PAUL T.

BLACK
82 Baylor Lane
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
paultblack@comcast.net
925-270-8939
925-676-6932
Broadcast/Audio-Visual Engineering
Professional Accomplishments
Over thirty-seven years of experience in broadcasting and communications enginee
ring, plus finished-product sales and marketing at manufacturing and distributio
n levels.
Former Chief Engineer and other engineering management positions in broadcasting
Installation, maintenance, and repair of communications equipment
Custom systems electronic design; audio, video, RF, satellite
Systems design and project management, including planning, equipment procurement
, and installation
DirectTV® Project Engineer (initial construction project
Product support and applications engineering
Technical authorship; magazine articles, manuals, and instructional materials
Product-line management as a product specialist in a sales and marketing capacit
y
Management and training of sales representative and dealer organizations
Presentations and training at trade shows and seminars
Specifying and purchasing electronic components and finished products
Electronic finished-product sales at the distributor and manufacturer level
Authoring of sales and marketing literature, including data sheets

Paul T. Black 925-270-8939

Professional Experience:
Since July, 2007: Owner, PointBlank Services, Pleasant Hill, CA
Sales of broadcast and audio/visual hardware, technical consulting services, and
contract authorship of technical articles and advertizing and training literatu
re.
October 2003 – July 2007: Staff/Chief Engineer, Bonneville (now Entercom) Broadcasti
ng San Francisco Radio Group, San Francisco, CA
One of three engineers (including Director of Engineering) responsible for all m
aintenance of the technical plant in four San Francisco radio stations. Constru
cted new studios (consolidation) with colleagues. Primary responsibility was pl
anning, installation, and upgrading. Also performed duties of Chief Operator fo
r all four stations.
March 2003 – October 2003: Owner, Media Technical Consulting, Pleasant Hill, CA
Provided services to broadcasters and others on design, implementation, and use
of equipment. Clients included KOLO-TV, Reno, Nevada (Gray Television, ABC Affi
liate). Made considerable repair to station after it had problems with installa
tion of new equipment.
August 2001 – March 2003: Customer Service/Applications Engineer, Orban, San Leandro
, CA –manufacturer of professional audio equipment for the broadcast industry
Primary customer contact for company’s line of audio processing products. Assisted
customers with installation, application, adjustment, and troubleshooting and re
pair. Wrote Engineering Bulletins for customer use in retrofitting necessary mo
difications. Provided engineering with support for new product development. Wo
rked extensively with repair technicians to assure customer equipment was proper
ly diagnosed and repaired.
June 2000- June 2001: Engineering Manager, Loral Skynet San Francisco Teleport,
Richmond, CA-operator of world-wide satellite networks
Managed maintenance technicians (3 people reported to me). Provided support to
Operations Department. Performed research for new product requirements and syste
m upgrades. Provided leadership in troubleshooting and system repairs.
May 98 - June 2000: Engineering Supervisor, KPIX-TV/CBS INC, San Francisco, CA
Hired to provide daily engineering maintenance management. Supervised and manag
ed Engineering Maintenance personal (7 people reported to me). Managed Y2K upgr
ade project. Designed and oversaw construction of KU-band Satellite Truck. Mai
ntained Department “Project List†. I was Acting Director of Engineering from March 2000
until June of 2000, following resignation of Director of Engineering and Assist
ant Director of Engineering.

Paul T. Black 925-270-8939

April 96 – May 98: Applications Engineer, later Regional Sales Manager, Giga-tronics
, San Ramon, CA-manufacturer of laboratory-grade electronic test equipment (main
ly for military)
Started as Applications Engineer and sales lead qualifier. Promoted from Applica
tions Engineer in April 1997. After promotion to Sales Manager, responsible for
all domestic and Canadian sales activity. Managed domestic representative orga
nization in the U.S. and Canada. Also planned, designed, and managed domestic tr
ade shows. Customers included Air Force, Navy, Motorola, and Qualcomm.
April 94 - April 96: Radio Products Manager, TFT Inc., Santa Clara, CA-manufactu
rer of professional electronic equipment for the broadcast industry
Product Specialist for company's line of radio and television broadcast equipmen
t. Hired to increase sales in assigned territories and manage dealer and repres
entative organizations. Also wrote promotional literature and advertising copy
, did trade show booth design and management, and sold company’s specialty products
directly to end users.
February 93 - April 94: Owner, Specialized Electronic Applications, Pleasant Hil
l, CA
Formed company as systems design and consulting service, with emphasis on RF equ
ipment specification and design. Primary client was Sony Systems Integration Di
vision; worked on Hughes DirecTV and USSB/Hubbard satellite broadcast systems, a
lso Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway.
September 91 - February 93: Senior Project Engineer - Senses Data Communications
, San Jose-manufacturer of wireless security alarms and spread spectrum radio sy
stems
Design group member of team developing and prototyping Spread Spectrum data comm
unications radio. Developed design criteria, including proprietary antenna syst
ems. Specified and purchased/procured product’s components.
June 86 - September 91: Chief Engineer, KMEL FM Radio, Century Broadcasting, San
Francisco
Technical plant management. Rehabilitated and rebuilt station. Moved station t
o new studios. Did system design and installation of new equipment (with help o
f one assistant).
March 86 - June 86: Staff Engineer - KOIT AM/FM Radio, Bonneville Broadcasting,
San Francisco
Position was part-time only. Performed maintenance on all studio and transmitte
r equipment.

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June 85 - March 86: Manager of Contract Services - Pro Media, El Sobrante, CA-pr
ofessional
audio/video equipment dealer, installer, and contractor
Responsible for all phases of project management of new audio, video, and multim
edia systems for major clients such as IBM, Ramada Inns, Chevron USA, and severa
l others.
March 75 - June 85: Staff Engineer - KFRC AM/FM, RKO General Broadcasting, San F
rancisco
Performed all engineering jobs. Designed, built, maintained, purchased, and inv
entoried equipment and parts. Custom-built equipment. Also performed writing,
editing, and production on audio commercials. Continuously employed at KFRC dur
ing this entire time, except for:
March 77 - October 77: Inside Sales - Dunlap Electronics, Sacramento CA-electron
ic parts wholesaler
This position was taken during the time that I was laid off from KFRC. Sold ful
l line of electronic components and finished products (such as test equipment) t
o various accounts.
October 73 - March 75: Chief Engineer - KEZS FM Radio, PSA Broadcasting, Sacrame
nto CA
Rehabilitated station, and constructed new studios.
December 71 - October 73: Assistant Chief Engineer, later Chief Engineer - KJAY
AM Radio, Jack L. Powell Inc., Sacramento CA
Moved station to new facilities. Performed maintenance and repair.
Education and Certifications:
William B. Ogden Radio Engineering School, December 1971.
FCC General Class Radiotelephone License (Lifetime "Grandfathered"). Licensed i
n 1971
Member, Society of Broadcast Engineers, Member # 11668, Certified Professional B
roadcast Engineer, Certification # 50824
Past Chairman (1991-1993), Currently Treasurer, Society of Broadcast Engineers S
an Francisco Chapter 40
Radio Amateur Operator, Technician Plus Class. Call letters N6BBZ.