As Senior Vice President of production technology, operations and digital media at MTV Networks, Steve had responsibility for all aspects of content creation including studios, remote production, satellite, editing, and digital media operations and technology for the MTV Networks channel group including MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, TV Land, CMT, and Spike TV.

Spanning over a decade, in support of this rapidly growing company, Steve developed technical strategy, and oversaw the exponential growth of MTV Networks Production and Media facility resources, which increased from a single edit room in 1994 to over 300 edit rooms nationwide, as well as studios, duplication, digitizing, transcoding, and streaming facilities.   From a technology standpoint, Steve oversaw the design and construction of numerous technical projects including HD Mobile Production vehicles, electronic digital animation studios, and a digital media archive storage system of almost one Petabyte of storage. 

As a leader of the digital expansion within the MTV Networks organization, Steve worked closely with Business Development teams in developing strategy and hammering out agreements with outside partners. Once strategies were adopted, he developed the necessary digital standards, processes, and internal workflows, to operate those new digital businesses, which included numerous download-to-own, cable VOD, Mobile, and Broadband platforms.  Steve led numerous internal digital initiatives including content preservation, Digital Asset Management, and digital Copyright Protection, forging company strategy and standards

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