Richard Zehner

About Richard Zehner

IT Professional and Strategic Consultant with extensive experience implementing and governing technologies and business analytics solutions in Publishing, Media and Entertainment industries.Specialties General-Technology & Team Leadership, Strategic Planning, Business Analytics, Project Management and Communication-Mentoring and Building high performance teams, Business Process Redevelopment, Budgeting & Resource Management, Outsourcing & Vendor Management, Client/User Relationship Management, Program Management Office (PMO), Process & Change Management, M&A driven technology integration.Specialties Media-IP Licensing and Rights Management, Digital Supply Chain, Ad Sales, Media Asset Management (MAM), Post Production, Broadcast/IT SynergiesSELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Introduced and executed a comprehensive business intelligence and optimization strategy for Ad Sales, Pricing and Ad Inventory departments. Resulted in clear actionable metrics which drove sales direction.(Lifetime Networks – 20••••10)• Owned and operated a business analytics organization, established to provide business analytics, and decision support metrics to media organizations.(AMSI 1998-Present)• Implemented a complex ERP and reporting program consisting of hosted and SaaS platforms in support of HR, Payroll, Time and Talent Management. Provided a seamless integrated experience for all departments and service providers.(AMC Networks – 20••••13)• Managed the divestiture of a complex technology portfolio. This included migration of 36 applications to an on-premise/cloud hosted solution within a 2 year TSA.(AMC Networks - 20••••13)• Developed a new digital media supply chain in support of emerging platforms and content sources. This improved derivative content and delivery production 4x with the same staffing levels.(Lifetime Networks – 20••••10)

Experience

1. Director, Content Distribution Technolgy

   NBCUniversal

   Nov 2014 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Hofstra University

  Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Minor in Electrical Engineering & Mathematics

  1984 — 1987

Skills

• Business Process
• Business Intelligence
• IT Management
• Software Development
• Vendor Management
• Change Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Digital Media
• Sales
• Integration
• Product Management
• Business Analysis
• Leadership
• Enterprise Software
• Saas
• Product Development
• Process Improvement
• Databases
• Outsourcing
• Project Management
• Management
• Team Building
• IT Strategy
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Management Consulting
• Cloud Computing
• Consulting
• Advertising Sales
• Strategic Planning
• Crm