| Thomas E. Meek
History of Accomplishment - Skills, Perspectives & Abilities
Major factor in building nationwide number one rated operation and flagship business of Fortune 500 Media Company.
During tenure business asset value increased from $40 million to $325 million in 10 years, with annual revenues tripling to more than $20,000,000 and net profit margins in excess of 40%.
Numerous presentations to corporate boards, CEO's, members of Congress and staffs, government agencies and industry groups with an ability to make complex issues understandable and recognize and highlight opportunities.
Development of computer applications for both custom and industry-wide to databases to fit specific needs and markets previously not served.
Served as lead expert for US Supreme Court case deciding the future of two communications industries and billions of dollars in asset values, as well as market predominance. The case was won on a 5-4 vote in significant part due to direct information provided as part of over 100,000 pages of original research, reports, affidavits and depositions, as repeatedly cited in the Court's decision.
Recognized as industry leading expert having produced and moderated major events with industry and government leaders across the United States.
Development and execution of Business and Strategic Plans for full-time and consulting clients.
Award-winning media Producer/Director/Editor/Writer/Videographer/ Photographer.
Weekly Columnist for New York Times Regional Newspaper and Group.
Extensive industry, political and media contacts.
Developed consulting business serving a broad range of industry, government and legal clients for more than twenty years.
Broad knowledge of media and computer industries, trends, and businesses as recognized by media and industry leaders.
Strong ability to see the big picture as well as the small steps needed to actually accomplish goals and objectives on a day-to-day basis.
Ability to interface with all levels of corporate hierarchies to find workable solutions to complex issues and priorities and make difficult choices.
Genuinely unique perspectives often years ahead of the industry as a whole. Understands business and market dynamics and how they can affect future opportunities.
An ongoing ability to learn new skills, change and adapt, and not be intimidated.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, TVCCS - Consulting Services (Private Business), 1987-Present.
Strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting and analysis. Acquisition research, review and due diligence. Business process system analysis and review. Preparation and presentation of reports for corporate boards, courts, trade organizations, industry professional groups, CEO's, sales and managers. Contract development, review and implementation. Marketing and communications (MARCOM) plans and development. Advertising planning, negotiation and purchasing. Development of direct mailing lists. Custom detailed market research, competitive review, economic studies and analysis. Custom database application development. Extensive usage of AC Nielsen surveys and databases with complex statistical study and analysis. Custom survey development, execution and analysis. Personnel management consultation and evaluation. Development of promotional and marketing materials including radio, television, print and other media. Development and production of seminars delivered online, via satellite, nationwide direct presentation, and college and public forums, including topic development, guest scheduling, facilities and travel/hotel booking, producing, literature distribution, handout materials development and printing, promotion and sponsorship development. Technical advisement, purchasing, configuration, installation, training on hardware and software for individual and corporate clients. Design and production of computer-based multimedia presentations and analog/digital video editing/storage. ADA and EEO and other regulatory advisement and development. Liaison with counsel. Document conversions and photo restoration. Media contact development. Public and customer relations and plan development. Government relations planning, strategies and contacts. Interdepartmental communication development. Web site content development and author. Extensive research via Internet including technical support and troubleshooting. Tape and disk drive backups. Author/Writer of "Another Day In Cyberville" weekly column for The Gainesville Sun, Gainesville, Florida and New York Times Regional Newspaper Group, and other articles and publications. Member Microsoft TechNet, MSDN, Direct Access and OEM System Builder programs.
Computer Skills - Hardware - Evaluation, Purchase, Installation & Troubleshooting
Servers - Compaq, Dell, HP, IBM, Custom
Routers/Hubs - 2Wire, Cisco, HawkingTech, Linksys, Belkin, Netgear
Desktops - Acer, Compaq, Dell, eMachines, Gateway, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Custom
Laptops/Tablets - Acer, Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Sony, Toshiba, Viewsonic
Printers/Multi-Function/Fax - Brother, Canon, Compaq, Epson, HP, IBM, Lexmark
Hard Drives - Fujitsu, Hitachi, IBM, Maxtor, Quantum, Seagate, Western Digital
Monitors - Compaq, Dell, Gateway, TTX, Viewsonic
SCSI - Adaptec, Iwill, NewMedia
Scanners - Agfa, Canon, Epson, HP, Microtek, Mustek, Storm, Tamarack, Umax
PDA's - Compaq, Everex, Handspring, HP, Palm
Digital Cameras - Concord, JVC, Mitsubishi, Sony
Video Conferencing/Presentations - Compro, Diamond, Ezonics, Focus, Genoa, Mind Path, Telex
Portable Drives - CallunaCard, Epson, Iomega, Road Warrior, Syquest
Tape Drives - Colorado, Iomega, Quantum
ADSL/Cable/Modems - 3Com, Alcatel, Cardinal, Conexant, Diamond, HawkingTech, IBM, Motorola
LAN Cards - 3Com, Hawking Tech, Motorola
Motherboards/Chipsets - AOpen, Intel, Iwill, Soyo, Tyan
Video Capture - ATI, Data Translation, Diamond, Matrox
Processors - Intel, AMD, Cyrix
Sound/Video Cards - 3dfx, ATI, Creative Labs, Diamond, Genoa, Logitech, Matrox, New Media, S3
CD/CD-RW/DVD Drives - Compaq, Creative Labs, Memorex, Ricoh, SMS, Sony
Computer Skills - Software - Evaluation, Purchase, Installation, Troubleshooting
Operating Systems - Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Windows ME, Windows 98 SE, Windows 98, Windows 95 a, b & c, Windows 3.11, Linux 6.2, DOS 7.0, DOS 6.22, DOS 5.0, OS/2 Warp 4.0, OS/2 Warp 3.0, OS/2 2.11, Windows CE
Network Applications - Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Small Business Server 4.5, Microsoft Small Business Server 2000, Windows 2000 Terminal Services, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows NT 4.0 Server, Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Server, SCO Unix
Office Suite Applications - Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Office 97, Microsoft Office 95, Microsoft Office 4.3, Corel Office 2000, Corel Word Perfect Suite 8, Corel Word Perfect Suite 7, Lotus Smart Suite Millenium, Lotus Smart Suite 97, Office 2000 Developer, Microsoft Works
Word Processing - Microsoft Word, Corel Word Perfect, Lotus WordPro, Adobe Acrobat, Lotus AmiPro, SPC Professional Write, MS Write, IBM DisplayWrite, IBM Writing Assistant
Database - Microsoft SQL Server 7, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Microsoft Access, SPC Professional File, Corel Paradox
Presentations - Microsoft PowerPoint, Corel Presentations
Web Design/HTML/Java - Front Page 2000, Front Page 98, Net Objects Fusion, Cold Fusion, Adobe Pagemaker, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Visual J++, Hot Dog, Trellix, Micrografx Simply 3-D, Quarterdeck Web Author, Netscape Composer, Macmillan Plus Pack
Image Editing - Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Photo Deluxe, Microsoft Photo Editor, Microsoft Picture-It, Apple QuickTime, Adobe Acrobat, Macromedia Fireworks, Ulead Photo Express, Micrografx Picture Publisher, Vorton Riptide, Kodak LivePix, GPStill
Graphics - Corel Draw, Microsoft Photo Draw, Harvard Graphics, Visio 2000, Micrografx Flow Charter
Spreadsheets/Accounting - Microsoft Excel, Corel Quattro Pro, Lotus 1-2-3, Quicken, Kiplinger, Microsoft Money
Internet Browsers - Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, Opera, Firefox, Blazer, Safari
Instant Messaging - AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger, ICQ, Trillian
Chat - Microsoft Chat, Java Chat, Yahoo Chat, AOL Chat
E-Mail, Fax - Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Mail, Eudora, Netscape Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Juno Mail, Microsoft Fax, Hot Fax, Ring Central Fax
Video Conferencing - Microsoft Net Meeting, CU-SeeMe Pro, Intel Video Phone
Video Editing/Effects - Adobe Premiere, Asymetrix Digital Video Producer, Apple QuickTime, Ulead Video Express, Adobe After Effects
Desktop Publishing - Adobe PageMaker, Microsoft Publisher, PFS First Publisher, Microsoft Word, PrintMaster, Corel Word Perfect
Speech Recognition - Dragon Naturally Speaking, IBM Via Voice, Phillips Free Speech, L & H Voice XPress
Remote Connection - Norton PC Anywhere, Carbon Copy, LapLink
Utilities - Norton Utilities, PowerQuest Partition Magic, PowerQuest Drive Image, PowerQuest Drive Copy, McAfee Nuts & Bolts, Ontrack, Xtree Gold, Ztree, PC Tools, First Aid, Partition-It, Select-It, Disk Clone, System Commander, IBM Boot Manager, Alpha Gimme Space
Data Compression - 7-Zip, WinZip, EasyZip 2000, Power Archiver 2000, PKZip, DriveSpace
Document Imaging & Recognition - Visioneer Scanner Suite, Pagis Pro Scanner Suite, Xerox Textbridge, Visioneer Pro OCR 100,
Audio Editing & Production - Adaptec Easy CD Creator, Real Audio, Windows Media, Sonic Foundry, Qsound, NTI CD-Maker, Music Match, Winamp, GNMidi
Anti-Virus - Norton Anti-Virus, McAfee VirusScan, InoculateIT, AVG Anti-Virus, Trend Micro Anti-Virus
File Conversions - Conversions Plus, Adobe File Utilities, Inso QuickView, MacAccess, GPStill, Adobe Acrobat
Backups - Seagate Backup Exec, Veritas Backup, Microsoft Backup, Iomega Tools
Connectivity - Microsoft Dial-Up Networking, Relay Gold
Multimedia - Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, Xing MPEG, Apple QuickTime
Voice Over IP - Net2Phone, Hot Telephone, MediaRing Talk, PhoneFree, DeltaThree, PC-to-Phone, Dialpad, Go2Call, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger
ISP Services - Bell South Fast Access ADSL, Cox Cable, AT&T, AOL, BellSouth, CompuServe, MSN, Prodigy, Juno, NetZero, DotNow, AMEXOL, Bluelight, FreeLane
Beta Tester - Microsoft Office 2000, Windows 2000, AOL 5.0, AOL 6.0, Iomega Zip, 602 Pro LAN Suite, Internet Explorer, PowerQuest Drive Image Pro
Television Services
Services provided to stations, groups, trade organizations and governmental agencies include cable regulation implementation and cable copyright research and analysis. Syndicated exclusivity studies and analysis. Cable carriage plans including advertising and marketing. Custom Nielsen analysis including diary and metered markets, application development and database verification. Development of Nielsen NHI, NSI, CODE, STAR, MicroNode and other reports and analysis. Nielsen Dunedin onsite diary research and analysis. HDTV and digital television planning and conversion. Station acquisition advisement and station inspections, valuations. FCC License acquisition, renewal analysis and advisement. FCC rules compliance advisement including station Public File and Children's Television Act. Must-Carry/Retransmission Consent analysis, contract preparation and negotiation. Cable carriage histories including competitive analysis and channel positioning. Tower site location and analysis including zoning, engineering, microwave and airspace issues. Broadcast signal quality analysis and cable carriage denial research. Attorney and Engineering liaison. FCC EEO development plans and implementation. Satellite station analysis and development. Complete start-up plans including engineering, programming, sales, budget and staffing.
Expert Witness/Services For Counsel
Admitted as expert witness in computer, broadcast and cable issues before U.S. courts, including United States Supreme Court. Provision of expert reports, affidavits and depositions as required. Advisement and acquisition of additional experts. Services to counsel and engineering consultants on various television/cable issues.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Station Operations Manager, WOFL-TV, Orlando, FL (Fox/Independent), 1984-1994.
Management - Supervision of four departments and 26 employees. Recruting/Hiring/Review/Firing of personnel. Prepare station's three-year Strategic Plan including total station budgets and forecasting. Prepare annual corporate board presentations. Layout and design of studio and office requirements for new facility. Maintain departmental budgets and edit/write monthly reports/newsletter articles. Numerous presentations to national and local corporate, trade and community organizations. Consult and purchase station computer systems and equipment for a variety of applications, continuing training and advisement on hardware and software. National/Local media contact. Implement intern and minority scholarship programs. Handle various inquiries from public and other professionals. Statewide LPTV/satellite/translator project manager. Coordination with all departments.
Research/Analysis - Research, preparation and analysis of ratings information for regulatory, cable, planning, programming, promotion and sales needs. Ongoing business and market research of all media competition. Usage of various computerized research including numerous Nielsen, Arbitron and other research database products. Development and execution of custom audience surveys.
Programming/Community Affairs/News - Executive Producer for thousands of local public service, news and minority affairs programs. Producer/Writer/Editor/Videographer for documentaries, remote satellite broadcasts, live telethons and specials. Review of syndication and network contracts. Handled thousands of inquiries from public/customers on a wide variety of issues.
Cable Relations - Station liaison with cable operators/MSO's. Research and preparation of cable reports/ information. Development and coordination of cable co-op program. Adviser to cable systems/MSO's on various issues. Cited by Fox and broadcast trade organizations as one of the most successful in the country.
Government/Regulatory/Group/Legal Issues - Consultant/Adviser to network, trade organizations, broadcast group and others. Station liaison with FCC, Congress, state/local government officials and others. FCC license renewal preparation. Station contact for corporate and Washington attorneys. EEO report preparation. ADA implementation.
Producer/Researcher, WFTV-TV, Orlando, Florida (ABC), 1982-1984.
Responsible for producing daily half-hour morning news/info show along with special projects and documentaries. Duties included guest bookings, feature development, program formats, live remotes, field producing, show promos and press releases, writing and research of scripts and market research.
Producer/Assistant Director/Videographer/Editor, WUFT-TV, Gainesville, Florida (PBS), 1980-82. "Come Together" prime-time magazine show, station specials and documentaries. Director/Co-Producer, WUFT-TV, Gainesville, Florida (PBS) 1982. "Ernie Pyle, Here Is My War", a one-hour drama on the life of the WWII correspondent. Production Crew, WUFT-TV, Gainesville, Florida (PBS) 1980-82. Duties - switcher, projectionist, tape operator/editor, floor director, cameras, audio, Vidifont.
Buyer, Peaches Records & Tapes, Columbus, Ohio, 1976-77. Buyer for national music chain. Handle negotiations, sales, inventory, stock, sales forecasting, customer relations.
Associate Producer, WTVG-TV, Toledo, Ohio (NBC), 1973-75. Organization and production of a weekly half-hour local show involving 40 area high schools.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science - University of Florida, May 1982. Study concentrations: Communications with minors in philosophy and political science. Additional post-baccalaureate coursework.
Additional Experience and References are available upon request.
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