CTO, co-founder at Association Television
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
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- CTO, co-founder at Association Television
- Past
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- Chief Technologist at Deer Channel
- CTO at Buytone.com
- Head Wolf at TimberwolfPress.com
- CEO at National RFid Center, LLC.
- VP International Development & Special Projects at Yahoo!
- Director of Technology at Yahoo!
- Director of Technology at Audionet
- Project Manager at JCPenney, Co., Inc.
- Senior Systems Engineer at LTV Missiles & Electronics
- Programmer/Analyst at Power Computing/Babcock & Wilcox/UCCEL
- Scientific / Systems Programmer at Teledyne Geotech
- Education
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- University of Texas at Dallas
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Patrick Seaman’s Summary
For the last thirteen years of his twenty-five year IT career, Patrick has pushed the boundaries of interactive media and web x.0 technology. Blazing a path as a hands-on energetic Director/CTO/VP Technology, Patrick built ground-breaking “never been done before” media-based and socially active interactive sites. Patrick launched the Internet media revolution as Director of Technology/CTO of Yahoo! Broadcast.com where he managed the then largest Internet broadcasts with 1 million+ simultaneous viewers (including the Super Bowl, Princess Diana coverage and funeral, and hundreds of other events) and single-handedly kept the company afloat for the first two years with revenue from accounts/relationships with Intel and key partners. Patrick wrote the first major book on Internet broadcasting.
Patrick Seaman’s Specialties:
CTO, VP, Director, Technology, Technologist, streaming, web 2.0, new media, IPTV, interactive media, windows media, social media, wireless, IT, business development, startups, visionary, content, technology evangelist, entrepreneur, hands-on, CDN, Windows, ASP, .Net, SQL Server, aggressive, articulate, strategic planning, marketing, e-commerce, SEO, software product development, editor, writer.
Patrick Seaman’s Experience
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CTO, co-founder
Association Television
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
April 2008 — Present (4 months)
ATV is a vertical market B2B IPTV broadcast news production company. Building on the foundation of a much-watched Internet news channel, ATV delivers dedicated television channels to niche partners.
My role is to draw upon my 13 years of Internet media experience to build-out this startup, architect the technology and production platform, and provide overall technical leadership and visioning. -
Chief Technologist
Deer Channel
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
June 2006 — March 2008 (1 year 10 months)
This was an exciting low power wireless video and Internet broadcast project that integrated lots of technologies and was in the "never done before" realm. Engineered wireless A/V cameras that we physically mounted on wildlife for extended behavioral observation on a protected wildlife habitat. Responsible for the overall technology direction of the company.
This cross-discipline project involved designing and building a remote wildlife research center, with a fiber loop around the wildlife habitat, a series of tower mounted digital PTZ cameras, low power wireless camera mounted on the animals, server room, remote studio, editing suite, as well as high speed data connections to the remote lab area.
While Deer Channel is research oriented, there is a small website for public viewing of the animal-cam video which was formerly broadcast live but is now on demand. Web technologies include Windows Server 2003, SQL Server 2005, Windows Media Server, Flash Video and ASP.NET. -
CTO
Buytone.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
May 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for the overall technology direction of this ringtone company’s presence on the Internet. Company shuttered after unrelated angel investor problems.
• Part-owner/equity project
• Hands-on technical support for ringtone and web development, Windows Server 2000, 2005, SQL Server 2000, Exchange & Web server migration, as well as product development planning and strategies.
• In addition to technical duties, helped transition from a single-partner content portal, to a more substantial company with multiple content partners and expanded distribution relationships with carriers. Left full time duties after funding loss. -
Head Wolf
TimberwolfPress.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
September 1999 — May 2005 (5 years 9 months)
Funded and launched this award winning spin-off New Media company that built on some of Patrick’s Yahoo! Broadcast.com projects. Published the 1st Audiobook on the Internet, the 1st audiobook episodic podcast, the 1st Audiobook on MP3 CD, and was the 1st to simultaneously publish a book in print, e-book, audio tape, compact disk, and MP3 CD. Invented the MP3 CD. Designed and built corporate web and e-commerce sites with social networking components, blogs, podcasts.
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CEO
National RFid Center, LLC.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Wireless industry)
April 2004 — April 2005 (1 year 1 month)
(Part-time, volunteer project) Responsible for overall direction and leadership of this trade organization
• Co-founded and & funded company.
• After 9/11 I became involved in local business groups that were concerned about securing our commerce from terrorism. Building on my IT career as well as my 8 years with JCPenney’s Distribution Logistics group, I helped found the NRC.
• Successfully lobbied Boeing to use Dallas based RFID experts in an RFID trial with their "Airport of the Future" project at Midway Airport.
• Organized and spoke at numerous functions, meetings and conferences, promoting RFID industry interests.
• Volunteer CEO for a year. -
VP International Development & Special Projects
Yahoo!
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; YHOO; Internet industry)
June 1997 — August 1999 (2 years 3 months)
Company Profile: AudioNet/Broadcast.com – acquired by Yahoo! In 1999. Was the largest aggregator and distributor of Audio and Video on the planet. Was employee # 1.
International and Business Development Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
- Negotiated the BBC’s 1st-ever Internet contract
- Led European integration plans with Yahoo!
- Launched Broadcast.com Japan & served on the Board of Directors
- Personally negotiated broadcast rights with the Chinese government
- Established and grew strategic relationships with Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, the BBC, and others
- Led international expansion and infrastructure development efforts
- Helped shepherd the merger with Yahoo!
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Director of Technology
Yahoo!
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; YHOO; Internet industry)
June 1995 — June 1997 (2 years 1 month)
Built the infrastructure, invented new Internet technologies and pushed the technology envelope to create the largest aggregator and distributor of audio and video content on the planet. Built upon strategic technical relationships with Intel, Motorola and others to sell mission critical live event broadcast services. These revenues kept the company afloat for the first two years. These relationships also led to early capital investment by Intel and others.
In addition, produced and directed the then largest Internet broadcast events, some with 1million+ simultaneous viewers, including the Super Bowl, World Series, Victoria’s Secret, 1st live broadcast from China (Intel product launch), Playboy CyberParty, NCAA Final Four, the Princess Diana death coverage and funeral in partnership with the BBC, hundreds of radio stations, MLB All Star Game, and hundreds more. Sponsored and published the then most popular audiobook in the world in 42 weekly serialized half-hour webisodes -
Director of Technology
Audionet
(Internet industry)
1995 — 1997 (2 years)
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Project Manager
JCPenney, Co., Inc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)
December 1988 — May 1995 (6 years 6 months)
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Senior Systems Engineer
LTV Missiles & Electronics
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)
December 1986 — 1988 (2 years)
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Programmer/Analyst
Power Computing/Babcock & Wilcox/UCCEL
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Oil & Energy industry)
1985 — 1986 (1 year)
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Scientific / Systems Programmer
Teledyne Geotech
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Defense & Space industry)
1983 — 1985 (2 years)
Additional Information
Patrick Seaman’s Websites:
Patrick Seaman’s Interests:
CEO, CTO, VP, Director, Technology, Technologist, streaming, web 2.0, new media, IPTV, windows media, social media, wireless, information technology, IT, business development, startup, start-up, visionary, content, TV, aggressive, articulate, architect, strategic planning, strategy, strategist, leadership, P&L, digital media , distribution, interactive, marketing, e-commerce, SEO, software product development, editor, writer.
Patrick Seaman’s Groups:
DallasBlue, World's Best Technologies
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Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network member -
On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs member -
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Yahoo Employees and Alumni Group member -
Legitimate P2P to enhance video experience member -
Webcasting Sales Professionals member -
Adobe Flash Media Server Developers member -
Media Professionals member -
Dallas Area Media Pros member -
Streaming Media member
Patrick Seaman’s Honors:
CO-AUTHOR: Website Sound
TECHNICAL EDITOR:
- All The Tea, by Ken Carodine
- Calculated Risk, by Denise Tiller
- Blood & Iron, by Dan McGregor
- Bradamant, by Ron Miller
- Bronwyn series (1-4), by Ron Miller
- Soldier of the Legion, by Marshall Thomas
- The Helmsman, by Bill Baldwin
- Galactic Convoy, by Bill Baldwin
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- Blood & Iron (Commander Rickman, VOG)
- Bradamant (Count Pinabel, etc.)
- The Helmsman (Nikolai Yanuarievich Ursis, Admiral Penda, etc.)
- Galactic Convoy (Nikolai Yanuarievich Ursis, Emperor Greyffin IV, etc.)
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