José Domingo Pérez Valdez
Síntesis profesional
Communications and electronics engineer with extensive experience in the media and broadcast industry, specializing in television operations, broadcast engineering and master control room management. Strong track record in air signal management, ensuring operational continuity and quality in high-demand critical environments.
Expert in signal monitoring, video and audio standards, metadata analysis and operation of playout systems. Extended career time within Televisa / TelevisaUnivision, evolving from technical roles to leadership positions in engineering and operations, demonstrating the ability to coordinate teams, resolve incidents in real time and optimize operational processes.
Información general
12
12
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Experiencia laboral
Head of operations – Master Control Room
Televisa
Ciudad de México, CDMX
2016.03 - 2020.01
- Responsible for the operation of the Master Control Room at Televisa Santa Fe, ensuring the continuity of 47 signals in a 24x7x365 environment, with availability levels above 99.9%.
- Lead a team of more than 30 employees, optimizing operational management and reducing incident response times by more than 20%.
- Coordinate with key areas such as Production, Programming, Content Management and Policy, ensuring the correct execution of programming and contributing to the decrease of errors on air.re and implement solutions aimed at improving operational efficiency.
Engineer responsible for operation and maintenance
Televisa Networks
Ciudad de México, CDMX
2012.03 - 2016.02
- Responsible for the evaluation, implementation and management of new technologies to upgrade broadcast infrastructure, ensuring alignment with operational and business requirements.
- Cross-functional coordination between critical areas such as NOC, Master Control Room, PCR, Satellite Teleports CED - CEA, Conditional Access of Compression Systems, Site Disaster Recovery and Content Management, ensuring end-to-end technological integration and operational continuity.
- Management of change control processes on critical infrastructure, ensuring controlled, scheduled execution and mitigating risks in high-availability environments
Lead project engineer
Televisa Networks
Ciudad de México, CDMX
2011.01 - 2012.08
- Planning, coordination and project management for the improvement of necessary workflows in the technical area.
- Elaboration of high-level diagrams and technical details, electronic presentations, reports with technical memories with the brands involved in the projects.
- Training of personnel in real environments for system start-up.
- Managing multidisciplinary teams, defining roles, assigning responsibilities and supervising the execution of technical and operational activities. Implementation of tools and processes for continuous improvement, aimed at optimizing workflows, operational efficiency and reduction of incidents.
Portable Camera and Ingest Supervisor
Televisa Networks
Ciudad de México, CDMX
2007.10 - 2011.07
- Supervision of technical services to Production, including broadcast cameras and media management (HDD/SSD) for ingestion into NAS.
- Support in events and locations with UCR and remote links, ensuring operational continuity.
- Transcoding and QC management (FlipFactory, Vantage, Baton) under broadcast standards (MXF, AVC-Intra, XDCAM, DNxHD).
Experience in editing (Premiere, Final Cut, EDIUS), camera maintenance (Ikegami, Sony, Panasonic, GV) and technical training. - Professional audio experience (Sennheiser, Shure, Audio-Technica.
Head of Broadcast Engineering
TelevisaUnivision
Ciudad de México, CDMX
2020.02 - Presente
- Currently, I work as the Chief of Engineering at TelevisaUnivision (main site), where I am responsible for the operation and technological evolution of broadcast systems for 69 airwaves for different audiovisual content platforms.
- I lead the architecture and systems management of the Master Control Room, integrating on-premise platforms (AVECO Astra V) and cloud solutions (Amagi, Harmonic VOS).
- I have solid experience in engineering team leadership (+20 employees), technology project management and process optimization.
- Also, I manage change controls in critical infrastructure and implement solutions aimed at improving operational efficiency.
Estudios
Ingeniero en Comunicaciones y Electrónica - Ingeniería en Comunicaciones y Electronica
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Ciudad de México 1998.02 - 2004.06
Competencias
- Broadcast and television operations
- Analytical and critical testing capability
- Signal monitoring and transmission
- Real-time incident management
- Decision-making
- Leadership of technical teams
- Interdepartmental coordination
- Engineering Software domain
- Technology project management
- Business process optimization
- Drafting technical reports
Languages
español
Idioma principal
inglés
Intermedio
B1
Logros
- Transformed the technical operation of the MCR by leading technological modernization initiatives (automation, storage and monitoring), increasing operational efficiency and reducing risks.
- I led high-performance multidisciplinary teams (+30 engineers), achieving reductions of over 20% in response times and improving service continuity.
- Drive the transition to on-prem/cloud hybrid architectures by deploying cloud playouts, increasing scalability and operational flexibility.
- I ensured the continuous operation of dozens of broadcast signals with availability >99.9%, ensuring quality standards in critical environments 24/7.
- I strengthened business resilience by implementing disaster recovery strategies and advanced real-time monitoring solutions.
Certificación
- Signal and Digital Video Analysis - Tectronix
- Optical Line Metrology - Alma Labs
- Final Cut Pro and Motion - Simply
- Frequency Coordination for Wireless Systems - SURE
- Workflows with Vantage Pro - Telestream
Hobies e intereses
- Listen to electronic music.
- Hiking and mountain biking
- Watch science documentaries
- Read Universal History
- Play Soccer
Cronología
Head of Broadcast Engineering
TelevisaUnivision
2020.02 - Presente
Head of operations – Master Control Room
Televisa
2016.03 - 2020.01
Engineer responsible for operation and maintenance
Televisa Networks
2012.03 - 2016.02
Lead project engineer
Televisa Networks
2011.01 - 2012.08
Portable Camera and Ingest Supervisor
Televisa Networks
2007.10 - 2011.07
Ingeniero en Comunicaciones y Electrónica - Ingeniería en Comunicaciones y Electronica
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
1998.02 - 2004.06