Stuart Brewton

Stuart C. Brewton - |-Senior level Director of Operations: Career of Technical Management, Technical Directing, Digital Media Management, and Engineering. I have a well-seasoned career in which I have held roles in production as well as in management involving the oversight of Capex and Opex budgets. I have developed and implemented Technical and operational standards for networks and for production groups within the broadcast production and streaming areas. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: 09/2024-Present Mobile Digital Recording LLC Vice President of Production Strategy and Operations Solution architect in the Broadcast and Streaming production space. Engineer, Technical Director, Technical Producer on various projects across a diverse group of broadcast networks and streaming platforms. Manager of teams and supervisor of union and non-union labor for remote productions as well as in-studio productions. 09/2017- 09/2024 Paramount Director of Technology Management. Provide Technical Management for a variety of tent pole specials, series, and sponsored activations across the Paramount family of networks. Managed crews and processes on site during production. 8/00-09/2017 Black Entertainment Television Director of Technology Management. I managed a staff of 8 direct reports in the broadcast operations of the New York production & transmission facility for BET. This included redesign of production and post-production facility from ingest to edit to distribution. 6/08 – 5/2010 WNET THIRTEEN Freelance Technical Director/ EIC. I alternated as TD and as Engineer In Charge of production for BILL MOYERS JOURNAL weekly show. 10/1999- 6/2006 National Basketball Association Freelance Technical Director. T.D. for nightly sports news entertainment show on NBA TV network, Also was Master control operator for NBA games. 8/1999 – 8/2002 Madison Square Garden Network Freelance Technical Director. Freelance T.D. for “SPORTS DESK” and for live game switching in the MSG production trailer. 6/1998 – 8/1999 Manhattan Center Studios Technical Director. Crew chief for a daily 90-minute after school teen show, and three evening topical shows on the MSG Metro Learning channels. 5/1996 – 7/1999 Betelgeuse Productions (post-production) Assistant Editor. Assistant editor/ Chyron & Tape operator for various clients. 7/1993 – 6/1998 USA Networks/ Sci-Fi channel Master Control TD/Post-production Editor. Master Control operator using M.A.R.C. automation system. I made lateral move to asst. Editor, then to editor in the post-production department. 12/1992 – 7/1993 Private Satellite Network Network Control Center Engineer. I Operated Portable and fixed B.M.A.C. encoders in remote uplink trucks on production locations or in Network Control Center. 6/1989 – 6/1992 Sports Channel America TD/Still Store/Tape Op. Technical director and VTR/ Still store operator on” SPORTS NIGHTLY”, and assisted chief engineer in overseeing maintenance of machine to machine edit bays. 4/1988 – 6/1989 Waterfront Communications Corporation Network Control Operations Engineer. I booked and routed international and domestic feeds. I optimized microwave links and Satellite downlinks for temporary and fixed communication paths. Operated uplink for NYC based client. Freelance Employment: WNET THIRTEEN Technical Director for live pledge drive shows LEVITY PRODUCTIONS Technical Director for “DOUG STANHOPE NO REFUNDS” standup comedy special SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO Freelance Technical Director for “Showtime at the Apollo”. WABC TV Freelance Fill in Technical Director for “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” US OPEN on USA NETWORK Overnight Supervising Technician for USA NETWORKS during the US OPEN Tennis tournaments US OPEN DSF Live Tape Operator for DSF German Television channel during the US OPEN Tennis tournament USA Tuesday Night Fights Fill in Freelance Chyron Infinit Operator for Tuesday night Fights GOODWILL GAMES Overnight Tape Operator for international feeds: 1998 New York Goodwill Games. News Talk Television Freelance tape operator for a syndicated daily morning talk show. NAACP & NCLR National Convention Highlights Editor for a 30 minute daily highlight show Congressional Black Caucus Editor for a 30-minute daily highlight shows Education:- St. John’s University, NY Master of Business Administration- Multi disciplined MBA. 1984 – 1988 St. John’s University, NY Bachelor of Arts & Sciences degree in Communication Arts & sciences Graduated Suma Cum laude 1987 – 1988 Audio Recording Technology institute Graduated with NY state certificate in Multi track Audio Recording.