Resume of Paul F.

Beeman, MBA, PMP 226 Jericho Street East Islip, New York 11730 (631)-277-6129 (Home) (631)-579-0961 (cell) Email: pb159fda4@westpost.net Position Sought: Project Management / Operations Management Profile Summary: - Over thirty (30) year history of successful management of engineering support staff for various cable and broadcast television networks, technology developme nt and deployment, vendor interaction, staff training and management and project planning and development. - Over twenty-five (25) years experience in the development of policies and pro cedures for departmental and project staffs including the development, issuance, and evaluation or responses to Request for Proposals (RFPs). - For the last eighteen (18) years served as the departmental leader and FOX man agement person for the inbound technical support staff for broadcast affiliate s tations of FOX Broadcasting, associate technical support provided by contract ve ndors and assisting the affiliate support staff of FOX Sports Net and FOX News C hannel regarding the deployment of new satellite technologies. - Served at the level of Vice president or above since 1987. Project achievemen ts in: planning, managing, implementing small to large departmental staffs, proj ect staffs, managing budgets from $2 million to $50 million. - Operates at a proficient level pertaining to: requirement gathering, developin g and documenting functional specifications, developing Project Management Plans , determining business requirements and applications, tracking project progress, generation of status reports to key stakeholders, dealing with issues and risk management and response. - High proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications; fluency in Microsoft P roject 2003. - Long work history of managing multiple simultaneous large scale successful pro jects pertaining: controlling projects scope, on time delivery, and in budget co upled with assessing and managing risk response planning. - Excellent verbal, written and presentation communications skills. I have been called upon many times to present to large groups engineering/affiliate represe ntatives, peer groups or top management. . Currently I am a member of several in dustry Satellite Interference working groups and committees. Career History: (All Fox employment was contiguous: 1992 to present) Fox Networks Engineering and Operations - May 2004 to Present Senior Vice President Satellite Engineering and Planning/ Senior Project Manager (Formerly SVP Satellite Engineering and Affiliate Relations) - Coordinating and serving as Project Management trainer for departments within FOX Networks Engineering and Operations, - Successful eighteen (18) year history in serving as Department leader/executiv e for Satellite Engineering and Affiliate Technical Support for the broadcast af filiates of the Fox Broadcasting Network, inbound call center and on site servic e,

- Further reduced CAPEX with the deployment of second generation digital receive rs as compared to first generation digital receivers at FOX affiliate sites. (20 09) - Responsible for serving as the engineering lead for preparing and analyzing al l digital satellite link budget lead regarding DVB-S, DVB DSNG and DVB-S2 satell ite transmissions, o Allowed FOX to be the first satellite programmer to achieve greater than 73 Mb /s data payload per transponder saving FOX greater than $3M annual on satellite transponder fees - Responsible for the FCC licensing of FOX's transmission facilities and all aff iliate satellite downlink sites, - Successfully served as project leader regarding many system wide projects in t he areas of satellite receiver development and deployment and satellite receivin g antennas for the affiliates of FOX Broadcasting. o Allowed FOX to be first to implement Electrostatic Discharge protection equipm ent on antennas and receivers, o Allowed FOX to implement propriety custom made outdoor electronics that allowe d an additional 20% capacity on satellite transponders, o Development of RFP, vendor selection and integration of ground based satellite receiving/transmission equipment, six (6) 9 meter transmit/receiver antennae an d twenty-one (21) 4.7 meter C band receiving antenna, FCC licensing and assistin g in obtaining municipal approval to build Fox's Woodlands (TX) earth station. Fox Digital - December 1998 to May 2004 Vice President, Satellite and Broadband Engineering and then VP Satellite Engine ering - Help save FOX $3.8M/year in transponder costs by deploying custom digital rece ivers in lieu of analog transmissions (2001). - Successfully served as lead technical liaison between the affiliates of FOX Br oadcasting and the Network. Responsible for the implementation of: affiliate an alog satellite distribution technologies, and digital transmission and rollout, and Project Manager for transition analog-digital transmission project, - Serve as engineering department engineer in designing, issuing RFP for the ne w Fox Pico lot satellite transmission facility (1998) Fox Tape - May 1992 to December 1998 Vice President, Satellite Engineering - Responsible for the development of the plan and implementation of modernizing Fox Tape's then current two transponder uplink facility in Hollywood to six tran sponders within a six month period of time, and re-licensed the site with the FC C, - Developed the functional specifications and provided production and testing re view for the new addressable analog satellite receivers to be used for the Fox B roadcasting Network, - Developed and issued the RFP for required satellite receiver and descramblers to support FOX Network's conversion to addressable technologies, - Developed the testing criteria for the satellite scrambling RFP issued by FOX and conducted testing and qualification tests for the various vendors that respo nded to the RFP, - Served as affiliate engineering project leader that culminated in the successf ul launch of FX and FXM, - Developed the functional specifications and supervised the production, testing and deployment of the new Unity 4000 addressable digital receiver for Fox Cable Networks TVN Entertainment - Burbank, CA - May 1989 to April 1992 Vice President, Engineering

- Responsible to serve as the Project Manager for the design and construction of TVN's analog video and audio playout facility, receiver authorization center, and satellite transmission facility, - Developed the functional specifications for TVN's proprietary satellite scramb ling and control system "Decode" and developed functional specification for the proprietary satellite receivers, - Conducted performance testing, installation and testing of TVN's ANI (Automati c Number Identification) customer movie ordering and verification system - Project Manager on all satellite transmission projects - Author of "The Effect of High Chrominance Levels in Satellite Delivered Video ", as published in Communications Technology, 1991 MTV Networks/Viacom Networks - Hauppauge, NY - July 1981 to July 1989 Vice President, Satellite Engineering and previously, Director of Satellite Engi neering - Served as the department manager for all affiliate engineering matters for aff iliates of MTV, VH-1, Nickelodeon , The Movie Channel and Showtime, - One of the five (5) original engineers for the design of the MTV playout/upli nk facility, - Supervised three Field Engineers for the Viacom Networks, and handled inbound requests for technical assistance for 10,000+ cable operators, - Project Manager for the developed the MTV Stereo Kit for launching MTV in ster eo in cable systems allowed MTV to become a leader in stereo audio for their mus ic video services, - Provided extensive launch support and training of operators for the launch of MTV and VH-1 - Successfully served as MTV's designated member of the NCTA's Engineering Commi ttee and member of the audio standards subcommittee, - Co-author of the Recommended Practice on sending DTMF Cue Tones via Audio Subc arriers Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment Corporation - Buffalo, New York May 1979-Jul y 1981 (Predecessor to MTV Networks) Severed in various roles from Chief Operator to Manager and then finally Directo r of Affiliate Engineering - Responsible for the training or all new master control operators for W.A.S.E.C 's playout and satellite transmission facility, - Served as engineering liaison between W.A.S.E.C. and the F.C.C. regarding eart h station licensing and modifications, - Responsible for satellite transmission facility including implementing new tra nsmitters and technologies, - Served as engineering support for all cable affiliates of "The Movie Channel" and for "Nickelodeon" Education: - Ohio State University: Electrical Engineering 1967-1969 - Tulane University E.B. Freeman School of Business Mastering Certificate (Business Management) 11/2003 - American - Intercontinental University B.A. Business Management, Summa Cum Laude 7/2005 - American -Intercontinental University M.B.A. Project Management 9/2006 Guest lecturer to American-Intercontinental University's Management Club on Proj ect Management and Risk Management disciplines.

Membership Associations: - Frequent attended and participated on panels for NCTA (National Cable Televisi on Association) panels, and also the SCTE (Society of Cabl e Telecommunications Engineers) conventions. - (AES) Audio Engineering Society - (ASQ) American Society for Quality - (IEEE) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - (PMI) Project Management Institute - (S.B.E.) Society of Broadcast Engineers) - (S.C.T.E.) Society of Cable Television Engineers) - served as Chairman of Cate gory II Audio and Video Certification Committee (1985-1992) and Member of the Ye ar in 1989 - (S.H.R.M.) Society of Human Resource Managers - (S.M.P.T.E.) Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers - (S.S.P.I.) Society of Satellite Professionals International, Member of the Boa rd of Directors (2008-2010) Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), accredited through Project Managem ent Institute (www.pmi.org http://www.pmi.org), PMP credential 514427 accredit ed through Jan 2015 GVF VSAT Installer Certification MTI 1206532: April 4, 2011

- F.C.C. General Radio Telephone License with Radar Endorsement (Formally First Class Radiotelephone License) CPR-Adult/Child/Infant and AED expires 2/23/13 First Aid - Expires 2/24/13

Hobbies: Licensed Private Pilot - Glider Rating - Licensed Amateur Radio Operator - Extra Class - W2PB - Accredited Volunteer Examiner for administering U.S. Amateur Radio exams - Assistant Radio Officer and Assistant Emergency Coordinator for the Town of I slip, NY, Office of Emergency Management (Emergency Amateur Radio Communications (analog and digital modes)