David Bialik

Award winning leader, mentor, author, and expert of Audio, Broadcast Technology and IT focused on quality and efficiency through targeted development, implementation, optimization and operation of complex solutions. Expert leadership, performance and operational excellence in streaming and broadcast infrastructure planning, design, and implementation.

Director of Engineering at MediaCo (2025-02 – 2026-04)

• Studio facility management and maintenance.
• Transmitter facility management and maintenance.
• On-Air Engineering.
• Staff management.
• Budgeting.
• Facility planning.
• Network support.

Systems Engineering Consultant at David K. Bialik & Associates (1995-10 – Present)

• Technology consultation and implementation to various industries.
• Information Technology. Design, configuration, implementation, and support of local and wide area networks.
• Master control and studio installations, studio systems design, implementation, and maintenance and management.
• System appraisals.
• Voice over IP telephony integrations.
• Media streaming.
• Network planning, cloud deployments, installation, and management.
• Hardware and software design, implementation, maintenance, and instruction.
• Support for Windows, Linux, Corel, Vmix, Avid Pro Tools, and Adobe Premiere and Audition.
• Author of many articles and e-books for trade publishers.

New York Engineer at Premiere Networks (2022-02 – 2022-12)

iHeart Media

• Studio facility management and maintenance.
• Support production staff for two nationally syndicated talk shows and podcasts.
• Manage multiple IPTV systems.
• Installation and setup of PTZ cameras.
• Prepared documentation and help files.

Director of Stream Operations at Entercom Communications (2017-10 – 2020-02)

• Support local engineering departments in maintenance of radio station's audio and video streams throughout the country thus saving individual market support.
• Lead and hire team.
• Support Ad Operations technology initiatives.
• Implement and support multiple compression algorithms and transport.
• Coordinate projects on design and deploy of a new encoding system that saves on support and enhances performance.
• Manage relationship with CDN and integrate SSAI (Server Side Ad Insertion).
• Worked to lessen stream latency.
• Coordinated with Firewall team.
• Create, manage, and troubleshoot workflows. Integrated automation systems.
• Managed Jira and multi-level support.
• Specify and negotiate equipment purchasing.

Director of Stream Operations / Engineer at CBS Radio (2011-09 – 2017-10)

• Support local engineering departments in maintenance of radio station's audio and video streams throughout the country thus saving individual market support.
• Develop new encoding system from inception to implementation.
• Implement and support multiple compression algorithms and transport.
• Lead projects on design and deployment of a new encoding system that saves on support and enhances performance.
• Manage relationship with CDN and integrate DAI (Direct Ad Insertion).
• Create, manage, and troubleshoot workflows.
• Work with vendors.
• Assist on live events. On-site engineer for "Live at Letterman" webcast.
• Managed and built team.
• Coordinated feeds and paths.

B.S. in Audio Technology – The American University