William Morales

Operations and program management executive with experience leading technical operations, organizational change, and enterprise initiatives across global media and entertainment environments. Led large-scale transformation efforts impacting 150+ employees and directed operations for 100+ person teams supporting creative, production, and engineering organizations. Brings a firsthand leadership style focused on solving complex problems, guiding teams through change, and delivering high-impact projects with minimal operational disruption.

VP, Entertainment Post-Production | Project Management at Disney General Entertainment Marketing (2019-03 – Present)

Directed enterprise post-production operations, engineering, and transformation initiatives for Disney Entertainment, leading cross functional teams across engineering, creative operations, enterprise IT, vendors, and executive leadership while overseeing multi-site infrastructure programs, cloud modernization, organizational redesign, and business continuity initiatives impacting 150+ employees.

• Led post-merger integration and relocation of 150+ employees across multiple facilities while maintaining uninterrupted business operations, team productivity, and organizational continuity.
• Drove 95% adoption of a cloud-based Dalet/Ooyala DAM platform by leading enterprise change management, workflow redesign, stakeholder alignment, and targeted training initiatives.
• Delivered complex multi-site technical facility relocation on schedule and budget despite construction delays, enabling zero downtime for FX marketing, editorial, and VFX teams operating across 4 interconnected facilities.
• Secured $6M in executive-approved technology and training investments by assessing operational capability gaps and building a strategic modernization roadmap.
• Improved vendor partnership process efficiency by 60% and restored enterprise-level engineering reliability within 9 months through operational redesign, strategic hiring, and team leadership initiatives.
• Led operations for NABET Local 53 and IATSE Local 800 union-represented teams and contributed to collective bargaining negotiations supporting workforce planning and operational continuity.

VP, Entertainment Post-Production at FOX Networks Engineering & Operations (2018-09 – 2019-03)

Served as strategic leader for FOX Networks Engineering & Operations overseeing organizational transition planning, technical infrastructure separation, operational continuity, and union-represented workforce operations across engineering, production, editorial, and technical teams during Disney/Fox merger.

• Guided 150 employees through the Disney/Fox merger and pandemic transition, achieving a 98% employee placement rate across both organizations through proactive communication, advocacy, and leadership engagement initiatives.
• Directed separation and migration of complex post-production systems in accelerated 18-month timeline, overseeing infrastructure planning, systems engineering, resource allocation, and facility buildouts during pandemic.
• Delivered new cloud-based asset management environment and construction of 7 Avid & Adobe editorial suites, 4 Protools audio rooms, 4 QC rooms, a data center, and multipurpose media room on schedule with zero production downtime.
• Led organizational assessment and operational redesign initiatives for a new order management system, improving workflow transparency, accountability, and service delivery across technical and business teams.
• Negotiated vendor and operational transition strategies that aligned engineering, business, and executive priorities while maintaining 100% operational stability during enterprise transformation initiatives.

Executive Director, Entertainment Post-Production at FOX Networks Engineering & Operations (2013-03 – 2018-09)

Led Entertainment for FOX Networks Engineering & Operations, directing workforce planning, organizational development, technology transformation, and operational strategy for a 100+ person professional services organization supporting global creative, production, and technical teams.

• Accelerated adoption of new production technologies and workflows through change management initiatives that increased operational readiness and cross functional alignment across creative and technical teams.
• Recruited, developed, and mentored talent across a 100+ person organization, building a collaborative, high-performing culture focused on agility and continuous improvement.
• Championed agile transformation and modern workplace initiatives that increased delivery velocity, operational flexibility, and collaboration across global production environments.

Non-Linear Product Specialist at Panasonic Broadcast Systems Company

Customer Support Supervisor – Western Region at Avid Technology

Staff Technical Lead, Instructor at Art Center College of Design

Senior Cinematographer, Technical Lead at Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company

Master of Business Administration in MBA – Cal Poly Pomona

Bachelor of Science – California State University, Los Angeles

Certificate Program in Data Wrangling and Visualization – Cal Poly Pomona

Certificate in Leading the Business – Harvard Manage Mentor