Development and Implementation of New Remote Webcast Systems

Screen capture from a remote webcast production at a conference
Date:
March 2021 - November 2021
My tasks:
Systems Engineering, Process Analysis, Project Management, Solution Proposal, Process Implementation
Category:
Professional Accomplishments

Description

In my role as technology director and head systems engineer for our organization, I was asked to increase our capacity for high-definition capable remote video webcast production. The webcast systems would be primarily used for live streaming from professional conferences. We would need several sets of the eventual system, so as to allow multiple teams to run remote productions simultaneously.

I worked with internal stakeholders, including some of our remote team leaders, to define the needs for the new systems. The primary requirements for the new systems were:

  • Video quality (full 1080p high-definition required)
  • Audio quality (studio quality audio capable)
  • System reliability (not difficult to configure properly, built-in hardware redundancy)
  • System stability (not prone to error during production)

I used an iterative approach to conduct the research and development of the new system, which included extensive quality control testing.

Once the system had been developed, I created the system documentation for use by remote production team members and oversaw the training of the staff on the new system.

Once in use for clients, the system proved able to meet all the system requirements, and has been used successfully for production in dozens of live remote webcast events.