Senior AV Engineer

Senior AV Engineer Chicago, IL What you'll be doing Lead the development, design, implementation, and support of Revantage's corporate AV solutions, including meeting rooms, conference rooms, and training rooms. Develop long-term strategies and capacity planning for meeting future AV equipment and corporate technology needs. Manage the daily video conference operations and all corresponding audiovisual-related items. Manage the audiovisual services staff members, including recruiting, mentoring, and monitoring employee productivity and performance. Investigate internal system customizations and/or modifications to reduce vendor fees and implement improved configurations. Monitor and audit conferences for quality and user experience; recommend and oversee enhancements. Collaborate with organizational policy-makers to establish and enforce proper AV practices and procedures. Advise on the purchase of new AV equipment; assist with its installation. Conduct research on, and make recommendations for, AV products in support of procurement and development efforts. Set up, configure, test, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot teleconferencing equipment, multimedia devices, televisions, monitors, projectors, recording equipment, speaker sets, digital cameras/camcorders, and other presentation equipment. Perform onsite analysis, diagnosis, and resolution of complex AV hardware problems for a variety of end users, and recommend and implement corrective solutions, including offsite repair as needed. Build and maintain a spare parts inventory for all AV equipment. Review and analyze audio visual system development requests to determine the level of IT support required, prioritize, and schedule accordingly. Develop and recommend new policies and procedures that enhance current audiovisual processes and provide quality assurance. Collaborate with the Manager of Collaboration Systems, research advances in audio visual services, and present recommended improvements. Skills we're seeking 7+ years of experience with AV/Collaboration Systems Engineering. Nice to have experience Experience with Cisco CUCM is a big plus. Experience with AV vendors such as Polycom, Crestron, Tandberg, etc., is a big plus. Experience working in professional services environments. Bachelor's Degree.

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