Dave McClure

Current

• Technical Workflow Consultant at Aljazeera Network
• Director at TriMedia Middle East

Past

• Profile Products Trainer (freelance) at Grass Valley Group
• Training Manager, Engineering at BBC
• Lecturer, Projects Engineer, Operator at BBC

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Education

• University of Glasgow

Recommended

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Connections

131 connections

Industry

Broadcast Media

Websites

• My Company
• My Website

Dave McClure’s Summary

I specialise in analysing, documenting, troubleshooting and refining modern server-based Broadcast TV systems.
I am also a very experienced trainer and believe strongly in 'spreading the word' through training, coaching and leading by example.

Dave McClure’s Specialties:

Training, workflow analysis, video server systems, TV fundamentals (Broadcast Engineering principles and practice)

Dave McClure’s Experience

• Technical Workflow Consultant

  Aljazeera Network

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  2006 — Present (3 years)

  Contracted to produce routine and emergency procedures for Al Jazeera Broadcast IT Engineering, to provide technical workflow training for the Network, and to propose and specify future developments.

• Director

  TriMedia Middle East

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  April 2002 — Present (7 years 4 months)

  TriMedia Middle East FZLLC is based in Dubai Media City. We provide specialist Broadcast Engineering and Consultancy services to a Broadcasters in the Middle East.

• Profile Products Trainer (freelance)

  Grass Valley Group

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TMS; Broadcast Media industry)

  1996 — 2002 (6 years)

  I developed and conducted training in the Grass Valley Profile product range for EAME region. During the same period I also ran seminars in Broadcast Engineering and in Transferable Skills for many clients including BBC, SSVC, STAR TV Asia, Lightworks Inc, working under the name C-Change Training, my own company.

• Training Manager, Engineering

  BBC

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  January 1992 — January 1996 (4 years 1 month)

  Carrying out Training Needs Analysis, prescribing, designing and implementing training programmes for groups and individuals working as Engineers in the Broadcast Industry. Managing a team of trainers.

• Lecturer, Projects Engineer, Operator

  BBC

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BBC; Broadcast Media industry)

  1974 — 1992 (18 years)

  Joined BBC as a Studio Manager in the World Service then transferred to BBC Scotland Audio unit. With 5 years Operational experience, I transferred to Capital Projects Department as a Project Engineer, specialising in Post Production facilities. After 4 years in this post, I moved to BBC Wood Norton (Engineering Training Department) as a Lecturer specialising in TV Cameras, Video Measurement and Broadcast Engineering Fundamentals.

Dave McClure’s Education

• University of Glasgow

  BSc , Physics , 1970 — 1974

Additional Information

Dave McClure’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Website

Dave McClure’s Groups:

•    HDTV Group
•    Television Broadcast Technologies
•    BBC alumni
•    Broadcast Operations Networking Group
•    Broadcast Engineering Networking Group

Dave McClure’s Honors:

Chartered Member of Institute of Personnel & Development

Dave McClure’s Contact Settings

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• consulting offers
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• job inquiries
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• reference requests
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