Matt Elek

Broadcast, post-production, and IT professional with a passion for networking. Demonstrated expertise in successfully troubleshooting technical problems and creating solutions across enterprise infrastructures. An excellent communicator with outstanding attention to detail and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Experience

Key Code Media

Support Engineer
September 2024 - Present

T2 Computing

Professional Services Engineer

  • Worked both independently and collaboratively to deploy storage, networking, and edit stations for a public broadcasting station in a major metropolitan area, within the client's timeline.
  • Support a client base with ongoing technical support, clear communication, and attention to detail.
  • Configure and deploy high-performance, redundant editing networks for multiple clients and with various vendor technologies, including Cisco, Dell, Brocade, and others.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking and expertise in successfully troubleshooting technical problems and creating solutions across enterprise infrastructures to maximize client productivity.
  • Work with a team to deploy multiple audio mixing studios, including a Dolby Atmos-certified studio.
  • Provide emergency maintenance and troubleshooting as needed to minimize client downtime.
  • Perform IT maintenance and upgrades for corporate and broadcast clients.
  • Install and configure high-speed storage from various vendors, including OpenDrives and Avid NEXIS.
  • Support the technical needs of staff in both production studio environments and corporate environments.
  • Deploy highly specialized editing studios with tight timelines and specific client requirements.
  • Configure IPv4 and IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing and proper firewalls for computing resources.
  • Develop scripts for maintaining and updating components of infrastructure.

October 2022 - September 2024

Justifi Network

Network Engineer

  • Design, create and manage network infrastructure.
  • Configure IPv4 and IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing and proper firewalls for computing resources.
  • Develop scripts for maintaining and updating components of infrastructure.

October 2021 - October 2022

NEP Group

Assistant to the Engineer in Charge

  • Prepared NEP's Studio 52 for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah to resume filming in front of a live studio audience by rewiring, reprogramming, and repurposing existing infrastructure.
  • Assisted in rebuilding the television production studio after significant building renovations.
  • Helped install 4 new edit workstations, 3 post-production workstations, 5 graphics workstations.
  • Aided in reprogramming router panels and video routing/switching core.
  • Helped to troubleshoot and replace a significant amount of in-studio copper and fiber optic wiring.

February 2022 - May 2022

Pascack Valley Regional High School District

Student Summer Technology Assistant

  • Helped manage and execute the deployment of a district-wide wireless access point upgrade.
  • Aided in the installation of 32 network switches and 13 new closet batteries.
  • Worked with school staff to troubleshoot, diagnose, and fix any technical challenges in a timely manner.
  • Assisted in the overhaul of three websites for the high school district with particular emphasis on making them more user-friendly and informative.

June - August 2019, 2020, 2021
Student Intern

  • Worked with the tech department to maintain and upgrade enterprise-grade network and equipment.
  • Helped plan for the upcoming deployment of a district-wide wireless access point upgrade.
  • Performed necessary repairs, including laptop screens, keyboards, logic boards, and network switches.

September - June 2021

Stonybrook Swim Club

Lifeguard
July - August 2018, 2019

Volunteer work

Southern Paws Inc.

Foster

  • Serve as a foster family to puppies coming to New Jersey from southern kill shelters and awaiting adoption.
  • Work with rescue group during adoption events and fundraisers.
  • Assist at the rescue facility.

August 2014 - Present

Volant Web Design

Web Development Intern

  • Provide design and development support ranging from site maintenance to original coding and design.

August 2017 - October 2019

Christ Episcopal Church

Acolyte

  • Serve as an Acolyte, and perform a variety of duties.
  • Began Head Acolyte role in September 2018

August 2015 - 2019

Patents

U.S. Patent Number: 10,118,847

  • Title: STRUCTURES FOR THE REDUCTION OF WATER IMPURITIES AND METHODS FOR THE DEPLOYMENT THEREOF
  • Issued: November 6th, 2018

  • In recent years, coastal hypoxic zones have grown in number and size. Hypoxic zones are areas within a body of water with little or no oxygen, which is an often fatal situation for marine life ranging from shellfish, corals, and larger fish that are located in such areas.

    One major source of nutrient pollution is nitrates and other nitrogen-containing compounds, which have the particular effect of increasing the prevalence of intensity of marine algal blooms, such as HABs. More specifically, when algae comprising such blooms die and decompose, specific bacteria consume the organic material, exhausting oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide, thereby creating a hypoxic zone. Such artificially created hypoxic zones amplify hypoxia created by naturally occurring conditions, such as stratification (layering) due to saline or temperature gradients in a body of water.

    We developed a method of removing nitrates from water, basically recreating the conditions found in a beaver dam after we discovered that water downstream of beaver dams naturally has fewer nitrates.

Awards



Pascack Pi-oneers, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1676 (2018-2020)

  • FIRST World Championship Detroit, Darwin Sub-Division
    • Undefeated in Qualification Matches
    • Semi-Finalist
  • FIRST World Championship Detroit, Darwin-Curie Division
    • Innovation in Control Award
    • Safety Award Finalist


HIPE Robotics, FIRST LEGO League Team 15651 (2016-2017)

I was a member of HIPE, a five member robotics team, that progressed to the FIRST World Championship in St. Louis in 2017. We came in second place for Research Innovation.

  • World Championship, St. Louis (04/2017)
    • 2nd Place - Research Innovation
  • New Jersey State Championship (12/10/2016)
    • 1st Place - Champion's Award
  • Northern New Jersey Bergen Brickfest Qualifying Tournament (11/19/2016)
    • 1st Place - Champion's Award
    • 1st Place - Robot Performance