Tim Mundorff
Fremont
Summary
Project management professional with track record of delivering high-impact projects in diverse environments. Adept at driving project timelines and ensuring quality outcomes through strategic planning and execution. Highly collaborative, adaptable, and committed to team success and client satisfaction.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
ADVANCED SYSTEMS GROUP
07.2016 - 01.2025
- Managed well over 100 projects ranging from original installations to facility moves, and upgrades.
- Projects of Note:
- Mob Scene Wilshire Migration, Los Angeles, CA
- Project managed the move of Mob Scene Inc. over a 4-day holiday period with teams working 18-hour days. Thorough planning resulted in substantial completion 1 day early.
- Oath/AOL Merger, Los Angeles, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, New York, NY
- Managed teams as Oath (Yahoo) merged with AOL moving and re-integrating multiple facilities in various cities.
- Internal Project: ASG Business Systems Upgrade to Solutions360
- Managed all departments’ efforts the year-long process to smoothly replace divers internal ASG business software with Solutions 360 single solution Q360 software. Organized migration efforts throughout the year leading to an on time transition over a 1-week period.
Professional Services Manager
ADVANCED SYSTEMS GROUP
01.2013 - 07.2016
- Supervising national 7-person team of support engineers providing on-site and remote service of ASG customer equipment and systems. Provided project management functions for ASG Professional Service system commissioning projects.
Systems Designer
ADVANCED SYSTEMS GROUP
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Provided design services for ASG heterogeneous production and post-production system projects participating in customer design reviews and creating drawings using AutoCad2014 and Sketchup.
- Projects of Note:
- USC Annenberg School of Journalism, Los Angeles, CA
- Design services for various classrooms and general AV portion of system utilizing remote PTZ cameras, various video and audio support gear, and touch-panel style control systems. Created line drawings and rack and console elevation drawings.
- SF Jazzcenter, San Francisco, CA
- Design services for the integration video production capability into existing Miner Auditorium utilizing PTZ cameras, video switching, audio mixing, video and audio recording, and CG. Created line drawings and 3D production control room layout for space planning. Performed on-site commissioning of the system.
Senior Systems Engineer
SONY PSA SOLUTIONS ENGINEERING
10.2008 - 01.2013
- Provide systems integration design, project management, documentation, and testing of heterogeneous hardware systems that feature or augment Sony products.
- Projects of Note:
- Central Hub for Integrated Program Storage (CHIPS)
- Developed pre-built rack system of servers and components providing central file management and applications for multi-cinema complexes. Did design revision over product lifetime realizing a doubling of available storage, 75% reduction in size, and 70% reduction in cost.
- "Twin Peaks" Dual Projector 3D System
- Design and system integration for both vertical and side-by-side dual 4K projector 3D configurations. Performed projector mount designs, internal cabling, and circuit design in compliance with DCI FIPS security requirements.
- “Men in Black3” 3D Premier in Berlin, Germany
- On-site design consultant for Sony Pictures’ feature premier using 3 "Twin Peaks" 3D systems to providing solution for a 85 foot screen accommodating attendance of up to 7000 viewers at the O2 World (now Mercedes Benz) arena. Set Guinness world record for the largest 3D movie audience.
Project Engineer
ASCENT MEDIA SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
01.2004 - 06.2007
- Created media system interconnect documentation as well as build specifications using AutoCAD, Visio, and Microsoft Office applications.
- Performed on-site configuration and testing.
- Projects of Note:
- Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC), Culpeper, VA
- Challenged to deliver system designs to support handling and digitization of delicate Film and Video archive elements in a multitude of formats. Consulted with LOC Media Librarians and Conservationists to ensure their high level of understanding and comfort with new complex systems. Served as Engineering Team Lead meeting aggressive timeframe for full conceptual drawing and technical specification package assisting the conversion to detailed design to be part of RFP for project bid. Designed Telecine, Film Scanning, and VTR areas as part of detailed design.
- Herring Productions-Wealth TV, San Diego, CA
- Provided systems that could be maintained without staff engineers thus maximizing client capitol. Designed and tested Production/Graphics department with 3 Final Cut Pro HD suites, Apple Xserve RAIDs, Bright Systems shared RAID, Discreet Logic Smoke HD, Mac Graphics suite with Combustion, Photoshop, After Effects, Fiber Channel/Ethernet equipment. Installed Linux maintenance servers to allow SSH login for remote vendor support of all systems
- Ascent Media Digital Media Distribution Center (DMDC), Burbank, CA
- Met Project Manager’s vision of quickly developing, while on-site, an extensive drawing package that leveraged the knowledge and expertise of DMDC staff engineers while allowing them to continue to support daily operations. Achieved detailed designs of 7 Film to Tape transfer suites, Format Conversion rooms, Final Cut Pro systems, Syndication, and Distribution systems.
Senior Proposal Engineer
SONY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
02.1998 - 12.2003
- Supervised Proposal Engineering staff supporting sales effort. Personally developed pre-sale system designs for over 275 proposals utilizing Microsoft Office, SAP, and Visio.
- Projects of Note:
- AOL/Time Warner-CNN New York News Center
- Supervised 12-person engineering team in emergency development of proposal for the CNN New Columbus Circle facility in New York. Enabled team to breakdown over 700 detailed design drawings into an accurately compiled and priced Excel equipment schedule in 30 days meeting RFP deadline.
- Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
- Proposed solution for multimedia teaching system consisting of 20 heterogeneous seats of editing and effects workstations on a common NAS/SAN storage platform, including format conversion and streaming systems, and HD capable studio and production control room.
- Crawford Communications, Atlanta, Ga
- Proposal consisted of a set of transition systems needed to maintain operations during all phases of the relocation and rebuild of all Crawford facilities.
- Internal Project-SAP/Excel Proposal Tools
- Challenged to reduce the impact of initial project change-orders by creating software tools allowing for accurate leverage of as-built project sub-systems. Eliminated need for manual import/export to and from SAP during proposal pricing reducing proposal generation time by 25% Contract equipment list accuracy increased approximately 20-30%.
Senior Design Engineer
SONY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
09.1997 - 01.1998
- Create media system installation and interconnect documentation and build specifications using AutoCAD, Visio, and Microsoft Office applications.
- Projects of Note:
- 20th Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles, Ca
- Film to tape transfer suite producing video elements to support audio postproduction for “X-Files” television series. Telecine system included BTS Quadra telecine, Sondor dubbers, Yamaha O2r audio mixer, 5.1 capable surround mixing and monitoring.
Education
Linguistics Major, Film Studies minor, Liberal Arts
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN01.1982
Film Lighting
Berkeley Film Institute
Berkeley, CA01.1979
Liberal Arts
Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI)
01.1977
Skills
- Project management
- Project planning
Project scheduling
Risk management
Processes and procedures
Technical background
Conflict management
Agile methodology
Timeline
Project Manager
ADVANCED SYSTEMS GROUP
07.2016 - 01.2025
Professional Services Manager
ADVANCED SYSTEMS GROUP
01.2013 - 07.2016
Systems Designer
ADVANCED SYSTEMS GROUP
01.2013 - 01.2014
Senior Systems Engineer
SONY PSA SOLUTIONS ENGINEERING
10.2008 - 01.2013
Project Engineer
ASCENT MEDIA SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
01.2004 - 06.2007
Senior Proposal Engineer
SONY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
02.1998 - 12.2003
Senior Design Engineer
SONY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
09.1997 - 01.1998
Film Lighting
Berkeley Film Institute
Liberal Arts
Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Linguistics Major, Film Studies minor, Liberal Arts
Indiana University