Core Leadership & Direction
The Architecture of
the Show
Three principals guide the vision, operations, and governance of OfficeHours.global — each working in front of the camera and behind it simultaneously.
Alex Lindsay
Founder & Host
▶ In Front of Camera
Primary host and moderator. Guides the “General Questions” and special focus hours, acting as lead educator and the voice that ties every session together. His presence on screen sets the intellectual tone — curious, rigorous, generous.
⚙ Behind the Scenes
The architect of the entire technical pipeline. Lindsay designs the signal flow, manages the server infrastructure at the “090” facility, and sets the editorial direction that determines what gets discussed, how the show is structured, and what the community builds next. The show’s technical ambition is a direct expression of his vision.
Guy Cochran
CEO & Executive Producer
▶ In Front of Camera
Frequent host and panelist. Resident expert on cameras and DVE Store equipment — a reliable, authoritative presence in hardware discussions who brings practitioner-level depth to technical conversations.
⚙ Behind the Scenes
Stepped into a leadership role to manage daily operations, scale the organisation’s impact, and oversee team systems. The operational engine that keeps the community’s infrastructure running while Lindsay focuses on the technical and editorial vision.
Nigel Dessau
Chairman of the Board
▶ In Front of Camera
Panelist and host for business-centric segments, most notably “Client Management.” Brings a strategic and executive perspective to an otherwise technically-focused show — a valuable counterweight that keeps the community connected to real-world business outcomes.
⚙ Behind the Scenes
Focuses on the strategic vision, storytelling for the brand, and board-level governance. The steward of OfficeHours.global’s long-term direction — ensuring that what is built today serves the community for years to come.
Mickey Macachor
Sound Engineer • The Sound Department, Manila
▶ In Front of Camera
The show’s resident sound authority and a beloved regular panelist. When any question touches audio — microphones, room acoustics, mix-minus routing, LUFS, post-production workflow — the panel turns to Mickey. His answers carry the weight of a working feature film mixer with international festival credits, delivered with the generosity of someone who genuinely loves teaching.
⚙ Behind the Scenes
The heart and soul of OfficeHours.global’s sound. A feature film production and post-production mixer at The Sound Department in Manila — the Philippines’ preeminent audio facility — Macachor brings professional broadcast-quality audio sensibility to every aspect of the show. His expertise keeps the daily live production sounding its best and his institutional knowledge of audio is woven into the show’s DNA.
Courtney Gooden
Technical Oscar Laureate • Teleprompter Pioneer
▶ In Front of Camera
A regular panelist whose presence is a reminder that the community draws from every corner of the industry — from working production crews to the inventors who shaped the tools everyone uses. Gooden brings a practitioner’s perspective grounded in decades of real-world production experience.
⚙ Behind the Scenes
Recipient of a Technical Academy Award for developing the first computer-based teleprompter — an invention that changed how every scripted broadcast on earth is made. That an Oscar laureate for fundamental production technology is a regular presence in the OfficeHours community says something about the calibre of people the show attracts.
Alexander Knight
Host • Equipment Expert • Coquitlam, BC
▶ In Front of Camera
One of the show’s most versatile hosts, comfortable leading sessions across a wide range of production topics. Knight brings the credibility of someone who sells and supports professional equipment daily — his recommendations carry real-world weight because he lives the consequences of them.
⚙ Behind the Scenes
Runs a professional equipment business out of Coquitlam, British Columbia — keeping him connected to the hands-on realities of production gear in a way that pure commentators cannot match. His business context gives the show a direct line to what equipment is actually in use in the field, not just on spec sheets.
Paul Walhus
Regular Panelist • Resident Questioner
▶ In Front of Camera
A fixture in the daily conversation — reliably present, reliably curious, reliably in possession of more microphones than any one person can justify. The panel has noticed. Walhus asks the questions that others in the audience are thinking but haven’t yet articulated, and his consistency makes him one of the community’s most recognisable voices.
⚙ Behind the Scenes
The kind of deeply engaged community member that makes OfficeHours.global work. His ongoing microphone collection has become something of a running joke — and a genuine testament to the show’s power to turn casual interest into serious, equipment-accumulating passion.
The Behind-the-Scenes Technical Crew
Running the Show,
Every Single Day
These roles are rotated through community members who pass through the “Test Lab” — OfficeHours.global’s unique training ground for production professionals. Each role is a real, professional-grade responsibility carried out live on air.
Technical Director
TD
Operates the switcher to cut the live show in real time, often via a custom interface built in UNIVERSE or Isadora. The TD makes every cut, wipe, and transition visible to the audience — a role that rewards fast judgment, calm under pressure, and deep familiarity with the show’s format and the panelists’ speaking patterns.
Engineer in Charge
EIC
Monitors the health of the hardware at the “090” facility — ensuring local and remote feeds are stable, streams are encoding correctly, and that any technical fault is caught and resolved before it reaches the audience. The invisible safety net of every live broadcast.
Audio Engineer
A1
Manages the audio mix for dozens of remote panelists simultaneously — ensuring loudness standards (measured in LUFS) are consistently met, handling the complex challenge of Mix-Minus routing for Zoom participants, and preventing the feedback loops and level issues that can instantly derail a live show.
Question Manager
Q Manager
Screens and organises the hundreds of questions submitted daily via Mukana — OfficeHours.global’s proprietary Q&A system. A creative editorial role as much as a technical one: the Question Manager shapes what gets discussed and in what order, acting as curator and gatekeeper simultaneously.
Graphics Operator
Graphics Op
Manages Lower Thirds, network bugs, and data-driven overlays that identify each panelist on screen. Responsible for the visual layer that allows viewers to know who is speaking and in what context — a role that combines live production instinct with graphic precision.
Panel Liaison
Green Room
Greets incoming panelists in the Zoom “Green Room” before they go on air — checking audio levels, lighting quality, camera framing, and internet stability. The first line of quality control for the remote panel, and the human face of the production for guests who may be appearing for the first time.
Key Panelists & Subject Matter Experts
In Front of the Camera
and Behind It
The panel is the face of OfficeHours.global — but many panelists contribute far more than their on-screen presence. They have built the tools that power the show itself.
| Contributor |
On-Camera Role |
Behind the Scenes |
| Adam Tow |
Resident Developer & Panelist |
Created MixEffect — the iOS software used for many of the show’s remote switching workflows. MixEffect gives operators full ATEM control from an iPad, enabling the show’s distributed, fluid production model.
MixEffect
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| Andy Carluccio |
Video Engineering Expert |
Developed StreamWeaver and other tools for integrating Zoom with professional broadcast workflows. StreamWeaver bridges the consumer-grade video conferencing world and the professional production pipeline — a critical piece of the show’s infrastructure.
StreamWeaver
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| John Barker |
Graphics & Tools Expert |
Creator of H2R Graphics — the real-time graphics system used frequently for show overlays, timing displays, and data-driven lower thirds. H2R runs in a browser and integrates deeply with the production pipeline.
H2R Graphics
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| Todd Reynolds |
Audio & Music Expert |
Provides technical insight into high-end audio routing, virtual performance infrastructure, and the complex signal chains that make remote musical collaboration possible at professional quality. |
| Alex “4D” Gollner |
Post-Production Expert |
Known as the “Motion Master” — Gollner provides motion graphics templates, technical deep-dives on Apple Motion, and production resources that the community uses in their own work. A generous, prolific contributor to the ecosystem.
Apple Motion
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| Mickey Macachor |
Resident Sound Authority & Regular Panelist |
The heart and soul of OfficeHours.global’s sound expertise. A feature film production and post-production mixer from Manila — and a key figure at The Sound Department, the Philippines’ leading audio facility — Macachor is the voice the community turns to on every audio question, day after day. His range is extraordinary: from the physics of location recording to the craft of the final dub, from LUFS loudness standards to the complexity of Mix-Minus routing for live remote panels. He brings the perspective of a working international festival-circuit mixer — his credits include Singing in the Graveyards at Venice Critics’ Week — to a live daily show, and the depth of his knowledge combined with his generosity in sharing it makes him irreplaceable to the show and its global audience.
Location SoundRe-RecordingMix-MinusPost-Production Audio
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| George Whittam |
Audio Engineer |
A professional voiceover studio consultant who helps tune the panel’s remote audio — diagnosing room acoustics, microphone placement, and signal chain issues so that every panelist sounds their best on air. |
| Lois S. & Bill Davis |
Regular Panelists |
Act as “Readers” — the voice of the audience. They read questions submitted through Mukana to the panel, ensuring that the community’s curiosity drives the conversation and no question goes unheard. |
How to Join the Crew
Learn by
Doing
OfficeHours.global operates on a radical principle: the best way to learn production is to do production. Every role on the crew — from Technical Director to Question Manager — is open to community members who are willing to show up and learn.
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Office Hours Test Lab
The official training ground for aspiring crew members. In the Test Lab, anyone can learn to operate as a TD, Graphics Operator, Question Manager, or Panel Liaison — in a lower-stakes environment designed for experimentation and growth.
Held the first Wednesday of each month
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Mukana & Discord
Much of the daily coordination, planning, and spontaneous problem-solving happens in the OfficeHours Discord server. Mukana powers the Q&A on-air; Discord keeps the community connected off-air, with channels for every aspect of the production.
Daily coordination • officehours.global community
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After Hours
The unrecorded post-show that follows every broadcast — a candid, informal space where crew and panelists debrief the day’s production, troubleshoot technical issues, and have the conversations that don’t make it to air. After Hours is where a great deal of the real learning happens.
Unrecorded • Every day after the live show
The core philosophy: At OfficeHours.global, watching the show and running the show are not separate activities. The community is the crew. The audience is the talent. The questions are the editorial. Every person who shows up — whether asking a question through Mukana, pulling focus on the switcher as TD, or simply watching and learning — is a contributor to something that could not exist without all of them.