Steve Everson
Broadcast Systems Engineer / Technical Project Manager
Home: 38 Salisbury Grove , Giffard Park , Milton Keynes , Bucks , MK14 5QA
Tel: 07769 700920 / 01908 612781
Email: steve@multicamsystems.com
Age: 35
Marital: Single
Skills:
Broadcast vision and audio system design
Project and build co-ordination
Programming for Matrix, communications and vision mixing systems
Operational Camera setup/racking and colour balancing, vision mixing, VT and server operation.
Audio mixing and recording
Co-ordination of Satellite uplinks and downlinks and fibre transmission systems
Linear and non-linear editing
Crew management
Site surveys
Liaising with production staff to facilitate programme requirements
First line maintenance
Forward planning and budgeting
I consider myself proactive in my work, adaptable, courteous and friendly to clients. I’m always looking at new ways of working, am able to problem solve quickly and get on the air in a pressure situation and have the ability to ‘think outside the box’
Employment History:
2000-2007
Picture Canning Company
Senior Broadcast Systems Engineer
Joined PCC in 2000 to set up the Multicamera and Outside Broadcast department along with an outside broadcast unit which I had been operating at Visual Impact.
Design and project management :
10 camera Outside broadcast unit (PCC hire)
4 camera Flyaway System (PCC hire)
Mobile production Gallery (PCC hire)
DOP drama production boxes (PCC hire)
5 Camera Broadcast studio (Weakest link - BBC)
5 Camera Broadcast Studio inc Live transmission Facilities (Brainteaser - Endemol UK)
Dubbing and transfer area (Endemol UK)
Edit suites and CAR(OBACH Post)
6 Camera Broadcast gallery / CAR (Gordon Ramsays FWord -Optomen)
6 Camera Broadcast studio (UKTV food)-Optomen
Development of Hybrid fibre optic camera transmission system(Cove Broadcast)
Numerous Outside Broadcasts and Studio programmes managed and engineered
1999-2000
Visual Impact UK / SDI Broadcast
Senior Broadcast Systems Engineer
Design and build of 6 Camera Outside broadcast unit and setup of OB Division
On-site engineering and operation
Department sold to Picture Canning in 2000
1997-1999
VMI Broadcast
Chief Engineer
Management and operation of multi-camera and mobile avid systems
Online editing
On-site engineering and operation
Design and project management :
2x Avid online edit suites (VMI hire)
2x avid online Flyaway Systems (VMI hire)
Dubbing / transfer area and CAR (VMI hire)
1989-1997
Blitz Vision
Engineer
On site engineering and operation
Video projection
System design and build, including several flyaway systems from 4-12 cameras
Education:
10 GCSES, 3 A-levels
Video Engineering Theory
First Aid
PAT testing
Avid Systems Support
Philips and GVG Vision Mixer Systems
Hughes/JVC and Barco video projection
Trilogy Talkback Systems
Sony and Thomson camera engineering
Audio Studio recording and multitrack
Hobbies and interests:
I am an active glider pilot and obtained my licence last year. I also enjoy classic car restoration,
Foreign travel (just returned from a trip to India) and socialising with friends
Other:
Full Clean UK driving licence
Full UK passport
UK Glider pilots Licence
References:
Available on request
