Birmingham City University [BCU]

My role was an integral part of the Birmingham School of Media. I was part of a four-technician team that supported roughly 500 under/postgraduates and 40+ staff. I was responsible for the instruction, maintenance and development of technical facilities and equipment for the school - primarily the digital radio studios (which I had designed and installed), the TV studio and PSC equipment. During my time I was a part of and led many large-scale projects. The most prominent is being a member of the design team and faculty representative for the new media centre at Millennium Point (The Parkside Building), Birmingham. This role has led me to have a keen interest in broadcast engineering and systems integration. Since starting I have learnt and become more proficient with a wide range of software and hardware.

Since the completion of the new media centre my role was temporarily promoted to Acting Media Centre Technical Manager. I was responsible for 12 media technicians as well as the vast facilities that served three faculties of approximately 1500+ students; they include a Hires & Loans Department, 4 photography studios (plus darkroom and processing), 6 radio studios, 5 TV studios, post production, and broadcast integration systems. I also acted as technical representative for boards of study, course (re)validation events and point of contact for commercial activities. As budget holder I was accountable for the procurement of PSC and studio equipment, maintenance contracts and school technical budgets. I was also the centre’s health & safety co-ordinator.