Derek Butcher
Anerley,London
Summary
I am an experienced multi-skilled television operator and engineer with a background covering Live and pre-recorded broadcast mediums. Trained IT worker skilled with hardware and software. Analytical in investigating problems, tracing root causes and correcting routine or serious issues. Communicates easily with technical and non-technical personnel to deliver quality support.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work history
Lead Technology Specialist
ITV Daytime
London
07.2024 - Current
- Expanding on the role of support engineer with a high level of experience working in a Technical team with knowledge of familiar digital broadcast industry toolsets.
- Strong understanding of data Traffic within a network environment.
- Understanding of Hierarchical Storage Management Archive and how it relates to production workflows.
- Understanding key production industry file-based workflows.
- Working awareness of technology-associated kits, such as connectors, relevant cables and peripheral equipment.
- Tech specialism within the department towards digital broadcast workflows.
- Working with Support vendors and systems including Avid, Telestream, Quicklink LiveU, Blackmagic, Dizplai, Riedel, Broadcast Bionics, and BT IMC.
Assistant head - Content Technology
ITV Daytime
London
11.2023 - 03.2024
- A 5-month secondment covering the assistant head of content technology Support.
- Helping oversee the upgrade of our Avid estate including servers edit suites and client PCs.
- Point of escalation for 6 shift engineers.
- Ensuring the roster is covered throughout the 24/6 shift pattern.
Content Technology Support Engineer
ITV Daytime
London
01.2022 - 07.2024
- Routine maintenance of critical Broadcast IT systems.
- First-line Gallery, edit suite, graphics, OB and General Technology Support.
- Diagnosed and resolved technical issues promptly with minimal downtime for end-users.
- Interfacing directly with Support vendors to overcome technical challenges.
- Understand key production industry file-based workflows.
- A working awareness of Technology-associated kits, such as connectors, relevant cables and peripheral equipment.
- Working with Support vendors and systems including Avid, Telestream, Quicklink LiveU, Blackmagic, Dizplai, Riedel, Broadcast Bionics, BT IMC.
- Documented troubleshooting procedures for future reference.
Programme Organiser - Freelance
ITV Daytime
London
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Organising all feeds, uplinks, and downlinks, domestically and internationally for live television broadcasts.
- Organising all aspects of live locations and crew dispatches.
- Hiring freelance crews and designating rotas for staff.
- Organising all lives from video call software such as Skype, Zoom etc.
- Liaising with Technical Directors and crews during live transmissions.
Media Management - Freelance
ITV -Daytime
01.2019 - 01.2019
- Exporting and importing various codecs and file wraps.
- Deletion and Archiving of Avid Interlay database.
- Maintaining workspaces and keeping unused media offline.
Breakfast Archive Researcher - Freelance
ITV -Daytime
London
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Stills and moving footage acquisition from a range of sources and clients.
- Stock Archiving.
- Licensing and negotiating archive and press material.
- Experiencxe using Avid Assist, Access and Media Composer.
Media Acquisitions - Freelance
ITV -Daytime
London
01.2010 - 01.2022
- Monitoring and QC of all visual and audio sources recorded to broadcast standard.
- Exporting and importing various codecs and file wraps for file-based ingest.
- Recording main TX for live turnaround and archive purposes.
- MCR - Liaise with clients/booking lines with BT tower to organise media acquisition and playouts to regions.
- Ingest from a wide range of sources and physical formats.
VR operator - Freelance
RMG
London
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Setting up and operating Virtual Greenscreen Studio via ADM, Brainstorm infinity set and star tracker.
- Operating and maintaining Remote Cameras.
EVS Operator - Freelance
ARC Racing
01.2016 - 01.2022
- EVS and VT operator including VT Archiving.
Technical Operator - Freelance
RMG
London
01.2010 - 01.2022
- Vision mixing/Directing.
- EVS and VT operator.
- Sound operator.
- Graphics operator (Kyron graphics system).
Education
A Level: Drama and Theatre Studies - Geography - undefined
The John Bentley School, Calne, Wiltshire
BA Honours: Drama with Media -
St Mary's University
Skills
- Technical leadership
- Hardware upgrades
- Skilled in TCP/IP and WAN
- Desktop support
- Software diagnosis
- Knowledgeable in Mac systems
- Microsoft Azure
- Vmware
- Active Directory
- Powershell
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Lead Technology Specialist
ITV Daytime
07.2024 - Current
Assistant head - Content Technology
ITV Daytime
11.2023 - 03.2024
VR operator - Freelance
RMG
01.2023 - 01.2024
Content Technology Support Engineer
ITV Daytime
01.2022 - 07.2024
Media Management - Freelance
ITV -Daytime
01.2019 - 01.2019
Programme Organiser - Freelance
ITV Daytime
01.2017 - 01.2022
Breakfast Archive Researcher - Freelance
ITV -Daytime
01.2017 - 01.2022
EVS Operator - Freelance
ARC Racing
01.2016 - 01.2022
Media Acquisitions - Freelance
ITV -Daytime
01.2010 - 01.2022
Technical Operator - Freelance
RMG
01.2010 - 01.2022
A Level: Drama and Theatre Studies - Geography - undefined
The John Bentley School, Calne, Wiltshire
BA Honours: Drama with Media -
St Mary's University
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