Susan Notaro

Experience

1. Mlb Network & Nhl Network - Acquisitions Supervisor

   Major League Baseball (MLB)

   May 2009 — Present · Secaucus, NJ, US

   MLB Network and NHL Network. 4 positions:1. Acquisitions - Transmission and Ingest- Acquiring, coordinating and recording hundreds of feeds a day, setting up and troubleshooting satellite, IP, fiber, HEVC, SRT, Bitfire, DirectTV, Comcast cable boxes, Pixellot, LiveU, TVU, Dejero bonded cellular feeds across numerous network platforms, setting video and audio levels, checking in remote guests, interacting with and supporting 7 live control rooms and 2 NOCs, coordinating transmissions with 15+ remote crews daily, mapping audio channels, encoder and decoder setup (Ateme, Sencore, etc), audio and video levels with 3 different frame sync systems (Cobalt, Grass Valley IControl, Dashboard), setting on-the-fly live lip sync settings, virtual and hard panel router operations, daily monitor setup (Grass Valley XEdit), downlinking satellite feeds (Compusat & 6 satellite dishes), recording feeds, coordinating team player & manager press conferences, playback operations (Cinergy)- I offer exceptionally strong technical troubleshooting skills, drawing upon my extensive broadcast experience in many roles and for many television networks- I support MLB International client needs- Provide a key role of broadcast transmission specialist for all high profile events such as World Series, Stanley Cup, Playoffs, All Star Game, IIHF, World Junior Championships, MLBN Showcase Games, NHLN Showcase Games, Roku Sunday Leadoff, JioSport India, BBC Bases Covered Live, and more- I provide comprehensive training, coaching, mentorship for new operators- Extensive coordination with numerous other departments2. Media Operations Center - ingesting material into servers; setting up and managing all studio records. Zoom operations for numerous daily press conferences and interviews. Diamond & Ice Scheduler - scheduling thousands of MLB & NHL records4. Segmenter - preparing show segments, commercials, and promos for air on MLB Network

Education

• Saint John's University

  BS, 4.0 average

  1990 — 1994

• UCLA

  Media

  1993 — 1993

• The Mary Louis Academy

  High School

  1986 — 1990

• New York University

  Post Grad

  1999 — 1999

Skills

• Broadcast Television
• Television
• Post Production
• Multimedia
• Scheduling
• Satellite
• Radio Broadcasting
• Final Cut Pro
• Video Production
• Web Video
• Broadcast
• Hd Video
• Avid
• Entertainment
• Camera Operating
• Audio Editing
• Sound
• Transmission
• Video
• Broadcasting
• Digital Video
• Enps
• Master Control