Darren Williams

Producer for award-winning “Launch Day” programs for ILS, featuring commercial satellite launches from around the world: Launch signal from launch site, webcast from Washington, DC, and satellite distribution to Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia via complex satellite distribution system.

Senior/Lead Director for PBS' White House Chronicle, a weekly news/public affairs program, seen nationally on the Public Broadcasting Service. Also distributed via a variety of Public Access, PEG Networks and on Sirius/XM Radio. Design and execution of production, to include all control room, editing, and distribution functions.

Senior Director for bi-monthly taping of PBS weekly international affairs talk show with Host Dennis Wholey. Responsible for all aspects of production, editing, and distribution.

Producer of informational and educational webcasts for International Association for Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers. ASHRAE is the governing body for industry-wide standards and research for the HVAC/R industry, a $150 billion per year business nationally (U.S.) that employs millions of people around the globe.

Produced and directed various visual projects for Montgomery County employees to assist with educating the County’s constituents about positive impacts of recycling, ways to recycle, and end-uses of recycled materials. Annual recycling campaigns involved conceptualizing, production, and distribution of award-winning, bilingual (English and Spanish) Public Service Announcements.

Director for pre-taped daily broadcast for Discovery Digital Networks. Hosts in Washington, DC and Toronto, Canada bring viewers the latest and greatest in science news. Includes a great deal of camera movement, satellite feeds, and international coordination to accomplish show.

Director for live, multi-camera, multi-remote site broadcast. Broke into all of Discovery Channel’s programming to bring live “Special Reports” of NASA Space Shuttle launches, featuring live feeds from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Mission Control in Houston, TX. Former astronauts provide color commentary to the launch.

Executive Producer/Producer for various live and taped shows and segments for the Emergency Education Network, an award-winning broadcast arm of FEMA. Involved in more than 100 broadcasts and other productions, over an sixteen-year period.