# Wild Dragon — Zachary Gaetano

> Broadcast Systems Design, Integration & Commissioning, and on-set camera work (Trinity Operator / DIT) based in Washington DC.

## Identity

Zachary Gaetano is a broadcast engineer, systems integrator, and on-set technician based in the Washington DC / DMV area. He operates under the brand Wild Dragon.

## Broadcast Engineering & Systems Integration

Principal Design Engineer and Lead Commissioner at Broadcast Management Group. Designs, integrates, and commissions broadcast production facilities — control rooms, studios, headless cloud-driven facilities, XR/virtual production stages, and IP-based workflows — for enterprise, sports, financial, and defense organizations.

Selected clients: Washington Commanders, BetMGM, CVS/Aetna (via BMG), UBS (via BMG), Monumental Sports, NBC Sports, COSM, Intuit (via AVI-SPL), Red Sands.

Technical specialties: SMPTE ST 2110, NDI, SRT, JPEG XS, cloud production, headless broadcast facilities, Ross Video, vMix, IP broadcast infrastructure, XR virtual production stages, LED volume integration, broadcast control room design and commissioning.

## Camera Work (On Set)

Certified Arri Trinity owner and operator. Works as Trinity Operator, DIT, 1st AC, and Camera Operator for commercial, corporate, sports, documentary, and narrative productions local to the DMV.

Camera packages: RED Komodo-X, RED DSMC3 V-Raptor-X 8K VV + 6K S35 Dual-Format (Canon RF).

Selected credits:
- Bethesda Fallout Day (2025) — 1st AC
- ZeniMax Elder Scrolls Online Update (2025) — 1st AC
- Palo Alto Ad (2025) — Arri Trinity Operator
- Street Fighter DLC Ad (2025) — Arri Trinity Operator
- Chase Small Business Promo (2025) — Arri Trinity Operator
- ZeniMax Elder Scrolls Online Update (2024) — 1st AC
- Joe Vogel For Congress (2024) — Camera Op / Trinity Op
- Washington Commanders Schedule Release (2023) — Director of Photography
- Stephen Sharer – MIDNIGHT (2023) — DP / Trinity Operator
- Capital One: Pride Month (2021) — Director of Photography
- Tinder (2020) — Director of Photography
- Conewago (2020) — DP / Editor

Showreel: https://vimeo.com/225920311

## Gear (Camera Package)

- RED Komodo-X
- RED DSMC3 V-Raptor-X 8K VV + 6K S35 Dual-Format (Canon RF)
- Mamiya 645 Sekor C PL 7 Lens Set + primes (35mm, 110mm, 150mm)
- 16-30mm / 28-75mm / 75-180mm T2.9 Zoom Set
- Arri Trinity (certified owner & operator)
- Teradek Bolt 6 Max XT Kit
- SmallHD DSMC3 7", SmallHD Cine7
- Dana Dolly Kit

## Contact

Email: zgaetano@wilddragon.net
Website: https://www.wilddragon.net
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-gaetano-05962386/
