Steve TinterSteve Tinter | tinter@gmail.com | Hong Kong | LinkedIN

Professional and determined Senior Manager with 30+ years of experience in Pay Television, Broadcast Systems Integration, Set Top Box and Conditional Access with 15 years in management and senior management positions. Proven ability to combine team building, mentoring, strong business acumen and with well-developed leadership and management qualities to support sales, pre-sales, day-2 support, complex multi-vendor, multi-country integration/implementation projects, organizational change and new product introduction. Areas of expertise include:

Team Building Conditional Access Technical Leadership Financial Management Broadcast Systems Customer Relationships Mentoring Program Management Senior Program Stakeholder Systems Integration Program Director Communication Senior Leadership Change Management Extensive International

Experience

Professional Experience

Cisco Systems, Hong Kong September 2014 – PresentManager, Service Provider Video Software & Services

I Make sure that all of Cisco’s Software & Services pertaining to Pay TV are delivered to customers in South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. I lead a team of Engineers and Managers located throughout the APAC region and we deliver Professional Services, Systems Integration, Conditional Access, Day-2 Support and Set Top Box software to major Asia-Pacific broadcasters including Astro, Foxtel and Sky Network Television. Overall responsibility to make sure that Cisco’s business delivers on time, on budget and on quality. Work closely with colleagues in UK, Israel and India in order to achieve my goals. Extensive travel throughout the region meeting customers, other vendors and staff.

Major Projects:

Astro – multiple PVR/DVR STB deliveries with NDS VideoGuard Conditional Access Foxtel – PVR/DVR model with Pace Elements Middleware and UI

Pace Plc (Now ARRIS Inc.), Sydney, Australia September 2013-September 2014Vice President of Delivery, Asia-Pacific

Built a team of software developers and I&T specialists in Sydney who delivered and supported projects in Australia and New Zealand for Sky Network Television and Foxtel. Managed a team in India responsible for developing and integrating Pace hardware and software platforms for broadcasters in India, Malaysia and Singapore. Working extensively with colleagues from Northern Ireland, France, India and UK to make sure Pace maintained their position as the world’s number one STB supplier.

Major Projects:

Astro – multiple PVR/DVR STB deliveries with NDS VideoGuard Conditional Access Foxtel – PVR/DVR model with Pace Elements Middleware and UI

NDS Plc (Now Cisco) Hong Kong January 2003-September 2013Director of Engineering, Asia-Pacific

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Built and integrated a delivery and support team for Asia-Pacific from scratch. Delivered major DTH satellite and Cable systems in India, Thailand, Hong Kong, Philippines and China. Notable customers included China Central Television, Tata Sky, Bharti Airtel, DEN Cable Networks, Hathway Cable & Datacom, Sichuan Cable TV Indovision and Cignal.

CTO for NDS China engagement with China Radio International

Developed a comprehensive Day-2 support capability for APAC – regional helpdesk based on Service Now and customer hotline facility

Built an Information Technology support team for internal customers over 7 APAC regional offices and implemented site-wise disaster recovery systems

Major Projects:

Tata Sky – complete end to end Systems Integration with multiple third party vendors. Traffic, Compression, SMS/CRM and STB Integration

Bharti Airtel - – complete end to end Systems Integration with multiple third party vendors. Traffic, Compression, SMS/CRM and STB Integration

DEN Networks – MSO/LCO build up from scratch – multi-site, multi-vendor project covering the complete end to end digital cable network

Hathway – MSO/LCO build up from scratch. India’s leading digital cable network

NDS Plc (Now Cisco) United Kingdom January 1998-January 2003Senior Program Manager

Delivered projects worldwide and lead a team of systems integration engineers, the Prime Integration Group, based in the UK. Streamlined delivery of NDS Videoguard systems leveraging economies of scale internally and also with external vendors. Developed a common approach to systems delivery and documentation including handover to operations on successful commissioning.

Major Projects:

China Central Television (CCTV) – multiple systems integration SkyLife Sky Network Television – complete end to end DTH satellite system build Yes/DBS – bottom up build of complete broadcast network

Personal Details

Full Name: Steven Christopher Luke TinterLocation: Hong KongStatus: Permanent ResidentNationality: British (United Kingdom Citizen)Family: Married with two children

Available to work worldwide

Steve Tinter | tinter@gmail.com | Hong Kong | Tel. +852 6113 6838 | LinkedIN

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