Gemini Pankey
Post Production Lead/Grp 8 NABET Engineer, NBC News Los Angeles
- Role
- Post Production Lead Grp 8 Nabet Engineer, Nbc News Los Angeles at Nbc News
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gemini Pankey
Over 15 years of experience in broadcast post-production and systems engineering; with a deep technical understanding of Avid, Adobe, and enterprise storage infrastructures, combined with a proven ability to design, implement, and maintain high-performance video workflows.
Experience
Post Production Lead Grp 8 Nabet Engineer, Nbc News Los Angeles
Nov 2020 — Present · Universal City, CA, US
Support the Technical Manager of Post Production in implementing new technologies and overseeing high-priority technical projects, while providing L1/L2 support.* Collaborate with the Avid Support Team design and automate file encoding and transfer workflows using Vantage, FileCatalyst, Root6, VIA Xsquare and Adobe Media Encoder, improving operational efficiency and turnaround times.* Diagnose and resolve complex hardware, software, and media ingest issues under live broadcast deadlines.* Research, deploy, and maintain cutting-edge post-production technologies, ensuring compatibility with evolving broadcast standards.* Train producers, editors, and on-air talent in field production equipment and software, including cameras, edit laptops, Latakoo, and LiveU systems.* Coordinate with Transmission Facilities, Satellite Operations, Routing, Media Management, and Control Room Engineering teams to ensure seamless content delivery and signal integrity.* Manage multi-channel live ingest operations using Cyradis, ensuring reliable capture and synchronization of live feeds.* Handle file-based media management, including upload, download, import/export, and organization within Avid Interplay and related systems.* Conduct video and audio quality control (QC) using professional test and measurement tools to maintain broadcast compliance.* Organize and curate content in Avid bins, create shot lists, and support editorial workflows for post-production teams.* Perform digital library searches to locate and retrieve archival or source footage for ongoing projects.
Education
Kansas State University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Speech Communication and Rhetoric
1993 — 2000
Avid Technology
ACSR Certification, Avid Interplay Production
2016 — 2016
Avid Technolgy
ACSR Certification, ISIS 5000 | 7000
2016 — 2016
Moviola Educational Center
Avid Media Composer and Adobe Photoshop
2007 — 2008
Skills
- Enjoy New Challenges
- Conflict Prevention
- Audio Syncing
- Online Media Management
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Takes Direction Well
- Troubleshooting
- Titling
- Multi-Camera
- Import Export
- Windows
- Final Cut Pro
- Positive Personality
- Grouping
- Networking
- Works Well in a Team
- Avid Interplay Assist
- Outlook
- Apple Motion
- Always Willing to Learn
- Mac Os
- Tapeless Workflow
- Communication Skills
- Video Editing
- Highly Reliable
- After Effects
- Unsupervised Learning
- Audio Editing
- Green Screen Keying
- Avid Unity
- Proactive Self-Starter
- Photoshop
- Color Correction
- Avid Media Composer
- Management
- Flexible to Change
- Process Efficiency
- Dependable Team Player
- Following Up
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