Babu Jibson

• Managing a team of MCR engineers and ensuring that the key objectives of the station are met in terms of ingested feeds.
• Provides technical advice and support to colleagues by continually updating the workflows.
• Liaises with other CNBC bureaus across the Middle East.
• Responsible for creating media deletion workflows for the library department.
• Interfaced with other departments to coordinate the implementation of projects.
• Responsible for making recommendations to CNBC bureaus and agencies about the media formats that they are supposed to send.
• Provide internal training to the Newsroom and other departments.
• Designed a maintenance schedule.
• Responsible for creating workflows for the newsroom and production department.
• Designed a complete maintenance schedule.
• Ensures that newsroom users comply with and adhere to the workflow to avoid any delay in playout.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and execute innovative broadcast solutions.
• Coordinated activities between various departments such as engineering, operations, sales & marketing, to ensure successful completion of projects within deadlines set by the client/management team.

Familiar with the following broadcast systems

Avid|Unity for News ● Avid Media Central ● iNews ● Avid Interplay

● Avid Shared Library ● Avid Edit On Demand over Cloud ●Cloud|UX ● NewsCutter ● Media Composer ● Avid Delivery ● Avid Nitris

● Adobe Premiere ● ENPS ● Storage Tek Tape Library ●SGL Flashnet ● VizRt ● Live U ● Volicon ● Actus ● Quantel ● Haivision

• Performing, monitoring, troubleshooting, optimizing, rebuilding, and scheduled maintenance of all the broadcast-related systems especially file-based.
• Providing first-line support.
• Developed comprehensive troubleshooting procedures for speedy resolution of emergency issues during transmissions.
• Collaborated with the video production team to make the video workflow more efficient.
• Responds quickly and engages in identifying the fault, applying corrective actions, or escalating to the next available support level.
• Performs periodic maintenance procedures such as system health checks and proactive system restarts, as well as software upgrades.
• Troubleshoots technical and workflow-related issues and recommends effective workarounds to keep the station on the air.
• Interprets diagnoses and resolves technical incidents.

• Administering, and supporting the Avid Unity Media Network, Avid DS|Nitris & Equinox, Media Composer, and NewsCutter for the following broadcast stations and post-houses.
• Independently managed up to more than 30 simultaneous clients’ technical needs while providing excellent customer service throughout the entire project lifecycle from pre-production planning up until post-delivery follow-ups.

The clients whom I installed and supported during this period.

● Dubai Television ● Al Jazeera Channel ● Oman Television ● MBC

● Al Arabiya ● Al-Khaas Sports Channel ● Al-Aan TV ● Sharjah Television ● Emirates Media Inc. ● Media Office ● Zee Telefilms ● Dubai Police ● Al-Huraa Channel ● Army General Head Quarters ● Sharjah University ● ADMS-Media institute

• Provided direct solutions and support to the broadcasting stations and post houses in the region.
• Prepared and maintained various technical records, including engineering logs to make accurate reports on equipment performance.
• During this period, I had given technical training for Al Jazeera, HEAT - Avid’s Jordan Reseller, MBC & Qatar TV

• Providing technical support for the clients 24x7
• Assisting the sales department in providing software and hardware training to clients
• Inventory Management
• Installation and support of DTS (Digital Theatre System) for theatres
• Installed and commissioned the following post houses in India.

● MTV ● Star TV ● Zee TV ● Channel-V ● B4U ● Dreamz (Shah Rukh Khan) ● FTII - Film Institute, Pune and various post-production houses