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Ahmed Abdelkawy Elaktash

Ahmed Abdelkawy Elaktash

Cairo,Egypt

Summary

Highly experience in Broadcast solutions

Highly experience in Broadcast IT solutions

Highly experience in IP Broadcast solution Based on ST2110 standards

Highly experience in Transmission over IP and satellite solutions

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

BROADCAST SUPERVISOR ENGINEER

Middle East Broadcasting center
Cairo, Egypt
2020.03 - 2026.04

BROADCAST IT

  • Technical support for Avid INews system
  • Technical support for Avid PAM system
  • Technical support for Avid MAM system
  • Technical support for AVID ISIS and NEXIS storage system
  • Technical support of AVID stream IO and Airspeed Playback and recording servers
  • Technical support for VM ware system with 4 ESXI hosts and Dell storage as almost of Avid and Vizrt systems is hosted at VM system
  • Technical support for VIZRT Graphic system
  • Technical support of GV K2 summit video server
  • Technical support for Telestream Vantage & woodyTranscoding systems with multiple workflows
  • Technical support for Telestream capture server
  • Technical support for Spectra LTO ( T50,stack) with spectra RIO proker and blackpearl HSM system
  • Technical support of Archware archiving and restore software
  • Technical support for ASPERA ftp server
  • Technical support for EVO storage
  • Technical support of GVO system
  • Technical support of all ST2110 workflow

BROADCAST

  • SDI Cameras:

GV LDX82 with GV LDK 4410 Base station- GV LDX86 with XCU interprise UXF Base station - SONY HDCU-1500

  • Native IP CAMERA:

GV LDX135 with HPE-300 and CGP500 controlled by Camera Control Server - CCS-ONE

GV Orbit for IP- Devices

  • Production switcher:

GV K frame with kayenne panel 3ME+AUX panel, Panel control unit and menu control unit

sony MVS 6000 2.5 ME , MVS 8000 3 ME

ROSS Switcher

  • Audio Mixers:

LAWO MC2 36 , LAWO MC256 , controlled with Lawo home server

Studer Vista1 & studer Vista9

  • Intercoms system

Riedel Artist 1024 system - Trilogy Gemni Intercom system

  • Broadcast Facility

Evertz Multiviewers , TSL TallyMan system, Blackmagic hyperdeck and AJA recorders - Stype sensor

  • Technical support for LAWO mc2 series audio mixer
  • Technical support of Lawo Home server
  • Technical support for Axon signal processing system
  • Technical support for AEQ SYSTEL IP system
  • Technical support for LAWO powercore audio routing frame with MADI and DANTI Interfaces
  • Technical support for Baronne & Stagebox and Nevion fiber signal Transportation system
  • Design and support DANTE audio Network
  • Design and support MADI audio Network
  • Technical support for Barco , Samsung and absen video walls with multiple type of processors and sender box
  • Technical support for broadcast live streaming (TVU - live wire - reuter APTN-Enex-Eurovision -AFP)
  • Technical support of different type of lighting console (ETC , strand )
  • Technical support for BirdDog PTZ NDI CAMS

Leadership:

  • Design and lead Remote production studio Project based on st2110 standard
  • Lead all Broadcast system upgrades project with minimum downtime
  • monitor all Broadcast and production daily workflow
  • Lead broadcast team

SENIOR SUPPORT ENGINEER

IRIS Media Company
Cairo
2019.11 - 2021.11
  • Designing, integration, and installing turnkey broadcast systems, media and news services such as live studios, SNG, OB vehicles and TX platform
  • Technical support of all Imagine , Canon , Mediakind , CHYRONHEGO , DEV , Stellar , Fostex , AVCOM, AVL , C COM , Probcom product at Egypt as the company is the local partner of imagine
  • Technical support of Imagine playout and automation system of TEN TV and Zamalek TV
  • SNG engineer at AFRICAN CUP OF Nation 2019 at Egypt (2+1 SCPCS with 4k signal)
  • SNG engineer at IHF International handball federation world cup at Egypt (2+1 Mcpc)
  • Designing and implementation of several huge project like: New Main and backup MCR at Egyptian media production city - Nilesat contribution over fiber platform - WE Iptv project - Athiobia TV studio- uplink system of 4K OBVAN

BROADCAST ENGINEER

Alghad news channel
Cairo
2016.01 - 2020.03
  • Technical support for Vizrt graphic system
  • Technical support for Imagine playout system
  • Technical support for Imagine automation system
  • Technical support for Imagine Routing system
  • Technical support for broadcast live streaming (TVU - live wire - reuter APTN-Enex-Eurovision -AFP)
  • Technical support for studio daily work especially sony switchers & studer vista audio mixer
  • Technical support for Avid PAM system
  • Technical support for Avid MAM system
  • Technical support for Avid INews system
  • Technical support for spectra LTO with SGL HSM server
  • Technical support for Telestream vantage transcoding system
  • Technical support for Signiant ftp server
  • Technical support for Barco & Samsung video walls
  • Technical support for ADAM RTS intercom system

BROADCAST ENGINEER

Almajles TV
Kuwait City
2015.03 - 2015.12
  • Design and installation of new studio inside Kuwait parliament building which is now cover all parliament news and events.

BROADCAST & MCR& SNG ENGINEER

Al watan TV
Kuwait City
2013.07 - 2015.03
  • Technical support of Harmonic Uplink system
  • Technical support of Ateme (encoder&decoder), ericsson (encoder&decoder), Advent encoder, Harmonic and Tandberg decoders
  • Technical support of Xicom , stellar and CPI power amplifier
  • Technical support of comtech , stellar HPA controller
  • Technical support of Imagine routing system
  • Responsible technically about all outdoor live and recording shows
  • Responsible about full HD OB VAN - Moved to MCR section so control all RF network and IRDs also SNG work and nmx operation - Moved to broadcast section so troubleshoot all studio ,Playout and news problems with supporting operators inside control room and camera mans - monthly checkup of all systems

BROADCAST ENGINEER

Alyoum TV
Kuwait City
2012.04 - 2013.07
  • Technical support for VSN playout system
  • Technical support for VSN New system
  • Technical support for Daily studio work (Grassvalley Kayak DD3 switcher ,Sony CAM and soundcraftaudio mixer)
  • Control media traffic between main storage and edit stations(sony vegas , final cut) - support operators and camera mans - monthly checkup of all systems

BROADCAST & SNG ENGINEER

United media company
Kuwait City
2010.11 - 2012.11
  • It was the owner company of Funoon TV - Aladala TV - Swalif TV - Almokhtalef TV . responsible technically about three studio work - small ob van - 4 flyaway station design and implementation of the playout system with Harris server of Al Aladala TV

SUPPORT ENGINEER

Gulf media company
Kuwait City
2007.11 - 2010.11
  • Responsible about all company projects related to Kuwait TV 1- restoration and archive and playout project: we made restoration and archive for 30000 hour of old material and ingest them to 48 TB storage throw Harris system and all material is archived in cartridge library(storagetek). connect all air clients and browsing stations to all studios there, 2-weather system for news studio: 24 Hour technical support and design all maps for weather news of Kuwait TV. 3-CH2 studio: work in implementation of ch2 studio with TVT company crew

Trainee Engineer

Nilesat
Cairo
2007.09 - 2007.11
  • General training for freelance Engineer

Education

Computer science section

Faculty of Electronic Engineering Menofia University
Menoufia
2002.01 - 2007.01

Skills

  • VMWare
  • ST2110
  • AVID PAM Systems
  • AVID MAM systems
  • Playout Systems
  • VIZRT Graphic system
  • Transcoding systems
  • Data Centers
  • System Administration
  • File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers
  • Live Streaming
  • Integration
  • Vision Mixers
  • Intercom systems
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Media Production
  • Broadcasting
  • Operations
  • IPTV
  • Virtualization
  • Automation
  • Signal Processing
  • Storage Systems
  • Installation
  • Technical Support
  • Workflows
  • Restoration
  • Turnkey (Business)

Certification

  • ACSR Certified :AVID certified | supprot represntative Media central cloud UX 2025
  • ACSR Certified :AVID certified | Media central production managment 2025
  • Certified of completion Avid MAM adminstration system Training 2025
  • Certified of completion Avid Inews adminstration system Training 2025
  • Certified of attend official Telestream ST2110 and PTP fundamental Training course
  • Certified of attend official Grass valley ST2110 and PTP fundamental Training course IN GV factory at Breda Netherland
  • Certified of attend official Netgear ST2110 Training course
  • Certified of attend Grass Valley K-Frame XP & Kayenne Technical and operation course in GV factory at Breda Netherland
  • Certified of attend LAWO AP Training - MBC Egypt / System Design in Rastatt Germany 17-19 JAN 2024
  • Certified of attend LAWO MC2 56 course
  • Certified of attend LAWO Intro IP Networking April 2024
  • Certified of attend LAWO IP in Broadcast April 2024
  • Certified of attend LAWO HOME Audio Production Operational Module April 2024
  • Certified of attend LAWO HOME Foundational Operational Training April 2024
  • Training and certification of vmware certified professional: Data center virtualization (VPC-DCV), VMWARE 2023 — 2023
  • Training and certified of Broadcom Kubernetes fundamental
  • Training and certified of Broadcom Vcenter server managment and service unavailable error
  • Training and certified of Broadcom Vsphere Install ,upgrade ,Migration - Troubleshooting common Issue
  • Technical and operation training in Vizrt engine 5, VIZRT 2023 — 2023
  • Technical and operation training in Vizrt GH Admin , VIZRT 2023 — 2023
  • Technical and operation training in Vizrt pilot data server Installation and configuration, VIZRT 2023 — 2023
  • Technical and operation training in VIZONE, VIZRT 2023 — 2023
  • Technical and operation training in Template builder and Artist, VIZRT 2023 — 2023
  • Training and certification of DANTE Level 1, Audinate 2022 — 2022
  • Training and certification of DANTE Level 2, Audinate 2022 — 2022
  • Training and certification of Introduction to IP networking for AV system, Audinate 2022 — 2022
  • Technical and operation training and certification in AVID NEXIS system, AVID 2022 — 2022
  • Technical and operation training and certification in Avid PAM system, AVID 2021 — 2021
  • Technical and operation training and certification in AVID MAM system, AVID 2021 — 2021
  • Technical and operation training In Telestream Vantage Transcoding system, Telestream 2021 — 2021
  • Technical and operation training of woody transcoding system, Woody 2021 — 2021
  • Training and certification of SAP hana system administration, SAP 2017 — 2017
  • Technical and operation training and certification in VSN playout and News system, VSN 2013 — 2013
  • Technical and operation training of spectra T120 LTO ., spectra 2010 — 2010
  • Technical and operation training and certification in weather central system (3d live-liveshow)., Weather Central 2009 — 2009
  • Technical and operation training of Harris G3 and G7 inscriber., Harris 2009 — 2009
  • Technical and operation training and certification in Imagine Playout systems, Imagine 2008 — 2008
  • Technical and operation training and certification in Imagine Automation system 2008 — 2008
  • Technical and operation training and certification in Imagine MAM system , Imagine 2008 — 2008
  • Technical and operation training of front proch Diva archive system., DIVA 2008 — 2008
  • Training course of cisco certified network association (ccna)., CISCO 2005 — 2005

Languages

English
Fluent
Arabic
Native
German
Elementary

Hobbies

Football, Padel, Basketball, Boxing

Timeline

BROADCAST SUPERVISOR ENGINEER

Middle East Broadcasting center
2020.03 - 2026.04

SENIOR SUPPORT ENGINEER

IRIS Media Company
2019.11 - 2021.11

BROADCAST ENGINEER

Alghad news channel
2016.01 - 2020.03

BROADCAST ENGINEER

Almajles TV
2015.03 - 2015.12

BROADCAST & MCR& SNG ENGINEER

Al watan TV
2013.07 - 2015.03

BROADCAST ENGINEER

Alyoum TV
2012.04 - 2013.07

BROADCAST & SNG ENGINEER

United media company
2010.11 - 2012.11

SUPPORT ENGINEER

Gulf media company
2007.11 - 2010.11

Trainee Engineer

Nilesat
2007.09 - 2007.11

Computer science section

Faculty of Electronic Engineering Menofia University
2002.01 - 2007.01
Ahmed Abdelkawy Elaktash