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Eric Girard

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Director of Engineering, TV Technology at FanDuel
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Eric Girard is a Director of Engineering at FanDuel with over 15 years of experience leading TV technology. He specializes in innovative streaming, OTT, and broadcast solutions, focusing on leveraging AI and cloud technologies for efficient content management and distribution. Colleagues describe him as honest, highly technical, an optimist, and results-focused.

Outside of his corporate roles, Eric has a demonstrated passion for live media and supporting creators. He founded Fanfare Live, a company focused on helping bands manage their media and distribute live content, harnessing the power of both linear and on-demand video to expand their reach.

He is an Advisory Board Member for the Engineering Leadership Program at UC Santa Barbara.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering, TV Technology
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Eric shows up

Rigorous & Demanding
Precise But Practical
Fast But Analytical

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Priorities

Topics Eric cares about

AI in Media
Employs AI for media workflows, including annotation, speech-to-text, and translation, to automate and scale content distribution, as highlighted in a recent case study.
Live Streaming Tech
His career at FanDuel, Amazon Prime Video, and his own startup Fanfare Live has centered on engineering and innovating live video delivery systems.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Director of Engineering, TV Technology
FanDuel
1-2022
Advisory Board Member
UC Santa Barbara
9-2021 - 8-2023
Senior Manager, FanDuel TV & FanDuel TV+
FanDuel
11-2020 - 9-2021
Infrastructure Engineer, Prime Video
Amazon
4-2020 - 11-2020
Tech Service Management
AT&T
In the press

Media appearances

FanDuel Enriches Video Content for OTT with Less Manual Work by Using the Nomad Platform and AWS. Featured in Nomad CMS Blog
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Education
Project Management
Stanford University
Associate's degree
Lincoln College
Telecommunications Engineering
National Cryptologic School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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