Hakan Alkan

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About me

HAKAN ALKAN, 175 Castro St Apt1 San Francisco CA, removed , removed
Experience
• Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School, Tech Support Specialist, Jan-Mar 2020, https://www.sjnd.org
Maintain, deploy, and supervise computers, printers, and A/V equipment for classrooms and events.
• Chevron Richmond Technology Center, AV Technician, July - Dec 2019 https://richmond.chevron.com
Responsible for maintenance and support of around 50 conference rooms, auditoriums and AV tech.
● Gateway Public Schools, IT Technician, March 2013 - June 2019 http://www.gatewaypublicschools.org
Resolving help desk tickets generated by staff or as assigned by the Technology Director, deployment
and secure maintenance of computers and mobile devices, wired network connectivity and Wi-Fi radio
optimization, student and staff user accounts, building mobile computer carts, cart based multimedia
presentation systems, audio recorders, video cameras, headsets, digital capture devices, tracking
hardware & software assets, technical training of employees, iOS and macOS management Apple DEP,
School Manager, Configurator, Profile Manager, Meraki Systems Manager, Chrome OS Admin Console
● Horizon Entertainment, Post Production Coordinator, 2010 - 2011,
Supervised video production, post production facilities and media delivery systems. Designed diagrams of
workflow and infrastructure. Built mobile transcode and digitize stations for on-site production use.
Installed Final Cut Server as a digital asset management tool. Networked Avid and Final Cut Studio edit
stations by zoning fiber switches to use both Unity and Facilis concurrently. Setup Cisco VPN Client,
Apple Remote Desktop and Server Admin to monitor and manage users and servers. Installed SAN,
NAS, DAS and LTO5 tape drives. Devised shared inventory databases using Filemaker. Produced stills,
editorial and graphics for broadcast using Adobe CS & Final Cut Studio systems. Used Automator
workflows for repetitive, error prone user tasks. Calibrated color management profiles of computer and
broadcast studio displays. Managed recording devices RED, P2, DSLR, MFT systems, Google Apps.
● NYCTV, Digital Production Engineer, 2008 - 2010, www.nyc.gov/tv
Engineered video editing workflows, Mac environments with specialized hardware and software from
Apple, Adobe, AJA, BlackMagicDesign. Evaluated new technologies. Supported Xserve & Xsan storage
systems and development, Designed workflows based on policy and quota management of resources to
reduce time spent on file management. Established work environments in which media assets was
created, stored, exchanged efficiently based on the size of data, duration of storage, frequency of access.
● Mackenzie Cutler, Technical Director, 2007 - 2008, www.mackcut.com
Directed staff on editing and finishing broadcast copies, distributing media materials to edit stations for
collaboration over the fiber channel network and internet. Researched and developed online HD workflow
solutions. Administered Unity, machine room, VTRs, DVD duplicators, audio and video servers, mixers
and broadcast monitors. Restructured the storage systems to increase shared capacity. Provided training
about video standards and formats of production equipment and networking protocols and IT related
tasks to avoid user errors. Planned redundancy, deployed scheduled tape and disk backups. Installed and
administered Mac OS X, Linux and Windows servers, on virtual systems running VMware and Parallels.
● TheSweetShop, Studio Manager, 2004 - 2007, www.thesweetshop.tv
Deployed file and web servers to coordinate storage, archiving and streaming for multiple international
production company offices to centralize management. Compressed video files for DVD, web, email
distribution. Digitized, logged, edited and cataloged media assets. Supervised and assisted production &
post-production of TV spots. Reduced costs dramatically by creating in-house post production studio
facility. Authored and distributed house reels. Increased bandwidth, aggregating internet connections by
load balancing. Configured reliable content management systems, image servers and network services.
Education
MacOS X Server, Google Apps, Cisco Meraki Systems Manager, Remote Desktop, Configurator, Munki,
iPerf, Netspot, Final Cut, Windows, FileMaker, Adobe CS, Avid, Unity, Facilis, Xsan, Xcode, Composer.
Apple System Administrator, Technical Coordinator, Support Professional, Desktop Technician. Xsan
Administration, OS X Deployment, Security Practices, Directory Services Integration, Server Essentials.
Documentary Research & Development, Digital Techniques & Technologies, New York University, 2004

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Years in industry	6+ years