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If you could choose, what city would you most like to live/work in? Why?

Other than LA... it would be Austin, TX. Has everything... climate, active city, live music.. good quality of life.

Posted @ 07:57PM, September 13, 2007 by Philip Rowe | Permalink
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Work history

Warner Music Group June 2004 to the present
Director Systems Services

How would you describe your time at Warner Music Group?

Manager within Global Infrastructure organization of worldwide music company home to such record labels as Warner Brother Records, Atlantic, Rhino, Asylum, Bad Boy, Cordless, East West, Elektra, Lava, Maverick, Nonesuch, Reprise, Sire and Word. WMG also includes Warner Music International, which handles repertoire in more than 50 countries. Manage team of systems administrators & systems engineers located in Burbank and New York responsible for maintaining Warner Music Group's 24/7 UNIX server operation. Establish department policies and priorities, scheduling and on-going training. Manage the evaluation, selection, procurement, delivery and installation of equipment and services. Collaborate with IT and business executives, managers, technical leads and owners to resolve complex issues. Manage maintenance support contracts, hardware and software vendor relationships. Evaluate products and services; negotiate pricing, installation/support services and training.... read more
Senior Systems Administrator

How would you describe your time at Cinesite Digital Studios (K...?

Served as Senior Systems Administrator for Eastman-Kodak subsidiary, leader in state-of-the-art visual effects, digital intermediate and digital mastering for feature films, large format films and television. Senior system administrator for 24/7 production high-speed 300+ node, 50TB EMC SAN & BlueArc NAS storage capacity network. Expertise in technology infrastructure, including installation and configuration of all Linux, Macintosh and Windows 2000 servers and network equipment. Manage and implement selected projects and provide technical leadership for business impact analysis project, including implementation of disaster recovery plan.

Research new technologies, products and services Collaborate with consultants and systems engineers to resolve complex issues. Develop and deliver automated systems and processes for company's core businesses. Manage maintenance support contracts, hardware and software vendor relationships.
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dreamworks skg August 1996 to June 2000
Production Support Lead

How would you describe your time at dreamworks skg?

Production Support Lead for leading producer of animated feature films. Created and managed the Product Support Department with a staff of eight, providing support for Feature Animation studio's 300+ SGI (IRIX) machines, Linux workstations and assorted PCs. Managed department scheduling, employee evaluations, peer reviews, professional development, training, recruitment and hiring. Collaborated with technology team to develop and present yearly technology budget to studio executives.... read more
Digital Domain September 1994 to August 1996
Systems Administrator

How would you describe your time at Digital Domain?

Served as Systems Administrator for award-winning visual effects company founded by industry veterans James Cameron, Stan Winston and Scott Ross. Responsible for systems and user support for production systems and servers used in creating feature film and commercial visual effects. Provided Macintosh system and user support for managers and executives.... read more
Parametric Technology April 1993 to September 1993
Applications Engineer

How would you describe your time at Parametric Technology?

Served in a pre-sales, post-sales and application support for one of the world leaders in 3D CAD design solutions. Performed pre-sales support for local sales representatives by giving product demos and handling product
evaluations.
Frank Gehry & Associates September 1992 to September 1994
Systems Administrator

How would you describe your time at Frank Gehry & Associates?

Served as System Administrator for architectural firm. Projects including Bilbao Guggenheim Museum, Prague Nationale-Nederlanden, Boston Children's Museum and Walt Disney Concert Hall. Provided systems administration and CATIA expertise (Dassault Systemes' CAD/CAM product used in aerospace and automotive industries). Developed 3D computer models. Initiated yearly technology budget. Evaluated and selected computer-related purchases and negotiated and managed support contracts.... read more

Education

UCLA September 1981 to June 1984
Bachelor of Science Engineering

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