Mostafa Tabatabaei

I make learning platforms and live events work reliably at scale.

Studio production, AV infrastructure, video platforms, hybrid delivery and digital learning systems.

Across higher education, large-scale media and public-facing institutional environments.

Germany / EMEA Systems / Experiences / Operations

01 / Cognitive practice

How I
think.

I translate complex institutional needs into operating models that make platforms, productions and delivery environments more reliable at scale.

My work begins with the wider system: stakeholder needs, user journeys, technical constraints, access, content, timing and the operational decisions that connect them.

02 / Leadership practice

How I
lead.

I turn competing stakeholder priorities, technical constraints and delivery timelines into coherent plans for live, hybrid and platform-based environments.

I work across academic, technical, creative and vendor teams to create the conditions for reliable delivery, clear ownership and a consistent audience experience.

01Align the roomStakeholders, ownership, priorities
02Translate disciplinesAcademic, technical, creative, vendor
03Protect readinessAV checks, contingency, handover
04Represent wellPartners, institutions, public settings

03 / Flagship system

How I
execute.

Automated Lecture Recording & Hybrid Learning Infrastructure

I translate requirements into scalable delivery models, connecting platform governance, AV workflows, media production and user experience.

20,000+ usersSupported learning and platform operations serving 20,000+ users

Tens of thousandsWorked across LMS, Panopto and AV workflows covering tens of thousands of recordings

€300K+Coordinated requirements and planning for a €300K+ learning and media infrastructure initiative

Digital learning infrastructureLMS/Panopto workflows Automated lecture recordingHybrid learning operations AV workflowsImplementation planning Cost modelling

04 / Designed encounters

How I design
experiences.

Designing for group dynamics, not only individual tasks.

I design end-to-end experiences across learning platforms, studio environments and live formats, so technology, content and participation operate as one coherent service.

UX prototypeCollaboration systems Qualitative researchHuman QA

Environmental education through immersive storytelling.

Transmedia structure, 3D audio, interactive media, user testing, and educational experience design.

Developed within a collaborative interdisciplinary project, with my contribution focused on educational media development, transmedia structure, immersive audio, user testing, and project realisation.

Trusted media production when the live moment matters.

SchlossStudio work included live and recorded institutional productions, HIGHEST / INNODAY formats, emergenCITY contexts, and studio, streaming and AV workflows for technically reliable audience experiences.

Studio setupMulti-camera recording Chroma keyLighting optimisation Audio monitoringLivestream support

Institutional reference Learn more about SchlossStudio at TU Darmstadt

SchlossStudio work included technical preparation, recording and broadcast support, green-screen productions where personally involved, live troubleshooting, audio and post-production workflows, and coordination from preparation through recording, broadcast, and handover. Productions involved presenters, researchers, academics, multidisciplinary teams, and senior university stakeholders including the President and Vice Presidents of TU Darmstadt.

Selected institutions and initiatives across my work in Germany

Collaboration Systems / research process

Ambisonic field recording for Flüsterwald — Flüsterwald / spatial sound field research

Hybrid lecture capture setup in a university teaching environment — Hybrid Media / capture environment

Mostafa Tabatabaei operating hybrid media production controls — Hybrid Media / live production control

05 / Institutional record

Where I have
done it.

Coordinated digital learning platforms, studio production, hybrid event delivery, AV workflows, and stakeholder-facing media operations across a large university environment.

LMS and Panopto operations for 20,000+ users
Studio, streaming and recorded production workflows
Hybrid events and high-visibility institutional formats
Speaker, stakeholder, vendor and technical-team coordination
AV readiness, quality assurance and live support

Supported eLearning, instructional media, online course environments, and learner-facing digital content across academic and project settings.

Online learning and course-support workflows
Instructional media and learner-facing materials
Faculty, student, and partner coordination
eLearning support, learning design, and student-facing digital learning environments

Led digital media and publishing workflows in a high-volume public-facing platform environment serving more than seven million users.

Media production and publishing operations
Audience and content-flow coordination
Fast, disciplined delivery under daily publishing pressure

06 / Academic formation

Academic
formation.

Engineering foundations in Iran. Leadership and media specialisation in Germany. Operational execution within European higher education.

Hochschule Darmstadt · Germany

M.A. Expanded Media · 2021–2023 · Grade 1.7 M.A. Leadership in the Creative Industries · 2018–2020 · Grade 1.8

Shandiz Institute of Higher Education · Iran

B.Sc. Business Administration · completed 2017 · German-equivalent grade 1.4

07 / Origins

Where it
started.

Applied engineering research shaped my early systems-thinking approach, from patented autonomous inspection work and prototype development to technical modelling, later carrying into media, learning technology, and institutional delivery.

Engineering taught me to build systems. Media taught me to deliver under pressure. Research taught me to understand people. Institutional work brought all three together at scale.