director
The New York Racing Association
03.2016 - 10.2017
- Performed duties in a live broadcast environment for daily thoroughbred horse racing.
- Operated production switcher as TD for network shows on FS1 and FS2 including "Belmont Live" and "Saratoga Live".
- Directed broadcasts depending on production requirements.
- Verified conditions of broadcast equipment, route inbound video feeds, and perform transmission checks prior to live broadcasts.
- Provided support to other networks that are broadcasting NYRA races (I.e., NBC).
Master Control Operator
Spectrum News
09.2016 - 08.2017
- Operated master control switcher and various control room devices for up to 8 markets across NY state.
- Maintained on-air automation for news wheels and commercials and tracked breaks on log.
- Provided counts and cues for live events for control rooms as well as traffic and weather segments.
- Provided quality-checks for all transmission and return signals.
- Operated Wheatstone D8 audio board in both taped and live capacities.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Radio & Television Production
Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY05.2015
Skills
- Expertise in Ross Vision switchers
- Proficient in Newtek Tricaster 860
- Proficient in Black Magic Systems
- Proficient in Snell Morpheus automation
- Proficient in Evertz Systems
- Proficient in Grass Valley systems
- Experience with Synamedia Systems
- Proficient in Splunk applications
- SDV operation expertise
- Jira project management
- Video data analysis
- SMPTE suite expertise
- Proficient in Ateme systems
- Proficient in EC/DAC controllers
Websites
Accomplishments
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Beijing 2022 Olympics
Super Bowl LVI 2022
Certification
- Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) Technology, SCTE October 2022
- Understanding Network Technology, SCTE October 2022
- Fundamentals of SDV, Digital Video, and MPEG Video, SCTE December 2022
- Digital Video Engineering Professional (DVEP), SCTE September 2023
- Understanding Network Protocols and Routing, SCTE April 2025
LANGUAGES
English
Spanish
Timeline
Advanced Video Engineer IV
Charter Communications
09.2022 - Current
Master Control Operator
NBCUniversal
02.2020 - 09.2022
Master Control Operator
Spectrum News
09.2016 - 08.2017
Freelance Technical Director
The New York Racing Association
03.2016 - 10.2017
Associate of Applied Science - Radio & Television Production
Suffolk County Community College
DETAILS
- Denver, CO
- United States
- 631-943-9853
- Drichardstandish@gmail.com
LINKS
LinkedIn