Adam Baird
Vancouver,BC
Summary
Creative Event Technologist with success in planning and executing small to large marketing, experiential events surrounding technology, entertainment, television, brand integration, live streaming and eSports.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Technology Consultant, Owner
Gruff Technology
Vancouver, BC
05.2017 - Current
- Technology Consulting - Media Production, HIPAA Security, Real Estate Software, Online eCommerce
- Site Reliability / DevOps / CI / CD contracting for several startups
- Editor, DIT, Camera Op for film & internet media shoots
- Technical Director for internet media & theater
- Live Stream Engineer for IP-Broadcast media
Director, Technology
Rooster Teeth Productions
Austin, Texas
05.2011 - Current
- Technical Event Manager for RTX, a multi-country convention bringing together over 65,000+ attendees from all over the world. Internationally Televised large scale eSports tournaments. Halo, PUBG Battlegrounds, Fortinite, Overwatch, Minecraft & GTA streamed to millions of viewers
- Produced 12+ Lets Play Live, Lets Play Live Tour, and AH Live Shows. A more close & personal experience in sold-out theaters all over the world. Cities include Austin, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, New Jersey, Baltimore, Orlando, Tampa, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, and potentially more to come
- Live Gameplay Producer for Live Web Broadcast, such as E3 Presented by YouTube, Extra Life Charity Stream, Day of Doom, and several others
- Technology lead for marketing booths which appeared at PAX East, West, and Australia, New York Comic Con, San Diego Comic Con, AnimeX, FanEXPO Toronto, MCM, and more
- Built run of show documentation, event schedules, stage diagrams, managed relationships with vendors, venues, talent, and local unions
- Comfortable managing convention venues, video game consoles and complicated networking, IP & console security
Senior Systems Engineer
Ignite360
Austin, Tx
01.2007 - 05.2011
- Supported a range of media services such as Websites, Email, Media Distribution, Television Commercials, Antivirus, System Backup
- Reviewed and analyzed network logs to determine and alleviate performance issues
- Implemented network security equipment ,including firewalls, two-factor authentication, and anti-virus software, for networks supporting 25,000+ users
Education
High School Diploma -
Leander High School
Leander, TX2006
Skills
- Team Leadership
- Budget Management
- Small to Large events
- Video Production
- Live Broadcast
- Networking
- ESports Tournaments
Accomplishments
- Employee of the Year 2015, Rooster Teeth Productions
Certification
Scrum Master 2017
YouTube Certified 2017
Timeline
Senior Technology Consultant, Owner
Gruff Technology
05.2017 - Current
Director, Technology
Rooster Teeth Productions
05.2011 - Current
Senior Systems Engineer
Ignite360
01.2007 - 05.2011
High School Diploma -
Leander High School
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